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The Sunbury Daily, established in 1872, and The Evening Item, which started in 1893, came together on July 1, 1936. The Daily Item was published five afternoons a week and was owned by the Dewart family along with local investors until April 15, 1970, when it was acquired by Ottaway Community Newspapers. Under Ottaway's ownership, the newspaper underwent modernization and improvements. In 1979, they installed new printing presses and later, in the late 1980s, added Saturday and Sunday morning editions. In 2001, the publication expanded further by purchasing The Danville News.

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Snyder County man charged with assaulting infant son

5 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Marcia Moore

MIDDLEBURG — A Sunbury man is accused of repeated assaults that left his 5-month-old son with broken ribs. Jeremy M. Erb, Jr. 23, is charged with assaulting his son on three occasions when he was caring for the child at a Center Township home in Snyder County, state police at Selinsgrove said. kAm!@=:46 =2F?4965 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? 27E6C E96 :?72?E H2D 3C@F89E E@ E96 v6:D:?86C 6>6C86?4J C@@> :? s2?G:==6 @? pAC:= ag H:E9 D4C2E496D[ 3CF:D6D 2?5 3=@@5 :? 2? 62C] uFCE96C 6I2>:?2E:@?
Herndon Adult Community Center receives $130,000 state grant

6 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Rick Dandes

HERNDON — The Herndon Adult Community Center on Wednesday was awarded a $130,000 Senior Community Center Grant by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. The funds will be used to renovate and expand the Herndon center's kitchen, director Erica Miller-Driscoll said. kAm%96 8C2?E :D A2CE @7 2? @G6C2== Sb >:==:@? :?G6DE>6?E :? cbe D6?:@C 4@>>F?:EJ 46?E6CD 24C@DD E96 4@>>@?H62=E9[ s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8:?8 $64C6E2CJ y@D9 z2F=:49[ D2:5 2E E96 46?E6C] k^AmkAm%96 Sb >:==:@? :?
Selinsgrove Area School board passes budget but not final funding resolution

9 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Marcia Moore

SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Area School board approved its proposed $53.1 million 2025-26 budget but did not approve a final funding resolution for it on Monday. The board voted 7-2 in favor of the $53,160,007 spending plan with a 2.5 mill tax increase and using $2,136,028 from the unassigned fund balance to close the deficit. The tax increase would raise the average tax bill by $33, business manager Michael Sokoloski said.
Snyder County holds auction on lease of more than 200 acres

14 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Marcia Moore

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County will collect $295 per acre for five years on 217 acres of farmland at Faylor Lake in Beaver Springs. A state-licensed auctioneer, county board chairman Joe Kantz held the auction at the county meeting room in Middleburg on Tuesday morning. kAmzJ=6 $FAA=66 @7 %FD4\'& p8 H2D E96 9:89 3:556C 2E Sahd A6C 24C6[ A6C J62C 7@C E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 8C@H 4C@AD @? E96 a`f 24C6D 7@C 7:G6 J62CD 368:??:?8 :? a_af[ H:E9 E96 @AE:@?
Midd-West School board candidate selected to fill vacancy

15 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Marcia Moore

MIDDLEBURG — Heidi Stroup has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the Midd-West School board through the end of November. Stroup, no relation to Superintendent Joe Stroup, was among four candidates who applied to fill the seat vacated by board director Tony McKnight last month.
Gas price fall by 6 cents in a week

16 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Rick Dandes

LEWISBURG — Prices at the pump in the Valley fell by an average of 6 cents a gallon this week to $3.20, according to the latest AAA East Central Gas Report released Monday. Last year on this date, the price per gallon was $3.75. kAmv2D AC:46D 24C@DD E96 '2==6J C64@C565 7@C E96 C6A@CE H6C6i t=JD3FC8[ Sb]adj {6H:D3FC8[ Sb]`aj |:77=:?3FC8[ Sb]acj |:=E@?[ Sb]`dj |@F?E r2C>6=[ Sb]`dj $6=:?D8C@G6[ Sb]ahj $92>@<:?[ Sb]`bj 2?5 $F?3FCJ[ Sb]ac]k^AmkAm— #xrz sp}st$k^Am
The 2025 lehighvalleylive.com All-Area Girls Swimming and Diving Team

16 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Corky Blake

The 2025 lehighvalleylive All-Area girls swimming first team features three seniors, five juniors, one sophomore and a freshman. The 10 first-team honorees combined for 12 District 11 individual championships and six top eight medals at the PIAA championship meets. Top-ranked and undefeated Parkland High School led the way with three first-teamers with the remaining spots distributed among swimmers from seven different schools.
UGI system upgrade to begin May 19 in Sunbury

16 hours ago | dailyitem.com | Rick Dandes

SUNBURY — UGI Utilities is set to begin system upgrades in Sunbury on May 19. The work also provides opportunities for some homes and businesses along the project route to convert to natural gas.
Hess PHAC meet

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Frank Dimon

Showers this evening, becoming a steady rain overnight. Low 58F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.. Showers this evening, becoming a steady rain overnight. Low 58F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
District 11 girls track and field: Easton’s Scalzo bounces back to win fourth district 300 hurdles title

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Corky Blake

Within less than a week, Maggie Scalzo went from running a race she doesn’t remember to winning a race she’ll never forget. The Easton Area High School senior powered to her fourth District 11 Class 3A girls 300-meter intermediate hurdles gold medal in a driving rain during Day 1 of the annual track and field meet Tuesday at Whitehall’s Zephyr Athletic Complex. kAm{2DE (65?6D52J[ $42=K@ 2=D@ H@? 96C 7@FCE9 t2DE6C?