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Berwick church hosting free event
BERWICK — NC Church, 20 Kachinka Hollow Road, Berwick, will be hosting Lifeway’s Living Proof simulcast featuring Beth Moore on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...
Berwick to restart classes
BERWICK — Berwick Area Schools students will return to in-person classes Wednesday after coronavirus closed classroom doors for a week.
That’s assuming two or more cases involving...
Police: Berwick girl, 12, repeatedly raped
BERWICK — A 26-year-old man allegedly tied the hands of a 12-year-old girl left in his care behind her back and raped her.
He went on to repeatedly sexually assault her over the next...
Berwick plans for game crowd
BERWICK — Hundreds of people will likely be in the stands when the Berwick Bulldogs play their first official home game Friday at Crispin Field.
School officials decided Monday that...
Church adds soles to mission
BERWICK — Jean Torres says keeping appropriate shoes on the feet of his four children is “sometimes complicated.”
Between boxing, volleyball and cross country, his active offspring...
Berwick YMCA names new head lifeguard
BERWICK — Tricia Loomis was recently named head lifeguard at the Berwick YMCA, according to a press release.
Loomis, a graduate of Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech and Penn...
First Keystone sponsors stock market game
BERWICK — First Keystone Community Bank is the local sponsor for a stock market game for students in grades 3-12, according to a press release.
Students can learn how to trade all year...
$300G in grants awarded to 41 nonprofits
BERWICK — Columbia County has partnered with the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation to give out $300,000 in block grant COVID-19 relief to 41 nonprofit organizations.
Grant funds...
Berwick to get radios without tax hike
BERWICK — It looks as if the borough’s fire companies will be able to pay for almost $300,000 in new radios needed for the county’s new digital system without raising taxes or going into debt...
Virus case reported at Salem Elementary
BERWICK — Someone at Salem Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19 and exposed someone at the high school, but no students were exposed at the elementary, the superintendent says.
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Man jailed in alleged head-butting at CVS
BERWICK — A man accused of head-butting a CVS manager, knocking her to the ground and injuring her last April is now in Columbia County prison after he was picked up on a warrant.
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Homeless arson suspect calm in court, has bail cut to $250G
BERWICK — An accused arsonist who screamed and shouted expletives at his public defender as he demanded a hearing last June calmly sat beside that same attorney Monday and agreed to forgo that...
Suspect in fatal beating wavers on hearing choice
BERWICK — The third of three men accused of beating a woman to death here agreed to send his charges on to county court — but then briefly appeared to have second thoughts.
“It says...
Berwick man allegedly had meth
BERWICK — A Berwick man stopped by police for lack of rear lighting on his bicycle Aug. 20 had crystal meth, police said.
At about 9:30 p.m., Kyle Vincent Longley, 26,...
Coroner finds man passed out in car
BERWICK — Columbia County Coroner Jeremy Reese found a man passed out in the parking lot of Dollar General on West Front Street Aug. 22, with the keys still in the ignition, according to court...
Zoners OK a new use for old mill
BERWICK — A warehouse that has for the most part sat unused for a decade is a step closer to being home to a thrift shop and professional offices.
Berwick Zoning Hearing Board on...
Bulldogs take down Tigers
BERWICK — Morgan Nevel had two aces, 17 service points, 28 assists and 19 digs during Berwick’s 25-18, 25-12 and 25-18 win in girls volleyball on Friday.
Cece...
Berwick plan to halt flooding
BERWICK — Borough workers plan to use an innovative construction system to solve the perpetual flooding of Heights Road, after winning several large grants for the pilot project.
A dirt...
Shows go on despite virus
BERWICK — Movie-lovers can once again enjoy films on the big screen at the Berwick Theater. But they’ll need to get their tickets early to be sure of a seat.
Only 23 customers will be...
Teen details ‘disgusting’ attack
BERWICK — As she testified in a district courtroom Thursday, a 16-year-old girl carefully avoided looking at the man she says raped her last month in her family’s West Front Street home.
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