News from Danville

 | By GERI GIBBONS
Thursday, January 2, 2020

DANVILLE — The first baby of the year at Geisinger Medical Center here arrived at 3:34 a.m. Wednesday, joining four sisters, a brother and her parents, KaSandra Eltringham and Jason Bickel of...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

DANVILLE — The Danville Business Alliance was awarded $50,000 to both help improve signage for downtown businesses and fund a marketing campaign.

The Alliance, a nonprofit, was awarded...


 | By Julye Wemple
Sunday, December 29, 2019

DANVILLE — A Danville teen who threatened to shoot his family, forcing the evacuation of a homeless shelter in January, was sentenced to a year in state prison in the hopes of getting him...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Saturday, December 28, 2019

DANVILLE — On Dec. 10, Danville borough passed a taxing ordinance for the upcoming year.

Although a proposed $2.66 million budget was approved at the borough council’s Nov. 18 meeting...


 | By HAYLEY ZAVISLAK
Thursday, December 26, 2019

DANVILLE—A woman who had been pedaling a bicycle nine miles round trip to work every day got an unexpected boost Christmas Eve when community members and a car dealership teamed up to buy her a...


Sunday, December 22, 2019

DANVILLE — Local businesses, organizations and communities joined in September to “Go Gold,” raising awareness about pediatric cancer and $18,000 to support the ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund...


Sunday, December 22, 2019

DANVILLE — Geisinger recently honored 170 caregivers for earning high marks from their patients, according to national surveys.

Physicians, physician assistants and certified registered...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

DANVILLE — Danville school directors unanimously approved a ninth member Monday night, choosing a new face over a more experienced candidate.

Castan Kiersch, 41, Danville, who manages...


 | By MARC MALKOSKIE
Sunday, December 15, 2019

DANVILLE — Last season, Mifflinburg got the best of Danville in girls basketball three times, including during the District 4 Class 4A championship game.

The Ironmen are out to prove...


Sunday, December 15, 2019

DANVILLE — Dr. Christa Lese Martin, Geisinger’s associate chief scientific officer and director of the Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, has been...