Benton Area News Today

• Salem Township is receiving bids for the Salem Township Thompson Run Dry Well Installation Project.

A judge sentenced 27-year-old Feleti Wight to over 4 years in prison after he plead guilty to three counts of second-degree burglary in multiple smash and grab robberies in the Renton area.

• The Benton Area school district is receiving quotations for garbage disposal/recycling and extra-curricular transportation. • Montour Township is receiving proposals for a paving contract.

• The Benton Area school district finance committee will meet Monday. For more information, see the Public Notices in today’s Classifieds.

Fenton Farmers Market, located in downtown Fenton in front of the Community Center. The market brings in many customers for new business owners, especially for those who have only been at the market …

BENTON — A Benton man has been cited for careless driving after striking the rear of a Benton Area school bus with his pickup Wednesday morning while students were boarding at Maple Grove a few miles

BENTON — A school bus filled with Benton Area students was rear-ended by a motorist Wednesday morning in the Maple Grove area a few miles from school, officials said.

Literacy legend had Lairdsville link By Carol Sones Shelter - Reporter | Jan 28, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Born near Lairdsville, Harriet Jane Derr was photographed with daughter Bertelle, age three, husband John B. Laubach, and seven year old son Frank C. Laubach of Benton, Columbia County, PA. The latter would become known world-wide for his success in literacy in a program he developed titled “Each one Teach One.” LAIRDSVILLE – Many individuals, especially educators, recognize the name Frank...

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Benton Area’s departure from Columbia-Montour Area Vo-Tech will cost the other six participating school districts more, starting as soon as the next school year, Vo-Tech’s business manager said. Meanwhile, members of the Vo-Tech Joint Operating Committee put off a decision on re-mapping its boundaries to exclude Benton during Tuesday’s meeting. Ken Kryder,

School districts continue to adapt to changing guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Author: Elizabeth Worthington Updated: 7:08 PM EST January 13, 2021 COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Last week, the state recommended schools bring back elementary students as soon as possible. Both the Benton Area and Millville Area School Districts welcomed students back into the classroom at the beginning of the fall semester, then switched to virtual classes around the...