COAL TOWNSHIP — Shamokin Area School Board has established a stadium attendance plan for the football team’s home opener Friday night against the Milton Black Panthers that includes a total of 490 people with no admission fee or concession stands.
The plan was announced at Tuesday night’s school board meeting and was included in the school district’s 2020-21 health and safety plan previously approved by the board.
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