Faded high school prom photos remain in the storefront of a closed tuxedo and wedding store in Shamokin...
Faded high school prom photos remain in the storefront of a tuxedo and wedding store that went out of business 10 years ago in Shamokin May 1, 2014. Shamokin, Pennsylvania, tucked away in the coal country about 120 miles northwest of Philadelphia, has $800,000 of unpaid bills and can't get a loan from a bank. It is so broke, the gas service to city hall was temporarily cut off last month. So the council for the city of 7,000 residents has agreed to seek entry to a state financial oversight program dating from 1987 that facilitates access to credit and permits the levying of certain taxes. Picture taken May 1, 2014. To match Story USA-PENNSYLVANIA/MUNICIPALS REUTERS/Mark Makela (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS SOCIETY)