Clarification, Jan. 23, 2016
Clarification There will be point-in-time homeless count locations in Pottsville, Tamaqua and Saint Clair next week. They were not included in Friday’s edition.
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 24, 2016
Deeds North Manheim Township — M&Q Packaging LLC to M&Q Plastic Products; three properties; $1. John E. Burns to Zane Wilson Miller; 89 Hemlock Drive; $107,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 24, 2016
A Tremont man will spend more time in prison and on probation after he admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he violated a protection from abuse order twice in December 2015. Tom A....
View ArticleStudents of the month, Jan. 24, 2016
Pottsville Rotary Pottsville Area High School seniors Brittany Buleza and David Leymeister and Nativity BVM High School seniors Shannon Reiley and Collin Larkin were honored as Pottsville Rotary...
View ArticleCollege notes, Jan. 24, 2016
Albright Rachel Roseman, Ashland, a senior English-theater major at Albright College, Reading, is studying overseas for the spring semester. Rachel is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 24, 2016
n Mahanoy City: Humane Fire Company No. 1, 320 W. Centre St., is sponsoring a homemade Easter egg sale with pickups from noon to 2 p.m. March 19 and 20 at the firehouse. The cost is $9 per dozen and...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, Jan. 24, 2016
Frackville Rotary President Suzanne Domalakes was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow at a meeting at Cracker Barrel Restaurant. The awarded was presented to her by her husband, Frackville Rotarian Hon....
View ArticlePine Grove Area OKs new servers for surveillance system
PINE GROVE — Pine Grove Area school board approved purchasing new servers for the district’s surveillance system Thursday by a 9-0 vote. Buildings and Grounds Committee Chairman David Frew reported...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Jan. 24, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Dauphin County man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on three sets of charges. Joshua D. Dirossi, 22, of 1851...
View ArticleDon’t wait breathlesslyto see your doctor
Daniel Castner of Napa, California, speaks from experience when he advises people to pay attention to their bodies and have anything unusual thoroughly checked out without delay. It’s just possible...
View ArticleGraduates, Jan. 24, 2016
Kutztown Gregory A. Haney, Minersville, graduated cum laude from Kutztown University with a double major in German and special education. While at Kutztown, Gregory was a member of the German Club and...
View ArticlePolice seek woman on drug charges
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and the Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Detectives said...
View ArticleArea native builds career, personal strength as ‘Rocky’ expert and impersonator
As a shy, insecure kid growing up in West Scranton, Mike Kunda spent a lot of time pretending to be someone else — preferably the fearless, heroic sort. There was the Zorro phase, followed by the...
View ArticleYou don’t need more free time
Americans work some of the longest hours in the Western world, and many struggle to achieve a healthy balance between work and life. As a result, there is an understandable tendency to assume that the...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 24, 2016
Minor injuries in 1-car crash JONESTOWN — A Williamstown man suffered minor injuries following a one-vehicle accident Jan. 8 along Gold Mine Road, state police at Lykens said. Police said Richard V....
View ArticlePacific trade pact worries environmentalists
Q: Why do many green groups oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership governing Pacific trade? — JANE DONAHUE, LARCHMONT, NEW YORK A: The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an international agreement that seeks...
View ArticleWinter storm dumps 2 feet of snow on Schuylkill County
About 2 feet of snow fell over parts of Schuylkill County on Saturday. As of Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service at State College had reports of 23 inches in Pine Grove, 20 inches in...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Be part of the Schuylkill Headwaters team
The Schuylkill Headwaters Association announces an exciting opportunity to join them in helping to improve our waterways. Schuylkill Headwaters Association was founded in 1997 with the mission “to...
View ArticleBlue Mountain school board discusses options for lack of state budget
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The Blue Mountain school board is in good financial shape but might have to discuss borrowing funds if a full state budget is not passed soon. Business administrator Michael...
View ArticleWeather causes delivery issues
Because of severe weather conditions, we experienced difficulties delivering the Sunday print edition of The Republican-Herald to some of our readers. Our carriers make every reasonable attempt to...
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