Criminal court, June 10, 2016
Judge Charles M. Miller accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these people: William M. Sheeler, 29, of...
View ArticleBirths, June 10, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Kevin A. Jr. and Heather Potts Reber, Schuylkill Haven, a daughter, June 3. To Loren B. II and Sierra Firestone Devine, Tremont, a son, June 6.
View ArticleFormer Lithuanian printing house still stands in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY — Bordering a narrow street in one of the borough’s residential sections is a former printing house. The three-story structure at 337-339 W. South St. was once home to first Lithuanian...
View ArticleWork on Pottsville water main begins tonight
The Schuylkill County Municipal Authority will be performing a necessary repair on a water main beginning at 10 p.m. tonight in Pottsville. Some customers residing on or between Laurel Boulevard and...
View ArticleBehind the Grey, community rally around bandmate with benefit show
An unexpected tooth abscess thrust Eric Katchmore into the emergency room the same day he was set to audition for Scranton-based band Behind the Grey. At the last minute, he decided to leave the...
View ArticleFormer Schuylkill County pastor named monsignor
ALLENTOWN — The Most Rev. John O. Barres, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, announced on Monday that Pope Francis has conferred a papal honor on the Rev. Francis P. Schoenauer, rector...
View ArticleDairy farmers talk production, concerns about market
Some people may take for granted the availability of the jugs, bottles and cartons of milk in the brightly lit coolers at their local grocery stores. But not local dairy farmers. Demand is a good...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley school board formally adopts budget with tax increase
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley school board formally adopted its 2016-17 fiscal year budget Tuesday that includes a real estate tax increase of 2.085 mills. The school board approved the budget in...
View ArticleAround the region, June 10, 2016
n Barnesville: The Daniel G. Sleva Jr. Memorial Foundation will sponsor The Great Hunt from 4 to 10 p.m. June 25 at Lakeside Ballroom, 40 Crystal Lane. The cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the door....
View ArticleBlue Mountain Elementary East principal needed for upcoming school year
Blue Mountain School District is looking for a new principal for Blue Mountain Elementary East. David Zula is the current principal of the school. He did not return an email or a call for comment...
View ArticleGirl: Man raped her in home
Hector Rico never changed expression Thursday in Schuylkill County Court as he watched a solemn teenage girl describe how he raped her on several occasions in her own home. “He started telling me to...
View ArticlePolice log, June 10, 2016
Mahanoy man faces drug charges MAHANOY CITY — A borough man was arrested by Mahanoy City police on drug charges stemming from an incident about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of East Pine Street....
View ArticleGillingham sends off second graduating class
Twelve students received their diplomas as Gillingham Charter School’s second graduating class Friday in a commencement ceremony at the Schuylkill County Council for the Arts at the Yuengling Mansion...
View ArticleCorrection, June 11, 2016
Date incorrect A free movie night will be held July 1 at the First Baptist Church, 701 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. The date was incorrect in Friday’s edition of The Republican-Herald.
View ArticleDeeds, June 11, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Fernando and Petya Herz to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 411WS, Eagle Rock; $4,049.38. Arthur and Mary Alice Ruddick to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 439WS, Eagle Rock; $8,500....
View ArticleFire damages home in Tower City
TOWER CITY — No one was injured in a fire at 236 S. Fourth St. on Friday. Firefighters were called to the scene about 2:30 p.m. “We made a really good stop on it,” Sheridan Assistant Fire Chief Dave...
View ArticleShenandoah man convicted of raping girl 4 times
Hector Rico faces decades in prison after a Schuylkill County jury convicted him on Friday of raping a preteen girl four times in Shenandoah. The jury deliberated less than 30 minutes before finding...
View ArticleWilliams Valley approves budget with tax increase
TOWER CITY — Williams Valley School District taxpayers will be paying more after the school board Thursday approved a $15.6 million budget for the 2016-17 school year. The board also approved a pay...
View ArticleMothers bring concerns to Tri-Valley school board
HEGINS — Two mothers addressed the Tri-Valley school board Wednesday, one concerned about busing and the other about her son’s health and which school he would attend. One mother reported her...
View ArticleScranton woman sent to federal prison for 2 bank robberies
Stephanie Ann Ware, who admitted being the getaway vehicle driver in two bank robberies, including one in Hometown, will spend more than four years behind bars, a federal judge decided Thursday in...
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