Barnesville man allegedly tried to assault 2 police officers with vehicle
MAHANOY CITY — A Barnesville man was jailed early Friday morning, charged with trying to assault two Mahanoy City police officers with the vehicle he was driving. Jonathan R. Kechula, 41, of 180 Buck...
View ArticleFatal fire remains under investigation in Pottsville
The cause of a fatal house fire Friday morning at 719 N. Centre St. in Pottsville is still under investigation. Bill Dewald, assistant fire chief for the city, said Saturday that the investigation is a...
View ArticleRoadwork slated for county
State Department of Transportation maintenance personnel will be out in the county this week doing pothole patching, brush cutting and shoulder work/widening. The work will be in Mahanoy, North...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Give back to community
The summer is such a good time to give back to the community. There are so many opportunities, you’d be hard pressed to not find something that appeals to you. The American Red Cross believes not all...
View ArticlePolice: Car parts stolen, vehicle damaged
ASHLAND — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Butler Township police are asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for a criminal mischief incident that occurred last month. Police...
View ArticlePenguins facing threats on many fronts
Q: How are the world’s penguins faring in this day of global warming? What can we do to help them? — MITCH MCINTOSH, MOUNT MORRIS, ILLINOIS A: Not surprisingly, penguins — those cute and quirky...
View ArticleGraduates, June 19, 2016
Alvernia Slade A. Bugajinsky, Schuylkill Haven, graduated May 14 from Alvernia University, Reading, with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at Alvernia, Slade was named to the dean’s list....
View ArticleA physician on schedule, not on time
The minute I got on that bus, I knew I was in trouble. The driver sat at the stop just long enough to miss the green light. Then he inched along till he missed the next light and the one after that. He...
View ArticleSchool notes, June 19, 2016
Blue Mountain Austin Boyer, a junior at Blue Mountain High School, has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2016, which is a weeklong economic education program...
View ArticleLongtime head of Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces reflects on...
History sparked an interest in Chester Kulesa at a young age. He often asked his grade school teachers where he could learn more about topics they covered in class. That curiosity nourished a lifelong...
View ArticleFrackville to improve abandoned, unlicensed vehicles enforcement
FRACKVILLE — Using existing ordinances, the Frackville Borough Council plans to deal with, in a more coordinated effort, the problem of abandoned and unlicensed vehicles parked on streets and private...
View ArticleCollege notes, June 19, 2016
Misericordia Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, sponsored the annual Student Research Poster Presentation Day in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus. The presentations were the...
View ArticleWatermarks: Schuylkill County residents remember Flood of 2006
Rising waters leave a mark, on buildings and in minds. “I remember the Agnes flood,” Mary Lou Hannon, mayor of Gilberton, said referring to Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Between June 20 and 24, 1972, more...
View ArticleGREAT APE DEBATE
Harambe, the 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla shot dead at the Cincinnati Zoo late last month after a 3-year-old boy fell into his enclosure, may be physically gone, his tissues harvested for...
View ArticleDistrict court, June 19, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Schuylkill Haven area man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on five charges resulting from what police said was...
View ArticlePolice log, June 19, 2016
Barnesville couple faces theft charges MAHANOY CITY — Police said a man and a woman both face retail theft charges after an incident Monday at the Mahanoy City Food Store, 28 S. Main St., Mahanoy City....
View ArticleDean's list, June 19, 2016
Pittsburgh Eliza Schally, a bio-engineering major at the University of Pittsburgh, made the spring semester dean’s list. A 2015 graduate of North Schuylkill High School, she is a daughter of George and...
View ArticleAround the region, June 19, 2016
n Pine Grove: The Pine Grove Community Band during a free concert at 6 p.m. July 4 at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. All are invited to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the music. “Come early and take a walk...
View ArticleMilitary, June 19, 2016
Officer promoted A promotion ceremony was held June 1 in Baltimore, Maryland, to promote Kevin R. Grickis to the rank of chief warrant officer 3 in the Coast Guard. Grickis has served on active duty in...
View ArticleRush Township sewer plan advances despite flak
TAMAQUA —Despite opposition from residents, the Rush Township Sewer Project — which has been nearly three years in the making — is moving full speed ahead. At a very raucous township meeting Thursday...
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