Deeds, July 13, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Barbara Ferrari to Edward Patrick Moran Jr.; 1539 Market St.; $62,500. Butler Township — Waldemar T. and Carol A. Fetterolf to Albert Weikel and Darlene A. Marquardt; 146 Stein Road;...
View ArticleVolunteers gear up for 23rd annual Great Pottsville Cruise
Last summer, the organizers of the Great Pottsville Cruise decided to give away a vehicle — a remodeled, fully equipped 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee — to a veteran from Schuylkill County. Thanks to a...
View ArticlePolice log, July 13, 2016
None injured in 2-vehicle crash PINE GROVE — State police at Jonestown investigated a crash that occurred about 10:35 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, at mile marker 99.6 in Pine...
View ArticlePottsville Area begins releasing costs of Gillingham hearings
In response to a Right-To-Know request from The Republican-Herald, the Pottsville Area School District on Tuesday started releasing details related to its costs regarding the Gillingham Charter School...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 13, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Schuylkill Haven man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges resulting from an incident in June at a...
View ArticleAround the region, July 13, 2016
n Frackville: Frackville Rotary President Suzanne Domalakes and Rotarians Noreen O’Boyle, John Domalakes, Joseph Walters and Karen Domalakes attended the swear-in ceremony of Richard Drucker, incoming...
View ArticleRoute 61 crash claims husband, wife
SAINT CLAIR — A Frackville couple died Tuesday morning as the result of a traffic accident. John A. Yanchulis, 87, of 240 S. Second St., Apt. 17, died when the car driven by his wife, Jean C....
View ArticlePort Carbon council hires contractor to fix Mill Creek rock wall near post...
PORT CARBON — The borough council Tuesday hired a contractor to repair a section of the stone wall bordering Mill Creek near the Port Carbon Post Office. Borough engineer James S. Tohill of Alfred...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin Area board hires high school principal
LOYALTON — The Upper Dauphin Area school board hopes it’s found a replacement for high school Principal Dermot M. Garrett, who’s retiring from the district on Nov. 22. By a 6-1 vote, the board Tuesday...
View ArticleCorrection, July 13, 2016
Headline incorrect A police item headline in the July 12 edition was incorrect. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Gabriele McKay, 21, of Auburn, was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.
View ArticleMan who had child pornography gets reduced sentence
Steward Steckley Jr., who possessed child pornography, will spend time in state prison, but much less than originally prescribed, after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court. Steckley, 46,...
View ArticleCommissioners seek to end restriction accepting prisoners
The Schuylkill County commissioners have asked the state Department of Corrections to end its restriction on the county prison accepting newly sentenced criminals. The commissioners sent an email and...
View ArticleShenandoah man charged with arson
SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah police and a state police fire marshal filed charges Wednesday against a borough man for setting a fire that damaged a garage, apartments and other buildings on July 7....
View ArticleDeeds, July 14, 2016
Deeds Saint Clair — Catherine M. Stonelake, executrix of the Estate of June M. Stonelake, to Catherine M. Stonelake and Tammy L. Stonelake; 126 S. Nicholas St.; $1. Schuylkill Haven — Linda S. Light,...
View ArticleMcAdoo council abuzz with drone discussion
McADOO — The Borough of McAdoo has strong words for inconsiderate drone pilots flying in their airspace: Buzz off. The matter was brought up in a report given to borough council by Mayor Stephan Holly,...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 14, 2016
Two men admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that they had violated protection from abuse orders. Carl J. Jeune, 31, of Pottsville, and Gerald D. Lightcap Jr., 46, of Schuylkill Haven, each...
View ArticlePottsville woman's conviction upheld
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and prison sentence of a Pottsville woman who trespassed on a property in the city and then resisted arrest in August 2013. In a...
View ArticleMount Carbon man to answer to attempted homicide charge in court
A man charged by Pottsville police for an attempted homicide in the city during the early morning hours of June 6 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing Wednesday....
View ArticleCorrection, July 14, 2016
Information incorrect Tim Holden was sworn in Monday for a four-year term as a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. In remarks following the ceremony, Holden, who replaced Joseph E. Brion...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man jailed, charged with assaulting mother
FRACKVILLE — A Schuylkill Haven man was jailed Tuesday charged with assaulting his mother and holding her against her will on Sunday. Franklin Moyer, 36, of 135 Haven St., was arrested by Schuylkill...
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