Police log, July 22, 2016
Police: Man had sex with girl, 12 ELIZABETHVILLE — State police at Lykens are investigating an incident involving a 12-year-old girl that occurred in the area of the Elizabethville Pool in this Dauphin...
View ArticleMahanoy Township Authority meter installation continues
MAHANOY CITY — The installation of modern water meters for customers of the Mahanoy Township Authority continues with the project moving forward at a good pace. The MTA board received an update at...
View ArticleWoman sent to state prison for drug crimes
Marjorie M. Tassone is headed to state prison after a Schuylkill County judge sentenced her on Thursday for possessing four types of drugs, plus paraphernalia, at a traffic stop in January 2015 in...
View ArticlePolice arrest Shenandoah man for dangerous fire
SHENANDOAH — A borough man was jailed Thursday after being arrested by Shenandoah police for starting a fire about 6 a.m. Police Chief George Carado said Patrick Reighard, 52, of 27 N. Chestnut St.,...
View ArticleWeston Place residents bring concerns to West Mahanoy meeting
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — A group of residents from the village of Weston Place who attended Tuesday’s meeting of the West Mahanoy Township supervisors voiced concerns and complaints on a variety of issues....
View ArticlePottsville Area to cut back on transportation services
Some students who have been riding the bus to school at Pottsville Area will have to find another way to get there this year. The district decided to cut back on its transportation services by six...
View ArticleFor the record, July 22, 2016
Marriage licenses Robert M. Mills, Mahanoy City, and James L. Cundiff, Mahanoy City. Jason E. James, Pottsville, and Margaret M. Tokash, Pottsville. Stephen Peleschak, Frackville, and Beatrice A....
View ArticleAround the region, July 22, 2016
n McAdoo: The McAdoo Community Civic Association will hold a communitywide yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. July 30. The sale includes McAdoo, Kelayres, Kline Township, Haddock and the Tresckow Road....
View ArticleMajestic Players going back to the ’80s
The Majestic Players are traveling back to a time when bubble skirts and blue eyeshadow were the popular fashion trends, kids were playing Atari and Michael Jackson ruled the airwaves. “Back to the...
View ArticleDeath of Luzerne corrections officer ruled homicide
WILKES-BARRE — The fight between a corrections officer and an inmate that led to them plummeting down an elevator shaft to their deaths earlier this week began as a dispute over the inmate’s access to...
View ArticlePottsville wraps up fitness program
Before practice Thursday night, members of the Nativity BVM High School football team drove to Veterans Memorial Stadium at Pottsville Area for a warm-up. “The Jungle Speed & Agility Camp,” hosted...
View ArticleWayne Township man sent to state prison for sex crimes
Andrew Z. Arndt lived in Wayne Township, but his next residence will be state prison after he recently admitted in Schuylkill County Court that he had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl for...
View ArticleZoning board, citizens question proposed signs for baseball field
People who live in the neighborhood of the 16th Street Baseball/Softball Complex in Pottsville have concerns about a collection of signs to be posted there promoting a local bank that made a pledge to...
View ArticleBirths, July 23, 2016
Capital Health Hospital, New Jersey To Patrick III and Shana Fite O’Boyle, New Jersey, formerly of Frackville, a daughter, June 29.
View ArticleCriminal court, July 23, 2016
A Pottsville man will spend time on house arrest after being sentenced Thursday in Schuylkill County Court on four charges, including three drug-related ones. Donald R. Watson, 29, must serve six to 12...
View ArticleSoftball tournament raises funds for Make-A-Wish
MINERSVILLE — Dylenah Seiders spent the first 4 1/2 years of her life on oxygen. On Friday, the 9-year-old Primrose girl shared her experiences among princesses and stood beside her best friend, Ella...
View ArticlePolice investigate alleged murder-suicide near New Ringgold
NEW RINGGOLD — A former employee of an auto parts business in East Brunswick Township shot and killed one of the workers there Friday morning, then drove five miles, pulled off the road and shot...
View ArticleMan sent to state prison for Porter shooting incident
Ramon L. Mercado-Rosario has been locked up in state prison after he recently admitted in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove he committed three crimes during an August 2015 incident...
View ArticleAround the region, July 23, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Senior Citizens meet at 1 p.m. every Wednesday in the Ashland Masonic Lodge, 2500 Centre St. The organization is looking for new members 50 and older. Dues are $5 a year....
View ArticlePennsylvania’s delegates return from convention
Pennsylvania delegates returned home Friday from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, with Donald Trump officially their party’s nominee. “We witnessed a part of history in the making...
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