Route 61 widening project nears end in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — By this time next month, motorists driving through Schuylkill Haven might not encounter the construction work going on along Route 61 in the borough. “If all goes as planned, weather...
View ArticleVolunteers help renovate vacant Delano home
DELANO — Peeling back her dust mask, Jessica Roller said her group took a “divide and conquer” approach to the work that laid ahead of them. “It’s hard work, but it’s worth it,” said Roller, 21, of...
View ArticleMahanoy City seeks funding to repair Market Street Bridge
MAHANOY CITY — The Mahanoy City Borough Council is seeking up to $2 million in funding from the state to repair two sections of the Market Street Bridge. The borough council approved resolution 2016-2...
View ArticleFreedom in Christ Church close to deal on property in Pottsville
Freedom in Christ Church of Schuylkill County is closing in on a deal to buy the Pottsville Catholic War Veterans Post 1051 headquarters at North 19th Street at First Avenue, Pottsville. The property...
View ArticleKline Township woman charged with killing husband
KELAYRES — A 69-year-old woman was jailed Friday charged with shooting and killing her husband in their Kline Township home Thursday afternoon. Jane Ella Schreiner, 101 Hillside Road, McAdoo, was...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 6, 2016
Marriage licenses Nicholas A. Schroeder, Tamaqua, and Brittany L. Urban, Tamaqua. James Lamb, Somerset, and Andrea D. Holliday, Philadelphia. Thomas A. Pusavage, Frackville, and Kathy Ann Schmidt,...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 6, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A Shenandoah woman charged with stealing a child’s purse and taking a cellphone from inside at the Family Dollar store on April 1 waived her right to a preliminary...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 6, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club held its first sponsored concert of the summer on July 21 featuring The Shoreliners orchestra in the parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Prior to and...
View ArticleTamaqua man headed to state prison for break-in, $600K bad check
Daniel H. Donovan Sr. is headed to state prison after admitting Friday in Schuylkill County Court that he wrote a $600,000 bad check to his girlfriend’s parents in January and then broke into a store...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 7, 2016
n Heckscherville: An all-you-can-eat breakfast by the Alzheimer’s Walk Team Wee-Wee’s Crew and the Clover Fire Company will be held from 7 a.m. to noon Aug. 21 at the fire company. The cost is $8 for...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre woman, who battled back from traumatic brain injury, begins...
The remarkable life story of Sarah Godfrey, Wilkes-Barre, draws an ever-expanding crescendo of “Wows!” and “That’s wonderful!” Clinically dead and suffering from severe brain trauma following a...
View ArticleKane, prosecutors set for court battle
State Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane imprisoned hundreds of defendants since taking office in 2013. On Monday, she is in court again to fight for her own freedom. Kane, 50, of Waverly Township, is...
View ArticleGeneric viagra bad idea
Is “generic Viagra” sold online legit? In short, no. A cheaper generic version of Viagra — the blue pill for erectile dysfunction made by Pfizer — isn’t sold yet in the United States, though by late...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Aug. 7, 2016
PINE GROVE — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for stealing an ATV last month. Police said the crime...
View ArticleRides, tractor pulls draw crowd at Family Fun Day
SUMMIT STATION — Xavier Thompson and his brother, Justis, waved their hands in the air as they rode the “Dragon Wagon” at the Schuylkill County Fair. The 4-year-old and 7-year-old from Elizabethville,...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 7, 2016
Marriage licenses Cory E. Stuebner, Orwigsburg, and Cassandre S. Vaughn, Orwigsburg. William R. Gribble, Somerset, and Laura A. Gribble, Olympia, Washington. Nicholas Chonko, Somerset, and Jodi L....
View ArticleHuge, once-hated fish now seen as weapon vs. Asian carp
CHICAGO — It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it...
View ArticleCorrection, Aug. 7, 2016
Amount incorrect The Minersville Area School District contributes about $2,000 annually to the Minersville Public Library budget. The information was incorrect in Saturday’s edition.
View ArticleGE crops big focus in Hawaii
Q: Why do environmentalists consider Hawaii “ground zero” in the fight against genetically engineered crops? — MICHAEL VAN, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK A: Most of us think of beaches, surfing and luaus when...
View ArticleGillingham approves employee salaries
Preparing for its sixth school year, the first charter school in Schuylkill County recently approved the salaries of numerous employees. The Gillingham Charter School Board of Trustees also gave the...
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