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Luzerne Nicole Scanlan and Rachel Reno, both of Pottsville, were among those recognized as members of the 2016 graduating class of the dental hygiene program at Luzerne County Community College on May...
View ArticleHegins Township supervisors table renewable energy ordinance
VALLEY VIEW — Residents prepared to add their input regarding a renewable energy ordinance for Hegins Township will have to wait. Hegins Township supervisors voted 5-0 to table the public meeting...
View ArticleCollege notes, Aug. 7, 2016
Misericordia Allison McIntyre, Ashland, a senior medical imaging student at Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, was part of the annual Student Research Poster Presentation Day in Sandy and...
View ArticleMusic legend David Cassidy brings happy vibes to Schuylkill County Fair
SUMMIT STATION — David Cassidy of “The Partridge Family” fame performed at the Schuylkill County Fair on Saturday to the thrill of the crowd. “Hello, Pennsylvania. Are you feeling happy? What a...
View ArticlePennDOT announces road work on routes 209, 901
MAR LIN — Motorists will notice construction in the area of the Route 209/901 intersection in Mar Lin starting Monday. The project will install a traffic signal, and include a protected left turn arrow...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 7, 2016
A Tamaqua woman will not have to spend more time in prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court on three drug-related cases. Leslie A. Napolitano, 30, was sentenced to serve 11 to 23...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 7, 2016
Christina E. Hale FRACKVILLE — A man arrested for a criminal mischief and accident in Ashland last year had the charges against him dismissed during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District...
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Attention all nonprofits, not-for-profits and Human Service agencies; are you on our volunteer website and database? We hope so. Our website has a database filled with volunteer opportunities, events...
View ArticleWe have a date with comet debris
Early this month, our Earth, in its orbit around the sun and traveling at more than 67,000 mph, is running into a dust debris trail left behind by a comet. This cosmic trash is courtesy of Comet...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 7, 2016
Deeds Branch Township — Kathleen Blase to Michael T. Blase; 24 Sunset St.; $1. Cressona — Sandra E. Seiders and Brandon Shade to Sandra E. and Henry Seiders; 10 Maple St.; $1. James and Melissa Close...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 8, 2016
James K. Reiley A Minersville man charged with assaulting a corrections officer at the Schuylkill County Prison on April 19 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleSchuylkill County under drought watch, DEP advises conservation
Schuylkill County is one of 34 municipalities the state Department of Environmental Protection declared under a drought watch. The watch, issued Aug. 2, is “intended to alert government agencies,...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 8, 2016
Man accused in sexual assault WILLIAMSTOWN — A Millersburg man faces charges stemming from a 2014 incident involving a 15-year-old girl from this Dauphin County borough, police said. State police at...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 8, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Public Library, with Ashland Cub Scout Pack 749 and Boy Scout Troop 745, are holding a back-to-school supply drive through Aug. 26. Donations of new backpacks, pencil cases, red...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Fair wraps up, meets attendance goal
SUMMIT STATION — Paul Kennedy, president of the Schuylkill County Fair, said the fair had a good year. “We got our old fair back. I’m proud and humbled at the same time,” he said. The 33rd annual...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 8, 2016
Brent E. Newman is headed back to state prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court. Newman, 30, of Pottsville, must serve two to four years in a state correctional institution,...
View ArticleThrill-seekers still flock to Rock despite risks
PORT CLINTON — Perhaps nothing short of getting arrested or death can stop people from coming to “The Peace Rock” in Tilden Township, Berks County. On Sunday, about 100 people were at the area...
View ArticleShroud of Turin replica returning to Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — A replica of the Shroud of Turin will return to Shenandoah this month for people to view the image of what may be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. The Vatican-approved replica — one of...
View ArticleCouple to host 32nd annual Bootleggers' Independent Coal Miners Picnic
HEGINS — David A. Lucas’s mug is on his mug. His wife of 43 years, LaRae, joins him on the photo, too. The glass mug commemorates the 32nd annual Bootleggers’ Independent Coal Miners Picnic. Beginning...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court decision affects DUI cases
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made it easier for some defendants in driving under the influence cases to challenge blood evidence against them, a change that District Attorney Christine A. Holman...
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