New laws could shape Kane legacy
HARRISBURG — The last word on former state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane’s legacy could come with the legislative response to the controversies that dominated during her troubled tenure. Lawmakers...
View ArticleMahanoy Township road project gets low volume road grant
MAHANOY CITY — The planned Tower Road rehabilitation project in Mahanoy Township received a grant that will cover some of the expected cost. During Thursday’s meeting, it was announced that the...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 22, 2016
Police: Man hit another with stick PINE GROVE — A 56-year-old Pine Grove man faces a harassment charge after state police in Schuylkill Haven said he hit another person with a stick. Police said...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 22, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A Mahanoy City man charged with an assault in that community on July 14 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker....
View ArticleShenandoah time capsule filled with treasures made of memories
SHENANDOAH — A time capsule is much like the treasure chest of a pirate, but while one is filled with gold and silver, the time capsule is filled with something even more valuable — memories. The time...
View ArticleFire displaces 6 in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — No one was injured when a fire broke out in an apartment building about 4:20 p.m. Sunday in the first block of North Ferguson Street. Crews were initially called for a reported fire with...
View ArticlePrayer Service for Peace draws youth, police officials, first responders
MAHANOY CITY — As Mason Burke opened his hands, the dove he cradled burst skyward, sending up a message of peace and hope. As if on cue, Sunday’s storm clouds cleared, paving the way for the dove...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 22, 2016
n Girardville: Rangers Hose Company, 6 E. Ogden St., will sponsor a wing night beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The cost of wings is $8 per dozen and fries, $3. For fries with any wing sauce, the cost...
View ArticlePine Grove Area restores dean of students position
PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove Area school board began its meeting Thursday with a moment of silence in remembrance of two people who had passed away. The board recognized the late Nicholas Einsig, a...
View ArticleUkrainian Catholic Church in Centralia designated as pilgrimage site
CENTRALIA — The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church has been named a holy site of pilgrimage and will host its first pilgrimage on Sunday, beginning with a Hierarchical...
View Article'Youth Day' brings sesquicentennial fun to the young
SHENANDOAH — Children and adults enjoyed a wonderful time at Girard Park in Shenandoah on Monday afternoon as the sesquicentennial celebration continued with “Youth Day.” The Shenandoah...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 23, 2016
Rebecca Margerum ELIZABETHVILLE — A Porter Township woman is headed to Dauphin County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges resulting from a traffic accident in...
View ArticleAshland society unveils new throw with historic images
ASHLAND — The Mothers’ Memorial, Hoffman Memorial, Station House, Roxy Theatre and other locations in the borough are historic landmarks that are now images on a throw. The throw was created for the...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 23, 2016
Man charged after 1-vehicle accident A Pottsville man was transported to the hospital after state police in Schuylkill Haven said he fell asleep and crashed his vehicle on Glenworth Road in North...
View ArticleNew swan arrives at Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A female mute swan arrived Monday at Bubeck Park. Brian Murray, street department foreman, and B.J. Folk, Schuylkill Haven borough recreation manager, picked her up from Small Valley...
View ArticlePottsville Area students face change, challenges of walking to school
To prepare for the first day of school — which is less than a week away — Jaden Johns, Pottsville, decided to take a walk Monday morning. It was a 40-minute trek from her home on the 700 block of North...
View ArticleCoaldale teen to spend at least 20 years in state prison for murder
Teenager Stanley E. Kralik will be almost 40 before he has a chance to leave prison, a Schuylkill County judge decided in sentencing him earlier this month for murdering a Coaldale man in January 2014...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 23, 2016
n Lansford: The Boys Upstairs, Pottsville, will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the gazebo in Kennedy Park, Route 209 near the Panther Valley Football Stadium. The event is sponsored by the Lansford...
View ArticleKessler acquitted in Route 61 road rage incident
Former Gilberton police chief and North Schuylkill school board member Mark Kessler committed no crimes during what police had termed a road rage incident in August 2015 on Route 61, a Schuylkill...
View ArticlePolitical activists call to change election law
Political activists want state legislators to revamp election law and forbid elected officials from using campaign funds to defend themselves against criminal charges in light of former State Attorney...
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