Pottsville to encourage neighborhood pride with new project
In an effort to improve the city’s neighborhoods, city officials and Pottsville Pride have decided to launch a new initiative. “It’s called Neighborhoods First,” City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar...
View ArticleSchuylkill County gears up for General Election
Schuylkill County has started preparing for the Nov. 8 General Election. On Wednesday, the county commissioners gave their approval to hire employees for election day jobs. Following the recommendation...
View ArticleBlythe Township votes to finance BRADS
KASKA — In unanimous votes Wednesday night, Blythe Township supervisors and the recently assembled township solid waste authority agreed to borrow $30 million to build the construction demolition waste...
View ArticleFire damages egg facility in Hubley Twp.
SACRAMENTO — A stubborn fire damaged an egg processing and storage facility in Hubley Township on Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to Michael Foods Inc. Egg Products Co., at Coleman and...
View ArticleEx-North Schuylkill teacher admits sexual contact with student
Former teacher Melinda A. Trezise is headed to prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that she had sexual contact with one of her students in the North Schuylkill School District....
View ArticleSchuylkill Headwaters among those to receive grant for river projects
PORT CLINTON — The Schuylkill River Heritage Area announced Wednesday the distribution of $278,832 in grants to eight projects that will improve water quality in the Schuylkill River, including one in...
View ArticleCommunity increases reward to find church vandal
MINERSVILLE — The reward for the vandalism at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church has increased to $700. Someone threw two bricks and concrete through the stained-glass church window earlier this...
View ArticleEmergency management group sheds light on weather hazards in Schuylkill County
Editor’s note: As part of National Preparedness Month, The Republican-Herald is publishing a series of articles about preparing and responding to all types of emergencies. Five years ago, after a month...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 8, 2016
Police warn of lane restrictions As part of the continuing construction in the area of Route 61 and Mauch Chunk Street associated with bridge work, the contractor is scheduled to restrict all lanes of...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 8, 2016
n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company, 215 S. Green St., will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at the firehouse. The cost is $9 per person and all are welcome. The menu will...
View ArticleShenandoah man enters plea in Ashland assault case
A Shenandoah man will not have to spend time in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove he assaulted a Girardville man in March 2015 in Ashland. Jason...
View ArticleWalk In Art Center event draws inspiration from da Vinci works
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Be transported back to the time of the great Leonardo da Vinci at the Walk In Art Center this Saturday. The center is having its annual Kick Up Your Heels event from 7 to 11 p.m. at...
View ArticleFemale WWII pilot has finally been laid to rest at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — After flying military planes during World War II, raising a family, visiting all seven continents and bungee-jumping in New Zealand at 83, Elaine Harmon had one final, seemingly simple...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 9, 2016
Twenty-nine people received a second chance Thursday in Schuylkill County Court from the judicial system, as they entered a special program that will enable them to have charges against them dismissed...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 9, 2016
Marriage licenses Troy L. Horn, Minersville, and Billie Joe A. Rogers, Minersville. Nathaniel M. Krall, Schuylkill Haven, and Dayna N. Heffner, Schuylkill Haven. Christopher J. Bolich, Hegins, and...
View ArticleRail trek through NEPA foliageoffers food, wine and history
The Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce knows how to hook up a crowd: combine fall foliage with great local food and wine, incorporate historic trains, then enjoy. The chamber presents its second...
View ArticleFamily Safety Night Out a success in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A fire safety house, Life Flight helicopter and more vendors this year helped make the second Family Safety Night Out a success at the Island Park. More than 300 people attended the...
View ArticleSKIP closes Pottsville office, plans fall cleanup
ORWIGSBURG — In August, Schuylkill Keep It Pretty decided to close its office at 91 Progress Ave., Pottsville, in effort to save money, Darlene D. Dolzani, SKIP executive director, said Wednesday....
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 9, 2016
Deeds East Brunswick Township — Renee G. and Jeremy S. Zehner to Paul H. and Shirley E. German; 2163 Summer Valley Road; $1. East Norwegian Township — Estate of Mary Melkovich to Patrick Hand and...
View ArticleDeeds II, Sept. 9, 2016
Deeds South Manheim Township — Thomas M. and Maureen R. Golden to Barry D. and Jennifer Pospisil; 1888 and 1887 Bow Drive, Lake Wynonah; $289,900. James M. and Christina A. Mykut to James M. Mykut;...
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