Girardville council accepts mayor, police chief resignations
GIRARDVILLE — The borough council accepted the resignations of the mayor and police chief at Thursday’s meeting. Council President Charles Marquardt announced the two resignations. The first...
View Article2 injured in head-on crash in Cass Township
MOUNT PLEASANT — Two people were injured in a violent crash in Cass Township early Friday morning. State police at Frackville said the crash occurred just before 5 a.m. at Highridge Park Road and...
View ArticleFall cleanup, recycling event to begin Monday
Schuylkill County’s annual Fall Cleanup and Recycling Event begins Monday. The event gives county residents an opportunity to properly dispose of items that are not collected by garbage trucks, such as...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 10, 2016
Deeds Branch Township — Janise M. Kahl to Cheryl A. Beard, individually and as executrix of the Estate of Helen S. Lohin, John Lohin, Janise M. Kahl and Mark M. Lohin; 1451 Bunting St.; $1. Butler...
View ArticleOrwigsburg celebrates 25th Heritage Day
ORWIGSBURG — With vendors, classic cars, stilt walkers and clowns making balloon animals, the activity in the Town Square on Saturday was a bit like a circus. The 25th Heritage Day Celebration also...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 11, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club will sponsor the annual Omega Health Screen by Quest Diagnostics from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24 on the lower level at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. People are...
View ArticleSchuylkill County communities to remember Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Several communities in Schuylkill County will hold their own remembrance ceremonies today for the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The 62nd annual Schuylkill County...
View ArticleClimate science not new
Q: When did scientists first discover that carbon dioxide levels were rising in the atmosphere due to human activity and that this could cause global warming? — BARBARA MICKELSON, SUMTER, SOUTH...
View ArticlePennDOT continues projects
This week, the state Department of Transportation will be working on numerous roads in Schuylkill County, according to Sean Brown, safety press officer for PennDOT Engineering District 5, Allentown....
View ArticleArraignments, Sept. 11, 2016
A 47-year-old Deer Lake man charged with sexually molesting a teenage girl last year in the borough is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court....
View ArticleWWII aircraft carrier off California coast in ‘amazing state,’ Titanic...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Famed oceanographer Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic, the Bismarck, the USS Yorktown and John F. Kennedy’s PT-109. Last month, he added another accomplishment to his list of...
View ArticleFirefighters study ‘Unholy Smoke,’ church fires
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A group of more than 70 firefighters Saturday morning studied pictures of the flames that destroyed Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schuylkill Haven 24 years ago. “They did...
View ArticleOpportunities abound to enjoy fall’s colors
Are you ready for fall’s crisp air, cooler temperatures and opportunities to enjoy vivid colors? Check your calendars, they’re about to begin. Frackville’s annual Pumpkin Festival will be held on Oct....
View ArticleDean's list
Reading Hospital Heidi K. Griffith, a student at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, West Reading, was named to the dean’s list for the summer semester. A 2013 graduate of Minersville Area High...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 11, 2016
Bureau: 2 places broke liquor laws The Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement charged two establishments, located in Pine Grove and Saint Clair, with liquor law violations, Paul C. Smith,...
View ArticleMinersville looks to hire additonal police officers
MINERSVILLE — The Minersville Police Department is looking for some new faces on the force. The department is looking to hire at least one full-time officer and possibly several part time officers,...
View ArticleMartial arts teacher celebrates 30th anniversary
Some people can turn their life’s passion into their life’s work. Such is the case for Jeff Driscoll. This month, Driscoll is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his business, Driscoll Institute of the...
View ArticleA harvest moon on the way
The 2016 Pottsville version of the full harvest moon is coming Friday night, but for all practical purposes it will be full on Thursday evening as well. As the moon orbits our Earth the angle between...
View ArticleGreenland’s floating masterpiece ‘amazing’
Why can’t we stop taking so many photos of ice? Well, neither can Andre, the official photographer of our expedition who’s been traveling in this neck of the world for decades. Or Charlotte, often...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 11, 2016
Deeds Cressona — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to LSF9 Master Participation Trust; 55 Railroad St.; $1,197.21. Mahanoy City — Melvin W. Rang and Theresa Rang, executrix of the Estate...
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