Kitchen fire damages apartment in Pottsville
A kitchen fire in a ground-floor apartment in Pottsville on Monday damaged an electric range and the nearby wall, according to Jason G. Witmier, one of the city’s assistant fire chiefs. While the...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 20, 2016
Deeds Barry Township — Florence M. Waizenegger to Gerald J. Leonard and Janice A. Leonard; 40.1-acre property on Weishample Road; $188,900. Butler Township — John M. and Nicole M. Johnson to Nicole M....
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 20, 2016
A Tamaqua man who once starred on local gridirons returned to prison Monday after being sentenced by a Schuylkill County judge. Phillip M. Ryan IV, 27, who also once signed a contract to play in the...
View ArticlePine Grove Police and Sheriff’s office to carry narcan
PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove Police Department and the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Department will carry Narcan. Narcan, otherwise known as naloxone, is a fast-acting overdose antidote that blocks the...
View ArticleAntique store expands, makes room for vendors
ORWIGSBURG — When MRD Lumber Co. Inc. moved out of its retail headquarters at 1070 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, North Manheim Township, last year, a mother and daughter who ran an antique business on the...
View ArticleDistrict court, Sept. 20, 2016
James K. Reiley A 26-year-old Shenandoah woman charged with assaulting a female corrections officer at the Schuylkill County Prison on July 3 waived her right to a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleFirefighters called to million-dollar RV fire in Brandonville
BRANDONVILLE — Four luxury motor homes with an estimated total value of $1 million were destroyed by fire in East Union Township on Monday night. Firefighters were called about 9:30 p.m. to an area of...
View ArticleTrial starts for alleged Tamaqua swindler
Kurt Burnard testified Monday in Schuylkill County Court that he was surprised when he learned a Tamaqua restaurateur had more than $300,000 of his parents’ money. “Were you aware that (Alfonso Picone)...
View ArticleMiddle District of Pa. attorney set to retire
SCRANTON — U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith will retire next month following a more than six-year tenure in which he oversaw prosecutions ranging from corrupt judges and county commissioners to rigged...
View ArticleTwo injured in crash in Norwegian Township
Two people were injured in a one-car crash Monday in Norwegian Township. A man and a woman were injured after the car they were in flipped over due to wet conditions on Ann Street. Both were taken to a...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 20, 2016
n Auburn: A concert by Chad Reinert is set for 5 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Fire Company, 131 Front St. Food stands will open at 3 p.m. People should bring lawn chairs to enjoy the show, which will go...
View Article6 displaced after ammonia leak in Hegins Twp.
HEGINS — Six people were displaced and four were sent to the hospital Sunday as a precaution after a report of an ammonia leak in an apartment building at 633 Chestnut St. in Hegins Township, according...
View ArticleTamaqua native takes school district's reins
TAMAQUA — Tamaqua Area School District has welcomed a new superintendent along with a new school year. And while current state budget woes have most districts worried about low fund balances, Ray...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 20, 2016
Gratz man charged in 2 incidents LYKENS — A Gratz man was charged by state police at Lykens in two incidents, one on Saturday and the other Sunday, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County. The Saturday...
View ArticleBirths, Sept. 21, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Tony Generella and Brittany Cooper, Pottsville, a son, Aug. 26.
View ArticlePottsville officials to plant trees in Yorkville
On Friday afternoon, Pottsville will launch its Neighborhoods First initiative by planting trees and picking up litter at a playground in its Yorkville section. The event will be held at 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 21, 2016
n Frackville: Elks Lodge 1533 has canceled its soup sale that was slated for Saturday. The next soup sale will be held Nov. 5 at the lodge, 307 S. Third St. n Gordon: Citizens Fire Company No. 1 will...
View ArticlePolice: Man had indecent contact with girl
PORT CARBON — A 39-year-old man charged by Palo Alto police with having indecent sexual contact with a 6-year-old girl earlier this year waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday. James A....
View ArticleBorough boasts ‘small-town America’ appeal
Orwigsburg residents and borough leaders said the community’s historical feel and quaintness add to its appeal. “This is still small-town America,” Robert Williams, borough manager, said.He said he...
View ArticleTax receiver's request leads to argument at Shenandoah meeting
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah tax receiver’s request to meet with the borough council’s finance committee led to an argument between the council president and mayor at Monday’s council meeting. Tax...
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