House panel OKs demolition bill
HARRISBURG — Counties could underwrite demolition work by levying a new fee on recorded deeds under a bill gaining momentum in the remaining weeks of the legislative session. The House Urban Affairs...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 22, 2016
n Brandonville: The Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association will have its membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brandonville clubhouse. n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive is...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 22, 2016
Police arrest man for alleged assault A Pottsville man was jailed after being arrested by Pottsville police in connection with an assault at 911 W. Market St. that was reported about 6:25 a.m....
View ArticleWarden: 27 inmates housed at other prisons
About half as many inmates are being housed outside the Schuylkill County prison since the state Department of Corrections had lifted its ban a month ago on the jail accepting newly sentenced...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill elementary principal, band director resign
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The North Schuylkill school board approved the resignations of elementary school principal and the director of bands at Wednesday’s meeting. The school board accepted the resignation...
View ArticlePine Grove church to celebrate pipe organ's 80th anniversary with special...
PINE GROVE — Daniel Umholtz will be the featured organist as St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, celebrates its Fritzsche pipe organ’s 80th anniversary, with a special recital at 6:30...
View ArticlePottsville man injured after 'accelerator stuck' on ATV
A Pottsville man was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for treatment of his injuries following an ATV accident Thursday evening at his home. Clarence Vidal, 51, of 557 S. Centre St., was...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 23, 2016
n Hometown: In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Marian Fillies and Mahanoy Area Lady Bears volleyball teams will host a Dig Pink event at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the gymnasium at Marian...
View ArticleScranton Fringe Festival returns for 2nd year of eclectic performances
Alternative performance artists require unique platforms to express their messages. Scranton Fringe Festival returns for its second year Thursday through Oct. 2, to fulfill these needs at various...
View ArticleJury: Tamaqua man guilty of $319K theft
Tamaqua restaurateur Alfonso Picone faces prison time after a Schuylkill County jury convicted him Thursday of stealing almost $320,000 from an elderly Lake Hauto couple. Picone, 46, did not react as...
View Article28th annual townwide family festival set for Saturday in Schuylkill Haven
Schuylkill Haven Borough Day will welcome about 200 vendors, hundreds of visitors and, possibly, autumn weather Saturday. The 28th annual townwide family festival will feature music, entertainment,...
View ArticleHearing continued for 2 charged with elder abuse
SHENANDOAH — Preliminary hearings for a man and woman charged with homicide in what authorities called a case of elder abuse were continued Thursday after one of the defendants became ill. John F....
View ArticleBlue Mountain teachers visit businesses for insights on curriculum
The Blue Mountain School District is looking to improve its curriculum to further prepare its students for life after high school. Taking a step toward that, more than 100 district teachers and...
View ArticleMinersville association to host 2nd Anniversary Skatepark Jam
MINERSVILLE — The Minersville Area Skate Park Association is hosting a skatepark jam party. The Second Anniversary Skatepark Jam starts at 11 a.m. Saturday near the New Minersville Fire Company and the...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 23, 2016
A Blythe Township woman admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that she violated a protection from abuse order earlier this month. Megan M. Murray, 40, of Kaska, pleaded guilty to indirect...
View ArticleWatch debate online
Presidential debate to be live streamed The Republican-Herald will live stream the presidential debate on Monday. Visitors using desktop or mobile apps to go to republicanherald.com will be able view...
View ArticleStudent's take on Mario wins street art contest
An eighth-grade student from D.H.H. Lengel Middle School won a contest meant to promote the importance of keeping the environment clean. Justin Lescavage, 13, won the Schuylkill Street Art Contest. He...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 21, 2016
Marriage licenses Christopher M. Veach, Shenandoah, and Kristin A. Hoehn, Shenandoah. Travis D. Kistler, New Ringgold, and Mia L. Granito, New Ringgold. John M. Duffy, Schuylkill Haven, and Opal G....
View ArticleRingtown standoff ends with apparent suicide
RINGTOWN — A man apparently killed himself at a borough home Thursday after holding state police at bay for more than four hours while his 2-year-old child was inside with him. David Howard, 33,...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 23, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — David C. Boyer and Linda M. Bayer to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 134WSS, Eagle Rock; $8,800. Patrocinio Ramos to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 235WS, Eagle Rock; $8,000. Mahanoy...
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