Births, Sept. 23, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Anthony Conti, Brandonville, and Brittany L. Obrzut, Shenandoah, a son, July 19. To Mark And Nicole Leonard Purcell, Pottsville, a son, Aug. 27. To...
View ArticleCounty municipal authority moving forward on Orwigsburg Bulk Water project
After an executive session lasting about 30 minutes, the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority took action relating to steps needed to move the Orwigsburg Bulk Water project along at its meeting...
View ArticleHegins building 'uninhabitable' until basement cleaned following ammonia leak
HEGINS — A home in Schuylkill County’s west end has been deemed temporarily “uninhabitable,” following an ammonia leak there on Sunday, but the public is currently under no danger, authorities report....
View ArticleNortheast Prestressed Products celebrates plant upgrades
CRESSONA — Local business leaders gathered Friday morning as a ribbon was cut and Northeast Prestressed Products LLC celebrated the $8 million investment it made to upgrade its manufacturing plant in...
View ArticleJudges uphold murderer's state prison sentence
Anthony M. Ballard must remain behind state prison bars for killing a Pottsville man in June 2013 in the city, a three-judge state Superior Court panel decided Friday. In a 12-page opinion, the panel...
View ArticleHawk Mountain seeks to protect more land
KEMPTON — Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is raising funds in an effort to preserve forest lands in Schuylkill County which are visible from its North Lookout. “It is not one property but more the southern...
View ArticleATI plant near Frackville to shut down
ALTAMONT — The ATI Specialty Alloys and Components plant in the Frackville Industrial Park will close its doors by the end of the year and lay off more than 40 employees. ATI (Allegheny Technologies...
View ArticleOak trees turning brown early
Fall’s foliage palette here in Schuylkill County may include brown — along with its vivid reds, oranges and yellows. There’s something that has affected some of the area’s oak trees, according to Steve...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 24, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Public Library is participating with Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends program. People who buy a $5 shopping pass will get a full day of discount shopping on Oct. 18, chances to...
View ArticleHecla man facing sex charges sent to state prison in 2nd case
Luis A. Melendez, who is facing charges in one case stemming from an alleged sexual encounter in July with a teenage boy, is headed to state prison after being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 24, 2016
Frackville woman killed in crash BIRDSBORO — A Frackville woman was killed and another borough man injured in a crash on Interstate 176 in Robeson Township, Berks County, on Sunday night. Robeson...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 24, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Melissa A. and Jeremy E. Keiter to Jeremy E. Keiter; 1705 Centre St.; $1. Cass Township — David Sorokach, executor of the Estate of Dorothy Sorokach, to David and Mary Lou Sorokach; 574...
View ArticlePizza chain eyes Schuylkill County
This year, a number of new restaurants have set up shop in Pottsville. On Thursday, Wheel opened at 201 W. Market St. It specializes in grilled cheese. Sometime in October, Tony’s will open at 17 S....
View ArticleSchuylkill Historical Fire Society puts fire trucks on parade at open house
FRACKVILLE — The Schuylkill Historical Fire Society held its 15th annual Muster/Open House on Saturday on the grounds of the Schuylkill County Fire School. The events began about 11 a.m. under clear...
View ArticlePolice seek person who supplied drugs in overdose
Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Frackville are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who supplied drugs to a woman who subsequently died of an overdose earlier this...
View ArticleMinersville man arrested for drug, weapons charges
MINERSVILLE — A man was jailed Friday after being arrested by Minersville police on drug and weapons charges. Damian Lamont Watson, 22, of 12 S. Front St., Minersville, was charged with two felony...
View ArticleCheck out the little crown of stars
The diminutive but distinct constellation Corona Borealis has been out all summer long and is now making its final curtain call in our evening sky for 2016. By this time next month, because of the...
View ArticleCloning isn’t best way to save species
Q: Why are many environmentalists against artificial cloning of living organisms? Isn’t it a good way to save endangered species? — LOUIS BACHMAN, CHICO, CALIFORNIA A: As many endangered species near...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 25, 2016
Deeds Ashland — William J. Walter to Washington Fire Company Community Ambulance Association Inc.; 12 N. 13th St.; $1. George Atiyeh to RWB Investment Properties LLC; property on South Hoffman...
View ArticleKay Jewelers donates plush toys to Pottsville police
Kay Jewelers at Fairlane Village mall have donated plush puppies and bears to the Pottsville Bureau of Police. Fritz Bernadyn, manager of the Fairlane Village store, said the puppies and bears are sold...
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