Ashland council approves $100K transfer to purchase new fire truck
ASHLAND — The borough council approved a transfer of $100,000 to Washington Fire Company No. 1 for the purchase of a new ladder truck to replace an aging truck. The approval was through resolution...
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A Carbon County man will have to spend time in prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court on a driving under the influence charge. Joseph A. Komar, 22, of Weatherly, must serve 72...
View ArticleRe-enactment event shows Schuylkill County’s ties to Civil War
TOWER CITY — Although he was new to the Union regiment, Nicholas Whitcomb executed the orders he received and marched in formation underneath a drizzling, gray sky Saturday. At one point, after a...
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DeSales Cynthia A. Cappel, DNP, RN-BC, NE-BC, graduated Sept. 1 with a doctorate in nursing practice from DeSales University, Center Valley. In the executive leadership track, Cynthia achieved a 4.0...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 2, 2016
Police respond to overdose SHOEMAKERSVILLE — A 45-year-old Orwigsburg man was revived and transported to a local hospital after a heroin overdose Friday, state police at Hamburg said. Police responded...
View ArticlePottsville gymnastics centercelebrates 30th anniversary
Lisa Mattea Hill recalled one of her favorite quotes from her days as a gymnast. “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It takes time and hard work to build a successful structure. While Hill said her...
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For two years, the Rosetta spacecraft has been playing around with a comet shaped like a rubber ducky. When the spacecraft made a belly flop onto the comet Friday, it brought to an end to the most...
View Article'Father Ciszek' visits Trinity Academy each Friday with a lesson
SHENANDOAH — The students of the third-grade class of Kimberly A. Kringe at Trinity Academy learn a lesson each Friday from Father Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., through his writings in a figurative visit to...
View ArticleFrackville festival celebrates pumpkins, autumn
FRACKVILLE — Normally, Cayden Adams doesn’t eat pumpkin pie. Saturday, he made an exception. Adams, 10, won first place in the pie-eating contest for his age group during the 8th annual Frackville...
View ArticleFight back against arthritis
I have what may be the most common disease among middle-aged and older adults: osteoarthritis. But unlike many similarly afflicted, I don’t take it lying down. And neither should you. In fact, you and...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 2, 2016
Deeds Barry Township — David M. and Therese R. Kimmel to Jeffrey and Amy Marnell; 3.5-acre property; $245,000. Butler Township — Garry K. Jr. and Megan L. Leib to Jamie R. Walls; 843 Fountain St.,...
View ArticleVolunteers clean up garbage, weeds at cemetery in Norwegian Township
Beer cans, glass bottles, cigarette butts and discarded bags of clothes fought for space against weed-smothered gravestones honoring those laid to rest at Mount Laurel Cemetery in Norwegian Township....
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 3, 2016
A Pottsville man will not have to spend more time in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he assaulted a man in September 2015 in Branch Township. Matthew Engroff, 29,...
View ArticlePolice: Man shoots tires on vehicle in assault case
AUBURN — An Auburn man was committed to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $250,000 straight cash bail after state police in Schuylkill Haven charged him with aggravated assault and related charges...
View ArticleMrs. T’s hosts community picnic in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — Sharon George couldn’t wait to bring her grandchildren to the 11th annual Mrs. T’s Pierogies Community Picnic on Sunday. She also was happy to share one of her favorite recipes — pierogi...
View ArticleArraignments, Oct. 3, 2016
A Minersville man charged earlier this year with sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy is among those scheduled to enter not guilty pleas during arraignments Thursday in Schuylkill County Court. Jose F....
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 3, 2016
n Ashland: The St. Anne Guild of St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church is participating with Boscov’s “Friends Helping Friends” program. People can buy a $5 shopping pass and get a full day of...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 3, 2016
Deeds Barry Township — George Harris to Joseph E. Lazovi; 460 Beurys Road; $1. Branch Township — James A. Jr. and Amy B. Nettles to Norbert and Chanelle A. Brennan; 72 Fourth Ave.; $267,500. East Union...
View ArticleMahanoy Area approves security repairs
MAHANOY CITY — The Mahanoy Area school board approved replacement of security card readers in the district buildings due to problems with older readers. The board approved a contract with Guyette...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 3, 2016
Fire burns straw in Hegins barn HEGINS — No one was injured when a fire erupted in a straw pile in a Hegins Township barn Sunday evening, according to Hegins Valley Fire Rescue Chief Doug Williams....
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