Pets receive blessing in honor of St. Francis of Assisi
SHENANDOAH — Sunday was Lucky’s lucky day. The 8-year-old pug, owned by Eddie Lushinsky, Shenandoah, was among the nearly 50 animals awaiting a blessing from Monsignor Ronald C. Bocian. Bocian...
View ArticleSalvation Army prepares for holiday assistance program registration
The Pottsville Salvation Army is accepting applications soon for its Holiday Assistance Program. Applications will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 11, 12 and 13 and Nov. 8, 9 and 10 during the...
View ArticleLand bank to renovate property in Minersville
MINERSVILLE — In the next few weeks, the Schuylkill County Land Bank will hire a contractor to complete its first major project, the renovation of an older home in the borough. “It’s at 228 Lewis...
View ArticlePolice: Trio of burglars claim they were cleaning vacant house
MINERSVILLE — Three men were jailed after being arrested by Minersville police in connection with a burglary on Friday. Police identified the three charged in the incident as Justin Purcell, 535 N....
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven couple raise monarch butterflies
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The monarch butterfly has at least two friends in Schuylkill Haven. Herb and Ann Lee Schlegel raise monarch butterflies because they want to help the population “so they don’t go...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 4, 2016
Auburn man faces DUI charge ORWIGSBURG — Douglas Gregory Miller, 55, of Auburn, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on Brick Hill Road in West Brunswick Township, state police at Schuylkill...
View ArticleFishing and hunting prohibited on Shenandoah authority land
RAVEN RUN — The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Shenandoah continues to prohibit hunting and fishing on its properties and violations are monitored. The subject was raised at Friday’s board...
View ArticleCharges held for court in Pottsville fire case
A man charged by Pottsville police with setting a home on fire on Aug. 25 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing Monday morning. Peter Edmund Fulton, 21, who lived at the...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man gets lifetime Megan's Law sanctions
Although he is not a sexually violent predator, Andrew Z. Arndt still must comply with Megan’s Law sanctions for the rest of his life, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Monday. Arndt, 29, of Schuylkill...
View ArticlePottsville Area to observe 50th anniversary of science center
In the age of iPads, the planetarium at Pottsville Area High School — a light show in a dome on the high school’s third floor — can still capture the imaginations of students. “It’s pretty cool,...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 4, 2016
n Deer Lake: The Deer Lake & West Brunswick Fire Company, 1 Ash Road, will host bingo from 6 to 8:45 p.m. today at the firehall. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and all are welcome. For more information,...
View ArticlePolls: Clinton holds lead over Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton continues to lead Republican nominee Donald Trump by a solid margin in Pennsylvania, according to two new polls of likely voters released Monday. The...
View ArticleBirths, Oct. 4, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Stephen and Kimberly Chiccini Zinda, Saint Clair, a son, Aug. 22. Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street To Brian and Megan Allar Snyder,...
View ArticleNorwegian Township applies for sewer grant
MAR LIN — Sewer services may be coming to the Hillside area of Norwegian Township. The Norwegian Township supervisors approved a resolution to apply for a grant from the commonwealth Financing...
View ArticleToomey visits county coal company
NEW BOSTON — During a Tuesday tour of a Schuylkill County energy company, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said black diamonds still play a vital part in Pennsylvania’s economy. “We can have a lot of economic...
View ArticlePottsville business plan winner: I was misled
The winner of the 2016 Pottsville Business Plan Competition said she feels duped. When Lisa Jack, owner of Shop 203 at 203 W. Market St., recently tried to collect her top prize — a $10,000 loan with a...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 5, 2016
n Frackville: Covenant Home Care & Hospice will sponsor a bereavement support group will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays beginning today through Nov. 9 at the Broad Mountain Skilled Nursing...
View ArticleLocal Republicans 'impressed' with Pence's VP debate performance
Local Republicans believe Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was successful Tuesday night in saying why Donald Trump should be elected president. “It was pretty lively,” Mary Beth Dougherty, state Republican...
View ArticleCorrection, Oct. 5, 2016
Date incorrect The designer purse bingo to benefit the Transplant Alliance Foundation to send Ron Boris and other athletes on Team USA to the 2017 World Transplant Games in Malaga, Spain, will be held...
View ArticleAshland man sentenced in White House incident
An Ashland man was sentenced Tuesday to eight months of prison but was credited with time served during a May incident when he wielded a gun near the White House. Jesse Olivieri, 31, will serve the...
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