For the record, Oct. 8, 2016
Marriage licenses Anthony L Jordan Jr., Schuylkill Haven, and Carly Ann Richards, Schuylkill Haven. Michael P. Ziniewicz, New Philadelphia, and Cassidy S. Horan, New Philadelphia. Louis M. Marmas,...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 8, 2016
Twenty-nine people left Schuylkill County Court on Thursday with a second chance from the judicial system, as they entered a program that will allow them to have their criminal records erased if they...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 8, 2016
Police: 2 injured in 2-vehicle crash BUCK RUN — Two people suffered aches and pains after a two-vehicle accident that occurred in Foster Township on Thursday night, township police said Friday. It...
View ArticleCivil War soldier's letters donated to Schuylkill County Historical Society
While he was serving as a soldier in the Civil War, Maj. William W. Clemens, Pottsville, corresponded with his family by writing numerous letters. On Friday, a woman from Connecticut who owned the...
View ArticleLocal legislators show support for business
BARNESVILLE — Pennsylvania must reform its pension system or face economic and budgetary crises, state Rep. Mike Tobash said Friday at the Northeast PA Manufacturers and Employers Association’s annual...
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 8, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A man arrested by Minersville police in connection with a theft at 6 E. Sunbury St. in that community on July 7 had charges against him held for court during a...
View ArticleOrwigsburg Bulk Water Project hearing continued until Monday
A decision on the application for a preliminary injunction that will put a halt on the Orwigsburg Bulk Water Project will have to wait until later. Schuylkill County Judge James P. Goodman continued...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 8, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Susan Kyler Fulginiti, executrix of the estate of Mary Jane Kyler, to Dale L. and Janice L. Kyler; 821 Market St.; $40,000. Auburn — Michael W. and Linda L. Huseman to Philip T. and...
View ArticleGet into autumn spirit
Fall is the time of year that Schuylkill County comes alive with rich color and newly harvested foods. There’s so much to see and do, you may find yourself outdoors more than you were in the summer....
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 9, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Berks County woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court for allegedly stealing more than $4,600 from a Schuylkill Haven woman in the last three months of 2015. Kathy J....
View ArticleTesting tap water for contaminants is a good idea
Q: I recently moved into a new rental house, and the water from the tap tastes kind of funny. Can you suggest some easy and inexpensive ways to test the water for contaminants? — WANDA BELINSKI,...
View ArticleMan in custody in Ashland stabbing
ASHLAND — A former Ashland man was taken into custody Saturday for an attempted homicide in the borough, according to police. Harold John McGurl, 43, was arraigned and sent to prison, police said. At 1...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 9, 2016
Deeds Barry Township — Dennis and Barbara Wenrich to Dennis and Barbara Wenrich; 889 Deep Creek Road; $1. East Brunswick Township — Edwin and Joan Walters to Donna M. McClain; 61 W. Catawissa St.,...
View ArticleSaint Clair, Schuylkill Haven seek savings through supplemental energy contract
Recently, two municipalities in Schuylkill County — Saint Clair and Schuylkill Haven — decided to buy additional electrical power through a solar project being developed by their current energy...
View ArticleTriplets celebrate 70th birthday with surprise party in Llewellyn
LLEWELLYN — While siblings George Rizzardi, Gerard Rizzardi and Germaine Delenick observed their 70th birthday on Aug. 17, their family decided to host a surprise party for them Saturday. So when they...
View ArticleCoaldale native brings stories, songs to teen canteen
MAHANOY CITY — At the former Merchants Banking Trust Co. building Saturday morning, folk musician Jay Smar, Landingville, sang about the people who struggled to make a living by working in the...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 9, 2016
n Friedensburg: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Friedensburg Fire Company, 1357 Long Run Road. People 17 and older (16 with parental consent), weighing at...
View ArticlePine Grove man remembered at firefighters memorial service
A Pine Grove man was one of eight firefighters from Pennsylvania honored today at the 35th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
View ArticleSanders campaigns for Clinton in Scranton
Fans of Bernie Sanders wanted reassurance that they should vote for Hillary Clinton. On Saturday, they got it. Speaking before about 300 people in Scranton High School’s gymnasium, the former...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Oct. 9, 2016
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public’s help in finding the man who scammed an employee at a county business last month....
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