Libertarians gain supporters, Green holds steady in Schuylkill County
Drive through any part of Schuylkill County and you will see campaign signs for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in front yards and along the highway. What you will have a hard time finding in the...
View ArticleOvernight shelter prepares to open doors in Pottsville
Servants To All is still preparing to open an overnight homeless shelter at United Presbyterian Church, 214 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. The goal was to open the shelter in October. “We are still on...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 10, 2016
Deeds Hegins Township — Guy M. and Emilie K. Julian to Timothy L. and Kelli S. Leese; 15609 W. Main St., Valley View; $283,000. Minersville — Dr. John Kozura, executor under the Last Will &...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 10, 2016
n Cressona: Bethany Christian Fellowship will host a homemade Italian dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at 102 Front St. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Meals will include choice...
View ArticleArraignments, Oct. 10, 2016
A 69-year-old woman charged with killing her husband in their Kline Township home on Aug. 4 is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment Thursday in Schuylkill County Court....
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 10, 2016
Man, 78, injured in fall from ladder PALO ALTO — A 78-year-old man suffered a laceration to the forehead after he fell off a ladder Sunday afternoon in the borough. The incident occurred about 2:30...
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 10, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — Two women arrested by Saint Clair police for thefts at Sophy Jewelers where they worked between July 15, 2013, and March 28, 2016, waived their right to a preliminary...
View ArticleFAMA/DOC agreement close, booster pump installation soon
FRACKVILLE — The Frackville Area Municipal Authority and the state Department of Corrections are getting closer to a new service agreement before the current one expires later this year. FAMA solicitor...
View ArticleVolunteers from area churches spend day fixing homes
As time takes its toll on finger joints and back muscles, routine home repairs can become more and more challenging for some people. Jane Deibert, 88, of 12 Center Ave., Schuylkill Haven, was hoping to...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew delays concert at Hamburg Strand
HAMBURG — The winds of Hurricane Matthew brought some change to at least one schedule in the community Sunday. Because of the storm, a vocalist from Florida who was scheduled to perform at the Hamburg...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 10, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences...
View ArticleOrwigsburg council discusses dog park again
ORWIGSBURG — A dog park could still be in the borough’s future. “People do want to have a dog park in this area,” Pat Falco, vice president of Playful Pack Dog Park Association, told the council. Falco...
View ArticleCollege notes
Tamaqua Area Tamaqua Area High School senior Rebecca Kanaskie has been published in a college publication. Two of her photographs have been featured in The Apprentice Writer, Susquehanna University’s...
View ArticleCollege notes
Villanova Taylor Lindenmuth, Ashland, a freshman communication major at Villanova University, is one of 15 students nationwide to receive a scholarship from the Universal Forest Products Education...
View ArticleTrump, joined by Barletta, guarantees victory in Pa.
WILKES-BARRE — With support from Republican leaders eroding over crude comments he made about women, a defiant Donald Trump ignored his latest controversy during Monday’s campaign stop and instead...
View ArticleFishbach natives share stories of hard work, military service
Two brothers — both retired, successful Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. engineers and Navy veterans — returned to the city Thursday to reminisce about their bonds during the Depression and their...
View ArticleApple cider makers produce beverage in different ways
Schuylkill County consumers have a choice this fall — and it’s not one involving a Republican or Democrat. It’s selecting a pasteurized or non-pasteurized version of an autumn favorite, apple cider....
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 11, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 11, 2016
Pottsville man charged in assault Pottsville police charged a city man in connection with an assault that was reported to officers about Oct. 4. Police said officers were called to 101 W. Race St....
View ArticleWalter Ciszek Day 2016 to be celebrated Sunday
SHENANDOAH — The 32nd annual Father Walter Ciszek Day 2016 Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Casimir Church, 229 N. Jardin St., which is the home church of Father Walter J....
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