Schuylkill County buckles down on hotel tax amid delinquencies
Schuylkill County will see an increase in hotel tax revenue this year with fewer delinquencies. Since June 1, 2002, the hotel tax ordinance has imposed a 3 percent tax on each transaction for overnight...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 14, 2016
Man cited after being hit by car A man is facing charges after Pottsville police were called about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Laurel Boulevard for a report of a pedestrian struck by a...
View ArticleHuman services secretary lauds Clinical Outcomes special designation
The secretary of the state Department of Human Services stopped by Clinical Outcomes Group Inc., Pottsville, on Thursday to congratulate the group on their designation as a Center of Excellence. “We...
View ArticleCogeneration plants struggle to remain viable
NESQUEHONING — Pennsylvania’s cogeneration industry has removed 200 million tons of coal refuse from the landscape. And they’re only halfway done. But the sluggish economy — and the abundance and the...
View ArticleMan in custody for allegedly running chop shop
ORWIGSBURG — A Berks County man was taken into custody Thursday for allegedly operating an automotive chop shop out of a garage in the borough. Orwigsburg police Patrolman Brandon Bayer, the lead...
View ArticleAshland Applefest adds new vendors
Ashland Applefest continues to grow as it enters its teens. The 13th annual event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the borough’s downtown area near Eighth and Centre streets. It is...
View ArticleCharges against former Mount Carbon mayor dropped
Mount Carbon’s former mayor no longer faces prosecution for allegedly sending what police originally termed “threatening” and “lewd” emails to a woman in May 2015. Schuylkill County prosecutors...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 15, 2016
Vehicle stop in city results in charges One man was jailed and two other people are facing charges after a vehicle stop by Pottsville police in which officers saw a white Ford E-350 work van traveling...
View ArticleMinersville approves buying building for street department
MINERSVILLE — The borough council voted to approve an offer of $96,500 for a building for the street department. “I think we have to approve this,” council President Bill Angelo said Monday. Before...
View ArticleLeiby's restaurant opening pushed back to year's end
SOUTH TAMAQUA — Those ready to go to Leiby’s Ice Cream House & Restaurant will have to wait a bit longer. In June, Dan Leiby, who owns the business with his parents, John and Helen Leiby, said he...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 15, 2016
n Ashland: St. John’s Kimmel’s Church, 1263 Deep Creek Road, will have a fall bazaar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Admission is free. The event will include arts and crafts, used books, a rummage...
View ArticleOrwigsburg moves forward with bulk water project
ORWIGSBURG — The recent decision by Schuylkill County Judge James P. Goodman on the bulk water project was mentioned briefly at the Orwigsburg Borough Council meeting Wednesday. “We’ve been busy since...
View ArticleRosewood Rehabilitation officials give update on facility one year after sale
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A year after Schuylkill County sold its nursing home, Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center — formerly Rest Haven — is set for its first major makeover in 40 years. The new...
View ArticleOpen Door Project in Pine Grove offers 'family atmosphere in a public setting'
PINE GROVE — An open door symbolizes a welcoming gesture. At a renovated Pine Grove borough storefront, “Open Door Project” has launched a grass-roots effort to inspire others to live brightly. The...
View ArticleBirths, Oct. 15, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Matthew and Melissa Dembitsky Post, Pottsville, a son, Aug. 25. To Charles and Courtney Wagner Hughes, Gilberton, a son, Oct. 7. Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital To...
View ArticleSchuylkill Conservation District closes in on 100th farm preservation
The Schuylkill Conservation District will soon close the deal for its 100th farm preservation. On Wednesday, the county commissioners approved a $53,000 contribution for the agricultural conservation...
View ArticleFor the record, Oct. 15, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Carl Wolfgang, executor of the Last Will & Testament of Glenn J. Wolfgang, to Dean Kramer; property on Walnut Street; $6,275.88. Berrysburg — Kathy A. Holtzman, executrix of the...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 16, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Jeremy E. Keiter to Melissa Ann Keiter; 1705 Centre St.; $1. Butler Township — Francis C. and Joann E. Woodward to Christopher W. Woodward and Andrew J. Woodward; 157 Malones Road; $1....
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 16, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge James P. Goodman accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these...
View ArticleInsurance rates may be going up
Northeast Pennsylvanians may experience sticker shock when signing up for health insurance marketplace plans during the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming Nov. 1 open enrollment. Insurance companies...
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