Tri-Valley elementary principal to retire in August next year
HEGINS — Tri-Valley’s elementary principal and two additional school board directors are leaving the district. The board, by a 7-0 vote Wednesday, accepted the intent to retire in late August 2017 from...
View ArticleGood things come in small packages
This week in Starwatch, I’m deep tracking a bit. There are 80 constellations that can be seen from Earth and they’re all different sizes. Delphinus the Dolphin is the 19th smallest, and Equuleus the...
View ArticleMahanoy City festival embraces autumn with crafts, fall fun
MAHANOY CITY — Borough residents celebrated fall Saturday during the annual Fall Festival at Main and Centre streets. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., there were vendors selling arts and crafts, food, candy and...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 16, 2016
n Cressona: Bethany Christian Fellowship, 102 Front St., will host a homemade meatloaf dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Meals also include mashed...
View ArticleConvicted thief sought to begin sentence
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and the Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted for failing to appear in court. Detectives said...
View ArticleGallery, gift shop to open in closed area church
John Prendergast and Steve Glicken were looking for a place to open a gift shop to sell their jewelry, sculptures and photography when the former St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Bea- ver Meadows came...
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct 16, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A 30-year-old Shenandoah woman charged with using her aunt’s ATM card without permission waived her right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticleSaint Clair Area hopes to save thousands with refinancing
SAINT CLAIR — The Saint Clair Area school board Wednesday decided to refinance a $3.4 million loan it took a few years ago, with hopes of saving more than $60,000 in the process. “That’s over the life...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 16, 2016
2 escape injuries in vehicle crash BUERYS LAKE — Two men escaped injury when their vehicles collided at 6:10 a.m. Friday on Sunbury Road, west of Beurys Road, Foster Township. State police at...
View ArticleA climate-change explainer is changing the dynamic
LUBBOCK, Texas — A member of Katharine Hayhoe’s church asked her a question after services a couple of weeks ago: “Do you feel our weather is getting more extreme?” Time was, the question might have...
View ArticleApplefest draws big crowd in Ashland
ASHLAND — The lines were long but the food was worth the wait Saturday at the 13th annual Ashland Applefest. The event was held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. near Eighth and Centre streets and was sponsored...
View ArticleLet your creative side out
Have you noticed that fall seems to bring out our creative sides more than any other season? There will be plenty of fun events in the upcoming weeks designed to nurture your imaginative side. Don’t...
View ArticleCustomer update on health care marketplace
First-time or returning customers buying health insurance through the federal government’s online marketplace can enroll, re-enroll or make changes to their coverage starting Nov. 1. To find out what’s...
View ArticleSolar power still growing across U.S.
Q: First Solyndra went under, then SunEdison. .... If solar energy is growing so much in the U.S., why have some of the bigger players gone under, and will the survivors be able to stay the course? —...
View ArticlePatch work, crack sealing slated for Schuylkill County highways
State Department of Transportation officials are advising drivers about work on state highways this week in Schuylkill County. Patching work PennDOT maintenance crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 3...
View ArticleFlu shots need not be traumatic
This flu season, many children who were expecting drops in their nostrils are going to get needles in their arms instead. That’s because a federal health committee decided that nasal flu vaccine (the...
View ArticleCornhole event raises awareness for spina bifida, aids family
MOUNT PLEASANT — Only 3 1/2 years old and born with spina bifida, Brooklynn Plesnarski has already undergone six surgeries. “We were told that she would never walk,” her mother, Christina, said. But on...
View ArticleTurnpike group looks to upgrade communications
The Pennsylvania Turnpike could communicate directly to cars and trucks someday with a new communications system already in the works. The turnpike commission hopes to choose legal and financial...
View ArticleSCA to seek bidders for home construction in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE — Schuylkill Community Action will soon be looking for bidders to start building six rental homes on West Main Street. SCA received $1 million in state funding to build six rental units for...
View ArticleJustice department awards $125K grant to Pottsville police
The city’s police force will be able to boost its manpower thanks to a grant it recently received. The Pottsville Bureau of Police has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice....
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