Woman rolls car outsideTamaqua police station
A woman escaped injury when her car rolled onto its side just outside of the Tamaqua police station Monday afternoon. Police said the woman was traveling on a private driveway owned by the borough,...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 8, 2016
Deeds Butler Township — James J. and Elizabeth Cairo to Joseph R. Derr; property on Township Road 692; $2,000. Donald L. and Ruby J. Fegley to Amy L. Fegley, Anita L. Fegley and Douglas J. Fegley; 269...
View ArticleCounty Democrats held out hope for 1st woman president
Editors Note: This story was published before all election results were reported. Schuylkill County Democrats were holding out hope Tuesday that Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, would win in...
View ArticleLocal legislators re-elected with no opposition
All four members of Schuylkill County’s state legislative delegation won re-election Tuesday night, which should surprise no on in light of the fact that none of them had an opponent on the ballot. To...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 9, 2016
Deeds North Manheim Township — Joseph Yulick, executor of the Estate of Bernice A. Baidokas, to Mark H. and Ashley M. Fuggiti; 2.5381-acre property on Schuylkill Mountain Road; $67,000. Pine Grove...
View ArticleVoters report problems casting ballots in Schuylkill County
In spite of a few glitches, Schuylkill County saw the largest voter turnout in a decade. While voters reported troubles with the electronic voting machine, election officials said the problems were...
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 9, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Keith Huth and Danielle Worthington, Minersville, a son, Oct. 27. Evangelical Community Hospital To David Bohanick and Erica Mulberger, Selinsgrove, a son, Oct....
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 9, 2016
Man injured in bus-SUV collision SHENANDOAH — One person was injured when an SUV and school bus collided about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Route 924, just south of Shenandoah in Mahanoy Township. State police...
View ArticleCartwright takes 17th for third term
Democrat Matt Cartwright of Lackawanna County soundly defeated Republican challenger Matt Connolly, Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, earning a third term representing the 17th District in...
View ArticleSchuylkill County largely supports Trump
Editors Note: This story was published before all election results were reported. Schuylkill County voters showed overwhelming support for Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Republican presidential nominee...
View ArticleAround the region, Nov. 9, 2016
n Frackville: First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., will have a Thanksgiving community worship service at 4 p.m. Nov. 20, sponsored by the Frackville Ministerium churches. All are welcome....
View ArticlePat Toomey wins re-election to Senate, topping Katie McGinty
Republican Pat Toomey has won re-election to a second term in the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, beating Democrat Katie McGinty in a down-to-the-wire
View ArticleGordon man arrested for alleged child porn possession
FRACKVILLE — A Gordon man was jailed Wednesday after being arrested by the state police computer crimes unit on child pornography charges. Brian M. Tate, 34, of 201 W. Biddle St., Floor 2, was charged...
View ArticleOrwigsburg council to advertise for tax hike
ORWIGSBURG — The borough council voted Wednesday to advertise their proposed budget. The budget includes a 2-mill real estate hike and will be discussed at the Dec. 7 work session. The council will...
View ArticleValley View man injured in one-car crash
PINE GROVE — A Valley View man suffered moderate injuries in a car accident Wednesday and was flown to a hospital. Trooper Jeffrey Hummel of the state police at Schuylkill Haven said the accident...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin Area faces electrical problems
LOYALTON — Upper Dauphin Area School Board on Tuesday approved investigating what’s causing electrical problems in the district’s elementary and middle school. George Skelton, buildings and grounds...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 10, 2016
Woman to face drug charges GRATZ — State police at Lykens recently charged a woman with possession of paraphernalia after an incident about 8:05 p.m. Oct. 26 in the borough. Police said Tiffany Ann...
View ArticleLehigh Valley seeks to refinance Schuylkill Health debt
As Lehigh Valley Health Network settles into the offices of Schuylkill Health System in Pottsville, it decided to refinance more than $45 million of Schuylkill Health’s debt. The City of Pottsville...
View ArticleCriminal court, Nov. 10, 2016
A Pottsville man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Nov. 3 in Schuylkill County Court. Jamal S. Singletary, 23, must serve one to two years in a state correctional institution under the...
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