Mahanoy City council reorganizes, holds monthly meeting
MAHANOY CITY — The borough council held its reorganization meeting Jan. 4 that included the retention of most borough positions and the welcome of two new council members. The meeting began after the...
View ArticleLegislation re-introduced to combat caller ID ‘spoofing’
The phone rings, and the caller ID indicates it’s the IRS calling. You know you’ve paid your taxes, but the caller demands you make another payment and asks for your banking information. What do you...
View ArticleNewspaper-sponsored book sale set for this weekend at Schuylkill Mall
Thousands of books will be on sale at the third annual Newspaper in Education Winter Book Sale sponsored by The Republican-Herald this weekend at the Schuylkill Mall, Frackville. This is the 11th year...
View ArticleMahanoy City man sent to state prison
A Mahanoy City man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court on two sets of charges. Ronald L. Blackwell, 48, must serve 1 1/2 to three years in a state...
View ArticlePottsville council sets BYOB permits
Businesses in Pottsville that advertise BYOB will have to get a permit to continue offering that amenity before the end of the first quarter of this year, City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 12, 2016
Two men returned to prison Friday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked their parole. Matthew Dutzer, 27, of Hazleton, originally pleaded guilty on April 22, 2015, to theft, with prosecutors...
View ArticleRoute 924 northbound near Frackville to remain one lane
FRACKVILLE — Drivers along state Route 924 near Frackville will continue to have only one lane northbound to travel for the foreseeable future. The northbound stretch of road, which is in the Borough...
View ArticleSchuylkill Technology Center board approves budget
MAR LIN — Before the Schuylkill County Area Vocational-Technical school board, which is made up of all members of the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 Board of Directors, put its seal of approval on the...
View ArticleHegins Township approves firm to review Act 537 plan
HEGINS — Hegins Township supervisors Monday voted 3-2 to have Entech Engineering, Pottsville, review the existing Act 537 plan and present a report. Newly elected members of the five-member board,...
View ArticleKane: Removal sets bad precedent
HARRISBURG — State Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane said a Senate-led effort to remove her from office would set a bad precedent for Pennsylvania in a document sent Monday to a special committee. “The...
View ArticleCorrections, Jan. 12, 2016
Date incorrect A Valentine cabaret, “Love is in the Air,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Feb. 13, at the Tamaqua Community Art Center. The date was incorrectly submitted for Friday’s edition. Location...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 12, 2016
n Auburn: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1235 Summer Hill Road, will sponsor a Miller Keystone Blood Bank blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 30. In addition to whole blood donations, platelet...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 12, 2016
Task force begins DUI checkpoints The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced that Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted now through Monday on routes...
View ArticlePowerball prize-winning ticket sold in Ashland
Someone was one number away from winning a lot of money from the Powerball ticket he or she bought in Ashland. A Powerball ticket sold for Saturday’s drawing at Turkey Hill, 1638 Centre St., had four...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 13, 2016
n Cressona: A lecture sponsored by the Diversity Council is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Alvernia University Schuylkill Center, Cressona Mall, Route 61. The Alvernia interfaith lecture is titled “Pope...
View ArticleChief: Pottsville murder suspect asked not to talk
Joshua M. Lukach, whom prosecutors allege was one of two men who killed a Pottsville businessman in August 2015 at his home, asked police to stop questioning him, city police Chief Richard J....
View ArticleSchuylkill County officials discuss drug usage
The snow-covered roads did not keep some from attending the monthly meeting about drug use in the county Tuesday. About a dozen people attended the meeting held at 6 p.m. at the adult probation...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 13, 2016
Deeds Cass Township — Edward and Jill Slish and Robert Slish to Robert Slish; 9 Woodside Road; $1. Cressona — Linda J. Schuetrumpf, executrix of the Estate of Jane Ellen Davis Matukewicz, to Borough of...
View ArticlePort Carbon council introduces new leaders, approves resignation of veteran...
PORT CARBON — Since the borough council’s reorganization meeting last week, a few changes have occurred. The council held an “emergency” meeting Friday at borough hall, 301 First St., to fill a seat...
View Article2 Shenandoah men admit they helped run heroin ring
Two Shenandoah men admitted Tuesday in federal court in Scranton that they helped run a large-scale heroin ring for more than three years in Schuylkill County. Carlos Correa, 27, pleaded guilty to...
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