Mr. Anthracite hosts exercise event for kids to benefit Children's Miracle...
MINERSVILLE — Chadwick Thomas, the champion, is championing a cause dear to his heart. Thomas, the 2016 Mr. Anthracite Natural, and his mother, Penny Copeland, hosted a fundraising event for the...
View ArticleVeterans swap stories, share meal at annual breakfast
They shared that bond while breaking bread. It’s a bond, they say, that only a fellow veteran knows. Approximately 215 veterans enjoyed a free breakfast Saturday morning courtesy of Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Nov. 13, 2016
MAHANOY CITY — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Mahanoy City police are asking the public’s help in identifying at least three people involved in a drive-by shooting in the borough last month. The...
View ArticleCommunity Contacts vital resource
Do you feel like giving back to your community but don’t know where to start? If you’re looking for an easy way to help your neighbors that requires little effort but is so vital to someone in need,...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 13, 2016
4 hikers reported lost found on trail RAUSCH GAP — Authorities found four hikers Thursday who had been reported lost on the Appalachian Trail, east of Rausch Gap in Dauphin County, according to state...
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 13, 2016
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street To Mark and Ashley Tassone Anthony, Pottsville, a daughter, Aug. 29. To Kyle Linkchorst and Jennifer Jones, Frackville, a daughter, Oct. 26. To...
View ArticleSilver Ring Thing helps to promote abstinence
Bethany Babb’s reality means she puts the needs of her 4-month-old son, Alexander, first. Babb, 17, served as a volunteer for the Silver Ring Thing event Sunday evening at Pottsville Area High School....
View ArticleRegional business update, Nov. 14, 2016
Water, sewer chamber focus SHENANDOAH — Donald E. Segal, president of the Shenandoah Borough Council, spoke to directors of the Greater Shenandoah Area Chamber of Commerce during their October meeting...
View ArticleArraignments, Nov. 14, 2016
A Frackville woman charged by Ashland police with hitting a Coal Township man with her vehicle and killing him last year is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in...
View ArticleTough road ahead for Democratic minority in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG — Consigned to the “deep minority,” as one member put it, Democratic lawmakers face challenges next session delivering on legislative priorities as Pennsylvania continues to grapple with...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 14, 2016
2 drivers not hurt in crash on Rt. 443 PINE GROVE — Two Pine Grove drivers escaped injury Saturday when one car rear-ended another in Washington Township, police said. State police in Schuylkill Haven...
View ArticleTri-Valley Veterans Committee seeks service members for fifth book
HEGINS — They’re looking for you. Members of the Tri-Valley Area Veterans Committee Inc. hope service members or their families will respond to their call. The nonprofit organization is putting...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Land Bank hires contractor for first major project
The Schuylkill County Land Bank on Wednesday hired a contractor for its first major project, the renovation of a vacant home. In a meeting held by conference call, the board hired William G. Davidson...
View ArticleSuicide rate up in county; group offers outreach, events
The Schuylkill County Suicide Prevention Task Force want people to know that it is OK to ask for help this month with several events and an awareness campaign highlighting resources available in the...
View ArticleWilliams Valley to host Mahoney Brothers musical benefit
TOWER CITY — It used to be that the drop of a dime could get you your favorite jukebox hit. The Williams Valley School District is hoping to bring some of those memories alive this month, when it hosts...
View ArticleSaint Clair votes to back out of 25-year solar energy deal
SAINT CLAIR — The borough council on Thursday voted to back out of a 25-year contract it entered into last month to buy additional electric power through a solar project in development. Developed by...
View ArticleHegins Area EMS offers emergency responder training
VALLEY VIEW — The Hegins Area Ambulance Association is now offering courses designed for emergency responders. Interested individuals now have the opportunity to take the state-certified Emergency...
View ArticleAround the region, Nov. 14, 2016
n Frackville: A halupki sale will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael Church Hall, West Oak Street. Halupkis are $2 each. For a dozen or more, people are asked to call 570-874-3777 in advance. All...
View ArticleBarefield Development plans apartments for Pottsville building
Barefield Development Corp. wants to bring life to a vacant Pottsville building it owns. “It’s been vacant for over 10 years. This is one of the last buildings we have to rehab,” Craig Shields,...
View ArticleSandra A. Peiffer
November 14, 2016 Sandra A. Peiffer, 70, of Courtney’s, Cass Township, died unexpectedly Monday at home. Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville, is in charge of arrangements.
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