Births, May 3, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Eric and Hilary Briggs Peddigree, Schuylkill Haven, a daughter, April 6. Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Chad E. Karlavage and Janelle L....
View ArticleShenandoah man retires after 31 years at Shenandoah post office
SHENANDOAH — Ronald Evanousky has been a fixture at the service window in the Shenandoah post office for many years, but Friday was his last day as he entered retirement. Evanousky, a native and...
View ArticlePottsville man gets prison time for assaulting father
Brad A. Moyer must spend time in prison for assaulting his father on the same day in May 2015 that he used a car to assault two state police troopers, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Monday. Moyer, 31,...
View ArticleCounty bar association honors past presidents
Schuylkill County lawyers and judges continued a decades-long tradition Friday at the Law Library by hanging pictures of the county bar association’s last two presidents, Sudhir R. Patel and Anthony...
View ArticlePlow Day to be held at Heisler's Dairy
It’s not often you hear an invitation to “come play in the dirt.” Volunteers with the Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum, however, welcome the public to attend Plow Day 2016 on Saturday. The museum...
View ArticleCorrection, May 3, 2016
Information incorrect Elizabeth “Betty” Kerwick, a resident of Tremont Nursing Home, had a tree dedicated to her in 2014. Information about her was incorrect in an article about an Arbor Day program...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man sent to state prison for Corvette swindle
Robert D. Schappell Jr. is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for bilking an automobile dealer out of more than $200,000 and passing a bad check to another...
View ArticleTamaqua 'overridden' with heroin, meth; More than a dozen arrested in sweep
TAMAQUA — Multiple people living in and around Tamaqua were arrested Monday morning by officers serving narcotics arrest warrants. Most of the arrests in the roundup dealt with “street level” dealers,...
View ArticleArraignments, May 3, 2016
A 30-year-old man charged with having images of child pornography in his Tower City apartment last year is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley writes letter to governor, legislators on education funding
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley school board and district administration will send a message to Harrisburg that it is time to adequately fund education. The need for proper funding of education...
View ArticleLocal manufacturers bestowed with excellence awards at annual MAEA dinner
ORWIGSBURG — The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association recognized local manufacturers and service-providing firms during its annual Excellence Awards dinner Tuesday evening at...
View ArticlePolice log, May 4, 2016
Police charge 2 over in-store spat LYKENS — Two people were charged with disorderly conduct by state police at Lykens after an incident about 6:30 p.m. April 13 at Wal-Mart in Washington Township,...
View ArticleRingtown man jailed on alleged child pornography, drug charges
FRACKVILLE — A Ringtown man was jailed Tuesday after being arrested by state police on child pornography and drug charges. Kristin Delorge, 41, of 131 Breisch Road, was charged by Trooper John Powis...
View Article14th annual Arnold Delin Awards recognizes understanding students
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Students from 13 schools were recognized for their contributions to the community Tuesday during the 14th annual Arnold Delin Awards. The awards, started in 2002, are named for...
View ArticleArraignments, May 4, 2016
A New Philadelphia man charged with possession of drug paraphernalia is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court. In addition to the possession...
View ArticleAround the region, May 4, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society is selling chances on a lottery basket filled with $150 worth of instant lottery tickets. Chances are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing is...
View ArticleGillingham expert witness critiques special ed audit
On day eight of the public hearings to determine the fate of Gillingham Charter School, the defense introduced an expert witness who had something to say about the special education audit commissioned...
View ArticleCorrection, May 4, 2016
Scholarship name wrong David Zimmerman, a senior at Schuylkill Haven Area High School, received the SKIP Dr. Harry A. and Mary Jo Crosswell Environmental Citizenship Scholarship Award at the county...
View ArticleSuspended Mahanoy City police officer was whistleblower, attorney says
MAHANOY CITY — The attorney representing suspended Mahanoy City police Cpl. Michael Dissinger said his client was the person who discovered that $10,000 in funds seized during an arrest was missing...
View ArticleWoman headed to court in connection with daughter's death
ORWIGSBURG — Malea M. Schoffstall is headed to court after a judge decided Tuesday that prosecutors had produced enough evidence to support five charges against her stemming from her daughter’s death...
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