Survey looks to document Schuylkill County creature diversity
If its herpetological diversity is any indication — and it is — Schuylkill County’s environment is pretty healthy. The county has nearly half of the known existing reptile and amphibian species in the...
View ArticleNew festival to kick off Schuylkill County wine season
Wine festival season gears up this spring with a new event in Schuylkill County sure to unite wine lovers with vintners. The first Appalachian Wine Festival — sponsored by Murphy Jewelers and T102 —...
View ArticleDeeds, May 9, 2016
Deeds Butler Township — Eleanor Mae Bucher, executrix of the Estate of Paul J. Delbo Sr., to Matthew Nicholas Michael Maurer; 15 Bungalow St., Lavelle; $90,000. Frackville — Virginia M. Asaif to Ronald...
View ArticleMothers enjoy special day on train rides to Jim Thorpe
Just after 7 a.m. Sunday, train buffs started to line up to see something that hadn’t occurred in Pottsville in more than 30 years. Rail Diesel Cars, similar to the kind of passenger trains that...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 9, 2016
A Girardville woman returned to prison Tuesday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked her probation and parole. Kelsey Anderson, 23, could remain behind bars until Jan. 24, 2017, Judge Cyrus Palmer...
View ArticlePolice log, May 9, 2016
Kulpmont man charged in crash PORT CLINTON — State police at Hamburg suspect a woman from Kulpmont suffered a minor injury when the vehicle she was riding in hit a rock embankment Wednesday, police...
View Articlecollege notes
Robert Morris Michael L. Yob III, Schuylkill Haven, a student at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, has accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was named to the...
View Articlestudents of the month
Pine Grove Area Stephanie Kemmerling and Madison Mayes were named students of the month for April at Pine Grove Area High School. Stephanie is a daughter of Michael and Kori Kemmerling, Pine Grove. She...
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CYO Spelling Bee The following are winners of the District 5 CYO Spelling Bee: Grade 2 First place — Noelle Kalbach, St. Joseph Regional Academy, Jim Thorpe; second — James Gomez, St. Jerome Regional...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, May 8, 2016
20th at McCann Jo Ann Bartusik recently celebrated her 20th anniversary working at the McCann School of Business & Technology Pottsville campus. Bartusik’s current roles, according to a McCann...
View ArticleGraduates, May 8, 2016
Bloomsburg Meghan R. Hallick, Pottsville, recently graduated magna cum laude from Bloomsburg University with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and special education. While at Bloomsburg,...
View ArticleMilitary, May 8, 2016
Sergeant rank Joshua Skibiel, a son of Steve and Tina Skibiel, Heckscherville, attained the rank of sergeant on April 1. Joshua is a 2005 graduate of Minersville Area High School and a 2010 graduate of...
View ArticleWilliams Valley to decide on teachers' contract
TOWER CITY — The union representing Williams Valley’s teachers and the school board appear to be one step closer to creating a pact agreeable to both sides. Although the vote to approve, or reject, the...
View ArticleSoap box derby racers prepare cars for annual Pottsville race
MECHANICSVILLE — Those interested in seeing how fast they can go down Laurel Boulevard in the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby recently weighed in their cars. Keera Brennan, 10, of Cressona, weighed in...
View ArticleLocal artist introduces 'narrative art' to Tamaqua Area students
TAMAQUA — Artwork, no matter how abstract, can say something about the personality of its maker. Over the past two weeks, more than 50 students at Tamaqua Area High School got insight into creation...
View ArticleMajestic Awards set for Monday
And the winner is … the local theater scene. The 11th annual Majestic Awards will be handed out at 7 p.m. Monday at Pottsville Area High School. The awards, which recognize excellence in musical...
View ArticleMini Relay for Life held at Williams Valley
TOWER CITY — Rockne Smith’s face lit up when he grasped his very own candle during the 15th annual Mini Relay for Life event Monday. The Williams Valley kindergarten pupil has been battling Wilms’...
View ArticleJudges revive Coaldale police lawsuit
Three Coaldale police officers must have a chance to prove the borough did not act in good faith when it furloughed them, a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has ruled. In an 18-page opinion filed...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 10, 2016
A Hazleton man returned to prison Monday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his parole. Jacob D. Souchak, 35, must spend at least four months in prison before he can be reparoled, Judge William...
View ArticleAppellate judges uphold drug conviction
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction of a Pottsville man convicted of possessing methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in August 2014 at his father’s house in...
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