SCIDA welcomes new chairman, approves cost-saving measures
On Thursday, Brian P. Canfield, Pottsville, who had been chairman of the Schuylkill County Industrial Development Authority for four years, introduced the man who would be taking over the role. At the...
View ArticleButler Township approves creation of Agricultural Security Areas
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Butler Township supervisors approved the creation of an Agricultural Security Area in the township at Tuesday’s meeting. The 3-0 vote designates productive farmland within the...
View ArticleSchuylkill YMCA adds computer lab
The Schuylkill YMCA is adding a computer lab thanks to a $7,000 grant from the Pottsville Rotary Club. Construction started early Thursday morning on what will be called the Pottsville Rotary Club...
View ArticleGillingham mourns loss of first board president
In July 2011, the Gillingham Charter School Board of Trustees named its first board president, Mary A. Rushanan, Llewellyn, a broker/appraiser based in Minersville. And Rushanan held the post until she...
View ArticleArea events canceled due to storm
Due to the impending snow storm for this weekend, the 2016 Bridal Expo scheduled for Saturday at the Fairlane Village mall has been canceled. Schuylkill Haven’s Recreation Department will be canceling...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 22, 2016
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey To Matt and Ryan Rudy Warner, Palmyra, a daughter, Dec. 9. Grandparents are Randy and Carol Warner, Pine Grove, and Randy and Sally Rudy, Hershey....
View ArticlePublic Narcan session slated for Thursday
The public will have another chance to get information about Narcan at a public session Thursday. Schuylkill County Drug and Alcohol and Clinical Outcomes Group Inc. are hosting the “Public Access to...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 23, 2016
Police investigate ‘keyed’ vehicles Pottsville police are looking for anyone with information concerning multiple complaints of criminal mischief that were reported Friday to the department. Police...
View ArticleSalute to women to benefit Pine Grove Theatre
PINE GROVE — In an effort to support the local woman who has made numerous sacrifices over the years to keep the lights on at the Pine Grove Theatre, a group of volunteers are holding a fundraiser to...
View ArticleFor the record, Jan. 23, 2016
Marriage licenses William R. Schilling, New Ringgold, and Tammy M. Keim, Auburn. Michael W.A. Geisinger, Shoemakersville, and Audrey N. Kauffman, Shoemakersville.
View ArticleDistrict court, Jan. 23, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A 49-year-old inmate charged with assaulting a corrections officer on May 11 while jailed at State Correctional Institution/Mahanoy, Frackville, had charges against him...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 23, 2016
n Auburn: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ will have a Fastnacht sale Feb. 5 at the church, 1235 Summer Hill Road. The homemade doughnuts are $6 per dozen. The deadline to order is Feb. 3 with pickup...
View ArticleFrackville police pension plan in 'moderate distress,' AG office says
FRACKVILLE — A biannual audit report of Frackville’s police pension plan for 2013-14 designates the plan to be in “Level II — Moderate Distress” due to an excessive benefit in the disability pension....
View ArticleCounty to administer more than $1 million from CDBG program
Schuylkill County will be administering more than $1 million as part of the 2015 Community Development Block Grant program. The CDBG program is one of the longest, continuously run programs by the U.S....
View ArticleMunicipalities enact snow emergencies as storm enters Schuylkill County
The City of Pottsville and several boroughs in Schuylkill County have declared snow emergencies as the latest Nation Weather Service forecast called for 6 to 12 inches of snow overnight Friday into...
View ArticleRevised point-in-time homeless count locations
This is the complete list of point-in-time homeless count locations. Locations in Pottsville, Saint Clair and Tamaqua were omitted in Friday’s edition. Point-In-Time Count locations: Frackville God’s...
View ArticleParole/probation reporting center to open in Lipkin Technology Building
A day reporting center for people on parole or probation in Schuylkill County is about to open in Pottsville. Joe Szeliga, chief of Schuylkill County Adult Probation, talked about the efforts Friday to...
View ArticleMahanoy City may receive Act 47 assistance due to financial problems
MAHANOY CITY — A public hearing Thursday could lead to the state considering the borough a financially distressed community. The hearing was held in the Mahanoy City Borough Hall by the Governor’s...
View ArticlePine Grove Theatre launches fundraisers to help pay for digital system
PINE GROVE — While Louise H. Miller was able to secure a 35 millimeter print of “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” in July, she knew her days of running reels on platters were numbered. “My booking...
View ArticleMinersville police obtain felony arrest warrant for suspected drug dealer
MINERSVILLE — Minersville police have obtained a felony arrest warrant for a borough man in connection with an incident on Thursday. Patrolman Jeffrey Bowers said the warrant charges Michael A....
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