Livestock up for grabs online
They used to show them in the ring at the Schuylkill County Fair in hopes of catching a buyer’s eye. Now, county youth involved with 4-H and Future Farmers of America will be prepping their livestock...
View ArticleUnstable building forces closure of Orwigsburg street portion
ORWIGSBURG — A building in danger of collapsing has forced borough officials to close a portion of South Liberty Street. South Liberty Street is closed in both directions to through traffic from...
View ArticleRegional business update, July 7, 2020
Pediatric emergency zone at Geisinger DANVILLE — Young patients will have a more positive experience in Geisinger Medical Center’s newly created child-friendly zone for pediatric emergencies, according...
View ArticleBill to stop gerrymandering ‘dead’
HARRISBURG — For a moment, anti-gerrymandering advocates in Pennsylvania had a victory in sight. Fed up with political districts that experts said were drawn to benefit one party over another,...
View ArticleDiscovered body identified as missing Butler Township man
GOWEN CITY — A body discovered in Northumberland County on Saturday has been identified as that of a Lavelle man reported missing last month. Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley said the...
View ArticleAround the region, July 9, 2020
Ashland The street sweeper is not running this week. However, today, July 9, and Friday, July 10, J.C. Ehrlich will spray the vegetation along the curb-line on Walnut and Centre streets and Hoffman...
View ArticleCounty approves new virus rules for courthouse
POTTSVILLE — In response to a suggestion from Gov. Tom Wolf, Schuylkill County officials on Wednesday approved new rules for courthouse employees and visitors restricting access for people who have...
View ArticleState attorney general to investigate Halcovage
POTTSVILLE — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office will investigate Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. to determine whether he should be criminally charged in...
View ArticleSchuylkill County votes to aid airport with loan
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County came to the aid Wednesday of its airport authority, as the commissioners voted to make a loan payment on its behalf. The $44,264 payment to the authority will come from...
View Article5 Schuylkill farms to receive funds
State Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding announced Tuesday $1 million in Farm Vitality Grants to 133 farms in the state, including five in Schuylkill County. The county recipients are James and...
View ArticleM&Q Packaging manufactures for medical needs
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — What Joe Juritsch learned from his girlfriend, Pam Carrion, prompted one borough plastic manufacturer to create a whole new line of products and reignite demand for its goods.
View ArticleWe can continue tomake a difference
Make A Difference Day actually seems to be every day right now. Because of the virus and extenuating circumstances in everyone’s lives right now, people are making a difference in their actions, their...
View ArticleVISION seeks volunteers to scout walking routes
If you enjoy getting some fresh air for a trek on foot, Schuylkill County’s VISION could use your help. The organization is seeking volunteers for a WalkWorks walkability assessment in Schuylkill...
View ArticleCrossfire ministries volunteers work to spruce up Ashland
ASHLAND — Everything needs some sprucing up every now and then, and some portions of Ashland are receiving a face-lift thanks to a group of teens and adult volunteers.
View ArticleMarriages, July 10, 2020
Marriage licenses Edward M. Zipay, Landingville, and Sarah L. Celani, Landingville. Lawrence Melnick, Tamaqua, and Amy Vincler, Tamaqua. Christopher M. Risinger, McAdoo, and Tasha N. Miskiewicz,...
View ArticleGiant in Pottsville closes after 37 years
POTTSVILLE — Convenience, and good deals. It’s what some customers at the Giant food store in the city say they will miss as they shopped at that location for the last time Thursday after 37 years.
View ArticleCOVID-19 daily update
Cases Change Deaths Change Global 12,123,257 213,037 551,384 5,404 US 3,084,690 55,043 132,803 1,843 Pa. 92,867 719 6,848 36 Schuylkill 765 4 47 0 Berks 4,647 24 356 1 Carbon 293 2 27 0 Columbia 416 3...
View ArticleFrackville council to consider request for fireworks program in September
FRACKVILLE — The possibility of a Frackville fireworks program in September is being considered, though many variables must be reviewed before it becomes a reality, if it does at all.
View ArticleDistrict court, July 10, 2020
James K. Reiley POTTSVILLE — A man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Pottsville on Oct. 29 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District...
View ArticleNew manager appointed for parks
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn on Thursday announced the appointment of Nicholas Sulzer as manager of the Tuscarora State Park Complex. Sulzer is the...
View ArticleZwiebel can use sick days, vacation, personal days during time off
POTTSVILLE — Jeffrey S. Zwiebel’s nine-month paid medical leave is scheduled to end on the same day his five-year superintendent contract expires at Pottsville Area School District.
View ArticleCouple homeless following blaze in Porter Township
REINERTON — A man and woman are homeless after fire damaged a home in this Porter Township community Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to 1219 E. Grand Ave. around 8:45 a.m. and found heavy...
View ArticleThree schools to hold proms
They saved the last dance. Most high school proms succumbed to COVID-19 this spring, but three local schools revived them this summer. Marian Catholic and Tamaqua Area have both scheduled proms for...
View ArticleAround the region, July 10, 2020
Ashland The Ashland Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials: For Leah Heckman by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berger; for Suzanne Kern by Ron and Donna Wallace; for Rodger Fegley by the...
View ArticleCommunity aids former tenant of condemned Orwigsburg property
ORWIGSBURG — Borough officials say they are taking action to remedy a dilapidated building and to ensure the same problems don’t crop up at other rental properties. Meanwhile, former tenants of the...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 11, 2020
James K. Reiley Defendants whose cases James K. Reiley considered, the charges against each one and the judge’s disposition on the matters, included: Gerald C. Williams Jr., 40, of 415 Pine St.,...
View ArticleIndoor batting practice cages construction underway
ASHLAND — A pole building under construction in Eureka Park will be an indoor practice area for batting and pitching for the Ashland Little League. Located along Race Street below and south of the...
View ArticleDrug court participants yearn for more time
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County Drug Treatment Court agreed Thursday at its weekly session that there are not enough hours in a day to do both what they want to do, especially spend time with their...
View ArticleTri-Valley sets special health meeting date
By Vicki Terwilliger HEGINS — What comes next while preparing for the upcoming Tri-Valley school year is being considered. Superintendent Mark D. Snyder, Ed.D., asked the school board on Wednesday to...
View ArticleWilliams Valley graduates tackle one more challenge
Dr. Ryan Matter encouraged Williams Valley High School graduates to embrace their adversity, noting it would prepare them for something greater. Fifty members of the Class of 2020 received their...
View ArticleArgall TV program to focus on rebuilding shuttered economy
This month’s local TV program hosted by state Sen. David G. Argall, R-29, Rush Township, focuses on the safe rebuilding of Pennsylvania’s economy following Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandated business shutdown,...
View ArticleAround the region, July 11, 2020
Frackville The Frackville Food Bank at Zion Lutheran Church, 48 S. Nice St., will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, July 16. People must use the entrance by the parking lot on South Beech Street. For...
View ArticleDaily COVID-19 update
Cases Change Deaths Change Global 12,389,660 266,403 558,562 7,178 US 3,173,446 88,756 133,940 1,137 Pa. 93,876 1,009 6,880 32 Schuylkill 769 4 47 0 Berks 4,663 16 357 1 Carbon 296 3 27 0 Columbia 417...
View ArticleLuzerne driver argues, loses with Schuylkill judge
POTTSVILLE — A Luzerne County motorist argued Monday with Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin and lost, as the judge sentenced him to prison for his driving under the influence of...
View ArticleBirths, July 11, 2020
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To George W. and Valerie Stitzer Dornsife, Gordon, a daughter, June 29. Maternal grandparents are Norman and Sandy Stitzer, Gordon. Paternal grandparents are the...
View ArticlePolice log, July 8, 2020
3 allegedly caused $3,000 in damage SAINT CLAIR — Three men were arrested by state police at Frackville and charged with causing more than $3,000 in damage to Schuylkill County Municipal Authority...
View ArticleSaving fireflies starts in our yards
Editor’s Note: Leah Zerbe is a health journalist specializing in the food system and the link between environmental and human health. She lives on Potter’s Farm in Pine Grove where she grows and...
View ArticleBirths 2, July 11, 2020
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To George W. and Valerie Stitzer Dornsife, Gordon, a daughter, June 29. Maternal grandparents are Norman and Sandy Stitzer, Gordon. Paternal grandparents are the...
View ArticleAround the region, July 12, 2020
Harrisburg With guidelines for the COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and EMS Grant Program released, eligible organizations can apply for the one-time grants, according to a release from state Sen. David G....
View ArticleDean's list, July 12 , 2020
Coastal Carolina Emilee Kanger, a communication major from Orwigsburg, made the dean’s list for the spring semester at Coastal Carolina University, Conway. South Carolina.
View ArticleHamburg man dies after crash on Route 895
AUBURN — A Hamburg man died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash in West Brunswick Township on Saturday afternoon. State police Trooper Zachary Malis of the Schuylkill Haven station said...
View ArticleOfficials: Fugitive missed hearing
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and the Schuylkill County detectives are asking the public to help them locate a man who failed to appear in court as required...
View ArticleCollege notes, July 12, 2020
Clarion Ty Rabenstein, a freshman management major from Auburn and a member of the Golden Eagles’ men’s swimming and diving team at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, was designated a scholar-athlete,...
View ArticleFor the record, July 12, 2020
Deeds Ashland — Joseph Sean O’Neill to Krista McGinley; 1835 W. Centre St.; $35,000. Coaldale — Theresa Decindio to Retreat Property Management LLC; 274 E. High St.; $22,000. Delano Township — Real...
View ArticleHercules big-time star cluster
Hercules the Hero is not the brightest of constellations, but it’s a large one. In fact, it’s the fifth-largest constellation in the sky and home to some wonderful celestial treasures. Hercules...
View Article‘PPP’ loans save jobs: Approximately 175 county companies received funds
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County companies that have gotten Paycheck Protection Program loans say they have helped their businesses by enabling employees to be paid in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticlePolice log, July 9, 2020
Woman charged with assault POTTSVILLE — A woman is free on bail after being arrested by Pottsville police for assaulting a man in the 400 block of North 12th Street on July 3.
View ArticleAnyone up for a game of Pitchies?
“SAM ! ... After school meet me behind the building !” With these words, Marty, a third-grade classmate at Mount Hope Elementary school had thrown down the gauntlet. In the 1950s this meant one of two...
View ArticleGet to know ... Frank Zangari
Frank Zangari Jr., of Girardville, has been involved in the volunteer fire service for more than 46 years, beginning in 1973 as a firefighter. He served as fire marshal and assistant fire marshal...
View ArticleGraduates told to strive for perfection
MINERSVILLE — As they begin their road to adulthood, the graduates of the Minersville Area High School Class of 2020 were told to aim for perfection in everything they do. That message was stressed at...
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