Gilberton council votes to abolish police department
MAHANOY PLANE - Gilberton Borough Council voted to begin the process to abolish its police department during Thursday's meeting.The move is exactly one week after the settlement agreement was signed...
View ArticleBUSINESS REVIEW: Business leaders discuss new transportation law
The eighth annual Economic Roundtable held Jan. 20 at The Republican-Herald’s main office at 111 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, brought together Schuylkill County business leaders to discuss...
View ArticleBUSINESS REVIEW: Schuylkill County commissioners contemplate approving $5...
Drivers in Schuylkill County may soon be required to pay an additional $5 fee to register their vehicles. The state’s transportation law passed in November 2013 gives counties the option of adopting a...
View ArticleSnow, ice weakens porch on McAdoo building
McADOO - An accumulation of snow and ice weakened the roof over a second-story porch on an apartment building at 242-248 S. Kennedy Drive. "It's pushing the second floor onto the first floor," McAdoo...
View ArticlePolice log, March 1, 2014
Police cite woman for 1-car crash TREMONT - A Lebanon woman suffered minor injuries when the 2001 Ford Escape she was driving crashed about 3 p.m. Thursday on Goldmine Road, just north of Kalmia Road...
View ArticlePennDOT reveals amounts paid to acquire homes
PORT CARBON - In response to a Right To Know request, the state Department of Transportation revealed Thursday how much it paid to acquire two homes in the construction zone of the future Pottsville...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 1, 2014
A Minersville woman returned to prison Feb. 21 after a Schuylkill County judge revoked her parole, the third time her court-ordered supervision has been ended. Brooke E. Evitts, 28, must remain in...
View ArticleTamaqua official hold special meeting to review borough codes
TAMAQUA - Borough officials hosted a meeting Tuesday to get property owners, landlords and contractors on the same page on borough codes. Representatives from Barry Isett & Associates, the...
View ArticleDeer Lake man still behind bars after bail cut
Robert D. Schappell Jr., the man who allegedly stole more than $200,000 from a Schuylkill Haven automobile dealer, remains in prison even after a Schuylkill County judge lowered his bail on Friday in...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill honors Black History Month with 'Poor Man's Dinner'
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - In celebration of Black History Month, Penn State Schuylkill held "A Poor Man's Dinner" on Friday in the R. Michael Fryer Conference Room on campus. The night started with Carol...
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n Llewellyn: Good Intent Hose Company No. 1, 12 Silverton Road, will stage a Chinese auction from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 at the firehouse. Proceeds will benefit the company's truck and equipment...
View ArticleFormer Pottsville storefront shines as contractor continues renovations
In the past year, a local contractor turned the vacant downtown office building at 108 N. Centre St. in Pottsville into a bit of an attraction. "This is the way it looked when it was built, back when...
View ArticleClarification, March 1, 2014
Amusement tax Mount Carbon Mayor Jeffrey J. Dunkel said Friday there were a few reasons why the borough has considered adopting an amusement tax that would force Goodfella's Entertainment Complex to...
View ArticleBirths, March 1, 2014
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Mark and Gina Denning Wolfgang, Schuylkill Haven, a daughter, Feb. 21. To Eugene and Alysha Barlet Armstead, Mahanoy City, a daughter, Feb. 25.
View ArticleSchools still prefer half-day programs
The Saint Clair Area School District decided to cut its kindergarten program from a full day to a half day earlier this month, but it will not be the only school district in the county offering a...
View ArticlePolice: Medical condition may have led to fatal crash
SAINT CLAIR - One man was killed when the car he was driving crashed on Route 61 early Friday morning. George S. Williams, 62, of 1001 Wade Road, Saint Clair, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:28...
View ArticleOwner: Railroad has big plans
The owner of the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad said Friday the renovation of an almost century-old signal is just one part of a renewal of the section of track that could bring...
View ArticleAshland man jailed for suspected robbery; woman for drug charges
PALMER - A 23-year-old Ashland man was jailed Wednesday, charged with robbing a Wells Fargo bank just after noon on Wednesday. In addition, an Ashland woman was jailed at the same time after being...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill elementary students celebrate the fun of Dr. Seuss
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Red and white were the colors Friday at North Schuylkill Elementary School as students celebrated the man who gave the world a very cool cat in a striped top hat and a breakfast of...
View ArticleCriminal Court, March 2, 2014
A Pottsville woman will not have to spend more time in prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for three separate criminal incidents in the city.Marissa J. Miller, 36, was...
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