Retired vehicle will return to Schuylkill Haven police force with new look
MAR LIN - Thanks to student volunteers, the Schuylkill Haven Police Department will be able to return a retired vehicle to its fleet. Chief Jeffrey Walcott said students from the Schuylkill Technology...
View ArticleBirths, March 14, 2014
Abbortsford HospitalTo Dr. Daniel and Dr. Trista Felty Tsang, Abbortsford, BC, Canada, a daughter, Jan. 7. Grandparents are Alan and Ann Felty, Pine Grove, and Dr. Gratio and Cecilia Tsang,...
View ArticleWashington Hook and Ladder getting new aerial truck
MAHANOY CITY - The Washington Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 will soon get an aerial truck to replace the truck destroyed by fire last year.At its Tuesday meeting, the Mahanoy City Borough Council...
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n Mahanoy City: First United Methodist Church, Fourth Street and Mahanoy Avenue, will sponsor a silent auction on Saturday. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and the auction will begin at 2 p.m. A preview is...
View ArticleKutztown man explains history, culture behind hex signs
PINE GROVE - The long history and culture of barn stars, or hex signs, was explored Thursday at the American Legion in Pine Grove. Patrick Donmoyer, site manager at the Pennsylvania German Cultural...
View ArticleGeneral's great-granddaughter donates diary, paintings to historical society
The great-granddaughter of one of Pottsville's 19th century military legends, Gen. James A. Nagle, recently contributed two artifacts to the Schuylkill County Historical Society. With the help of...
View ArticleDemolition complete at scene of fatal house fire
Rubble has replaced the house damaged by fire where four children and two adults died on Mother's Day 2013 in Pottsville.The property at 235 Pierce St. was demolished last week, said Jennifer Imbody,...
View ArticleCorrection, March 14, 2014
Time incorrectThe Hoops For Hope basketball game benefiting the American Cancer Society will be held at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School and will be eighth-grade...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man run over by tractor-trailer in Orwigsburg
ORWIGSBURG - A Schuylkill Haven man was killed by a tractor-trailer Thursday at Classtex Mills.Orwigsburg borough police were dispatched about 7:14 a.m. to 403 N. Warren St. for a report that someone...
View ArticlePolice log, March 14, 2014
Man injured,sent to hospitalA man was transported to the hospital after suffering injuries in a fight at 4:36 p.m. Thursday near Laurel Terrace apartments on Seventh and Laurel Boulevard. Pottsville...
View ArticleNew historical society executive director outlines concepts for growth
Thomas B. Drogalis, Orwigsburg, the new executive director of the Schuylkill County Historical Society, Pottsville, said Wednesday he plans to improve the society's computer databases and spur outreach...
View ArticlePottsville doctor wins lawsuit
A Shenandoah couple on Wednesday lost a lawsuit they had filed against a Pottsville doctor who allegedly had committed malpractice in treating the wife.Karen and Joseph Shustack received no money from...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill awarded grant to teach students and community to live...
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill was recently one of four Penn State satellite campuses, along with University Park, to be awarded a $52,000 grant and will create a living laboratory for...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 14, 2014
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON - A Pottsville woman charged with assaulting her father with a vehicle Jan. 16 in East Norwegian Township waived her right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial...
View Article39th annual St. Patrick's Day celebration set for Saturday
A year after bidding farewell to the parade he helped establish in Girardville, John "Mouche" McNelis will be leading the march Saturday at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Pottsville. "I'm looking...
View ArticleMinersville skatepark group kicks off film
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Skate Park Association premiered a skate video during a fundraiser Friday at the Good Will Fire Company No. 1. The film was called "Good Enough" and produced by...
View ArticlePolice log, March 15, 2014
Pine Grove maninjured in crashPINE GROVE - A Pine Grove man was injured when the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer he was driving crashed about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday on 2 1/2 Mile Road, just north of Suedberg Road in...
View ArticleCoroner: Schuylkill Haven man died of blunt force trauma
Schuylkill Coroner Dr. David Moylan said the man who died at Classtex Mills in Orwigsburg on Thursday was killed by blunt force trauma to the torso."We ruled it accidental," he said. Terry Lee Warner,...
View ArticleGirardville council, public get overview of SCA project
GIRARDVILLE - The borough council began its Thursday meeting with a presentation from Schuylkill Community Action housing developer Frank Schiffer about the planned project to construct six residences...
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n Frackville: The Frackville Ministerium Food Bank will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday to serve eligible families in the borough. New applicants will need proof of eligibility - a Frackville...
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