Moylan confident in three-way primary race for 17th District nomination
Three Republicans are seeking the party's nomination to face Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright in the race for the 17th Congressional District.Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan, South...
View ArticleDistrict Court, March 15, 2014
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A Philadelphia woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing March 4 on charges resulting from what police said was an...
View ArticleTrinity Academy third-graders give biography reports in costume
SHENANDOAH - Trinity Academy third-graders brought Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Amelia Earhart and others back to life Friday in a class project that was fun and educational.The...
View ArticlePottsville Area seniors make their mark on high school with murals
On Wednesday afternoon, Lindsey Boncore, an art teacher at Pottsville Area High School, took a trip back in time by studying the student murals painted on the walls through the years."This is the only...
View ArticleCounty native writes book about nursing home costs
Eugene J. Sauers knows putting a family member in a nursing home almost always is hard, and the former Schuylkill County resident said Wednesday he has written a book to help people cope with the many...
View ArticleBirths, March 15, 2014
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterTo Albert and Sarah Kiser Marquardt, Baltimore, a son Feb. 2. Grandparents are Albert and Patricia Marquardt, Girardville, Sherry Kiser, Carrollton, Texas, and Sanford...
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Spring technically begins Thursday
All around us there are signs of spring. And because of a change in the law several years ago, daylight savings time has kicked in. If you're a frequent reader of Starwatch, you know I'm not a big...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 16, 2014
Schuylkill County prosecutors on March 8 withdrew 11 charges they had filed against a Pottsville man as the result of an alleged incident in April 2013 in Minersville.Robert D. Rose, 55, had been...
View ArticleMahanoy City drug busts 790 packets of heroin, cash
MAHANOY CITY - A borough man was jailed early Saturday morning after being arrested by Mahanoy City police for having almost 800 packets of heroin worth $16,000, cash and other drugs.John M. Wronski...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 16, 2014
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A New Ringgold man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges stemming from an alleged drug sale in March 2013...
View ArticleNew DeSoto Amphitheater to offer range of options at Ned Smith Center
MILLERSBURG - A colorful palette of sand held promise for a new age of entertainment and learning in the region.The sand was symbolic of the groundbreaking of the DeSoto Amphitheater for the Performing...
View ArticleBirths, March 16, 2014
Reading Hospital, West ReadingTo Darle and Carrie Beckett Cresswell, Frackville, a son, Feb. 10.
View ArticleDeeds, March 16, 2014
DeedsAshland - Wells Fargo Bank NA to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 1433-1435 Centre St.; $1.Christine L. Smith to Randy D. Smith Sr.; 1019 Walnut St.; $1.Butler Township - Gregory T....
View ArticleStudents of the month, March 16, 2014
Ashland RotaryEmily Tobin, a senior at North Schuylkill High School, was chosen as student of the month for January by the Ashland Area Rotary Club.Emily's high school activities include National Honor...
View ArticleArt and Antiques: Women artists enhance art world
March is the month devoted to women and their contributions to society. Major museums and private collectors are enthusiastically assembling paintings, sculptures and other work by female artists and...
View ArticlePottsville to add additional parking for Joulwan park
The City of Pottsville is spending more than $102,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to add more than 50 parking spaces for the Lions Amphitheater at Gen. George A. Joulwan East...
View ArticleCub Scouts show off speedy cars at Cressona Mall
CRESSONA - Scouts of Keller's Cabin Cub Scout Pack 622 could be heard yelling "ready, set, go" Saturday during its first Pinewood Derby at the Cressona Mall.Audra Grabowski, Cub master, who took over...
View ArticleDean's list, March 16, 2014
KutztownKyle Schuetrum, a chemistry/secondary education major in the honors program at Kutztown University, made the dean's list for the fall semester.He is a son of Lisa Schuetrum and Steve Erianna,...
View ArticleCollege notes, March 16, 2014
AlverniaThe following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Alvernia University this fall:Makayla Boyle, Tamaqua, has been granted the $16,000 Presidential Scholarship to study...
View ArticleOrwigsburg borough office, police to get new computer equipment
ORWIGSBURG - The borough police department and the borough office will get new computer equipment at a later date, the borough council determined Wednesday.The council voted to accept a proposal from...
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