North Schuylkill gets award for energy savings
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill School District's decision to become more energy efficient is paying off with hundreds of thousands of dollars saved in a little more than three years.The school...
View ArticleYuengling's Ice Cream donates cases for nonprofits to raise funds
When the first quarts of Yuengling's Ice Cream came off the production line last month, a case of each flavor was saved to help raise money for local charities and nonprofit organizations.Company...
View ArticlePine Grove Township to clean up park, playground
OAK GROVE - A resident questioned the Pine Grove Township supervisors about whether the board planned to act on an issue with ordinances he brought before the supervisors during the two previous...
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n Mahanoy City: First Congregational Church will hold a sticky bun sale on April 12. The cost is $5.50 for plain and $6.50 with nuts. The deadline to order is April 4. For orders or more information,...
View ArticleDeeds, March 24, 2014
DeedsBlythe Township - Albert J. and Maureen Lubinsky to Donald and Theresa Lubinsky and Richard Jr. and Michelle Stone; 0.87-acre property; $1.Donald and Theresa Lubinsky to Donald and Candace...
View ArticleAttorney receives Orchid Award for community efforts
ORWIGSBURG - Attorney Debra A. Smith-Sullivan was honored with the Orchid Award on Sunday by the Pottsville Business and Professional Women's Club. The award recognizes a business or professional...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 24, 2014
A Pottsville man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court for driving under the influence in November 2012 in Palo Alto.James J. Trabosh Jr., 60, must spend...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill graduation, last school day unchanged by snow days
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Despite five snow days used so far this year, the North Schuylkill School District is still on track for graduation and the last day of school being on June 2. During its March 19...
View ArticleTreasurer proposes 10 percent 'drillers' tax
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania should levy a 10 percent "drillers tax" to help pay for nearly $1.3 billion in new spending to help support public education initiatives, state Treasurer Rob McCord said...
View ArticleBoy hit by boulder in a coma at hospital
The 7-year-old boy from Pottsville injured Thursday by a boulder is in a coma at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Michael "Mikey" Allen, a first-grade student at John S. Clarke Elementary Center,...
View ArticlePanelists tell path to careers to Penn State Schuylkill students
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill invited several area business and community leaders to the campus Monday for a career panel called "I Want Your Job." Made up of eight participants, the panel...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 25, 2014
David J. RossiTREMONT - A Porter Township man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges stemming from what police allege was an incident...
View ArticlePolice log, March 25, 2014
10 people not hurtin 4-vehicle crashCRESSONA - Ten people escaped serious injuries in a four-vehicle crash on the Gordon Nagle Trail, just east of Glenworth Road in North Manheim Township, about 3:15...
View ArticleSnow in the forecast
Say it isn't snow. The white stuff will fall today and Wednesday and remind us how spring can be unpredictable."It's not going to be a lot of snow," said Kevin Fitzgerald, a meteorologist with the...
View ArticleBroadway Theatre League brings '80s musical 'Rock of Ages' to Scranton this...
Some of the 1980s' best-loved songs provide the backdrop for a love story and a little villainy in the musical "Rock of Ages," playing in Scranton this weekend.Audiences will recognize the music of...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 25, 2014
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences...
View ArticlePolice to crack down on aggressive driving
The North Central Highway Safety Network on Monday launched a crackdown on aggressive driving. Enforcement details will work through May 4 as part of a statewide effort. In Schuylkill County,...
View ArticleMinersville Area beginning energy savings project
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area school board approved a motion Monday night authorizing signatures to enter into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement with McClure Co.The project is expected to...
View ArticleFire companies discuss merger
A decreasing number of volunteer firefighters and lack of funds have forced fire companies to find other ways to protect and serve.Two long-standing independent fire companies and a nearby fire company...
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n Frackville: A community blood drive is set for 1 to 6 p.m. April 7 at Zion Lutheran Church (basement), 48 S. Nice St. sponsored by the Frackville Rotary Club and the church. To schedule an...
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