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n Gordon: The Friends of Gordon will sponsor the Rollin' on the River Egg Drop from 3 to 5 p.m. April 18 at Gordon Park, Hobart Street. The event will include music, games, prizes and pictures with the...

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Amazon.com distribution center to add 300 jobs

WEST HAZLETON - One of the largest employers in the Hazleton area is adding 300 jobs at its distribution center in the Humboldt Industrial Park. Amazon.com will hire full-time workers and provide...

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Pottsville man dies in crash in East Norwegian Township

CUMBOLA - A Pottsville man is dead and another man was flown to the hospital after the vehicle they were in rolled over and into several trees just before 7 p.m. Wednesday on Route 209, south of...

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Schuylkill County Prison board has no changes planned after inquest

The Schuylkill County Prison board does not plan on making significant changes to any policies or procedures following the inquest last week into the death of an inmate.Matthew Koncsler, 21, of...

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Gun range issue possibly dead in Orwigsburg

ORWIGSBURG - Josh Shamonsky, owner of Shakey's Gun Shop in Orwigsburg, said he will look elsewhere to establish a place where people can learn how to shoot guns and practice. However, after appearing...

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Volunteers present plans to spruce up McAdoo playground

Members of a volunteer group addressed McAdoo Borough Council on Tuesday about ambitious plans to fix up the Adams Street Playground."What I want to do is fix up the McAdoo basketball courts because...

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District court, April 10, 2014

James K. ReileyA city man arrested by Pottsville police and charged with bothering his neighbor on Feb. 22 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing Friday before Magisterial...

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Locals affected by Senate cash gift ban bill

HARRISBURG - A cash gift ban bill approved by the Senate on Wednesday will have a direct impact from the statehouse to local municipal authorities if it becomes law, bill sponsor Sen. Lisa Baker...

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Lukach resigns in wake of check probe

Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Stephen M. Lukach Jr. resigned Friday, ending a 27-year tenure under a cloud of suspicion involving alleged misappropriation of money.At a news conference Friday at...

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Police raid home in Pottsville

Pottsville police, with help from state and local agencies, executed a search warrant Friday at a city home. Police, along with officers from the state Board of Probation and Parole and Schuylkill...

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Ashland authority seeking funding for water line replacement

ASHLAND - The Ashland Area Municipal Authority will apply for grant funding to replace a water distribution line, though there are options as to which one would be selected.Natalie L. O'Connor, E.I.T.,...

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For the Record, April 12, 2014

Divorces grantedJohnathon Aderhold, Pottsville, from Michelle Aderhold, Pottsville.Lisa M. Pedron, Tamaqua, from James J. Pedron, Mary D.Mark D. Wood, Cressona, from Joan M. Wood, Cressona.David J....

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Book, video show highlights of Shenandoah history

SHENANDOAH - The history of Shenandoah is as dynamic and diverse as its ethnic mix, its cultures and its economic vitality, something that can be seen in a book and video created by a retired teacher...

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Police log, April 12, 2014

State police probeattempted break-inPINE GROVE - State police at Schuylkill Haven are looking for the burglar who attempted to break into a Washington Township home Sunday.At 11:22 a.m. Sunday, a...

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Recreation planning effort in Blue Mountain to continue

ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain Recreation Commission Board could discuss this month ways to fill the $7,520 monetary hole created by the Schuylkill Haven Borough Council not participating in a plan to...

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Criminal Court, April 12, 2014

Instead of taking her case to trial, a Pottsville woman admitted Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove she was driving under the influence of drugs last August in her...

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Men will walk to bring attention to sexual violence

Men will don women's shoes for the fifth Walk a Mile in Her Shoes charity event to raise awareness for sexual violence in Pottsville later this month.Schuylkill County Controller Christy Joy put on his...

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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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Spirit of the Y Dinner & Auction raises $50K

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - With 262 people in attendance Friday night, the Schuylkill YMCA raised about $50,000 during the Spirit of the Y Dinner & Auction at The Walk-In Art Center, 110 Columbia...

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Trinity Academy students present Living Stations in Shenandoah

SHENANDOAH - One week before Good Friday, the students at Trinity Academy portrayed the events that took Jesus Christ from being judged by Pontius Pilate to his crucifixion and death on Calvary.The...

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