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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...
View ArticleAmazon.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...
View ArticlePottsville 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...
View ArticleSchuylkill 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...
View ArticleGun 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...
View ArticleVolunteers 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...
View ArticleDistrict 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...
View ArticleLocals 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...
View ArticleLukach 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleAshland 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.,...
View ArticleFor 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....
View ArticleBook, 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleRecreation 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...
View ArticleCriminal 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...
View ArticleMen 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...
View ArticleSpirit 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...
View ArticleTrinity 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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