Schuylkill County unemployment rate up slightly
Despite a slight increase in the unemployment rate for Schuylkill County, there were 500 more jobs in March.The seasonally adjusted rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 7.4 in March, according...
View ArticleMore than 1,600 without power due to high winds and car accident
High winds left more than 1,600 customers without power Wednesday while Schuylkill County remains under a flood watch until noon today.Most of the power loss was concentrated in the Shenandoah area....
View ArticleBlue Moutain East fourth-grader wins national storybook contest
ORWIGSBURG - A fourth-grader at Blue Mountain Elementary East was recently selected as the grand prize winner out of nearly 9,000 entries in a national storybook contest. Kayla March, 9, won the...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in New York
A man wanted in the slaying of a Shenandoah woman on Tuesday has been arrested by police and the U.S. Marshals Service in New York City. According to a press release late Wednesday from Trooper David...
View Article4 held for court in Matto Cycle attempted break-in
PORT CARBON - Saint Clair police Patrolman Frank DiMarco testified Wednesday that he came upon something strange early one February morning when checking out Matto Cycle in East Norwegian Township."I...
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n Barnesville: The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association 2014 summer golf tournament is set for June 13 at Mountain Valley Golf Course. Registration will be from 11:30 a.m. to...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 1, 2014
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A Minersville couple arrested on drug charges stemming from a Feb. 18 incident at their 34 Carbon St. home appeared for preliminary hearings before Magisterial District...
View ArticleMahanoy Area fair promotes financial literacy in all aspects of life
MAHANOY CITY - If someone needed information on finances involving investments, careers, legal matters and more, the second Mahanoy Area Community Financial Fair was the place to be Wednesday.The...
View ArticleDeeds, May 1, 2014
DeedsEast Union Township - Manuel A. and Ma Angelica Castillo to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; 2 percent interest in Lot 184WSS, Eagle Rock; $3,446.25.Jacquelyn C. and Eryl H. Quilao to Eagle Rock Resort Co.;...
View ArticlePolice log, May 1, 2014
Man found in caraccused of theftsA 43-year-old man was jailed after being arrested by Pottsville police stemming from an incident in the city about 1:25 a.m. Tuesday.Police said Robert D. Steffie Jr.,...
View ArticleRescuers work to free woman, children from smoking car
MINERSVILLE - A Minersville woman and two children were extricated from a Suzuki Forenza following a crash at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday on Seltzer Road. Matt Bevan, an employee of The Republican-Herald, and...
View ArticleMike Micko executive director to retire from STS
The man steering the Schuylkill Transportation System is retiring.Mike Micko, executive director, made the announcement at the monthly Schuylkill County Transportation Authority meeting Wednesday at...
View ArticleHomeless shelter in Pottsville moving to another church
The Servants To All homeless shelter is once again on the move.The shelter will move Sunday to Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 S. Second St., for at least a week until another location becomes available....
View ArticlePetrousky charged in assault on neighbor
West Mahanoy Township police have obtained an arrest warrant for the roommate of a man found dead inside his home in the township's Altamont section on Monday morning. However, the charges against...
View ArticleTamaqua police charge parents in death of infant
The parents of an infant were charged by Tamaqua police after the child was found unresponsive Feb. 5 allegedly in a bed with both parents and several other children.In court papers, police wrote the...
View ArticleOther rescuer identified in one-vehicle crash Wednesday on Seltzer Road
MINERSVILLE - A borough woman involved in a crash Wednesday on Seltzer Road was still in critical condition Thursday.While Matt Bevan was one of the first people who stopped at the scene to help...
View ArticleDistrict Court, May 2, 2014
Anthony J. KilkerSHENANDOAH - An Auburn man charged with a burglary Sept. 7 or 8 at 550 Phinneyville Road in East Union Township waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District...
View ArticleChrist Lutheran Church to celebrate 150 years in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - Christ Lutheran Church in Mahanoy City will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sunday as it continues its Christian mission in this northern Schuylkill County borough.One of the oldest...
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n Ashland: Ashland Boy Scout Troop 745 will benefit from a Friendly's Family Fun Night set for 5 to 8 p.m. May 13 at Friendly's Restaurant near the Fairlane Village mall. A percentage of all dine-in...
View ArticlePottsville Area considers future of planetarium, observatory
After learning a veteran high school astronomy teacher will soon retire, members of the Pottsville Area school board considered ideas to continue and improve the program. In particular, the board...
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