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n Brandonville: St. John's Lutheran Church, 15 W. Park Ave., will sponsor a takeout-only M&M ham dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 in its fellowship hall. The cost is $8 each and the order...
View ArticleFirst National Bank of Minersville to celebrate sesquicentennial
MINERSVILLE - The First National Bank of Minersville, the oldest national bank in the county, will celebrate its 150th anniversary this week. Sally Hoffman, who has been an employee at the bank for 30...
View ArticlePolice, prosecutors laud state high court's search warrant ruling
Local police and prosecutors are hailing last week's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that says cops no longer need a warrant to search vehicles if they have probable cause that evidence or contraband...
View ArticleMinersville native directs film drama on 'Hard Coal'
MINERSVILLE - Seeking inspiration for his senior film project, James R. Nevada, a Minersville native, looked to his roots.He wrote and directed a short film drama about 19th century anthracite miners...
View ArticlePolice log, May 5, 2014
Woman sought in vehicle incident NEW RINGGOLD - State police at Frackville are investigating the unauthorized use of a vehicle belonging to a borough man and are seeking the whereabouts of a...
View ArticleAmerican Way Fair marks 39th year in downtown Pottsville
The American Way Fair welcomed May in downtown Pottsville for the 39th year on Sunday. The annual event managed to reach the milestone despite being in jeopardy when last month the city decided not to...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 5, 2014
A Barnesville man violated a protection from abuse order, a Schuylkill County judge decided Wednesday. Christopher Snyder, 42, is guilty of indirect criminal contempt, which is contempt committed...
View ArticleDeeds, May 5, 2014
Deeds East Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Ronald Casareo and Theodore Casareo; Lot 191HF4, Eagle Rock; $27,169. Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Andrea Franchesca Pedron and Norman Liwanag; Lot...
View ArticleElection year budget nightmare ahead for state lawmakers
HARRISBURG - An election year budget nightmare will confront Gov. Tom Corbett and lawmakers during the coming two months. The closely watched state revenue report for April shows a $506 million...
View ArticleChrist Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - There was a great celebration in Christ Lutheran Church on Sunday as it marked the 150th anniversary of its witness to Jesus Christ in the borough and beyond. The worship service at 2...
View ArticleRenowned tenor Tynan encourages students to use talents
Renowned Irish tenor Ronan Tynan and his pianist, William Lewis, returned to Schuylkill County for the third time Sunday for a captive audience in the Robert Wachter Auditorium at Pottsville Area High...
View ArticlePolice log, May 6, 2014
Items taken fromvehicles in cityPottsville police said they have received several reports of thefts from vehicles that occurred overnight Sunday into Monday.Police said the thefts occurred between the...
View ArticlePottsville sells condemned property
by peter e. bortner Continuing their efforts to combat blight in the city, Pottsville officials have sold a condemned property on Mahantongo Street to its neighbors.The city sold the double house at...
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n Pottsville: The Pottsville Free Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorial donations: For Ellen (Betty) Boran from Richard and Barbara Higgins; for David Weddell from David and Chris...
View ArticleWest Mahanoy Township man arraigned on assault
TAMAQUA - A West Mahanoy Township man was jailed late Friday and charged in connection with an assault outside his home last month, a short time before his roommate was found brutally beaten to...
View ArticleBlue Mountain School District addresses budget issues
ORWIGSBURG - About 25 people attended a meeting Monday in the Blue Mountain High School auditorium on the upcoming budget.The district is facing a $684,889 shortfall for the 2014-15 budget. Current...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport starts work for new hangar
MOUNT PLEASANT - Bill Willard, manager of Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport, watched with excitement as a bulldozer dug into the ground Monday afternoon. In just a few months, a new 96-by-83-foot...
View ArticleIU 29 furloughs two professional staff members, eliminates positions
MAR LIN - The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 Board of Directors decided Monday to furlough two professional staff members, including the principal of Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus."It was...
View ArticleProfessors: Becker changed economic thought
Pottsville-born Nobel prize-winning economist Gary S. Becker profoundly influenced economics by using its rational analysis to study ordinary human behavior, several economics professors said Monday....
View ArticleCriminal court, May 6, 2014
In recent county court action, a Pottsville man is headed to state prison after admitting that he committed four burglaries in Tower City.Herbert Seifert Jr., 50, must serve two to four years in a...
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