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n Frackville: The Frackville Museum is seeking donations of coal mining heritage or items that people would like to put on loan for a future coal mining display. The museum also acknowledged the...
View ArticleHundreds flock to Schuylkill Technology Center to celebrate May blooms
MAR LIN - Illuminated by golden sun rays Saturday morning, the front lawn at Schuylkill Technology Center-South Campus was filled with more than 1,000 plants and hundreds of people lining up to buy...
View ArticleGraduates, May 11, 2014
PittsburghBrock Charles Stein graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance.He was a founding member of Students...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, May 11, 2014
Flu expert Frackville native Dr. John R. Teijaro has become a national leader in the research of what causes select patients to have more severe complications of flu, and how best to treat and prevent...
View ArticlePolice log, May 11, 2014
Police search forhit-and-run driverFRIEDENSBURG - State police at Schuylkill Haven are looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck a Schuylkill Haven man Friday near the Blue Ridge Hotel, police said...
View Article46 Penn State Schuylkill graduates 'recall the adversity' in pursuing goals
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - In his speech on Saturday at Penn State Schuylkill, Eric Quackenbush, Pottsville, told his fellow classmates that they will no doubt face adversity in pursuing their future goals....
View ArticleCollege notes, May 11, 2014
Penn State Madeline R. Daubert received a scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma Xi Chapter, an international society for key women educators. This scholarship is given to a female from Schuylkill county...
View ArticleDeeds, May 11, 2014
DeedsAshland - Dora I. Richards, administratrix of the Estate of Earl L. Richard, to Baytay LLC; property at Chestnut Street and Hoffman Boulevard; $5,000.Branch Township - Elaine Whitecavage to Mary...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, May 11, 2014
Flu expert Frackville native Dr. John R. Teijaro has become a national leader in the research of what causes select patients to have more severe complications of flu, and how best to treat and prevent...
View ArticlePolice: Security video shows suspects of tire slashings
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Schuylkill Haven police are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible for slashing the tires on numerous vehicles in the...
View ArticleSchuylkill Choral Society goes country
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Before a crowd of more than 400 on Saturday, the Schuylkill Choral Society tried something new, sporting Western wear and belting out ballads and dance tunes that have echoed...
View ArticleDistrict Court, May 11, 2014
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - Already serving time in Schuylkill County Prison, an Auburn man is headed back to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on...
View ArticleArea man continues to collect iconic toys from his childhood
Tommy Lin could be called a collector of hobbies, all of which he approaches with an exuberant zeal.He snowboards the steep slopes of Killington, Vermont. He plays drums in a thrash speed metal band....
View ArticleBountiful Blessings program comes to Ashland
ASHLAND - Bountiful Blessings has come to Ashland, and, for those who can use some help in these financially strapped times, the organization is a definite blessing. The First United Methodist...
View ArticleArt and Antiques: Appraisal brings out Boudin work
On my national appraisal show tour every year, I appraise approximately 20,000 art and antique objects that people bring to me at large public events and during private in-home client appraisal...
View ArticleMcDonald's on Route 61 demolished
All that remained of the McDonald's along Route 61 in East Norwegian Township on Friday was an exterior wall with "Re-open August" painted on it, the concrete floor and the Golden Arches. The business...
View ArticleElder Abuse Prevention Alliance marks 10 years
The Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance is marking 10 years with a memorial dedication Wednesday outside the county human services building at 420 N. Centre St. The monument will be unveiled...
View ArticleDeeds, May 12, 2014
DeedsAshland - Mark O'Hearn Sr., executor of the Last Will & Testament of Marianna O'Hearn, and Mark O'Hearn Jr. to Ernest R. DeAngelo Jr.; 609 Walnut St.; $25,000.Blythe Township - Tax Claim...
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Stephen J. BayerTAMAQUA - A Newkirk man charged with assaulting a woman on Dec. 29 at a Tamaqua home waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer.James...
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Burglars damagecabin contentsPINE GROVE - One or more burglars caused $400 damage to a cabin on property owned by the Pine Grove Fish and Game Gun Club between Thursday night and Friday night, state...
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