Criminal court, May 14, 2014
A Shenandoah woman returned to prison Monday, and could remain there more than a year, after a Schuylkill County judge revoked her parole for the second time. Tiffany M. Jadus, 25, violated her...
View ArticleDillsburg man jailed after police chase in Schuylkill County
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A Dillsburg man was jailed Monday after leading state police on a chase that ended when he crashed the vehicle he was driving.State police from Schuylkill Haven said Joshua D. Hanna,...
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n Frackville: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, West Oak Street, will stage a halupki sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Halupkis are $2 each and people wanting more than a dozen are asked to...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Doyle's homer helps Pottsville rally past Minersville
PINE GROVE - For five innings, Pottsville's offense was dormant.Dan Doyle woke up the Crimson Tide attack with one swing of the bat.Doyle's solo homer sparked a three-run rally in the bottom of the...
View ArticleCongressional candidates rally against Cartwright
The three Republicans running for the congressional seat that represents Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and Pottsville admit they mostly think alike on the major issues facing the nation. Schuylkill...
View ArticleWoman charged with assaulting police officer
FRACKVILLE - A woman was jailed Wednesday after being charged in connection with an assault earlier this month on Ashland police who were called to her home for a threat of suicide.Sheila D. Fishburn,...
View ArticlePottsville man charged with assaulting girl
PORT CARBON - A Pottsville man was jailed Wednesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a young girl. Port Carbon police Patrolman Joseph Ferraro arrested Kevin L. Harris, 29, of 810 W. Race St.,...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics encourage competitive spirit
Julian Pagan, 9, of Minersville, charged down the track with all his might. In a 50-meter dash against three other boys Wednesday morning at Pottsville Area High School's Veterans Memorial Stadium,...
View ArticleCorrection, May 15, 2014
Name omittedAngela Maley was one of the members of the 2014 winter graduating class of McCann Pottsville campus that was pictured on the Photo Album page on May 11. Her name was inadvertently omitted...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill hires new superintendent at Wednesday meeting
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Robert Ackell will become the new superintendent of the North Schuylkill School District after a unanimous vote at Wednesday's school board meeting.A North Schuylkill Class of 1999...
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n Barnesville: The first Dirty Dog Jog 5K is set for Sunday at Locust Lake State Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. Awards will follow. It is a charity event and...
View ArticlePetrousky waives hearing in assault case
A West Mahanoy Township man charged with an April assault outside of his home a short time before his roommate was found brutally beaten to death waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday...
View ArticleSchuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance commemorates 10 years
"For no other reason than we will all be old." Those are the words engraved on the monument dedicated Wednesday to serve as both a memorial to victims of elder abuse and a call to action for those...
View ArticleLawmakers have yet to release surplus figures
HARRISBURG - Lawmakers have yet to disclose the size of the current legislative surplus as state fiscal problems mount, a Capitol activist said Wednesday.The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission is...
View ArticleCounty prison roof, tower replacement work continues
Workers continue their efforts to replace the roof at the Schuylkill County Prison and should be completed in about three weeks.Warden Gene Berdanier said at the monthly prison board meeting Wednesday...
View ArticleStudents, parents ask Saint Clair Area board to reconsider possible cuts
SAINT CLAIR - Teachers could still lose their jobs, class sizes could increase and programs could be eliminated in the Saint Clair Area School District.About 60 people showed up at the regular monthly...
View ArticleMarriages, May 15, 2014
Marriage licensesDavid S. Humenansky Jr., Schuylkill Haven, and Kriston L. McHugh, Schuylkill Haven.David L. Schrader, Schuylkill Haven, and Jessica L. Fessler, Schuylkill Haven.Kyle J. Rehatchek, New...
View ArticleDeeds, May 15, 2014
DeedsButler Township - Glenn R. and Theresa D. Kessler to Theresa D. Kessler; 3055 Main St., Locustdale; $1.Coaldale - Federal National Mortgage Association to Chad Raudabaugh; 3 W. Ruddle St.;...
View ArticleWomen admit to meth production, police say
Two women were in jail Tuesday on charges they were producing methamphetamine in a Pottsville home.Margaret Ney, 61, of 218 N. 12th St., Pottsville, was arraigned on felony charges of possession with...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 15, 2014
A Brockton woman is headed to prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court for driving under the influence and two traffic offenses. Monica A. Matula, 32, must spend one to five...
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