Homeless shelter in Pottsville closes for summer
The Servants to All homeless shelter has closed its doors for the summer.After rotating locations among three Pottsville churches since mid-February, the shelter will reopen when it finds a permanent...
View ArticleMinersville limits road in borough to one-way
MINERSVILLE - Only one-way traffic will be allowed on South Front Street, the borough council decided Wednesday.The borough council approved an ordinance at a public meeting Wednesday establishing...
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,...
View ArticleMahanoy City begins crackdown on garbage delinquents
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy City has filed civil complaints against nine properties with the largest garbage delinquent accounts, with this being just the beginning in getting other delinquents to get...
View ArticleSavage winter pushes city to adopt new strategy to repair streets
In response to the numerous potholes that scar the city's streets from the savage winter, the City of Pottsville 2014 Street Maintenance and Improvement Program may be dedicated strictly to the city's...
View ArticlePolice log, May 14, 2014
2 teens injuredin truck crashFRIEDENSBURG - Two teenagers were injured when the 2001 Chevrolet pickup truck they were in crashed on Browns Road, just west of Moyer's Station Road, about 10 p.m....
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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 ArticleSchuylkill Chamber unveils program for young entrepreneurs
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - To encourage middle and high school students to become entrepreneurs, the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce and Penn State Schuylkill are bringing a new program to the county. "It's...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 14, 2014
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG - A Carbon County man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges he was driving under the influence in March...
View ArticleCygnets hatch at Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Four cygnets were born recently at Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven."I'm hoping that one will hatch while I'm watching. I've never seen one hatch, that will be so cool," Becky Matz,...
View ArticlePort Carbon plans to buy SUV for police
PORT CARBON - The borough council decided Tuesday to start the research to buy 2015 model sport utility vehicle for its police force using borough funds."When we did the budget, we had money put aside...
View ArticleDeeds, May 14, 2014
DeedsAshland - Fabrizio and Julie Manganiello to Leroy P. Arthur and Kelly McAndrews; 927 Walnut St.; $1.Barbara Arthur to Fabrizio and Julie Manganiello; 1607 Centre St.; $1.Barry Township - Joan I....
View ArticlePolice investigate report of gunshot at Orwigsburg residence
ORWIGSBURG - The Orwigsburg Police Department responded to a call Sunday at 750 E. Market St. in the borough for a disturbance.According to a police report, officers responded to a disturbance that was...
View ArticleCriminal 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticlePottsville Area plans to hold line on taxes
The Pottsville Area School Board is planning to hold the line on taxes for the 2014-15 school year.In a unanimous vote Wednesday at its workshop at the Howard S. Fernsler Academic Center, the board...
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