Local actors celebrate "Hard Coal" screening
The legend of the Molly Maguires and 19th century outlaw justice in the anthracite fields has been retold in numerous mediums, from books to plays to major motion pictures. A filmmaker from...
View ArticleMount Carmel man has been dishing out ice cream, smiles for 20 years
MOUNT CARMEL - When the young woman with the long blonde ponytail reached the front of the line, she still wasn't sure what she wanted, so she asked for a minute to decide. Instead of becoming...
View ArticlePolice log, June 1, 2014
Police investigatestorage unit theftsORWIGSBURG - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating several thefts that occurred between 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday at Sunrise Storage in West...
View ArticleAutopsy: Man found dead at fire in South Manheim Township killed by gunshot...
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A man found dead on the lawn of his South Manheim Township home Friday morning died of a gunshot wound to the chest.Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan said an autopsy...
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n Ashland: During the May 14 meeting of the borough council, borough Manager Raymon M. Jones Jr. updated the council on the planned development of lots at Seventh and Centre streets through Schuylkill...
View ArticlePolice log, June 2, 2014
Police investigatedamage at fieldState police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred recently at a baseball field in North Manheim Township.Police are looking for a...
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n Frackville: Frackville Free Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials: For Kenneth Wolfe from Jack and Kathy Dalton; for Mary Lopez from Mary Ann Whyne; for Mary Perez Lopez from...
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Stephen J. BayerTAMAQUA - A McAdoo man arrested by Tamaqua police for a forged check incident on Feb. 1 at Boyer's Food Market had charges against him held to court during a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleOrwigsburg merges with Pottsville/Schuylkill Haven EMS
ORWIGSBURG - In an effort to provide better and more cost-efficient services, two community ambulance organizations have recently merged. As of April 30, Orwigsburg Ambulance Inc., 500 E. Market St.,...
View ArticleFor the record, June 2, 2014
Marriage licensesEmil J. Feryo III, Pottsville, and Nancy E. Wolfe, Pottsville.William R. Ebling, Orwigsburg, and Lauren B. Huffines, Orwigsburg.Thomas J. Driscoll, Pottsville, and Laurie J. Faust,...
View ArticleLiquidation of former Fryers 5&10 slated today
ORWIGSBURG - The contents of the former Fryers 5&10 at 210 E. Market St. will be up for sale at Leesport Auction at 2 p.m. today, according to a handwritten sign in the store's window. "It was an...
View ArticleDelinquent county taxes can now be paid online
Delinquent taxes can now be paid online in Schuylkill County.The new system became available on the county website Thursday."It's pretty simple," Angela D. Toomey, director of the county tax claim...
View ArticlePino trial to highlight criminal court term
by peter e. bortner Prosecutors alleged John A. Pino led police on a high-speed chase in August 2013 following a theft at Wal-Mart in Saint Clair, and they will try to prove it at his trial, which is...
View ArticleIrish heritage celebrated with procession, music in Heckscherville
HECKSCHERVILLE - Shirley Laudeman Brennan, Lebanon, enjoys genealogy and at the sixth annual Heritage Day in the Valley on Sunday, she set up a table to display some of her Irish roots. "We've been...
View ArticleFirefighters use tent for all-terrain trucks
MOUNT CARBON - While making plans to build a new firehouse, Mount Carbon-North Manheim Township Fire Company No. 1, which lost its headquarters to a fire in October, set up temporary shelter in the...
View ArticleHegin, Valley View fire companies to merge in 2015
HEGINS - Officers and members of Hegins Fire Company and Valley View Fire Company gathered May 22 at the Hegins Firehouse to sign documents that will merge both companies effective January 2015.The...
View ArticleShenandoah man dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash
NEW PHILADELPHIA - A Shenandoah man died Sunday in Blythe Township after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident, according to state police at Frackville.At 12:30 p.m., Travis McGee, 23, who was...
View ArticleCoroner: Manner of S. Manheim man's death a suicide
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A man found with a gunshot wound on the lawn of his burning South Manheim Township home Friday morning committed suicide, officials said Monday. State police Trooper Mark W. Knock...
View ArticleBlue Mountain graduates urged to take risks
ORWIGSBURG - Graduating seniors were urged to pursue their dreams and take risks in life Monday at the Blue Mountain High School commencement ceremony. Salutatorian Eric Zimmerman told the 219...
View ArticleDespite being born with no right hand, Ashland woman a natural when it comes...
If you catch Erin Linderman at the American Hose & Chemical Company in Mount Carmel you might immediately notice her voluptuous hair or her Janis Joplin voice. But it might take closer inspection...
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