Pennsylvania Starwatch: Check out four planets visible now
As we approach the longest days of the year, we also experience the shortest nights. I highly recommend that at least once a year during the summer, you spend an entire night under the stars and take...
View ArticleFor the record, June 8, 2014
Marriage licensesGeralynn L. Matta, Shenan-doah, and Corinne M. Mamrosh, Shenandoah.William R. Lafferty, Potts-ville, and Donald L. Leininger, Pottsville.Shannon M. Yorke, Tamaqua, and Shelly A....
View ArticleGraduates, June 8, 2014
SusquehannaLocal students received degrees as Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, closed its 156th academic year with annual commencement exercises May 11.Aaron Schuettler, Pottsville, graduated summa...
View ArticleLife of soldier remembered at service
A husband, son, brother, friend and hero was remembered Saturday. The memorial service for Capt. Jason Benjamin Jones was held Saturday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Pottsville....
View Article2 taken by MedEvac to hospital following ATV crash
HECKSCHERVILLE - A man and a woman were flown to the hospital after crashing an ATV into a pole about 7 p.m. Saturday on Valley Road in Foster Township. State police at Schuylkill Haven said the man...
View ArticleDean's list, June 8, 2014
Penn StateMichael Vinitski, a freshman criminology major at Penn State Berks campus, made the spring semester dean's list with a 4.0 GPA.He is a son of Fran and Pauline Vinitski, Pottsville, a grandson...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 8, 2014
Instead of taking their cases to trial, four people entered guilty pleas May 27 in Schuylkill County Court.Joel M. Kerestus, 26, of Mahanoy City, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance,...
View ArticleSchuylkill River Sojourn launches from The Island
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - More than 100 kayaks hit the water Saturday morning to kick off the 16th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn from Island Park. This year, participants will be floating down...
View ArticleCollege notes, June 8, 2014
MansfieldTasha Pusavage, Frackville and Brad Veach, Shenandoah, were among more than 60 Mansfield University students who traveled to Harrisburg to participate in a Senior Transitions Conference on...
View ArticleSchuylkill Township buys new police car
MARYD - The Schuylkill Township supervisors Wednesday bought a new police cruiser for its police department, which is run by one officer, Officer In Charge Jennifer Dempsey.According to Supervisor...
View ArticlePolice log, June 8, 2014
Ashland manfaces chargesMAHANOY CITY - An Ashland man is facing charges by Mahanoy City police after an incident about 5:30 a.m. May 29 in the 200 block of East Centre Street.Police said Raymond R....
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n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company, 209 S. Greet St., will hold its annual block party from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the company grounds. A truck parade will be held beginning 7...
View ArticleRed Creek Wildlife Center busy caring for baby animals
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Making a call to the Red Creek Wildlife Center could help save the life of a baby animal. This is the time of year the small animals are out and about. Caution should be used when...
View ArticleNewly ordained Pottsville priest celebrates his first Mass
A lifelong member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Parish in Pottsville, the newly ordained Rev. Kevin Lonergan celebrated his first Mass at the church Sunday as its latest priest. Lonergan, 26, a...
View ArticleM&J Big Band celebrates 5th anniversary
The M&J Big Band, based in Pottsville, started out in 2010 as a local high school student-run salute to the big band jazz of the 1920s and 1930s. Since then, it's become a local musical group which...
View ArticleMcAdoo discusses issues for agenda
McADOO - The borough council discussed a variety of issues June 3 toward setting up the agenda for this week's council meeting. Leading the way was borough engineer Alfred Benesch & Co.'s plan for...
View ArticleDeeds, June 9, 2014
Deeds Orwigsburg - Mark R. and Kathleen I. Calderella to Mark D. and Maria Brayford; 1035 Ridge View Drive, Ridgeview; $362,000. Port Carbon - Theodore Jr. and Jean Marie Sidella to Matthew A. and...
View ArticleRefugees offered jobs at local egg processing plant
SPRING GLEN - R.W. Sauder Inc., a fourth-generation family company, has returned to the Hegins Valley. As of Jan. 1, R.W. Sauder Inc. has taken over Hegins Valley Farms and have all eight bird houses...
View ArticlePolice log, June 9, 2014
N.Y. man nabbed in Hamburg chase HAMBURG - A New York man was arrested just before 3 p.m. Saturday after stealing a vehicle and leading police on a high-speed chase through the borough. State police at...
View Article100 take part in hike to the Mahanoy Plane
FRACKVILLE - About 100 people joined Schuylkill County Court Judge John E. Domalakes in a hike down Broad Mountain Sunday to tour the former coal-car incline known as the Mahanoy Plane, a railroad that...
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