For the record, June 12, 2014
Marriage licensesRobert R. Lettich, Sacramento, and Kathy S. Byers, Sacramento.Albert P. Kovalusky Jr., Frackville, and Kassandra R. Hixson, Frackville.Nicoholas Melusky, Pottsville, and Samantha M....
View ArticleTrooper: Porn on Corkery's computer not accidental
JIM THORPE - Child pornography on the work computer of the former mayor of Coaldale did not appear by accident, a state police trooper testified Wednesday in Carbon County Court. "This was not an...
View ArticlePolice log, June 13, 2014
Police investigatehit-and-run crashCRESSONA - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a hit-and-run that occurred about 10 p.m. Tuesday on Prescott Street, just south of Pottsville...
View ArticleGillingham CEO speaks at Mason centennial celebration
Nicolle M. Hutchinson, chief executive officer and director of education at Gillingham Charter School, Pottsville, was in North Carolina on Thursday celebrating the historical educator who inspired the...
View ArticleGreenwood Hill Fire Company donates antique bell to historical society
The Schuylkill County Historical Society on Thursday acquired a vintage bell that had been a fixture on a fire truck in Pottsville. "It's not something you want to run down the street with," George...
View ArticleCorrection, June 13, 2014
Attribution incorrectComments made by Trudy Hennick, 209 Jackson St., Port Carbon, at Tuesday's Port Carbon borough council meeting were incorrectly attributed in Wednesday's edition.
View ArticleGED grads turn tassels in Frackville
FRACKVILLE - On average, there are about "95 to 100" General Education Development graduates at Schuylkill Technology Center, Frackville, according to Kim Sutter, coordinator of Lifelong Learning...
View ArticleMen from Valley View church to hold 64th annual Father's Day breakfast
VALLEY VIEW - Many of the members of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Men's Bible Class have never had breakfast in bed on Father's Day. Instead, they have been keeping a 64-year-old tradition...
View ArticlePrograms saved but tax increase still possible in Blue Mountain
ORWIGSBURG - A tax increase is still possible in the Blue Mountain School District but program cuts are not likely.The budget was discussed Thursday at a committee of the whole meeting in the district...
View ArticleLawmakers' letter supports Santai-Gaffney; No county name on it
State representatives signed a letter supporting a Schuylkill County official's effort to fight a federal court's ruling to overturn Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban.On Tuesday, 20 House...
View ArticleEx-Coaldale mayor Corkery convicted of 27 child porn charges
JIM THORPE - Former Coaldale Mayor Richard P. Corkery faces many years behind bars after a Carbon County jury convicted him Thursday of viewing child pornography on his work computer in 2011 in...
View ArticleAudit prompts police investigation of Conservation District
Another audit has resulted in a police investigation of a governmental office in Schuylkill County.State police are investigating the Schuylkill County Conservation District after a 2012 audit of the...
View ArticleAnnual Tamaqua Summerfest on Sunday will feature return of train excursions
Families will fill Tamaqua's streets Sunday for shopping, food and to learn some history at the 24th Summerfest. The annual Father's Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the downtown...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 13, 2014
Zachary T. Cyr did not attend his trial June 5 in Schuylkill County Court, so he did not see the jury convict him of two drug-related charges but acquit him of two others.Cyr, 21, of Shenandoah, is...
View ArticleBirths, June 14, 2014
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Robert Sinko Sr. and Heather Stephens, Minersville, a son, April 24.
View ArticleHawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrates 80th anniversary
DREHERSVILLE - Susan McCartney, McKeansburg, said she enjoys Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for a number of reasons. Among them is the peaceful setting. "It's the solitude," McCartney, 67, said. On Tuesday,...
View ArticlePanther Valley High School celebrates 50th commencement
The Panther Valley High School Class of 2014 was the 50th class to graduate from the school, and the milestone was noted several times Friday during commencement exercises for the 73 graduating...
View ArticleMinersville wins ninth softball state championship
STATE COLLEGE - The Big Blue Machine reigns supreme. Again. For the ninth time in school history, Minersville has won a PIAA softball championship. With a 4-1 victory over Claysburg-Kimmel on Friday at...
View ArticlePolice log, June 14, 2014
NEW BOSTON - Mahanoy Township police are warning residents not to be fooled by an apparent telephone scam that affected two residents Wednesday and Thursday. Police said three calls were made, only to...
View ArticleFormer Fessler USA building to become apartments
ORWIGSBURG - The plan to turn the former Fessler USA building into apartments could soon be reality. Barefield Development Corp. was awarded $573,128 in tax credits Thursday for the project. "I feel...
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