Pottsville tests pyrotechnics for new show
Just before a rainstorm pounded the city Monday night, Bixler Pyrotechnics, Ashland, lit up the skies above Pottsville with blazing reds, yellows and blues. At the conclusion of the three-minute test,...
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Marriage licensesMark H. Kramer, Tremont, and Christine D. Mazurkiewicz, Tremont.Matthew L. Krammes, Cressona, and Jillian M. Emerich, Cressona.Bryan T. Evans, Pottsville, and Linda M. Thompson,...
View ArticleWorld War II veteran honored by fellow Legionnaires in Ashland
ASHLAND - A World War II veteran who recently received France's highest honor was recognized by his fellow veterans Saturday at American Legion Bernard J. Dolan Post 434.John L. "Jack" Stitzer, Gordon,...
View ArticleCaptured fugitive waives right to hearing
A man who escaped from Schuylkill County sheriff's deputies on June 6 and taken into custody in Berks County the following day waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday before Magisterial...
View ArticlePair charged in Subway burglary appear in district court
A man and woman charged with burglarizing the Subway Restaurant in Pottsville earlier this year were scheduled to appear for preliminary hearings Monday before Magisterial District Judge James K....
View ArticleWarden: Schuylkill County inmates must be ready medically for court hearings
A recent incident where a county inmate did not receive his prescribed medication before going to a court proceeding that delayed the trial is being addressed at the Schuylkill County Prison.The...
View Article3 women charged in bar assault
MAHANOY CITY - Borough police have charged three women with assaulting a woman June 7 in a borough tavern. Amanda L. Addvensky, 23, of 408 Front St., Pottsville, was charged with two felony counts of...
View Article20 face charges in drug sweep in Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - Arrest papers and pictures of suspects in hand, officers knocked on doors in the Tamaqua area Monday morning, taking more than a dozen people into custody on drug charges. At least one...
View ArticleDeeds, June 17, 2014
Deeds Butler Township - Joseph J. and Michelle Kopfinger to Steve and Amanda Landis; 119 Dutch Road; $21,000. Frackville - Ronald R. Blum to Jonathon Kost and Brianna Leigh Rice; 439 S. Broad Mountain...
View ArticleTragic house fire remembered at Public Safety Night Out in Pottsville
The fire at 235 Pierce St. on Mother's Day 2013 was on the minds of those who attended the second annual Public Safety Night Out on Monday in Pottsville. "We (the city) had a really hard year last...
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n Aristes: The Aristes Fire Company will host a meat bingo at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Doors will open at noon, admission is $25.n Frackville: The South End Field and Stream Association will hold its annual...
View ArticleAshland council approves several activities in summer
ASHLAND - The borough council gave its approval to several long-standing annual events in the borough during its June 11 meeting. The borough council approved a request from Ashland Community...
View ArticleOff-road riders to hold 2nd cleanup in Saint Clair
Off-road riders are coming together for a second year to participate in a cleanup Saturday at Coal Creek Commerce Center, Saint Clair, in efforts to keep trails beautiful. "We get looked at as a bunch...
View ArticlePalubinsky tenders resignation as Shenandoah borough manager
SHENANDOAH - Borough Manager Joseph L. Palubinsky submitted his letter of resignation to the Shenandoah borough council during Monday's meeting to the surprise of residents.Palubinsky, who is resigning...
View ArticleHearing in 2-county chase continued due to moving of defendant
ORWIGSBURG - Joshua D. Hanna was at the wrong prison Tuesday, resulting in a continuance of his preliminary hearing on 25 charges stemming from a two-county car chase in May.Hanna, 21, of Dillsburg,...
View ArticleSon sent to state prison for assaulting mom
Joseph F. Janowski III is headed to state prison for what prosecutors said was his assault on his mother in September 2013 in Pottsville.Janowski, 39, of Mahanoy Plane, did not react as President Judge...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening witness
MAHANOY CITY - A Barnesville man, free on bail for drug charges, is back in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of threatening a witness.Mahanoy City police Patrolman Thomas Rentschler charged Kyle J....
View ArticleCorbett says he will miss budget deadline
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he is prepared to miss the June 30 deadline to pass a roughly $29 billion state budget to force lawmakers to curb skyrocketing public pension costs.The...
View ArticleCapt. Jason B. Jones interred in West Point Cemetery
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Capt. Jason B. Jones made many memories at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Memories that his family and friends will never forget. It was where he graduated sixth...
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Girardville manfaces chargesGIRARDVILLE - A borough man faces charges of harassment after an incident in the borough Monday.State police at Frackville said Angel Luis Gonzalez-Soler, 29, of...
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