Coal operators offer views of anthracite's future
Summer is a good time for anthracite coal operators to consider their futures. Unlike the winter when business usually picks up, the season of sunburns reminds them that anthracite isn't the biggest...
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n Auburn: Auburn Fire and Ambulance continues to seek funds. In a release, Judy A. Epting, ambulance president and Auburn Fire Company treasurer, said members thank everyone who responded quickly to...
View ArticleState police investigate theft in Delano Township
DELANO - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Frackville are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible for the theft of items valued at more than $10,000. Police said...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin Area hosts tax swap hearing
LOYALTON - About 15 people attended a tax swap hearing the Upper Dauphin Area School District hosted June 10 in the middle school auditorium.Some offered support, while others expressed their...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Several services offered to assist seniors
Diakon has been providing services for seniors for many years. They offer a wide range of vital resources to help seniors remain independent in their home. APPRISE is a program that offers free...
View ArticleVote for favorite Sunday comics
Sunday comics are a time-honored and beloved part of The Republican-Herald, and we want to deliver the best to our readers. To do that, we want to know the comic features that make your Sunday...
View ArticleAuburn Game and Fish celebrates 100 years
AUBURN - The Auburn Game and Fish Association celebrated 100 years on Saturday. Schuylkill County Commissioners George Halcovage Jr. and Gary Hess, state Sen. Dave Argall, R-29, state Rep. Mike...
View ArticleCollege notes, June 22, 2014
Albright Kaitlin Leffler, Pine Grove, a biology major at Albright College, Reading, is spending the summer tackling an Albright Creative Research Experience project. ACRE is a multi-disciplinary...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill budget includes smaller tax increase
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill school board formally adopted its 2014-15 final budget that includes a real estate tax increase, though smaller than originally anticipated. The school approved...
View ArticleArt and Antiques: Wells Fargo items hail wild west
When a youngster runs toward his mom's car and calls out, "I'm riding shotgun" to his little brother, everybody knows they are calling dibs on the passenger seat. But, in fact, that child is...
View ArticleDean's list, June 22, 2014
Wilkes Brandon D. Whiteash, a sophomore majoring in pharmacy at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, made the dean's list for the spring semester. He is a 2012 graduate of Minersville area High School and...
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Summer triangle makes its debut
Summer arrived astronomically in eastern Pennsylvania at 5:51 a.m. Saturday, the moment of the annual summer solstice. That's when the sun, in its path among the celestial sphere, reaches its highest...
View ArticleFestival draws hundreds to Hope Hill Lavender Farm
About 600 people attended the second annual Hope Hill Lavender Farm Lavender Festival. That's more than attended last year, Troy Jochems, who along with his wife, Wendy, owns the Pottsville farm,...
View ArticleCriminal Court, June 22, 2014
An Auburn man admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he shot at gasoline pumps in July 2013 at a North Manheim Township service station where he once worked. Jonathan M. Weicicoskie, 24,...
View ArticleAnthracite mining legacy built on the backs of miners
CONYNGHAM - The success of anthracite coal mining is based on the hard labor and sacrifices of men, boys and their families, according to a history provided by John Stuart "Stu" Richards on Thursday...
View ArticleBody found in Blythe Township identified; homicide charges filed
NEW PHILADELPHIA - A Saint Clair man has been charged in the death of Jason "Jay" Hahn, whose body was found Saturday in Blythe Township. State police at Frackville charged Ethan Michael Sullivan, 20,...
View ArticleHundreds attend Island Park Cruise-In & Car Show
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - About 500 attended the fifth Island Park Cruise-In & Car Show on Sunday in the borough. "This was our biggest cruise-in yet," Schuylkill Haven Mayor Mike Devlin said, and Jerry...
View ArticleTri-Valley school board gets update on construction project
HEGINS - Work is on schedule for the Tri-Valley School District's project to update Hegins-Hubley and Mahantongo elementary schools.The school board heard a construction update June 11 from Dan Cicala...
View ArticleTwo homes damaged by fire in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - A fire that apparently started in a kitchen Sunday severely damaged two homes and damaged three others on East Lloyd Street. Firefighters were called to the 200 block of East Lloyd Street...
View ArticleMake-A-Wish auction raises record amount of money
AUBURN - The Make-A-Wish auction at Christmas Pines Campground raised the most money to date."It's our 14th year, and it is our best year so far," Lois Dalton, organizer for the event, said.A total of...
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