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Pine Grove Township sets up emergency command center

OAK GROVE - Several months after the September 2011 flood, the Pine Grove Township Emergency Management Coordinator Bobby Milligan requested the supervisors set up an emergency command center in the...

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Forest officials trying to figure out cause of bare trees

There are a lot of bare trees in Schuylkill County this summer and state forest officials are trying to figure out why.While gypsy moth populations are higher than usual this summer, the insect may...

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Catfish dodge bait at weekend derby at Whippoorwill Dam

FRACKVILLE - For hours on Sunday morning, Brayden Lutz, 7, of Shenandoah Heights, stared into the green-tinged waters of Whippoorwill Dam in West Mahanoy Township, watching a catfish swim around and...

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Police warn motorists against drinking and driving over holiday

The Fourth of July is a favorite holiday for many Americans.Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties and fireworks and, for many people, the celebration includes...

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Nagle faces sentencing for role in Schuylkill Products fraud

Joseph W. Nagle, the former head of now-defunct Schuylkill Products Inc., will learn today in Harrisburg how long he will spend in a federal prison for his role in what prosecutors said was the largest...

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Around the Region

n Forestville: Cause for a Cure, an event to help defray medical expenses for Alicia Wrona Zipp, a cancer patient, is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12 at the Forestville Fire Company, 1 Line Ave. It...

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Deeds, June 30, 2014

DeedsAshland - Russell Jr. and Kristi L. Mountjoy to Russell L. Mountjoy Jr.; 301 S. Hoffman Blvd.; $1.Blythe Township - Phyllis M. Harper and Richard E. Harper to Phyllis M. Harper; 241 Market St.,...

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Fireworks light up Frackville skies

FRACKVILLE - The promise of pyrotechnics drew hundreds to the borough Sunday night. "I'm here every year they have it. We just like coming out and watching the fireworks," said James Stavinski, 22, of...

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Police log, June 30, 2014

6 sent to hospitalin 3-vehicle crashSUMMIT STATION - Six people were transported to hospitals after suffering injuries in a three-vehicle accident that occurred Saturday night in Wayne Township, state...

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Ground gives way in Hegins

HEGINS - When LaRae Lucas began mowing her Hegins backyard June 18, something out of place caught her eye.As she was trying to cut close to a nearby pine tree and doghouse, she noticed the ground below...

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38th annual Community Day celebrates musical talents

HEGINS - An anticipated musical tradition at Hegins Park will carry on this year, under the leadership of Leon Eshelman's family and with assistance from local businesses.The 38th annual Community Day...

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Stuff the Bus returns to Schuylkill County

The Schuylkill United Way's 12th annual Stuff the Bus program starts today and will continue through July. Stuff the Bus is an annual school supply drive that provides backpacks filled with supplies...

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Mahanoy Area football games to be teaching forum on texting dangers

MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy Area football games this coming school year will not only include plenty of gridiron action on the field, but from time to time, they will also include learning moments about the...

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Uni-Mart brings down buildings in Saint Clair

SAINT CLAIR - The owners of the Uni-Mart are working to tear down three buildings next to it to make way for a bigger parking lot for their customers, Mike Singh, the store's manager, said Monday....

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Police log, July 1, 2014

Man stabbedin ShenandoahSHENANDOAH - A man was stabbed in the borough Monday evening and a suspect was taken into custody in connection with the incident, authorities said.A Schuylkill County...

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Man wanted in Tamaqua drug case turns himself in

FRACKVILLE - One of the 17 people that Tamaqua police and the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force served warrants on in May turned himself in to authorities Monday morning."How did we get this guy?"...

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Former head of defunct Schuylkill Products sentenced to 7 years in federal...

HARRISBURG - Joseph W. Nagle, the former head of the now-defunct Schuylkill Products Inc., Cressona, was sentenced to seven years in a federal prison Monday for his role in what prosecutors called the...

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Deeds, July 1, 2014

DeedsAuburn - Watermelon Realty LLC to Terry L. Shaner Jr. and Susan A. Shaner; 2.371-acre property on Washington Street; $17,000.Branch Township - Jayne Kachmar to Michael Kachmar; 514 Spruce St.;...

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West Mahanoy and WSA Insurance reduce workers comp costs

SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - Due to their successful efforts in reducing workers' compensation costs, West Mahanoy Township and WSA Insurance Weiss-Schantz Agency Inc. earned an award from a national...

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Children from New York to visit Schuylkill County

Desiree Alvarez, 15, of Manhattan, New York, says she likes the time away from city life that the visit to Schuylkill County provides."It gives me a chance to get away from the fast life," she said...

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