Police log, July 18, 2013
Checkpoints in Schuylkill The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted now through Monday on routes 61, 183,...
View ArticleCoaldale fire company project to be rebid
A 2010 Community Development Block Grant project will once again be placed out for bid.The Schuylkill County commissioners approved the advertising for upgrades to the heating system at the Coaldale...
View ArticleGoat found in downtown Hazleton? No kidding
Of all the sights from the hillside of East Broad Street that faces the downtown Hazleton business district, rarely, if ever, has someone said they saw ... a goat.That is until Tuesday night, and again...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven awards bids for 2 projects
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Schuylkill Haven Borough Council awarded bids for two projects at its monthly meeting Wednesday.The council voted to award a wastewater treatment plant effluent emergency pump...
View ArticlePottsville Area hires directors of special education for high school, elementary
Pottsville Area school board on Wednesday hired new directors of special education for the district's elementary school and high school.Deneen L. Reese, Ringtown, was hired as the special education...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Farm Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays on the 700 block of Centre Street and will continue through the fall. It is sponsored by the borough and the Ashland Recreation...
View ArticleDowntown Shenandoah Inc. gets $100,000 donation
SHENANDOAH - Downtown Shenandoah Inc. recently received $100,000 from an anonymous donor to help it plan for redesignation as a funded participant in the state's Main Street Program.DSI Vice...
View ArticleSources: PSU to spend $60 million to settle with Sandusky victims
Penn State is prepared to spend close to $60 million on civil settlements with former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse victims, sources familiar with the negotiations told the...
View ArticleHot weather prompts swimmers to cool off at 'The Rock' near Port Clinton
PORT CLINTON - A group of young people were keeping cool Wednesday by jumping off two cliffs along the Schuylkill River. "I've been coming here since I've been a kid. The first time I jumped off it...
View ArticleBirths, July 18, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Kevin and Jessica Traupman Fryer, Schuylkill Haven, a daughter, June 18.
View ArticleDean's list, July 21, 2013
Penn StateRyan P. Breslin, a secondary education and social studies major, made the dean's list for the second time at Penn State Schuylkill campus.A 2011 graduate of Blue Mountain High School, he is a...
View ArticleFor the record, July 21, 2013
Marriage licensesMichael D. Shpakovsky, Frackville, and Christine D. Burton, Harrisburg.Christopher R. Taylor, Pottsville, and Jaclyn N. Smith, Pottsville.Robert R. Mummey, Shen-andoah, and Holly M....
View ArticleMinersville commander elected as leader of Navy Club USA
Bob Laughlin, national commander of the Navy Club of Black Diamonds Ship 257, Minersville, was recently elected as the national commandant of Navy Club USA.Laughlin said Thursday that he was elected...
View ArticleGraduates, July 21, 2013
MoravianBrooke Kuperavage, Cumbola, graduated summa cum laude with a 3.96 GPA from Moravian College, Bethlehem, on May 11 with a bachelor's degree in biology/predentistry.She was inducted into the Tri...
View ArticleConnecticut man breaks terms of supervision
Schuylkill County District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon and Chief County Detective Dennis Clark are asking for the public's help in locating a Connecticut man who is wanted for failing to comply with...
View ArticleActors Guild of Schuylkill County performs 'The Comedy of Errors
The Sovereign Majestic Theater was full of laughter Friday evening for the opening night of the Actors Guild of Schuylkill County's presentation of William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." The...
View ArticlePolice log, July 21, 2013
House sustainsminor damageSAINT CLAIR - Fast action by borough police and firefighters is credited with extinguishing a fire and averting a possible disaster.Fire Chief Frank Uhrin said firefighters...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Help others learn to read, fulfill basic need
Take a moment to think about the many times during the day you rely on reading to get important information. You read the newspaper to get local news, information about events, check the classified ads...
View ArticleStarwatch: What do you see in the full moon?
Full moons in the summer are so special. It's true that they're nothing but trouble for serious stargazing because they white wash out the celestial dome, and their light can also encourage mosquitoes...
View ArticleCoal mining documentary goes online
They once toiled in the bowels of the earth where few people have ever tread, and now their lives can be viewed online with limitless access.An award-winning documentary about local anthracite coal...
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