Corrections, July 25, 2013
Highway incorrectZachary Zimmerman, Saint Clair, crashed his 2002 Chevrolet on the Port Carbon-Saint Clair Highway in East Norwegian Township on Sunday night. State police at Schuylkill Haven...
View ArticleSchuylkill County register of wills issues opinion on same-sex marriage
Schuylkill County's register of wills announced Wednesday that she will not begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the county. Theresa Santai-Gaffney, who issues marriage licenses in...
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n Ashland: A free clothing closet is set for 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 1238 Market St. For more information, call the church at 570-875-3000.n Ashland: The...
View ArticleGilberton council cancels meeting after threatening calls
GILBERTON - The Gilberton Borough Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. today has been canceled due to irate telephone calls to borough hall prompted by the controversial YouTube videos recently posted...
View ArticleRe-do election turnout low in Schuylkill, Carbon counties
The director of the Schuylkill County Election Bureau wasn't completely surprised by the turnout in Tuesday's re-vote for Hazleton Area school board candidates."It was a lot less than the number who...
View ArticleYuengling shows thanks with free barbecue, snacks
Lunch was free courtesy of Richard L. "Dick" Yuengling, president of D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., on Wednesday.The Pottsville business had hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, pretzels, soda and water...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 25, 2013
Christina E. HaleFRACKVILLE - A 32-year-old Dalmatia man charged with fleeing from police after being handcuffed on May 3 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticleTamaqua man sent to state prison for incident with W. Penn police
Anthony R. Ades showed up sober Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court, unlike the last time he was there, but it did not save him from a trip to state prison for crimes stemming from an altercation with...
View ArticlePrison population peaked in June
The inmate population at the Schuylkill County prison reached its highest point this year in June.Warden Gene Berdanier said the average population for June was 326, surpassing the previous high of 322...
View ArticleHaven man admits crimes from 3 incidents
Although he admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to crimes stemming from three separate incidents, Michael A. Killian might not have to spend more time in prison, provided he remains on the...
View ArticlePolice log, July 25, 2013
Man hurt injump from roof A Pottsville man was injured when he jumped from a garage roof in an alley off of Union Street in the city about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.Pottsville police said Cody Roehrig, 22, of...
View ArticleCommissioners declare Commemoration Day
Next weekend will mark the 100th anniversary of the worst mining disaster in Schuylkill County history, and there will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. Aug. 3 at Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic...
View ArticleLottery privatization debate simmers
HARRISBURG - A new extension was agreed upon Friday for a proposed Lottery privatization bid as opponents of the idea say a record sales report throws more cold water on the prospect. The proposed...
View ArticleJudge upholds verdict against former head of Schuylkill Products
by peter e. bortner Joseph W. Nagle, the former head of now-defunct Schuylkill Products Inc., presented no evidence that would justify reversal of his conviction of participating in a...
View Article37 children hurt in Interstate 81 bus crash near Hazleton
HAZLETON - A tractor-trailer collided with a school bus carrying Hazleton area children to a summer outing at a Pottsville swimming pool Friday morning on Interstate 81.Emergency responders from...
View Article2 homes demolished after flood damage
Condemned homes at 45 Laurel St. and 50 Laurel St. were torn down."People will be able to heal. Finally be able to heal," said Lynne Umbenhauer, vice president of Pine Grove borough council, as she...
View ArticleMinersville man charged with attempted murder; police seek 2nd man
MINERSVILLE - A borough man left the hospital Friday and got directly into a police car.Minersville police charged Warren Lewis Frey, 24, of 211 Laurel St., in connection with the attempted murder of a...
View ArticleCorrection, July 27, 2013
Incorrect address Cody Roehrig, a 22-year-old Pottsville man who jumped from the roof of a garage Tuesday and was injured, resides at 3043 Chestnut St. Pottsville police incorrectly listed the man's...
View ArticleMeth lab suspect sent to prison after bail revoked
by peter e. bortner The Butler Township man charged with operating a methamphetamine laboratory in his home sits in prison after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his bail in two other cases...
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n Girardville: Curbside recycling in the borough is set for Tuesday and Wednesday. All recyclables can be placed out either day, according to a press release from the borough hall. Acceptable items...
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