Witness no show leads to dismissal of sex charges
PORT CARBON - A Norwegian Township man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during a three-week period in 2011 had charges against him dismissed Tuesday after the victim failed to appear...
View ArticleSaint Clair looks to cut down on truck traffic
SAINT CLAIR - The borough council approved a motion Tuesday to purchase eight "no truck" signs in the borough."We're seeing an increase in truck activity on the east part of town," said borough police...
View ArticleGilberton police chief defends his actions
FRACKVILLE - The attorney for Gilberton's suspended police chief said Tuesday that a councilman went door-to-door last week to encourage opposition to the chief. Joseph P. Nahas, attorney for Chief...
View ArticleWolff enters magisterial district judge race as Independent
It will be a three-way race for magisterial district judge in western Schuylkill County as Allen Wolff will be on November's General Election ballots as an independent.Wolff, 37, of Tremont, joins...
View ArticleShenandoah native Jerry Wolman dies at age 86
Jerry Wolman, 86, the former Philadelphia sports magnate and Shenandoah native, died Tuesday at his home in Rockville, Md., after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Shenandoah on Valentine's Day in...
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n Frackville: The Frackville Museum now has several items available for sale. They include sets of "Remembering Frackville" postcards depicting past and present scenes of the town, sets of...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Municipal Authority encourages two neighborhoods to hook on...
DEER LAKE - The Schuylkill County Municipal Authority will bring public sewer service into two neighborhoods in West Brunswick Township for the first time in their histories, according to Patrick M....
View ArticleBlaze damages Mount Carbon home; fire's cause undetermined
MOUNT CARBON - The cause of a fire that damaged a vacant home early Tuesday morning is being listed as undetermined. Flames were discovered at the 710 S. Centre St. property of Barry Booterbaugh,...
View ArticleCorrection, Aug. 7, 2013
Name incorrectDaniel Troy Langtry, 24, of Tremont, was arrested by state police at Schuylkill Haven and charged with assault and other offenses for running another man over with his vehicle on Main...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 7, 2013
DeedsCass Township - Cass Township to Michael Gula; 0.5-acre property on Valley Road; $3,100.Cass Township to Arlan and Kathryn Wagner; 21 S. Maple Ave.; $8,500.East Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort...
View ArticlePort Carbon council ignores mayor's request for police overtime
PORT CARBON - When borough Mayor Thomas Pavlick asked the council to approve an estimated $300 in police overtime Tuesday night, council ignored his request."We're going to have to throw some overtime...
View ArticleBicentennial Courthouse Commons construction ready to begin
Construction on the Schuylkill County Courthouse Commons is ready to begin.Frank Zukas, president of Schuylkill Economic Development Corp. and co-chairman of the Bicentennial Courthouse Commons...
View ArticleMessina's Pizza and Restaurant reopens near Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Messina's Pizza and Restaurant is back.The North Manheim Township establishment closed in December 2012 after its owner, Dime Messina, retired after having been at 187 Manheim Road...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 9, 2013
Marriage licensesChristian M. Roberts, Pottsville, and Megan M. Bound, Pottsville.Williard L. Stripling III, Hamburg, and Allysa K. Frickert, Hamburg.Cane S. Campbell, Wiconisco, and Rebecca E....
View ArticleDEP proposes solution to Palo Alto's mine water issue
BY STEPHEN J. PYTAK PALO ALTO - The state wants to install 1,000 feet of 24-inch plastic pipe through the borough to bring a "permanent solution" to the mine water problem there, Michael C. Korb,...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 9, 2013
A Schuylkill Haven man left Schuylkill County Court a free man on Wednesday after a judge dismissed a charge stemming from his alleged violation of a protection from abuse order.Anthony J. Heim, 37,...
View ArticleSchuylkill County sees slight increase in jobless rate
Schuylkill County posted its fifth consecutive over-the-month job gain despite a slight increase in the unemployment rate for June, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Labor...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 9, 2013
Driver backs into parked car HEGINS - A 47-year-old Minersville man delivering newspapers on Sunshine Lane in Hegins Township backed into a parked vehicle Saturday, according to state police at...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 9, 2013
Carol A. PankakeTREMONT - A Pine Grove Township man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after a judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to support eight of nine charges...
View ArticleWoman apprehended in city, sent to prison
A woman wanted for failing to surrender to the Schuylkill County Prison was found and taken to prison Thursday.Francis Gallen, a bail bondsmen with ABC Bail Bonds, Reading, said Tammy J. McShaw was...
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