Purple Heart found in NY traced to Hazleton man
Someone in Hazleton may know the story of a U.S. serviceman whose World War II Purple Heart was recently found in a western New York Goodwill donation box.Not much is known about Pvt. James E. Roland,...
View ArticleOperation Hugs and Kisses entertains, raises funds with Family Fun Night
PINE GROVE - It was a night for family fun Friday in the borough.Operation Hugs and Kisses hosted a Family Fun Night at the Hose Hook and Ladder Fire Company No. 1 in Pine Grove with plenty of food,...
View ArticleManagement plan urged for children with asthma as they head back to school
Soon children will be back in school but the new environment could cause problems for those with asthma.The American Lung Association in Pennsylvania suggests families develop an asthma management plan...
View ArticleDeeds II, Aug. 19, 2013
DeedsMcAdoo - Robert S. and Jennifer R. Wesner to Victor Medeiros; property on Hancock Street; $31,900.Mary Ann and Joseph S. Forish and Sophia A. and Frederick W. Wetterau to Travis J. and Ashley N....
View ArticleTremont health center blood drive boosts supplies
TREMONT - A recent blood drive at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center allowed area donors the convenience to give locally, while boosting supplies for the American Red Cross."We wanted to host...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 19. 2013
Business sitehit by vandalsBRANDONVILLE - State police at Frackville are investigating vandalism that occurred between 3 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday at a business site in East Union Township.Police...
View ArticleTuscarora Remote C Flying Club takes to the sky at Aerorama
BARNESVILLE - The sky may not have been ideal for flying Sunday morning but members of the Tuscarora Remote Control Flying Club were still able to get their planes off the ground and show off some...
View ArticleTremont adds three part-time officers
TREMONT - With the addition of three part-time officers to the Tremont Police Department and another officer recently coming on duty, coverage in both Tremont borough and Frailey Township has...
View ArticleHomeowners urged to get jump on lawn treatments for next spring
For homeowners whose lawns were damaged by beetle grubs this past spring, now is the time to treat it for next year. Susan C. Hyland, Master Gardener coordinator with Penn State Cooperative Extension,...
View ArticleDeeds
Deeds McAdoo - Robert S. and Jennifer R. Wesner to Victor Medeiros; property on Hancock Street; $31,900. Mary Ann and Joseph S. Forish and Sophia A. and Frederick W. Wetterau to Travis J. and Ashley...
View Article5th annual Schuylkill County Wine Festival kicks off Sept. 1
HEGINS - No wrath here.What awaits visitors to the fifth annual Schuylkill County Wine Festival is "Grapes of Glory" and the promise of an enjoyable day sampling products from area wineries.To be held...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials: For Margaret Shoup from Frank and Joann Woodward, Anne Lorady, Lee and Mary Umlauf, Don and Linda Lindenmuth, Mary...
View ArticleCounty firefighters hold memorial service in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church was filled with firefighters, families and friends Sunday for the 59th annual Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Association...
View ArticleDozens participate in walk to site of Sheppton Mine Disaster
A Sunday walk in Schuylkill County included exercise and a chance to connect to a disaster that happened 50 years ago. Several dozen people participated in the Schuylkill On the Move walk that also...
View ArticleStep N Stride exercise club is for women
MINERSVILLE - Women in the borough looking to get active have a new option.Step N Stride is a clinic for women that helps develop their fitness level through walking and running and aims to promote a...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 20, 2013
Police citeHaven manSCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Keith Friendy, 48, of Schuylkill Haven, was cited for public drunkenness after police found him at 11 a.m. Wednesday highly intoxicated and lying in the street on...
View ArticleTime capsule unearthed for Mahanoy City sesquicentennial
MAHANOY CITY - The time capsule buried in 1988 during the borough's quasquicentennial was unearthed last week for the contents to be displayed tonight for the public to see and remember.The time...
View ArticleAshland man charged with sexually assaulting woman at motel
FRACKVILLE - A 49-year-old Ashland man was jailed after being charged Sunday with sexually assaulting a woman in a West Mahanoy Township motel room.George S. Holmes, 929 Centre St., was arraigned on...
View ArticleGas prices continue slide
Local gas prices have been falling, but not far enough for some. "They're awful. It's ridiculous," Tina Ondeck, Palo Alto, said Monday. Ondeck was filling her Jeep Wrangler at Exxon near Route 61 and...
View ArticleTrustee seeks to sell Saint Catherine Medical Center building, land
The trustee for the former owner of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for permission to sell both the building and the land on which it sits. In a...
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