Shenandoah Valley board extends superintendent contract for five years
SHENANDOAH - The Shenandoah Valley school board approved a five-year contract extension for district Superintendent Stanley G. Rakowsky at Wednesday's meeting.The extension is effective from July 1,...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Community Watch group will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 35 N. Ninth St. The session will include election of officers and discussion of bylaws....
View ArticleEx-Mahanoy man convicted of assaulting borough police officer
by peter e. bortner Tyron Brown Sr. assaulted a Mahanoy City police officer in September 2012, a Schuylkill County jury ruled Thursday in convicting him of six charges stemming from the incident.Brown,...
View ArticleUnions call for boycott of Yuengling after owner's support of right-to-work law
In response to a statement made Monday by the head of D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc. calling for a "right-to-work" law, a local labor union leader is calling for a Yuengling boycott."We're against anyone...
View ArticlePow Wow returning to Schuylkill County Fairgrounds
SUMMIT STATION - Visitors to the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds this holiday weekend can experience Native American dances and food from Mexico City.The second annual Two Moons Memorial Pow Wow is...
View ArticlePrivate detective costs Orwigsburg more than $1,300; no official reason given
ORWIGSBURG - A private detective from Orwigsburg was hired at a cost of $1,368 to conduct an unspecified investigation earlier this year for borough officials, according to information obtained by The...
View ArticlePolice comb woods for man who reportedly shot at trooper
MOLINO - Police were searching for a man Thursday night after he reportedly fired at a trooper near Happy Valley Trailer Park just off Route 895 in West Brunswick Township.According to emergency...
View Article'Welcome Home Plaza' is official address of Mother's Memorial
ASHLAND - Even though it has not moved, the Mother's Memorial officially has a new address after Ashland Borough Council declared the landscaped area around the memorial as "Welcome Home Plaza."The new...
View ArticleGratz Bank, Liberty Savings agree to merger
Liberty Savings Bank will become branch offices for The Gratz Bank, according to a recent merger agreement. GNB Financial Services Inc., bank holding company of The Gratz Bank, and Liberty Centre...
View ArticleGilberton chief says public's support 'overwhelming'; council may decide...
GILBERTON - Police Chief Mark Kessler expects to be fired for posting incendiary videos in which he ranted obscenely about the Second Amendment and liberals while spraying machine-gun fire with...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly growing pot
VALLEY VIEW - A 19-year-old Valley View man was jailed Thursday after being arrested by Hegins Township police on drug charges.Gavin D. Heim, 329 Park Road, was arrested by Chief Steven Lohr and Sgt....
View ArticleBlue Mountain board approves work to fix wall cracks in elementary
ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain school board on Aug. 22 approved a change order to fix cracks in the Blue Mountain Elementary West building.The amount approved was $58,386.67. "We had some cracks in the...
View ArticleGilberton police chief's suspension extended
MAHANOY PLANE - The Gilberton borough council voted unanimously Friday to extend indefinitely the 30-day suspension of police Chief Mark Kessler.The special meeting lasted fewer than five minutes and...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 31, 2013
Marriage licensesBrandon E. Aucker, Reading, and Corissa A. Albertini, Reading.Roger L. Shank, Schuylkill Haven, and Lynda J. Rolin, Schuylkill Haven.Shendon E. Croll, Barnesville, and Ramona B. Smith,...
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Engine, metaltaken in Grier CityGRIER CITY - Rush Township police are investigating a burglary that occurred recently at 65 Crest St.Police said someone stole iron and steel along with a 1932 Ford...
View ArticleCity officials: No plans to start stormwater fees
While the City of Pottsville is considering the possibility of developing an authority to manage its underground stormwater tunnels, the City of Hazleton is on track to start an authority that levies...
View ArticleSalvation Army plans to honor late leader with memorial bench
The advisory board of the Salvation Army Pottsville Corps decided this week to raise funds to erect a memorial to the late Capt. Adam W. Hench.Hench headed the Salvation Army Pottsville Corps from July...
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n Girardville: The Rangers Hose Company is conducting its annual fund drive to support its operations. According to its solicitation letter, the company offered a full response to all emergency calls,...
View ArticleBirths, Aug. 31, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo James and Amber Sapp Artz, Frackville, a daughter, July 15.To Brian and Christa Liebner Alexander, Pottsville, a son, July 26.To Richard Boyer and Kacie...
View ArticleDogs to take a dip in JFK Pool
Dogs can do the doggie paddle, jump and have fun at the JFK Pool in Pottsville today as part of the third annual Bow Wow Pool Party.Dogs can swim in the pool, which is now closed for the season, for $5...
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