Pennsylvania Starwatch: Plenty of summer stars still out
Where has summer gone? We're hearing the swan song of summer loud and clear. Schools are opening and I even spotted a few Halloween decorations going up in a department store. If you're like me, you...
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n Frackville: Madeline Domalakes recently spoke to members of the Frackville Rotary Club about her experience at the District 7360 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp at Juniata College. "I thought I...
View ArticleSewer plant location sparks discussion within Hegins-Hubley Water Authority
VALLEY VIEW - The Act 537 Plan was discussed at length during a recent Hegins-Hubley Water Authority meeting.James Rhoades Jr., environmental group manager at Alfred Benesch & Co., Pottsville,...
View ArticleCounty residents to receive extra crisis grant funds
County residents who received assistance from the state Department of Public Welfare via a crisis grant during the 2012-13 heating season will receive additional money from the federal government. A...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 1, 2013
A Pottsville man went free on Wednesday after a Schuylkill County jury acquitted him of selling crack cocaine in August 2012 in the city.Caleb D. Green, 31, is not guilty of delivery of a controlled...
View ArticleAs businesses face uncertainty, growth seen in part-time jobs
An abbreviated observance of Labor Day may be in order, as the expansion of part-time work gains tighter hold of the U.S. workforce."Businesses are being very cautious about how they hire," said Teri...
View ArticleLocal theater group to present 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
For the first time on a Schuylkill County stage, Pottsville Gymnastics & Theatrical Center Inc. will be presenting "The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Sovereign Majestic Theater this weekend.There...
View ArticleFifth annual county wine festival lures folks to Hegins Park
HEGINS - Although it was hot and humid at the fifth annual Schuylkill County Wine Festival held in Hegins Park on Sunday, there was plenty to drink.The festival started at 1 p.m. Tickets were $15 for...
View ArticleTWO MOONS MEMORIAL POWWOWEvent calls county fairgrounds home
SUMMIT STATION - The Schuylkill County Fairgrounds was filled with singing, dancing and the beat of drums Sunday during the 15th annual Two Moons Memorial Powwow.While this was the 15th annual event,...
View ArticleFactory still stands in Frailey Township
DONALDSON - It has been nearly two months since Judge Cyrus P. Dolbin ruled that the owner of the old factory building on the corner of Martin Street and Cedar Alley was in violation of a township...
View ArticleHawk Mountain set for busy September
DREHERSVILLE - It's a busy time at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. With various wildlife programs scheduled for September and it being the peak migration season for raptors, there will be plenty of things to...
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n Ashland: A mum sale is being held to benefit the Ashland Public Library. The sale features mums in a nine-inch pot at $10 each or two for $16. Large tri-color pot mums are $20. There also is a...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 2, 2013
Man leaves truckblocking Route 61DEER LAKE - A Tower City man faces traffic charges after an incident at 5:35 p.m. Saturday in West Brunswick Township. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Brian L....
View ArticleFamilies displaced by apartment fire in Ashland
ASHLAND - Fifteen people were displaced from their homes following a fire about 3 a.m. Monday in an apartment building at 714 W. Centre St.In a telephone interview Monday, Ashland fire Chief Phil...
View ArticleFormer center employees to receive retirement contributions
Former employees at the closed Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuylkill County will receive their retirement contributions.The default judgement from the U.S. District Court for the Middle of...
View ArticleSchuylkill Headwaters worker receives $10K grant through fellowship program
Students living in the watershed from Schuylkill County to Philadelphia will soon have a program that will teach them about environmental impacts on the headwaters of the Schuylkill River.Sierra...
View ArticleLabor Day values celebrated at annual Mass
GREENBURY - To celebrate and remember just why people do not labor on Labor Day, about 120 people gathered at the Castle Green Grotto near Heckscherville for the annual Labor Day Mass.Located along the...
View ArticlePolice Log, Sept. 3, 2013
Police probe stolen jewelry boxBARNESVILLE - State police at Frackville are investigating a burglary that occurred between 7 p.m. Sunday and 12:30 a.m. Monday at 2 Maple St. in Ryan Township.Police...
View ArticleAlternative property tax bill emerges
HARRISBURG - A new House bill designed to provide school districts with options to reduce or eliminate property taxes could get a green light for some action this fall. The measure, sponsored by Rep....
View ArticleCyber school enrollment on rise in Schuylkill County
While most Schuylkill County students went back to school last week, Danielle Sterner can't wait to start another year of cyber school today.Sterner, 11, of Pottsville, is entering sixth grade and her...
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