SPCA employees remove animals from basement
ASHLAND - Employees of Hillside SPCA, Pottsville, removed dozens of animals from a home in Ashland on Wednesday afternoon after responding to a call about a dog mauling complaint late Tuesday...
View ArticlePolice to get $245K+ to fight drugs
Schuylkill County law enforcement will soon get almost a quarter of a million dollars to help fight drugs, District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon said Wednesday."We have been anxiously awaiting this...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 19, 2013
A Minersville man went free Wednesday after admitting in Schuylkill County Court that he violated a protection from abuse order in August.James D. Wolfe Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to indirect criminal...
View ArticleLaw enforcement learns more about fighting crime
Successfully resolving hostage situations depends upon keeping the criminal confined but not isolated, two state police corporals told about 50 law enforcement personnel Wednesday at the annual...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Crime Watch group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Joseph Groody, Schuylkill County sheriff, will be the guest speaker. All residents are encouraged...
View ArticleAlleged rapist back in state, in Schuylkill County Prison
Joseph L. Johnson, 40, of 524 Pine Hill St., Minersville, who allegedly raped two teenage girls, was arraigned early Wednesday morning and is now being held in Schuylkill County Prison.Minersville...
View ArticleTamaqua school board discusses permitting bicycles on grounds
TAMAQUA - On the suggestion of a district resident, the Tamaqua Area School Board will look into the possibility of permitting bicycles and adding a bicycle rack to the high school and middle school...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 19, 2013
Inmate facesdrug chargesMAHANOY CITY - State police at Frackville charged Charles Alexander, 36, an inmate of SCI/Mahanoy, with possession of contraband.Police said that at 2:45 p.m. May 3, Alexander...
View ArticleBerks County man sentenced for role in 2-county drug ring
by peter e. bortner A Berks County man is headed to federal prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Scranton for distributing a prescription drug in Schuylkill and Berks counties.Stephen Nesspor, 54,...
View ArticleMahanoy firefighters await decision on company's future
MAHANOY CITY - The charred aerial truck of the Washington Hook and Ladder Company was pulled from its station Wednesday morning, just shy of a month after flames destroyed it and severely damaged the...
View ArticleCourt upholds Pottsville woman's life sentence
by peter e. bortner The Pottsville woman who fatally stabbed a city man in March 1991 in a now-demolished hotel must remain behind bars, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has ruled.In a...
View ArticleJuvenile boy charged in armed robbery
TAMAQUA - A juvenile boy is facing charges after he was apprehended by borough police in connection with an armed robbery at the Turkey Hill Minit-Market on East Broad Street about 2:30 a.m....
View ArticleBirths, Sept. 24, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Randy Jr. and Caryn Gerace Kline, a daughter, Aug. 18.To Brandon Conti and Holly Chester, Ringtown, a daughter, Aug. 27.To Lydia A. Munn Gimeno, Mahanoy...
View ArticleCorrection, Sept. 24, 2013
Fencing funding Gillingham Charter School received a $360,000 Federal Charter School Implementation Grant last year. Of that amount, $30,000 is being used for athletics, including to purchase fencing...
View ArticleMeteorologist: Weather normal for autumn
The first week of fall will offer typical temperatures for the season, according to the National Weather Service."Cold and dry," Mike D'Angelo, meteorologist for the NWS, State College, said Monday...
View ArticleYuengling ice cream back after 30 years
It's been nearly 30 years since Yuengling's Ice Cream was on store shelves, but the beloved treat will be back starting March 2014. David Yuengling, president of Yuengling's Ice Cream, made the...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 24, 2013
DeedsAshland - Wade L. and Virginia R. Goyne to Anthony J. Wysoski Jr.; 2000 Walnut St.; $146,500.Barry and Hegins townships - Ernest L. Klinger Jr. to Kenneth K. and Vicki E. Witmer; 14.775-acre...
View Article2 rare steam locomotives will be in Schuylkill Haven for Borough Day
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Two steam locomotives will be at the annual Borough Day celebration on Saturday.The locomotive CNJ 113, built in 1923 and housed in Minersville, and the locomotive No. 425, built in...
View ArticleMinersville Area school board appoints secretaries
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area school board appointed people to fill vacancies on the secretarial staff Monday night.The appointments included Barbara Conville, secretary to the superintendent, at...
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n Ashland: Due to a water main break in the borough, a boil-water advisory has been issued, according to borough Manager Raymond Jones Jr. After repairs have been completed, the water system will be...
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