Corrections, Nov. 28, 2013
Phone number incorrectSmoke detectors from the Frackville Fire Department are available by calling 570-874-3860, which was wrong in Tuesday's edition, or 570-874-3859.Incorrect figuresIn recent years,...
View ArticleParents consider books as Christmas gift ideas
As the children's librarian at Pottsville Free Public Library read aloud a story about "Clifford the Big Red Dog" on Monday morning, Emily Lorence, 3, of Cumbola, followed every syllable as if the...
View ArticleCommissioners approve autopsy contract, save county money
Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan added another option for the county to save money on autopsies.The county commissioners approved a contract with Mary Pascucci, a doctor of osteopathic...
View ArticleAshland water tank repairs almost complete
ASHLAND - The long process of repairing Ashland's water storage tank will be completed soon.Alfred Benesch & Co. senior designer Natalie L. O'Connor, E.I.T., reported the good news at Monday's...
View ArticleJudge nixes request to lower property's value
by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County judge has declined to lower the fair market and assessed values of a Branch Township property.In a five-page opinion and order filed Tuesday, Judge John E....
View ArticleStudents, local artists turn parking meters into works of art
Alexis Aguila, a senior at Pottsville Area High School, was painting an ocean scene Monday on an unusual canvas.It was the head of a parking meter, the kind which line the sidewalks on the 100 and 200...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 28, 2013
Man charged with possessionPINE GROVE - Borough police said they charged a Ravine man with possession of marijuana Tuesday for an incident which occurred in May.Charged was Mikel R. Weaber, 310 Tremont...
View ArticleShenandoah adopts no tax increase tentative budget
SHENANDOAH - The borough council tentatively adopted its 2014 budget Tuesday evening, with no tax increase on the agenda.The spending plan includes a $10 increase in the annual garbage fee, raising it...
View ArticleBar association coat drive helps needy families
by peter e. bortner Salvation Army Pottsville Corps Lt. Staci Ferreira knows increasing numbers of people need warm coats, and she said Wednesday she is grateful for the Schuylkill County Bar...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 28, 2013
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Keneil Properties LLC; Lot 244ER, Eagle Rock; $38,279.Pottsville - Adam S. Delinko to Steven F. and Yvonne A. Mattera; 714 Laurel St.; $1.South...
View ArticleHoliday shopping has an impact on families, but will learn to adapt
Thanksgiving Day is still a day of family and friends gathering for a traditional turkey dinner, preceded by parades and followed by football games and holiday TV specials, and now, the shopping frenzy...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 29, 2013
Police charge manwith fuel theftTREMONT - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged an Ashland man with stealing roughly 80 gallons of diesel fuel from B&B Coal Co., Joliett, on Tuesday.Harold...
View ArticleComet to be visible in night sky next month
Comet ISON, the most closely watched comet in recent years, may be visible from Schuylkill County next month if it survives its close encounter with the sun.Thomas Guzick, science teacher at Pottsville...
View ArticleShenandoah welcomes season with annual Dickens Christmas
Shenandoah is kicking off the holiday season today with Charles Dickens and his holiday grouch Ebenezer Scrooge.A Dickens Christmas will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Legion Memorial Garden in the 100 block of...
View ArticleAgencies to get count of homeless in Schuylkill County
Human service agencies in Schuylkill County will once again team up to count the homeless in January with the goal of improving assistance programs.The annual "point-in-time" count is a one-day survey...
View ArticleFormer hospital auction set for this morning
by peter e. bortner Anyone who wants to own the former Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs will get his or her chance when it goes on the auction block at 9 a.m. today at the 101 Broad St....
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 29, 2013
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Tab N. and Jennifer A. Tandoc; Lot 427HF3, Eagle Rock; $30,199.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Gwendolyn J. Verzosa and Maria Azucena Adlawan; Lot 360HF3,...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Nov. 29, 2013
Rebecca MargerumELIZABETHVILLE - A Tremont man arrested in connection with an assault on Sept. 30 in Williamstown appeared for a preliminary hearing before Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticleLake Wynonah man collects antique "Pottsville" bottles
James E. Fritz, Lake Wynonah, recalled an afternoon in 1982 when he took a shovel up to a hill in Mechanicsville and found one of his prized possessions.It was a 7-ounce, light-aqua bottle made in the...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Community Watch group will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, North Ninth Street. A state trooper will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome to...
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