Nonprofit organization seeks funding to help those in need
A startup nonprofit organization, The Community Solution6 Project, is seeking funding through the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo to help local families that need assistance.Currently in the infant...
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy City police are investigating an early Sunday morning stabbing that left one man dead. Police Lt. John Kaczmarczyk said officers were called to a home at 739 E. Mahanoy Ave....
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven welcomes Christmas season with tree lighting
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Borough residents lined East Main Street and Parkway on Sunday for the lighting of the community Christmas tree. The Little Hurricanes, a third- and fourth-grade children's choir...
View ArticleEconomy makes Pottsville comfort station a thing of the past
Next door to the Ramada Pottsville is an unoffical landmark to the city's more than 80-year effort to draw crowds to shop downtown. It's a collection of closed-up comfort stations, two sets of men's...
View Article'The Nutcracker' delivers the Christmas spirit in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Hundreds of people packed the Zwerling Auditorium at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School to see Schuylkill Ballet Theatre's annual performance of "The Nutcracker." "I look forward...
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n Ashland: A Christmas concert, presented by Ashland Area Community Choir under the direction of Betty Chappell, will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ, 2400 Centre...
View ArticleBirths, Dec. 2, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo James Druding and Amber Strohl, New Philadelphia, daughter, Oct. 25.To Kenneth Wilkinson and Taryn Reeser, Lykens, a daughter, Nov. 6.To Christopher...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 2, 2013
Police charge manfor more IEDsAUBURN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged an Auburn man for possessing explosive devices after a second search of the home at 1651 Summer Hill Road, South Manheim...
View ArticleLocal hunters venture into woods for first day of rifle deer season
Blake Herndon, 12, of Saint Clair, was in the woods of Union Township this morning with his grandfather, his junior hunting license and a bolt-action rifle. "Last year, I got a 10-pointer," Herndon, a...
View ArticleAfter early test, Pottsville readies for winter weather
When Pottsville had its first major snowfall of the season last week, the streets department was well prepared."It was not too bad early Tuesday," Dan Kelly, superintendent of streets for the city,...
View ArticleJudge increases values of 2 West Mahanoy Township properties
A Schuylkill County judge on Nov. 26 increased the values of, and thereby the tax bills for, two properties in West Mahanoy Township. In a six-page opinion and order, Judge John E. Domalakes ruled...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Dec. 2, 2013
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - An Auburn woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing on Nov. 19 on charges she stole money in September from her estranged...
View ArticleHunters bag buck, doe in Schuylkill
Just after 8 a.m. Monday, Carl Skrobak of Saint Clair spotted two deer in Blythe Township. "I was walking down the trail and it was off to my right. And there was another deer with it," said Skrobak,...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill earns Middle States accreditation
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill School District has earned accreditation through the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.District Superintendent Andrew D....
View ArticleCriminal court, Dec. 3, 2013
A Girardville man will spend more time behind bars after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for violating his probation on a charge resulting from a May 2009 fire in Shenandoah.David M....
View ArticleNorwegian Township keeps same tax rate
MAR LIN - Norwegian Township residents will not see a tax increase in 2014, the township supervisors noted at Monday night's board meeting.Supervisor Robert Kirwan said taxes will remain at 2.73 mills...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 3, 2013
Deeds Ashland - Michelle E. Herb to Walter H. Wallace; property on Walnut Street; $55,000. Coaldale - Heidi Rhoads to Bank of America NA; 115 W. Phillips St.; $1. Cressona - Dawn Lindsay George to...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 3, 2013
Chase, crash instolen car casePottsville police investigated an incident that occurred about 7 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of North Centre Street.Police said at the scene, officers spoke to Michael...
View ArticleArraignments, Dec. 3, 2013
A Minersville man charged with assaulting two teenage girls in 2011 and 2012 was among those who pleaded not guilty Monday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court.Joseph L. Johnson, 40, of 524...
View ArticleSmall games of chance law to affect local bars, restaurants
New legislation will allow sports fans to participate in small betting pools as they get ready to gather at their favorite local bar later this month to watch the college football bowl games. Gov. Tom...
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