Mahanoy Area requires proof of occupancy for new students
MAHANOY CITY - The Mahanoy Area School District now requires occupancy permits when registering new students.District Superintendent Joie L. Green said the new policy will make certain students live...
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n Girardville: The Good Time Club is selling its annual commemorative Christmas ornament featuring the former St. Joseph High School/Immaculate Heart Elementary School, which will be demolished in the...
View ArticlePottsville Area defines 'school police officer' position
Gearing up to bring an armed security force into its schools, the Pottsville Area school board on Monday updated a security plan, defining the role of a "school police officer."Asked when the six local...
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n Ashland: American Hose Company No. 1 is holding its annual Christmas toy raffle. First prize is a Lionel Three Rivers Fast Freight train set, second is a children's Wi-Fi-accessible tablet and third...
View ArticleSchuylkill running for River of the Year
Once again, the Schuylkill River is in the running to be named Pennsylvania River of the Year. After losing to the Monongahela River last year, by only 146 votes, the Schuylkill is among five...
View ArticleBorough considers improvements to garage
PORT CARBON - Borough councilman Ray Steranko suggested Tuesday that the council consider making improvements to the borough garage, which is just off Commerce Street."It's in bad shape. There are...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 4, 2013
Police chargeman for DUITAMAQUA - A Bangor man was charged with DUI by state police at Frackville about 10 p.m. Nov. 16 after officers received a report of a careless driver on Route 309.Police said...
View ArticleCasey backs provision to ensure Afghan women vote
On paper, women in the United States and Afghanistan have a constitutionally guaranteed right to vote.In the United States, no one questions that right any more, but it's on shakier ground in...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 4, 2013
DeedsButler Township - Henry J. Dorn, individually and as executor under the Last Will & Testament of Camille Joan Dorn, and Louis A. Dorn and Stuart J. Barranco, trustees under the Last Will &...
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James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A Schuylkill Haven woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday for allegedly stealing items in October from a North...
View ArticleTremont man sent to state prison for assaulting neighbor
by peter e. bortner Daniel T. Langtry must serve time behind state prison bars, and pay more than $72,000 restitution, for assaulting his neighbor in May, a Schuylkill County judge decided Tuesday....
View ArticleSaint Clair borough council adopts budget, increases tax rate
SAINT CLAIR - The borough council adopted its 2014 budget with a 1-mill tax increase Tuesday night.The tax rate was set at 5 mills and comes after the council increased the tax rate from 3.34 mills to...
View ArticleOrwigsburg to build 33-townhouse development
ORWIGSBURG - The borough plans to build a development of 33 townhouses between Grove Street and Hope Avenue on Route 443 East."It would be our intent to break ground in late spring or early summer...
View ArticleRep. Lou Barletta wants IRS to clarify health care law provision
Congressman Lou Barletta is concerned that the Affordable Care Act could create a financial hardship for volunteer fire departments and jeopardize public safety if volunteer departments with 50 or more...
View ArticleElevator history spans more than century in Schuylkill
The types of elevators a community has used in its history can tell you something about its fascination with upward mobility.In the 19th century in Schuylkill County, the industrial revolution brought...
View ArticleCasino boost needed, Senate leader says
HARRISBURG - Lawmakers should consider ways to boost casino revenue as they work on the state budget next spring, a top Senate Republican leader said Tuesday.President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati,...
View ArticlePennDOT readies winter materials for Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County may see more snow as early as Sunday night and the state Department of Transportation is ready.PennDOT is responsible for more than 600 miles of roadway in Schuylkill County. The...
View ArticlePottsville schools host panel on cyber safety and social media
The Pottsville Area School District hosted an information panel Wednesday night about social media and technology issues to help inform parents and help them protect their children.The hour and a half...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society is selling chances on a Christmas lottery basket with $150 worth of instant tickets. Chances are $1 each and the drawing will be held Dec. 21....
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 5, 2013
DeedsAshland - James F. and Consuelo G. Brecker to Blake A. Reppert; property at 11th and Walnut streets; $6,000.Barry Township - Lester H. and Lucille M. Ludwig to Cathy M. Ludwig; 808 Deep Creek...
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