Deeds, Dec. 8, 2013
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Dante O. and Nenebeth G. Mancenido; Lot 158WSS7, Eagle Rock; $24,900.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Noemy M. Paet-Alvendia; Lot 206HF4, Eagle Rock;...
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Penn StateKaitlyn Bandholz, a freshman science major, and Kenneth Oliver, a senior majoring in administration of justice at Penn State Schuylkill campus, are recipients of the Clifford Biological...
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McCannThe Pottsville campus of McCann School of Business & Technology announced that Donna Yashinsky, Gilberton, and Anthony Avezzano, Minersville, both 2013 graduates with an associate in...
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n Ashland: The next meeting of the Ashland Community Watch group is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, North Ninth Street. A state trooper will offer information on drugs in your...
View ArticleArt and Antiques: Nutcrackers combine history, art, mechanics and practicality
For years, my father, who is 92, collected wooden nutcrackers. He amassed a colorful collection of figural nutcrackers mainly from America, Italy and Germany. They were fun to collect and attractive to...
View ArticleRetail thief sought after failing to begin prison term
Schuylkill County District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon and Chief County Detective Dennis Clark are asking for the public's help in finding a Richlandtown woman who failed to fulfill her duties as...
View ArticleFraternal Order of Eagles pay debts, build membership
Three years ago, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Pottsville Aerie 134 was facing $25,000 in debt and uncertainty about its future, John O'Grady, one of the group's trustees, said Thursday night."In April...
View ArticleCorrection, Dec. 11, 2013
Information incorrectJerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schuylkill Haven, hasn't had a regular program to serve a free community meal since 2010, Pat Johns, church council president, said Tuesday....
View ArticleMilton Hershey School has served many county students
Many people have heard of the Milton Hershey School, but many may not be aware of its mission and the children who have been served, many of whom come from Schuylkill County. There are currently 23...
View ArticlePort Carbon holds line on taxes in 2014
PORT CARBON - The borough council Tuesday unanimously approved a 2014 spending plan which held the line on taxes.The 2014 budget is $994,188.23. The millage will remain at 12.149, or $12.14 for each...
View ArticleLocals stay warm for winter exercise
It's cold outside, but that is not an excuse for runners in Schuylkill County. Barb McGinley, head track coach for Pottsville Area High School, was one of several residents who went for a run early...
View ArticleDespite theft, Schuylkill Haven businesswoman vows to keep Nativity scene
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The baby Jesus is not in his manager at a Nativity scene in the borough, but, this year, it isn't because he was stolen. "We're still anticipating the birth here," Lori Michael,...
View ArticleRingtown council will look into recodification of ordinances
RINGTOWN - The borough council will consider recodification of its borough code and ordinance books."Is there anything possible in updating the borough ordinance books?" Mayor Albert Breznick Jr. asked...
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n Harrisburg: According to the State Game Commission Wildlife Management Agency, the most inexpensive and effective way to get rid of a mouse problem is to set traps. Available at most hardware stores...
View Article3-alarm fire claims life of girl in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - A three-alarm fire claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl found in her attic bedroom and destroyed five South Rock Street row homes Tuesday.Melissa "Missy" Pangburn died from carbon monoxide...
View ArticleDA election challenge remains alive
Voters seeking a recount of the ballots in the Schuylkill County district attorney race won a victory Tuesday as a judge refused to dismiss their petition and allowed them to add further allegations in...
View ArticlePolice remove poodles from Quakake home
QUAKAKE - Seventeen poodles and a cat were removed from a home in Rush Township after someone responding to a newspaper advertisement reported deplorable conditions to police. Rush Township police...
View ArticleWoman cleared of cooking meth charges
PORT CARBON - Prosecutors Tuesday withdrew the most serious charges against a Minersville woman after a man arrested with her admitted he was the person making methamphetamine inside her home last...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Christmas canceled in Ashland due to snow
ASHLAND - Due to the predicted snowstorm on Saturday, the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration has been canceled.This would have been the 10th annual event, which is sponsored by Ashland Downtown Inc....
View ArticleGirardville approves 4-mill tax increase
GIRARDVILLE - Taxpayers will see a 4-mill increase in real estate taxes after the borough council formally adopted its 2014 operating budget at Thursday's meeting.The real estate tax rate will increase...
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