Ashland council adopts 2014 budget with small tax increase
ASHLAND - The borough council formally adopted its 2014 operating budget Wednesday that includes a small increase in real estate taxes.The vote was 5-0 for the almost $2.5 million budget, with council...
View ArticleFitness center opens at Simon Kramer
NEW PHILADELPHIA - The hallways at the former Blythe Township High School are once again filled with the sound of student athletes since a fitness center with a variety of programs opened in November....
View ArticleCriminal court, Dec. 19, 2013
A Pottsville woman returned to prison Dec. 12 after having her parole revoked in Schuylkill County Court. Brandie Haluska, 33, must serve the rest of her original sentence behind bars, President Judge...
View ArticleCommissioners OK budget, tax hike
Schuylkill County property owners will pay more in 2014, as the commissioners on Wednesday approved the budget containing the first real estate tax hike in nine years. "That's the last thing we wanted...
View ArticleState faces grim budget outlook
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania will face significant fiscal challenges next year trying to absorb $1.7 billion in additional costs without having enough tax revenue to cover them, Budget Secretary Charles...
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n Buckhorn: A program called Wheelchair Engineers, featuring wheelchair-accessible model train layouts, runs from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays at Columbia Mall. Master craftsman Earl Wagner provides free...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 19, 2013
DeedsCressona - Drew A. Schaeffer to Jodi K. Schaeffer and Timothy A. Schaeffer; 71 Cherry St.; $1.East Brunswick Township - Federal National Mortgage Association to Constance Fetzer; 2303 Summer...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 19, 2013
Police investigateshooting incidentORWIGSBURG - Orwigsburg police said arrests are expected after an incident about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Cherry Street.Sgt. John Koury said officers...
View ArticleCharges held over for man accused of sexual assault
FRACKVILLE - A 47-year-old Ashland man charged with a series of sexual assaults on a girl who was 12 when the incidents began in March 2011 had charges against him held to court during a preliminary...
View ArticleChristmas program livens up Shenandoah chamber breakfast
SHENANDOAH - The typical breakfast meeting of the Greater Shenandoah Area Chamber of Commerce normally does not include entertainment, but Wednesday's meeting did with Christmas music and fun by a...
View ArticleChurch in Shenandoah bakes cookies to raise dough
SHENANDOAH - Looking at all the cookies in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Shenandoah you can't help but wonder, where is the milk? Church members were busy baking and preparing the delicious...
View ArticleFestive crowd celebrates Schuylkill visitors bureau's 50 years
Before a crowd of more than 75 people Thursday, representatives of the Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau celebrated the bureau's 50th anniversary with speeches, honors and food from local vendors....
View ArticleNorth Pole Naughtiness Vintage Theater presents adult comedy 'The Eight:...
Most Christmas stories burst with mistletoe, elves, carols and cheer. Generally, they steer clear of scandals at the North Pole.Not this one.Today and Saturday, Scranton's Vintage Theater, 326 Spruce...
View ArticlePolice, firefighters learn about digital radio equipment
More than 60 police officers, firefighters and emergency medical service personnel gathered Thursday morning at the county courthouse to learn about funding sources to upgrade to digital narrowband...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 20, 2013
Man chargedwith copper theftGIRARDVILLE - State police at Frackville arrested a borough man Monday for burgling and cutting copper pipes from a home, police said Wednesday.Joseph Zendrosky, 35, was...
View ArticlePottsville man sent to state prison for heroin possession
Jamie D. McCabe was charged for possessing 30 bags of heroin last December in Pottsville and will spend more time in state prison after being sentenced Thursday in Schuylkill County Court. McCabe, 35,...
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n Ashland: The borough office will close at noon Tuesday. It will also be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The trash schedule for both weeks will be adjusted as follows: Tuesday's trash...
View ArticleMahanoy City raises taxes 2 mills for blight
MAHANOY CITY - To fight blight, the borough is raising taxes. At Wednesday's meeting, the council formally adopted the 2014 operating budget that includes a 2-mill real estate tax.The operating budget...
View ArticleCriminal court, Dec. 20, 2013
Prosecutors withdrew a charge Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court against a Schuylkill Haven woman who allegedly had violated a protection from abuse order in November.Virginia Y. Bressler, 23, had...
View ArticleOrwigsburg shoe company honored for 125 years of business
ORWIGSBURG - The Kepner-Scott Shoe Co., which is celebrating its 125th birthday this year, was honored Thursday by the state House and Senate. State Sen. David Argall, R-29, and state Rep. Jerry...
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