Passenger in fatal crash in serious condition
TREMONT - State police have identified a woman who survived a fatal crash Sunday on Route 209 in Tremont Township.Police said Amber Smith, 24, of Old Forge Road, Pine Grove, was taken to Milton S....
View ArticleKessler seeks to stop hearing in Scranton
Suspended Gilberton police Chief Mark A. Kessler sued the borough on Monday in Schuylkill County Court, seeking to prevent a hearing on his future from being held later this month in Scranton.Kessler...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 7, 2014
DeedsAshland - Anna Mae Kleponis to Joshua L. and Renee L. Coutlee; 1201 Arch St.; $38,000.Coaldale - William G. Schwab, trustee for Stanley J. Costello Jr. and Angela L. Costello; to Mark and Alison...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 7, 2014
A Pottsville man will spend more than 10 additional months in prison after having his parole revoked Monday in Schuylkill County Court.Steven M. Miller, 22, must stay in prison until Nov. 16, Judge...
View ArticleFor the record, Jan. 7, 2014
Marriage licensesKevin M. Samay, Pottsville, and Melissa K. Evans, Pottsville.Estevan F. Gomez, Mahanoy City, and Sophia M. Covach, Shenandoah.Brian C. Fetterolf, Klingerstown, and Amber M. Gill,...
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Traffic stopyields drug chargeMAHANOY CITY - A vehicle stop by Mahanoy City police at B and Market streets about 10 p.m. Oct. 5 led to drug charges being filed against a Spring Glen man.Police said...
View ArticleFire in Washington Township ruled accidental
PINE GROVE - The fire that left a family in Washington Township homeless early Saturday morning started at a light fixture in the basement, Mike Stalnecker, township fire marshal, said Monday."You know...
View ArticleNo skating yet in Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - In spite of recent frigid temperatures, skaters have not yet been able to take to the ice on Stoyer's Dam."Right now it's a slushy mess," borough Manager Scott Graver said Monday....
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill marking 80th anniversary
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill will mark its 80th anniversary this year with a kick-off celebration scheduled for noon Jan. 30 in the lobby of the Student Community Center.The campus is...
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n Girardville: The Girardville division of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is sponsoring an Irish history writing contest with two categories, depending on grade level. The theme for Level 1...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Community Watch group will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, North Ninth Street. The public is encouraged to attend, spokesman Frank Rice said in a...
View ArticleOne person dies in Sweet Arrow Lake, two flown to hospitals
ROEDERSVILLE - An 81-year-old woman died Tuesday morning when the vehicle she was riding in struck a tree just off Sweet Arrow Lake Road in Washington Township, according to state police at Schuylkill...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 8, 2014
DeedsAshland - Dennis Cope to Khalid McBain; 1624 Walnut St.; $1,500.Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Garage Flex LLC; 1333 Walnut St.; $700.
View ArticleCounty copes with arctic air
It's a cold winter with a lot of headaches. Schuylkill County plumbers could not get to all the frozen and leaking pipes, broken furnaces and other domestic disasters caused by extreme temperatures...
View ArticleIf Gilberton battle comes to Scranton, courthouse officials say they will be...
A Schuylkill County judge will decide whether the hearing on suspended Gilberton police chief turned YouTube star will move to Scranton.Now that they know about the proceedings, Lackawanna County...
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Man loses controlof car on icy roadKASKA - Two people suffered minor injuries when the Lincoln Towne Car they were in crashed on Market Street, Route 209, just north of Maple Street in Blythe Township,...
View ArticleGroup sets date for next county Youth Summit
The second Schuylkill County Youth Summit will be held March 20 in Courtroom No. 1 at the county courthouse.The event's community advisory group met Tuesday afternoon in the commissioner's Hoffman Room...
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Reading Hospital and Medical Center To Marcel and Melissa Glunz LeBlanc, Pottsville, a son, Dec. 18.
View ArticleTestimony details fatal alleged tryst
ELIZABETHVILLE - A man charged with shooting another man to death Dec. 7 after finding him with his wife in a trailer near Williamstown is headed to Dauphin County Court. Roberto Souffront, 53, of 113...
View Article'God is with us' the message of Orthodox Christmas celebration
SAINT CLAIR - The frigid temperatures outside St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church in Saint Clair on Tuesday morning were no match for the warmth found inside as the Divine Liturgy was celebrated...
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