Task force anticipates demolition of most blighted property in city
The building at the top of the Pottsville Blight and Nuisance Task Force list, dubbed "the worst of the worst," may come down next week, City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said Tuesday.The row home,...
View ArticleMinersville to mill icy intersection
MINERSVILLE - The borough's street department worked to remove ice from the intersection of Seltzer and Division roads in Norwegian Township on Tuesday following a crash the previous day. Borough...
View ArticleFire in Shenandoah compounded by sub-zero temperatures
SHENANDOAH - An intense fire in sub-zero temperatures destroyed a double-block home on Ferguson Street early Tuesday. The fire ravaged the 216 S. Ferguson St. home of Michael Cooney as well as an...
View ArticleCorrections, Jan. 8, 2014
Relationship incorrectFormer Pottsville Mayor John D.W. Reiley and Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley are second cousins. Their family relationship was listed incorrectly in Tuesday's...
View ArticleSchuylkill County jobless rate lowest since 2009
The jobless rate in Schuylkill County is at its lowest point since 2009.The seasonally-adjusted rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point to 8.5 in November, according to the latest figures from the...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 9, 2014
Shen womancited for crashRINGTOWN - A crash that occurred on Ringtown Boulevard in Union Township about 10:25 a.m. Saturday was investigated by state police at Frackville.Police said Tia L. Knapp, 21,...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Prison instates new chairman
The Schuylkill County prison board has a new chairman while the average inmate population hit its lowest mark in two years. Republican Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. takes over as chairman after...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Jan. 9, 2014
A Saint Clair woman is headed to state prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court.Jennifer T. Hollywood, 36, must serve one to three years in a state correctional institution,...
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n Jim Thorpe: The Ranger Rick Club meets at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center, 151 E. White Bear Drive. The club is open to students in...
View ArticlePottsville Area develops committee to focus on charter school
At its first workshop of 2014, Pottsville Area School District on Wednesday introduced a new committee which will focus on alternative education in the district, including Gillingham Charter...
View ArticleHorses, riders to showcase skills at Pennsylvania Farm Show
NEW RINGGOLD - Horses from Schuylkill County are ready to lift their hooves at the 98th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. "It takes a lot of dedication," Jeanne Hamerly, 66, of Orwigsburg, a rider...
View ArticleCourt upholds ex-policeman's sentence for possessing child porn
A former Mount Carmel police officer must spend eight years in prison for possessing child pornography, a three-judge panel has concluded.In a 20-page opinion filed Tuesday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court...
View ArticlePine Grove boil advisory in effect
PINE GROVE - A boil water advisory is in effect for the borough until further notice. The advisory is the result of a water line break on Cherry Street on Wednesday. Pine Grove street department fixed...
View ArticleMan gets chance to be rid of charges
FRACKVILLE - Charges against a Frackville man for selling a motorcycle with an altered Vehicle Identification Number will be withdrawn providing he make full restitution to the victim.A preliminary...
View ArticleFire destroys machine shop in Porter Township
REINERTON - More than 40 firefighters worked in chilly temperatures Wednesday afternoon to douse a stubborn blaze which destroyed a machine shop, K&E Precision, in Porter Township. "That business...
View ArticleEconomic forecast provides insights on energy, unemployment rates
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - While listening to an economist talk about unemployment rates Wednesday morning, the chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill said his ears perked up when he heard some insights about the...
View ArticleCounty takes action to maintain ownership of St. Michael's School
Schuylkill County is taking civil action against the Diocese of Scranton and a New York-based behavioral health organization now that St. Michael's School in Pine Grove Township is no longer continuing...
View ArticleSchuylkill River named 2014 Pa. River of the Year
After placing second last year, the Schuylkill River beat out four other finalists to be named the 2014 Pennsylvania River of the Year. The designation has been bestowed on rivers since 1983 by the...
View ArticleReports: James Franklin will be Penn State’s next football coach
Update: James Franklin will be Penn State’s 16th head football coach, according to reports. CBS Sports and ESPN both reported late Thursday morning the Vanderbilt head coach is expected to accept an...
View ArticleTamaqua woman injured in 2-car crash
McADOO - One woman suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle rollover crash Thursday on Route 309 in Kline Township. Grace DiMarco, 37, of Tamaqua, was headed north on Route 309 when her sport...
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