Federal inmate indicted for possessing weapon behind bars
A federal grand jury in Scranton on Tuesday indicted an inmate incarcerated in Schuylkill County for allegedly carrying a weapon behind bars. Ronnie Perkins, 23, who has been imprisoned in Federal...
View ArticleTremont man sent to state prison for DUI-related accident
Jeffrey B. Tucker caused a serious accident in January 2013 in Tremont Township and is headed to state prison because of it after pleading guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to five charges...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 16, 2014
DeedsMahanoy City - Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Francis DeVizia; 309 E. Mahanoy Ave.; $1,000.Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Francis DeVizia; 535 E. South St.; $1,000.Tax Claim...
View ArticleSnowflake candidates take center stage for costume fashion show
The 21 high school juniors competing for the title of Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival Snowflake Princess took to the stage again Wednesday night for the Snowflake Costume Fashion Show at Boscov's...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 16, 2014
Hamburg manescapes injuryHAMBURG - A borough man escaped injury after losing control of his vehicle and striking an embankment at 12:04 p.m. Saturday on Circle Road, just east of Dreibelbis Road,...
View ArticleJudges say new court rules will have little impact locally
Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin does not believe Pennsylvania's new Code of Judicial Conduct will change the way he and his fellow jurists conduct court business in Pottsville."I...
View Article3rd man sentenced to U.S. prison in Schuylkill Products fraud case
Romeo P. Cruz, who ran the company Schuylkill Products Inc. used as a front to commit the largest fraud of its kind in U.S. history, learned Wednesday he will go to prison for his role in the scheme....
View ArticleInsects impacting life of hemlock trees in Schuylkill County
Hemlock trees in Schuylkill County have been suffering from hemlock woolly adelgid for years and there is no end in sight. Laurie Goodrich, senior monitoring biologist at Hawk Mountain, said that...
View ArticlePottsville Area board keeps tax increase an option
The Pottsville Area School District isn't anticipating a tax increase for the 2014-15 fiscal year, said board President John F. Boran on Wednesday.But at the board's January regular meeting Wednesday,...
View ArticleYMCA aims to raise $75,000 in 2014 campaign
With a plan to replace the floor of its gymnasium and renovate its locker rooms, the Schuylkill YMCA announced Wednesday it's hoping to raise $75,000 by May. "It's the first time we've taken on such a...
View ArticleCorrections, Jan. 16, 2014
Wrong borough nameMechanicsville Borough contracts with Port Carbon for police protection. It was incorrect in Wednesday's edition. Information incorrectRingtown Mayor Albert R. Breznik Jr. was sworn...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 15, 2014
Geisinger Medical Center, DanvilleTo Matthew and Caroline Wabby Barnhart, Pottsville, a daughter, Jan. 2.
View ArticleFAMA board formally adopts 2014 budget
FRACKVILLE - The Frackville Area Municipal Authority Board of Directors formally adopted its 2014 operating budget at Wednesday's meeting.The budget holds the line on the sewage service fee at $112.50...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Jan. 16, 2014
Stephen J. BayerTAMAQUA - A borough boy charged with robbing the Turkey Hill Minit Market in Tamaqua on Sept. 23 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial...
View ArticleCoaldale couple acquitted of operating kennel unlawfully
by peter e. bortner Coaldale officials did not prove a borough couple operated a kennel in violation of the zoning ordinance, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Thursday.Robert A. and Bethany Bachert are...
View ArticleGillingham approves Internet protection policy
The Gillingham Board of Trustees approved a Children's Internet Protection Policy on Thursday upon the condition that the student email addresses are changed to not contain personally identifiable...
View ArticleOur Haven Foundation seeks state grant
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The borough council gave approval for Our Haven Foundation to submit a grant request to the state Department of Community and Economic Development for facade improvements."We're...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 17, 2014
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Daniel P. and Theresa M. Lenahan Cook, Pottsville, a daughter Dec. 15. To Kevin and Jessica Witherow Geary, Pine Grove, a daughter, Dec. 19.
View ArticleShenandoah assault hearings continued
SHENANDOAH - Preliminary hearings for three men charged with an assault in Shenandoah on Sept. 20 were continued Thursday.Shenandoah police Patrolman Travis Bowman charged Francis Layton, 23, of 28...
View ArticleFor the record, Jan. 17, 2014
Marriage licensesJohn R. Wagner, Pottsville, and Carolyn R. Spiess, Pottsville.Gerald A. Wyroski, Pottsville, and Sammanthia J. Spotts, Pottsville.Brian R. Heffner, Orwigsburg, and Marie L. Stempinski,...
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