Local participants measure up to the best at Farm Show
HARRISBURG - Tougher and of higher quality.Those superlatives are how local participants described the competition at the 98th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg."It's been fun," Line Mountain junior...
View ArticleWinemaking, homebrewing see surge in popularity
Lou Cameli remembers hearing stories while growing up of the box car filled with wine grapes arriving in town.The engine would stop at the Mahanoy City train station on the edge of town and upon...
View ArticleWinter chill spurs memories of past ice-making tech
The giant wooden chute at the former ice works at Tumbling Run looked a bit like a carnival roller coaster. "That was down at the first dam," David Derbes, president of the Schuylkill County...
View ArticleMan shot dead in dispute in Shen Heights
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - A man was shot and killed outside his West Mahanoy Township home Saturday morning. Joseph Ronald Boris, 60, of 525 Indiana Ave., was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:45 p.m.,...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide poisoning claims Saint Clair man
SAINT CLAIR - A borough man was found dead in his home Sunday from carbon monoxide poisoning.Saint Clair police Patrolman Joseph Leskin said that police responded to 354 S. Second St. after receiving a...
View ArticleCub Scouts cheer on cars at annual Pinewood Derby
It was a day at the races Sunday for the Cub Scouts of Pack 604, Port Carbon, during the annual Pinewood Derby held at Fairlane Village mall near Pottsville. While registration began at 12:15 p.m.,...
View ArticleSWIC the only 'shelter facility' in the county
While there are no homeless shelters in Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Women in Crisis has been providing a home for victims of domestic violence for about 25 years. "Domestic violence is the leading...
View ArticleCorrection, Jan. 20, 2014
Residence incorrectAbriel Crawford, a Snowdrop contestant in the Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival, lives in Schuylkill Haven. Her residence was incorrect in Sunday's edition.
View ArticleHouse OKs school contracts notice bill
HARRISBURG - House passage of a bill requiring advance public notice of some key school board contract votes was hailed by many lawmakers last week as a victory for government transparency.Majority...
View ArticleFee could raise $4M for counties in Northeast Pennsylvania
Northeast Pennsylvania's seven counties could collect more than $4 million per year for transportation projects starting next year if officials assess an optional $5 vehicle registration fee on their...
View ArticleHegins Township supervisors chided by public
VALLEY VIEW - And then there was one.As newly appointed chairman of the Hegins Township Board of Supervisors Brad Carl prepared to open the Jan. 13 meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and then move...
View Article2 jailed in Mahanoy City robbery
MAHANOY CITY - Two men were arrested by Mahanoy City police and charged with robbing a man at a borough home early Sunday morning.Korey R. Wronski, 24, of 414 Roosevelt Drive, New Boston, and Jeffrey...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 20, 2014
DeedsEast Union Township - Russell Abuyan Babia and June Collado Fernandez to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; 2 percent interest in Lot 412ER, Eagle Rock; $23,960.53.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 20, 2014
Man not hurtin Rt. 901 crashCRESSONA - A Schuylkill Haven man was not injured after he lost control of his vehicle on a snow-covered Gordon Nagle Trail at 3:38 a.m. Sunday in North Manheim Township,...
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n Andreas: The Andreas Sporting Club stages smoke-free bar bingo at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the clubhouse. The public is welcome. n Orwigsburg: The St. Paul's Lutheran Church Concert Series will feature...
View ArticleAnesthetists celebrate 'Type-A' personalities
Susan Cook described herself as a "Type-A personality."She said it's a good trait to have if you enter into the profession she's worked in for more than 40 years. She's one of the certified registered...
View ArticleLofty Dam upgrade plan to include spillway testing
MAHANOY CITY - The preparation by the Mahanoy Township Authority for the mandated upgrade of the Lofty Dam will now include structural testing of the spillway.The state Department of Environmental...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day parade approved for March 22 in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - The borough council approved a request from the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee to hold the 11th annual parade in Girardville on March 22, beginning at noon and held rain or shine.The...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 22, 2014
Police investigatePalo Alto burglaryPALO ALTO - State police from Schuylkill Haven are investigating a recent burglary in the borough.Police said Sandra Haley, 63, of Palo Alto, reported that someone...
View ArticleAuthority acquires $4 million loan for business park project
In the middle of its first meeting of 2014, the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority learned it had received a $4 million loan to help finance its Mahanoy Area Business Park project."I have a very...
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