SPCA asks court to appoint 2 humane society police officers
by peter e. bortner Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA asked Schuylkill County Court on Friday to appoint two humane society police officers.In separate petitions, the Pine Grove shelter requested the court...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 22, 2013
A New Philadelphia man sits in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he sold marijuana twice in June 2012.Bryan A. Dufour, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts each of delivery...
View ArticlePolice log, June 22, 2013
Police release more crash detailsMOUNT PLEASANT - A 19-year-old Pottsville man was injured when the bicycle he was riding collided with a vehicle on Route 901, near the intersection with Ramp Road in...
View ArticleVintage fashion show gives funds to local playgrounds
TREMONT - Vintage clothing was on display Sunday for the "Somewhere in Time II" fashion show and tea event at the Clay Street auditorium.Twenty models showed off clothing from different eras and...
View ArticleMemorial service planned for miners
TOWER CITY - It will be 100 years this August since the largest mining accident in Schuylkill County took place. On Aug 2, 1913, between 20 and 28 miners were killed in two explosions at the East...
View Article4 suffer injuries in McAdoo fire
McADOO - A woman and three other people, including a 7-year-old girl, were taken to trauma centers with injuries they suffered when fire broke out in their home across from the Mc-Adoo Fire Company...
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n Ashland: Overeaters Anonymous and the Al-Anon Family Group meet on Mondays at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 35 N. Ninth St. The former group meets from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. and the...
View Articlecounty fair seeks royalty contestants
Jaclyn Hoffman, New Ringgold, the 2007 queen of the Schuylkill County fair, is taking on a new role at the event this year, fair royalty adviser.And she needs some contestants."I only have one...
View ArticleModern, classic vehicles gather for 5th Cruise-In and Car Show
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Eighty-five classic and modern vehicles were on display at the fifth annual Cruise-In and Car Show at Island Park.The event ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and was open to all collectible...
View ArticleDeeds, June 24, 2013
DeedsButler Township - James L. Snyder, executor of the Estate of Mary L. Snyder, to John C. Durant; property on Route 53057, Lavelle; $18,000.James H. and Susan H. Lloyd to Timothy Lloyd and Lorraine...
View ArticleTree-tying homicide trial set to start
by peter e. bortner Bryan R. Smith spent his last hours tied to a tree in South Manheim Township, eventually being found with his lifeless body face down in the dirt, according to police.This morning,...
View ArticleLocal man pens novel
HEGINS - If you enjoyed his movies he produced as fundraisers for Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, such as "It Happened in Hegins," "Blood Soup" and others, then you won't want to miss his latest...
View ArticlePolice: Lansford man took girlfriend hostage
LANSFORD - A Lansford man is in prison, unable to post $100,000 bail, after he allegedly held his girlfriend hostage in a borough home for hours Sunday night into early Monday morning.Jefferey A....
View ArticleSchuylkill treasurer's office set to accept antlerless deer license applications
The Schuylkill County treasurer's office will start accepting antlerless deer license applications from state residents July 8 and from nonresident applicants starting July 29.Meanwhile, regular...
View ArticleAccount to raise funds for memorial at Pottsville playground established
An account has been established at Union Bank and Trust Co. to benefit a memorial at the Bunker Hill Playground, Pottsville, for four children who died last month in a house fire on Pierce...
View ArticleJudges uphold $2 million verdict against Reading Anthracite
Reading Anthracite Co. must pay more than $2 million to a Northumberland County trucking company it almost drove out of business, a three-judge state Superior Court panel ruled Friday.In a 25-page...
View ArticleAnnual campground fundraiser hits high with $13K for Make-A-Wish Foundation
AUBURN - Over the last 12 years, Christmas Pines Campground has raised more than $70,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation with its annual Chinese auction.After the latest event Saturday, the campground...
View ArticleReport: Luzerne County election director didn't know Hazleton school district...
WILKES-BARRE - A report on the Luzerne County primary election last month, called an "embarrassment" by county council members, placed some of the blame on the director of elections and recommended a...
View ArticleATV issue back in spotlight in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - The topic of illegal use of all-terrain vehicles was raised during the May meeting of the Shenandoah Borough Council, and the discussion continued at Monday's meeting.Last month's meeting...
View ArticleKnow facts, myths about lightning strikes
Jen Wonn-Oettl knows what to do when she hears thunder."When it thunderstorms, we come in," the Pottsville mother of two said Monday afternoon as she sat on her porch with her children.This week is...
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