For the record, Feb. 20, 2014
Marriage licenses Joseph C. Ditzel, Pottsville, and Alyssa M. Brennan, Pottsville. Shane R. Masser, Pine Grove, and Jill M. Wolfe, Pine Grove. Gerardo Campero Solis, Hegins, and Rosalba Pascacio...
View ArticleCounty prison inmate average continues to drop
The inmate population at Schuylkill County Prison continues its crawl back toward the suggested capacity of 240. According to Warden Gene Berdanier at the monthly prison board Wednesday, the average...
View ArticleJudges uphold DUI conviction, sentence
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and sentence of a Norwegian Township man who drove while intoxicated in July 2011 in Minersville. William Halcovage, 50, of Seltzer,...
View ArticleRest Haven to pay back general fund; contract awarded for prison roof
Rest Haven Nursing Home will pay off the $557,927.73 it owes to the Schuylkill County general fund through five monthly installments. The county board of commissioners approved the installment plan...
View ArticleCorrection, Feb. 20, 2014
Address incorrect Joseph S. Casserly, 115 S. Main St., Mahanoy City, was charged by Mahanoy City police in connection with a Jan. 21 incident. His address was incorrect in a correction in Wednesday's...
View ArticleIU teachers return to bargaining table
MAR LIN - The Bucks County attorney representing the school board at Intermediate Unit 29 in teacher contract talks said Wednesday he expects the teachers to have a draft of a "complete" contract...
View ArticleNo Service Electric franchise fee in Ashland
ASHLAND - The borough council approved the advertising of an ordinance for the franchise agreement with Service Electric Cablevision Inc. at its Feb. 12 meeting. It does not include a franchise fee....
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven council discusses fluoride issue
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Residents and borough council members weighed in on the fluoride issue at the monthly Schuylkill Haven meeting Wednesday. Alonna McKeone, 56, of Schuylkill Haven, said fluoride makes...
View ArticleTrinity Academy students enjoy 'day at the beach'
SHENANDOAH - Trinity Academy students used their imaginations to deal with the rough winter this year by enjoying a "day at the beach" on Wednesday with summer activities. Called "Goodbye Ol' Man...
View ArticlePottsville man admits theft from MedEvac building
By peter e. bortner Christopher W. Camodeca pleaded guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to stealing food from a building at the MedEvac helicopter landing site in June 2013 in Pottsville, but...
View ArticleKoch's Turkey Farm to close retail store
Koch's Turkey Farm announced Wednesday that will be ending year-round operations at its Lewistown Valley retail store next month to make room for more office space. According to a press release, the...
View ArticleShen woman admits burning down home where she lived
Chevonne M. Martinson will not have to spend more time in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that she burned down the Shenandoah house in which she lived in January 2013....
View ArticleWith warmer temps, officials concerned with flooding, potholes
Despite the chance of rain this week and temperatures in the 40s and even 50s, residents should not be concerned with flooding. "The threat of flooding is low," Greg DeVoir, a meteorologist with the...
View ArticleSnow, ice good for some businesses, bad for others
Snow has made life difficult for everyone this winter, but maybe more so for small business owners. "To be honest, it's been tough," Mildred A. Kennedy, owner of Momma Millies Bakery, 216 N. Centre...
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n Deer Lake: A "fun-filled day of events," including the Polar Plunge, will be held March 8 at the lake to benefit Make-A-Wish of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to a press release....
View ArticleIsraeli-born pianist to perform with Gabriel Chamber Ensemble
The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble will continue its concert series Sunday with some help from world-renowned pianist Itay Goren. The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran...
View ArticleMayor describes city's challenge to fix streets
While giving his first State of the City address Thursday night, Pottsville Mayor James T. Muldowney deviated from his 11-page speech only once. Before giving the crowd of more than 75 in council...
View ArticleBlue Mountain Elementary Cressona discussed at board meeting
ORWIGSBURG - Board president Heather Gosch said Thursday there will be a vote about Blue Mountain Elementary Cressona on Feb. 27 during the regular school board meeting."There will be a vote next...
View ArticleSnow forces roof of blighted building to collapse in city
Snow that accumulated atop a blighted three-story building in Pottsville business district forced the roof to fall in and bricks to hit a parked vehicle Thursday afternoon, city Code Enforcement...
View ArticleMinersville police arrest man on drug charges
MINERSVILLE - Borough police arrested a Tower City man on drug charges after an incident Wednesday in the 600 block of Sunbury Street.Police said Joseph G. Spangler, 28, of 352 Dietrich Ave., was...
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