Young girls strut their stuff at Snowdrop Fashion Show
There was hardly any standing room in Boscov's Auditorium on Saturday afternoon as 40 second- and third-grade girls showed of their creativity and aspirations on stage during the Snowdrop Fashion...
View ArticleWinter weather shows its face in Schuylkill County
In a span of two weeks, temperatures in Schuylkill County have ranged from single digits Jan. 4 to the low 50s the weekend of Jan. 7 and 8, according to the National Weather Service, State...
View ArticleWelfare drug-testing study begins in Schuylkill County
A pilot program is under way in Schuylkill County, the results of which will help determine how a statewide drug-testing system for some welfare recipients will be implemented.The program, which began...
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Minersville: The Minersville Area Food Drive Committee is continuing its collection efforts through Feb. 29, according to Chairman Edward M. Butler. The purpose, he said, is to provide economically...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 16, 2012
A Girardville man must spend at least three days in prison after being sentenced last Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court for driving under the influence in December 2010 in his hometown.Michael A....
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Auburn woman hurt in accident ORWIGSBURG - A 20-year-old Auburn woman was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after she suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in...
View ArticleIRS pushes online filing, but tax preparers urge printing copies of cyber...
While the Internal Revenue Service is pushing the online and electronic tax-filing trend, tax preparer Larry Domalakes, Frackville, said everyone who does it should also press the print button now and...
View ArticleBorough pleased with progress on bridge upgrades
PORT CARBON - Borough officials are pleased with work being done by the county and state to upgrade three bridges within its borders. "I'm glad to see they're getting done," borough council President...
View ArticleSewer treatment plant site location to be discussed this month
VALLEY VIEW - There are new developments in the Act 537 plan for Hegins and Hubley townships that warranted a special meeting this month.A new location for the sewage treatment plant has been located...
View ArticlePort Carbon Cub Scouts feel need for speed at Pinewood Derby
The Fairlane Village mall was filled with excitement Sunday afternoon as more than 50 Cub Scouts cheered for their cars during the annual Pinewood Derby event for Cub Scout Pack 608, Port...
View ArticleFriendship takes centerstage at Snowflake fashion show
For the 17 area high school juniors competing for the title of the Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival Snowflake Princess, Sunday's fashion show was about meeting life-long friends."I've had girls come...
View ArticleMinersville locomotive nearing return to tracks
MINERSVILLE - The restoration of CNJ Locomotive 113 is nearly complete."Thank God we're at the end because if we had to start all over now, I don't think we could do it," said Robert E. Kimmel Jr.,...
View ArticleLeaving car running unattended opens possibility of theft
If you are thinking of starting your car and waiting inside while it warms up, reconsider."It can be cold for four or five minutes 'til your car heats up and you drive away," Minersville police Chief...
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Llewellyn: The American Cancer Society is sponsoring its Kick Off Brunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Blu Tavern Restaurant. The event will feature the Sunday brunch buffet. The brunch is...
View ArticleInjection wells blamed for earthquakes
Pennsylvania has only six injection wells like the one thought to have triggered earthquakes in Youngstown, Ohio, which is why gas companies from Pennsylvania sent drilling liquid to the Youngstown...
View ArticleCrumbling homes pose threat to firefighters
MAHANOY CITY - Flames, smoke and water are enough.To avoid adding worries to borough firefighters as they combat their perennial enemy, officials are posting warning sings on dilapidated, abandoned...
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Gilberton woman arrested GILBERTON - A 47-year-old Gilberton woman was jailed after an assault that occurred at 6 Chapel Lane about 9:55 p.m. Friday. State police at Frackville said Connie Delowery was...
View ArticleDonaldson man sent to state prison for molesting 3 girls
Robert E. Barry is a pedophile, a sexually violent predator and a state prison inmate, after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for sexually molesting three girls over a period of many...
View ArticleJury awards Frackville man $1.5 million for bad calf operation
by peter e. bortner A Frackville man has received a $1.5 million verdict from a Schuylkill County jury that accepted his claim that a Pottsville doctor improperly performed a calf implant operation in...
View ArticleOrwigsburg plans to create better village business district
ORWIGSBURG - A consultant from the Orwigsburg Business and Professional Association reviewed goals for a better business district with the borough council.Those goals include creating an "inviting,...
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