Salvation Army kettle drive commences around county
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps kettle drive kicked off Friday morning as the light ringing of bells could be heard at several locations throughout Schuylkill County."People are very generous this...
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Man charged withrobbing dinerHOMETOWN - A 29-year-old Tamaqua man was arrested by Rush Township police in conjunction with a Wednesday burglary at Beacon Diner.Police said Ronald W. Musselman is...
View ArticleCriminal court, Nov. 17, 2012
While he faces many other state and federal charges, Tysheed L. Hargrove will spend at least one year behind state prison bars after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he possessed a...
View ArticleDonations en route to help Sandy victims
MIDDLEPORT - The Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 Middleport, District 51, may have to store its fire engine elsewhere because of the volume of donations for victims of superstorm Sandy."It's just...
View ArticleSchuylkill Historical Fire Society treasurer injured in Route 924 crash
FRACKVILLE - The treasurer of the Schuylkill Historical Fire Society was seriously injured when the van he was driving crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer Friday on Route 924 in...
View ArticleRemember meaning of Thanksgiving
"I can't believe it's Thanksgiving already!"I said it. You've said it. We've all said it. This year we celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the earliest date possible in November. Halloween decorations have...
View ArticleN. Schuylkill school board approves termination of varsity football coach
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill Board of Education approved the termination of Rick Geist as head varsity football coach during Wednesday's school board meeting.The firing of Geist was approved...
View ArticleAshland Streetscape project gets extension by council
ASHLAND - Ashland Borough Council approved a time extension to the Streetscape project in the downtown during Wednesday's meeting, with the hope it will be completed by the end of the year.Phase III of...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, Nov. 18, 2012
Alumnus laudedPenn State Schuylkill campus announced that Andrew "Andy" Tellep is the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award recipient and will be honored at a dinner on campus in De-cember. Tellep's dedicated...
View ArticleMake good forest stewardship investments
Stewardship is about both today and the future. It involves taking responsibility for something, caring for it while you can, and ensuring it well serves those who will hold it in the future. Woodlands...
View ArticleMount Carmel artist's creations featured in state, local exhibits
MOUNT CARMEL - Mark Sassani retired six years ago after 32 years as an art teacher at Mount Carmel Area School District.His lifelong passion for art continues, however, as does recognition of his...
View ArticleGobbling up Thanksgiving: Despite rising costs, people buy turkeys and all...
While the cost of Thanksgiving dinner escalates annually, that hasn't stopped local families from preparing the traditional meal with all the trimmings.With coupons in hand, Mary Mitchell, Ringtown,...
View ArticleRelease date set for movie with Pottsville scenes
A film drama about the competitive world of women's professional billiards filmed partially in Pottsville will premiere Tuesday in Baltimore, Md., Samantha Lathrop, an associate producer with Main...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 18, 2012
DeedsMinersville - Harry R. and Alma Martz to Scott H. and Nichole M. Fellows; 5 Reber St.; $180,000.Pottsville - Beverly A. McClintock, Robert L. McClintock, Nichole M. Hranchock and William J....
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 18, 2012
Drexel Hahnemann Hospital, PhiladelphiaTo Scott and Amanda Stackpoole Haffey, Philadelphia, a son, Oct. 18. Grandparents are Larry and Sharon Haffey, Palo Alto, and Elizabeth Stackpoole, New Cumberland.
View ArticlePolice probe burglaries in Porter Township
TOWER CITY - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public's help in finding the persons responsible for two burglaries that occurred between Oct. 22...
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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 ArticleMan, girl jump from burning building in Pottsville
To save themselves, a man and a 13-year-old girl jumped from the third floor of a house that was on fire Saturday in Pottsville."It was the third-floor window, about 35 feet from the ground, and...
View ArticleCrowd gathers in Pottsville to remember loved ones who committed suicide
Beneath a fingernail moon, in the 40-degree chill Saturday night in Pottsville, Angela Marie Nardini sang and read poems in memory of her brother, Robert, who committed suicide in 1986."I walk that...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Nov. 18, 2012
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A Philadelphia man must appear in Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on three charges stemming from an alleged assault in...
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