St. Nicholas School collects shoes for international charity
MINERSVILLE - Students at St. Nicholas School are gathering footwear.The students hope to collect 250 pairs of shoes to give to Soles4Souls, a charity based in Tennessee, that distributes them to the...
View ArticleWoman killed in 901 crash
EXCELSIOR - One person was killed and another injured in a vehicle accident on an icy stretch of Route 901 between Ranshaw and Excelsior, Northumberlad County, on Monday night. The victims' names were...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 17
DeedsBranch Township - Anna M. Slifka to Edward Stine; 81 Spring St.; $122,500.Butler Township - Blackstone Funding LLC, JMAC Realty LLC and LJE LLC to Glenn R. and Carolee M. Zimmerman; 0.83-acre...
View ArticleMarcellus bill moving to passage
HARRISBURG - Marcellus Shale well operators would be required to provide sophisticated siting information and develop an emergency response plan under legislation moving close to final passage this...
View ArticleTo honor slain civil rights leader, PSU students do service activities
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Although to some, While Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be just another holiday, Penn State students used the day Monday to try to spur change by giving back to the community. "It is...
View ArticleDean's list, Jan. 22, 2012
King'sAbigail Malloy, a senior majoring in elementary education/special education at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, made the dean's list with a 3.8 GPA for the fall semester.A 2008 graduate of Marian...
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Mahanoy MiddleLaura Bisco and Lenny Dulsky were chosen as students of the month for November by the faculty at Mahanoy Area Middle School. The program is sponsored by the Mahanoy City Benevolent and...
View ArticleThe emperor's new clothes
Everyone in the small kingdom was aflutter as the rumors flew hither and thither about the utter elegance of the emperor's new finery. It was said that the material was woven by magical elves in the...
View ArticleStories, lessons from appraisals
You may have attended one of my antiques appraisal shows or you may have read about some of the places that I have visited or the people I have met. Ever since 1998, I have continued to present my...
View ArticleFestivals, walks will chase away cabin fever
Just because we're in the middle of winter doesn't mean there aren't things to do. The area is jam packed with activities year-round. Get out of the house and shake off that cabin fever. Sweet Arrow...
View ArticleArea man's collections displayed in town setting
BLOOMSBURG - It's an understatement to say Bill Morris collects antique and classic motorcycles.He collects everything.From 300 European carousel horses, toys and hand-carved slot machines, to cameras,...
View ArticlePrice of freedom is eternal vigilance
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." - Ronald...
View ArticleDean's list, Jan. 22, 2012
King'sAbigail Malloy, a senior majoring in elementary education/special education at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, made the dean's list with a 3.8 GPA for the fall semester.A 2008 graduate of Marian...
View ArticleStudents of the Month, Jan. 22, 2012
Mahanoy Middle Laura Bisco and Lenny Dulsky were chosen as students of the month for November by the faculty at Mahanoy Area Middle School. The program is sponsored by the Mahanoy City Benevolent and...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 22
A Luzerne County contractor must pay costs and fines after admitting Jan. 17, in Schuylkill County Court to committing two Vehicle Code violations in September in Saint Clair.Minichi Contracting Group,...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 22
Hit-and-run being investigatedPALO ALTO - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred at 10 a.m. Saturday on West Bacon Street near Howard Street.Police said a...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 22
DeedsBranch Township - Luke Moyer to Erica Moyer; 218 Willing St., Llewellyn; $1. Cass Township - Miners Bank, administrator of the Estate of Alma Shrupski Martin, to Said Attalla; 21 S. Maple Ave.;...
View ArticleBethel AME still going strong after 170 years
Pottsville's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year, with a new parking lot and dreams of expansion."My vision was for the congregation to build a...
View ArticleSuspect needed in Frackville arson
FRACKVILLE - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers, Frackville police and state police at Frackville are asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for lighting a fire inside...
View ArticleFAMA board elects officers, passes 2012 budget
FRACKVILLE - The Frackville Area Municipal Authority board adopted its 2012 operating budget with no rate increase at Wednesday's meeting.The board also elected officers for the new year as part of its...
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