Criminal court, Nov. 27, 2012
An Ashland man will be under court supervision for the next five years after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for unlawfully possessing firearms.William E. Coward III, 42, must spend...
View ArticleState encourages hunters to share harvest
Hunters can donate the deer they harvest to charity through a state program, if they don't mind plunking down $15 per deer. Since 1991, the Pennsylvania Game Commission started "Hunters Sharing the...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Valley communities similar, yet different
Residents from the Williams Valley and Tri-Valley school districts packed Gerry Stauffenberg Field at Viking Stadium in Tower City on Nov. 17 as the backyard rivalry now had a District 11 Class A...
View ArticleAccidental fire burns machine shop conveyor belt
SAINT CLAIR - An accidental fire damaged a conveyor belt at E.A. Quirin Machine Shop on Monday afternoon, according to Travis Rodrian, assistant fire chief for Saint Clair.The fire was reported at the...
View ArticleChristmas Gala kicks off this weekend in city
Parents can sign their little ones up for a call from Santa during the fifth annual Christmas Gala in Pottsville."It's really neat," said Bob Thomas, organizer of the event for the Pulaski Masonic...
View ArticlePine Grove woman sent to prison for $211K theft from sports group
For stealing more than $200,000 from her fellow Pine Grove area outdoors enthusiasts over almost four years, Stacy M. Kassab must spend at least 11 1/2 months in prison and far longer on probation, a...
View ArticleCressona man renovates old home into 'Museum'
An abstract mural on a former three-story apartment building at 424 S. Centre St., Pottsville, with streaks of red on a sky blue background piques the curiosity of motorists and passersby.A sign on the...
View ArticleCity to chop budget in 3 days
To avoid a tax increase in 2013, the City of Pottsville will have to cut more than $375,000 out of its proposed spending plan, City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said Monday. "What we have to do is...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Ashland: Members of the Ashland Area Rotary Club have been informed about several activities, including the annual Giving Thanks Dinner held Nov. 10 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The club...
View ArticleAgency to make Marcellus housing aid decisions
HARRISBURG - An initial outlay of revenue from gas drilling impact fees to address affordable housing needs in the Marcellus Shale region will be made next month by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance...
View ArticleHunters bag buck, but frown on warm weather
After waiting in a tree stand in Berks County for more than an hour Monday morning, Mike Reinsmith, Pine Grove, spotted what would be his reward. "It's the biggest one I ever got," Reinsmith, 49, said...
View ArticleCounty prepares for possible significant snowfall
Schuylkill County residents can expect to wake up to snow today.The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the county that will remain until 1 p.m. today. Accumulations of 2...
View ArticlePottsville men arraigned for Wal-Mart thefts
PORT CARBON - Two Pottsville men were arraigned Tuesday for their roles in a Nov. 19 retail theft at Wal-Mart in Saint Clair that ended when both were apprehended after fleeing from a vehicle into the...
View ArticleGillingham buying school lunches from local businesses
Since the Gillingham Charter School announced the end to its lunch contract with a local caterer Nov. 15, it has resorted to buying lunches from other area businesses until a new contract is...
View ArticleFor the record, Nov. 28, 2012
Marriage licenses Cody N. Ratliff, Barnesville, and Jessica Wozniak, Barnesville.Tyson R. Keefer, New Ringgold, and Katelin M. Creveling, Bath.Phillip J. Louie, Dover, Del., and Sara M. Bevan,...
View ArticleCriminal court, Nov. 28, 2012
A Pottsville man was acquitted Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court of a charge that he was disorderly in August on the street in front of his home.John J. Liptok, 47, is not guilty of disorderly...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 28, 2012
Scranton man charged by policeMINERSVILLE - A Scranton man was arrested by Minersville police in connection with an incident that occurred in June.Police said John Thomas Eavarone, 22, no known...
View ArticleSnow-covered roads blamed for at least 9 crashes in Schuylkill County
The early snowfall and icy roads Tuesday morning caused at least nine accidents in Schuylkill County, according to local police. The county was under a winter weather advisory until 1 p.m. Tuesday,...
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 28, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Cody Lemke and Jennifer Shadle, Tremont, a son, Oct. 16.To Michael and Lisa Shomper Zettick, Williamstown, a son, Nov. 16.Geisinger Medical CenterTo...
View ArticleIrish flair flavors 2nd annual Deck the Halls in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - Get into the Christmas spirit this weekend as the Girardville Historical Society holds its second Deck the Halls festival in the borough municipal building, Fourth and B streets.The...
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