Technology a distraction for healthy sleeping habits
Erika Rodriguez can't imagine life without her iPhone."It's a pretty serious relationship," the 21-year-old junior at Penn State Schuylkill said Nov. 30 at the Hidden Stream Cafe on campus.It's so...
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n Ashland: The revitalization group Ashland Downtown Inc. has released its second limited edition Christmas ornament, which features the community's Old-Fashioned Christmas with artwork showing Santa...
View ArticleCounty musicians to travel to Eastern Division Conference
When preparing for the important auditions, Christopher M. Circelli, a Pottsville Area High School senior, said it's important to remember to do one thing, especially if you're a tuba...
View ArticleRewrite of property tax sale laws is tool in blight fight
HARRISBURG - Affordable housing advocates are urging a reform of Pennsylvania's property tax sale laws to help fight blight in both large cities and small towns. They want to overhaul a system that...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 10, 2012
Police probevehicle vandalismMECHANICSVILLE - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating vandalism to a vehicle that occurred between Thursday and Saturday at 1035 E. Norwegian St.Police said...
View ArticleRegional artists' fare featured at Greystone show
County residents enjoyed arts, crafts and treats Sunday during the seventh annual Local Artists Show and Sale at The Greystone Restaurant in downtown Pottsville.The free event was held from 11 a.m. to...
View ArticlePottsville woman sent to state prison for son's death
Trembling and weeping, Jennifer K. Bossler admitted Monday to a Schuylkill County judge that prosecutors could prove she killed her 1-year-old son in April in Pottsville, although she could not recall...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 11, 2012
DeedsBranch Township - Linda Polansky Hanson to Linda Polansky Hanson; two properties; $1.Butler Township - Theodore L. Buriak to Kenneth J. Payne; property on Pine Street; $8,000.Theodore L. Buriak to...
View ArticleCrowd fills Pottsville council meeting
A crowd of 100 people filled the City of Pottsville's council chambers Monday night, many united with a message for the budget-crunching council - no layoffs in 2013.But Tom Whitaker, 42, who has been...
View ArticleCriminal court, Dec. 11, 2012
A Pottsville man is headed to a state prison cell after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for possessing salable quantities of cocaine and marijuana, plus drug paraphernalia.Shane D....
View ArticleDistrict court, Dec. 11, 2012
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A Schuylkill Haven man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Nov. 29 on charges stemming from an assault in October in...
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n Pottsville: In a press release, Schuylkill County Treasurer Jacqueline V. McGovern reminded county dog owners that 2013 dog licenses are available for purchase. State law, according to McGovern,...
View ArticleAuditor General calls out turnpike on free rides
HARRISBURG - Free rides on the Pennsylvania Turnpike given to some 7,000 state Turnpike Commission employees, contractors and vendors - and 30 state officials - have cost $7 million over four...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 11, 2012
Man chargedin Shen accidentSHENANDOAH - Borough police said a borough man involved in an accident in the 700 block of East Centre Street on Saturday will face charges.Police said Rafael Lopez, 44, of...
View ArticleKline Township holds line on taxes for 2013
KELAYRES - Kline Township's budget for 2013 holds the line on taxes and was passed on first reading at Monday's supervisors meeting.Supervisor Francis Patton said anticipated revenue for 2013 is...
View ArticleHaven man seeks dismissal of charges
Bryan R. Smith died from drugs, not being tied to a tree, the lawyer for one of the men charged with killing him in May said Monday in Schuylkill County Court at a hearing to try to win his client's...
View Article'Angry, hostile, bitter' inmate sentenced to more state prison time
Ronnie Jenkins threw excrement in August 2011 at one of his guards at State Correctional Institution/Mahanoy and must lose at least 7 1/2 years of freedom because of it, a Schuylkill County judge ruled...
View ArticleShenandoah fugitive caught, returned to prison
A Shenandoah man who did not appear in Schuylkill County Court for his trial in October is in the county prison after surrendering Monday.Mark A. Tutko, 54, had been wanted since Oct. 18, when he was...
View ArticleMahanoy City fire leaves 5 homeless; no one hurt
MAHANOY CITY - Five people are homeless after fire damaged two residences late Sunday night.Firefighters were called to the home of John and Cathleen Leso at 335 E. Pine St. about 11:30 p.m. and found...
View ArticleWoman charged with cruelty after police find dogs in 'absolute mess'
MINERSVILLE - A 27-year-old woman is facing charges of cruelty to animals after borough police visited the home she was renting.Police said officers were called to 449 Carbon St. to check on a report...
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