Births, Dec. 13, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Dean K. Miller II and Angelic R. Yeater, New Ringgold, a son, Nov. 16.To LaRome Wonsock and Sundeena Curtier, Pottsville, a daughter, Nov. 27.To Sean...
View ArticleCounty retirees denied COLA
Schuylkill County retirees have been denied a cost-of-living increase for the sixth consecutive year.The Schuylkill County Retirement Board, which includes county commissioners Frank J. Staudenmeier,...
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n Ashland: A candlelight vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Centre and Fifth streets in downtown Ashland. The event, according to Gregory W. Fisher, Main Street manager, is for anyone who has lost...
View ArticleCasey joins call for LIHEAP funding increase
As temperatures drop, Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey joined other lawmakers in calling for an increase in funding for heating assistance for the needy.Casey and 16 other senators in a letter to...
View ArticleTwo 12/12/12 babies born at Schuylkill at 12:12
Some labor-induction meds helped usher baby Jet Ryan Jamison, Pottsville, into the world at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday, 12/12/12. But a sense of humor for numerology helped. His parents, Rachel Krise, 25,...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 13, 2012
DeedsMahanoy City - Martina Doukas, individually and as executrix of the Last Will & Testament of Martin J. Purcell, Mark Purcell, Evelyn Purcell and Mary Beth Purcell to Kellie Laine; 107 E....
View ArticleOrwigsburg holds line on taxes for 2013
ORWIGSBURG - Taxes will remain the same for Orwigsburg residents in 2013.The council approved the budget that holds the millage rate at 3 mills, or $3 for every $1,000 of assessed value. In 2012, taxes...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 13, 2012
Package taken from porch MAHANOY CITY - Borough police Chief Mark Wiekrykas said delivered packages have been taken from porches in the borough and police are investigating. "They were taken after...
View ArticleHealth care credit wasn't in jeopardy, HR director says
Although it was recently discovered that Schuylkill County has been overpaying for employee health care benefits, Martina A. Chwastiak, county human resources director, said Wednesday a recently...
View ArticleFor the Record, Dec. 13, 2012
Marriage licensesWalter M. Tinsley, Frackville, and Tracy A. Hamilton, York.Thomas W. Wicker, Frackville, and Brenda A. Grady, Frackville.Samuel J. Swartz, Tamaqua, and Amanda L. Reightler,...
View ArticleCounty prison gets 'overwhelming' number of officer applications
About a month after the Schuylkill County Prison Board agreed to hire part-time correctional officers to cut down on overtime expenses, Warden Eugene Berdanier said during a board meeting Wednesday...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Dec. 14, 2012
Sixteen people received a second chance from the judicial system Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special program that will allow them to have their records cleared if they...
View ArticleTruck problems block traffic on two highways in Schuylkill County
Traffic tie-ups on two state highways in northern Schuylkill County involving disabled oversize loads had some drivers waiting Thursday morning until the problems could be resolved.The first incident...
View ArticleBlind Pigeon Records to celebrate 10th compilation
Musicians will converge in the city to celebrate a decade's worth of music by Blind Pigeon Records. The Pottsville-based label will host a release party at Hucklebucks on Dec. 22 for its 10th...
View ArticleIn Schuylkill County, top gifts are tablets, Furbys, boilo
With Christmas quickly drawing near, county residents have been busy shopping for the hottest gifts of the season. In Schuylkill County, 2012's top items range from electronics to clothing and even...
View ArticleAshland Area Community Choir to present Christmas concert
The Ashland Area Community Choir has been in the holiday spirit since the end of September when practice for its annual Christmas concert began. The 45-member choir will present "It's the Holiday...
View ArticleFrackville's tentative budget includes 2-mill tax hike
FRACKVILLE - The borough's 2013 tentative budget, which the council adopted Wednesday evening, includes a 2-mill real estate tax increase.It also raised the quarterly garbage collection fee by $5 to...
View ArticlePottsville woman gets "The Price is Right" experience
A Pottsville woman took a trip to visit her brother in San Diego and ended up sitting in the audience of "The Price Is Right."Mariann Young, 55, only had one request when her brother, John Klak, 52,...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Lou Barletta joins Homeland Security
HAZLETON - A Pennsylvania congressman known for his hard-line stance on illegal immigration is now going to have a voice as a member of Homeland Security.U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, was...
View ArticlePottsville continues contract talks, may be able to save one job
After taking a closer look at budget figures Thursday night with members of the Pottsville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44, Councilman Mark Atkinson said he thinks the city can save at least one...
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