Shroud replica coming to Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - A replica of the Shroud of Turin will be on display at St. Michael's Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church in February, according to the pastor, Monsignor Myron Grabowsky."We feel that it is a...
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n Ashland: Members of the Ashland Area Rotary Club marked the holiday season during a recent meeting at the Mineshaft Cafe with President Frank Birster presiding. The Rotarians welcomed student of the...
View ArticleFire company will use $80,000 to buy new gear
Minersville Fire Rescue Company was recently awarded $80,750 in federal grants that it will use for a much-needed update to its equipment.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., announced that the Federal...
View ArticleSchool kids get shots after contact with infected cat
KLINGERSTOWN - Parents in the Tri-Valley School District recently took the precaution of having their children treated for rabies.Earlier this month, a cat that had wandered onto the school grounds at...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 29, 2012
DeedsBlythe Township - Rosemary T. Yaworsky, Richelle M. Yaworsky and Michael Yaworsky II to Rachael Pauline Crochunis and Starlu Myrtle Gunn; 115 Furnace Road; $38,500.Branch Township - Gloria J....
View Article13 arrested in drug bust
Thirteen alleged drug dealers were arrested throughout Schuylkill County on Friday.Starting at 6 a.m. and lasting until early afternoon, detectives from the district attorney's office and its drug task...
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Frackville driverflips on icy roadGILBERTON - A 38-year-old Frackville man escaped injury when the 1998 Jeep Cherokee he was driving crashed on the Gold Star Highway at the southbound Gilberton ramp...
View ArticleSensors accent city's new traffic lights
The now-operational traffic signals at 12th and West Market streets are smarter than their predecessors thanks to an added feature."They're sensors which will give emergency vehicles the green light,"...
View ArticleBirths, Dec. 29, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Robert and Hiroko Ota Kerns, Port Carbon, a son, Dec. 12.To Victor Morris III and Tabitha Hoffecker, Minersville, a daughter, Dec. 13.
View ArticleVeterinarian donates pet scanner to Orwigsburg police
ORWIGSBURG - Returning a dog to its owner will be easier thanks to a microchip scanner recently donated to the Orwigsburg Borough Police Department.Dr. Michele Mattera, owner of Brookside Animal...
View ArticleWinter whitens Schuylkill
When he was a boy, Richard Laub, Pottsville, enjoyed the snow, especially when it was more than a foot deep."We used to play in it, and build igloos out of snow behind Renniger's Market at the house...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, Dec. 30, 2012
Chief honoredStanley P. Brozana Jr., Orwigsburg chief of police, was honored by friends and co-workers who gathered at a surprise event Dec. 15 at Blue Mountain Elementary East.Stan was hired by the...
View ArticleTrees felled by Hegins Park stage
HEGINS - Hegins Park visitors will notice a change to the aging main stage at the west end of the park in 2013.Two trees - a hickory and a white oak - that were growing tightly near the sides of the...
View ArticleGala honors 'recovery' heroes
Denis Crespo-Fernandez, Philadelphia, said one of his life's greatest achievements has been learning to live without dependency on drugs and alcohol.At a special event in Pottsville on Saturday...
View ArticleLooking back on Holden's 20-year career
Looking back on his 20-year congressional career, U.S. Rep. Tim Holden said Wednesday that he wants to be remembered for the work he did while others engaged in partisan arguments and political...
View ArticleEveryone deserves a place to call home
When my mother was the reading teacher for the fifth and sixth grades at D.H.H. Lengel Middle School, every year at Christmas she read her class "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson....
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n Coaldale: The local Cub Scouts pack will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Knights of Columbus quarters, 200 E. Miner St. The troop is accepting new members. For more information, call Regina at...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Dec. 30, 2012
In recent county court action, President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 30, 2012
Woman facestheft chargesMINERSVILLE - Borough police filed charges against a Pottsville woman after an incident at the Fuel Up Convenience Store at 7:57 p.m. Nov. 28.Police said Cinthia Marie Shaffer,...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 30, 2012
DeedsFrackville - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Watermelon Realty LLC and Commonwealth Commerce LLC; 38 N. Railroad Ave.; $30,916.North Manheim Township - Florence Rauch and...
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