Some workers must bundle up for outdoor jobs
Neither rain, nor sleet nor frigid cold could keep mail carriers and other workers in Schuylkill County from performing their duties Tuesday despite temperatures nearly reaching single digits just a...
View ArticleIce skating? Not just yet
Ice skaters will have to wait a bit longer if they want to skate at Rotary Park, Pottsville, or Stoyer's Dam, Schuylkill Haven, and other area locations. A portable ice skating rink at Rotary Park was...
View ArticleFire destroys garage at Barry Township business
MABEL - Firefighters from several counties battled a fire that destroyed a large garage at a Barry Township business Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called to Bixler's Trees and Stumps, 111 Hinkel Road,...
View ArticleSt. Ambrose Lego teams heading to Delaware for tournament
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Two Lego Robotics teams from St. Ambrose School will travel to the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center on Saturday to compete in the champions tournament in the First Lego...
View ArticleKnowles pushes union choice bill
HARRISBURG - State Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-124, has joined several Pennsylvania House colleagues in unveiling the state's Open Workforce Initiative during a press conference Tuesday at the Capitol. The...
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n Ashland: A free clothing closet is set for 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 16 at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 1238 Market St. For more information, call the church at 570-875-3000.n Fern Glen: The...
View ArticlePhone app plays role in security
The Pennsylvania State Police are offering the public a smartphone app for reporting suspicious activity that may be associated with terrorism.Photos and written messages can be sent through the free...
View ArticleTremont Township fire leaves 3 homeless
TREMONT - A fire in the wall of a trailer home Tuesday left three people - and three pets - homeless. No one was injured in the home at 14A Tremont Road, Tremont Township, Gregory J. Pijar, fire chief...
View ArticleTe'o tells Couric he briefly lied about girlfriend
 NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has told Katie Couric that he briefly lied about his online girlfriend after discovering she didn't exist, while maintaining that he had no part in...
View ArticleFeisty Clinton: US strengthening embassy security
 WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted on Wednesday that the department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at...
View ArticleState police team called to investigate possible meth items in city
Pottsville police removed items from a city home Wednesday that could be used to manufacture methamphetamine. Patrolman Richard Pugh said that about 2:30 a.m., officers were conducting an investigation...
View ArticleVote could be coming soon for traffic light in Deer Lake
The Schuylkill County Industrial Development Authority may soon vote on a draft agreement for itself and three municipalities for the maintenance of a proposed traffic light in Deer Lake. Frank Zukas,...
View ArticleSmoky blaze destroys home in Gordon
GORDON - Flames destroyed a home in the borough Wednesday night, sending one person to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called to 322 Hobart St. about 9 p.m. and found...
View ArticleFriends gather at art center to remember Pottsville artist
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The halls of the Walk-In Art Center were filled from wall to wall with friends and family Wednesday night to celebrate the life of late local artist Dave Naydock. Naydock, 52, a...
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n Millersburg: The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art has announced a partnership with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. In a release, the center's director for creative programming, Alexis Dow...
View ArticlePartially collapsed building in Girardville to be demolished
A building that partially collapsed over the weekend in Girardville will be coming down.The Schuylkill County commissioners approved to advertise for bids for the demolition of structures at 13 E. Main...
View Article2 headed to court after allegedly breaking into storage shed, stealing...
FRACKVILLE - A man and woman living in a West Mahanoy Township storage shed who are accused of stealing more than $10,000 from an adjacent unit waived their right to preliminary hearings Wednesday...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill students develop mobile app learning tools
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill students could learn about nutrition via mobile apps for their devices in the future. Two Information Sciences and Technology students, senior Kevin Hoelzle,...
View ArticleMcNulty renovates Pizza Hut building, looking for tenant
This week, carpenters were at work turning the former Pizza Hut building on Route 61 in Pottsville into marketable office space that will soon be up for lease or sale."This could be almost anything,...
View ArticleGun debate in spotlight at state Capitol
HARRISBURG - Advocates on opposite sides of the emotional national debate over guns and violence made their cases at separate rallies Wednesday at the state Capitol. Speakers at rallies sponsored by...
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