4 face burglary charges
Three men have been arrested by state police at Frackville and charged in connection with a string of burglaries dating back to December 2011. In one of the burglaries, charges were also filed against...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 24, 2013
DeedsWayne Township - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.; 391 Blackhawk Drive, Lake Wynonah; $1,177.04.Peggy Hamm to Michael Krebs; 0.359-acre property;...
View ArticleNorth Korea warns of nuke test, more rocket launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range...
View ArticleSafe school bills draw attention
HARRISBURG - Bills to provide more state aid for school safety programs are seeing action more than a month after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school galvanized public attention on the...
View ArticleTremont bridge waits for inspection
TREMONT - The Union Street bridge, closed for repairs since the first week of December, could reopen in February.Work on the bridge was mostly completed early last week, Gerald Fasnacht, borough...
View ArticleSPCA warns of leaving pets out in cold weather
With frigid temperatures, outside is not the place for your pets. A Rottweiler was found shivering and tied to a utility trailer Tuesday near Schuylkill Haven."She was shivering. She was frozen,"...
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n Pottsville: The Penn State Extension, based in the Agricultural Center at 1202 Ag Center Drive, will offer a workshop titled "Toss Your Hat in the Ring" from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the center. It is...
View ArticleCorrections, Jan. 26, 2013
Information incorrect Ben Readinger is a lieutenant with North End Fire Company. His fire company was incorrect in Friday's edition.Information incorrectThe Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition...
View ArticleGilberton council shows its support for Second Amendment
GILBERTON - The national debate about gun control came to Gilberton on Thursday evening as the borough council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the right to bear arms as declared in the...
View ArticleElectricity plant coming to Humboldt Industrial Park
Almost two years after announcing the project, a Massachusetts company has overcome bankruptcy and has begun construction of an electricity processing plant in Hazle Township.Beacon Power is building...
View ArticleFire causes minor damage in Gilberton
GILBERTON - A home in the Long Row section of Gilberton borough sustained minor damage from a fire in the furnace room at the back of the house on Friday about noon.Firefighters from Gilberton, Mahanoy...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 26, 2013
Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, N.M.To Staff Sgt. Timothy Smith and Sarah Gallegos-Smith, Albuquerque, a daughter, Jan. 13. Grandparents are Cindy Smith, Saint Clair, Ken Smith Sr., Summit Station,...
View ArticleOrwigsburg library looks to expand into former FesslerUSA building
ORWIGSBURG - The Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library may have a chance to move to fill a desire for more space. The library board of trustees sent a letter Jan. 22 to Craig Shields, CEO of Barefield...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 26, 2013
A Shenandoah man is headed to prison after being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County Court on charges stemming from three sales of cocaine in the autumn of 2011.Bruce J. Layton, 22, did not react as...
View ArticleMahanoy man admits causing crash that killed teacher
On his 40th birthday, Edward C. O'Boyle admitted Friday in Schuylkill County Court that he was intoxicated when he caused the September 2011 accident that killed a Mahanoy Area High School teacher, an...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 26, 2013
Auburn man hurtin truck crashAUBURN - A 33-year-old Auburn man suffered moderate injuries when the 2006 Chevrolet Colorado he was driving crashed on Fort Lebanon Road, just north of Fork Mountain Road...
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It's midwinter and it's absolutely wonderful to have the majestic winter constellations overwhelm the southern half of the sky. There's Orion the Hunter and his surrounding gang of constellations, like...
View ArticleDean's list, Jan. 27, 2013
MoravianBrooke Kuperavage, senior biology/predentistry major at Moravian College, Bethlehem, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA.She is a daughter of Bernie and Kim...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 27, 2013
DeedsCoaldale - U.S. Bank NA to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 144 Sixth St.; $1.Kline Township - Aaron J. DeBalko, administrator of the Estate of Carol A. Enama, to Aaron J. DeBalko;...
View ArticlePottsville firefighters to take stage, program to focus on history of...
Nothing touches a community like fire.During its 207-year existence, the City of Pottsville has seen blazes tear through businesses and take lives. And for more than 180 years, the community has an...
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