State treasurer says Corbett's pension reform would hurt Pennsylvania
State Treasurer Rob McCord said Gov. Tom Corbett's plan to reform Pennsylvania's pension system will only dig the state a deeper hole.McCord, joined by officials of the labor-backed Keystone Research...
View ArticleLighting projects at courthouse, Rest Haven extended again
The lighting projects at the Schuylkill County Courthouse and Rest Haven nursing home will not be complete for another 30 days.The Schuylkill County commissioners approved a 30-day extension for both...
View ArticleState AG's office to prosecute judge's daughter
Pennsylvania, not Schuylkill County, prosecutors will handle the case of the Cressona woman charged with using an elderly woman's debit card for more than $21,000 worth of cash withdrawals and...
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n Mahanoy City: A townwide food and Birthright drive sponsored by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church will be held March 10. Residents who wish to participate are asked to turn their porch...
View ArticleHazleton man asks to withdraw guilty plea in East Union Township homicide
Curtis T. Foose told a Schuylkill County judge on Wednesday that although he pleaded guilty to murdering a Hazleton man in September 2009 in East Union Township, his lawyer told him everything to...
View ArticleSaint Clair Area Elementary/Middle school faculty show public building...
SAINT CLAIR - About 40 local residents joined faculty of the Saint Clair Area School District on Wednesday night for an open house to see the progress of the renovated elementary/middle school. Along...
View ArticleGirardville preps for annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
GIRARDVILLE - As parade chairman, John P. "Mouch" McNelis has never walked in the borough's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The only time he was in the parade was as a member of security when former...
View ArticlePottsville approves providence expansion plan
While Eleonore Pothering, 87, was relaxing with a cigarette on a porch at Providence Place of Pottsville on Monday afternoon, she learned the porch will soon be taken out. "We're going to extend the...
View ArticleFirefighters take stage at Sovereign Majestic
Restored 8 mm film shorts flickered across the movie screen, showing a packed house at the Sovereign Majestic in Pottsville on Wednesday glimpses of fierce fires in the city in the 1960s and 1970s....
View ArticlePPL customers will see drop in rates
PPL Electric Utilities customers will see a 4 percent drop in their rates starting Friday.The Allentown-based utility announced a drop in its generation charge for default electricity service. The rate...
View ArticleDeeds, March 1, 2013
DeedsEast Brunswick Township - Sandra D. Mendini to Sandra D. and David A. Mendini; 5 S. Vine St., McKeansburg; $1.Hegins Township - Roger J. Terrill to Laura B. Manley; 1111 W. Maple St., Valley View;...
View ArticleSpring into action this month
The long cold winter is winding down and spring is on its way - at least that's what Punxsutawney Phil said last month. March gets us thinking about being outdoors more often in the sun with the longer...
View ArticleCourt dismisses lawsuit against ex-prothonotary
Commonwealth Court has upheld the dismissal of a $27 million lawsuit against Schuylkill County's former prothonotary that had alleged he had incorrectly handled the entry of a judgment in a civil...
View ArticleValley View man who turned self in has preliminary hearing
PORT CARBON - A Valley View man who allegedly sold drugs to a woman in a Minersville tavern in November and then reported himself to police had charges against him held to court during a preliminary...
View ArticleBlue Mountain approves $767,000 for elementary school roof
ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain school board unanimously voted Thursday to spend $767,500 for roof and masonry repairs at Blue Mountain Elementary West. The roof at the Friedensburg school has been...
View ArticleJewelry artist prepping pieces for 7th annual Block of Art
FRACKVILLE - Valerie J. Perez has a lot of work to do in the next few weeks.The Frackville woman, who has been making and selling jewelry under the company name Cavana Design for about 10 years, plans...
View ArticleChamber addresses conservation district woes at first meeting at union station
The Schuylkill Conservation District may lose $15,000 in state revenue with the new budget, Elizabeth A. Hinkel, district manager, said Thursday morning. In the 2012-13 budget year, the state gave the...
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n Eckley: Eckley Miners' Village will hold its first event of the new year from noon to 5 p.m. on Charter Day, March 10. Charter Day, according to an Eckley press release, will honor the commonwealth's...
View ArticleHazleton woman faces federal charges for counterfeit bills
HAZLETON - A Hazleton woman charged by Hamburg police for allegedly passing counterfeit money Feb. 13 also is facing federal charges.According to court records in an online database, the U.S. Secret...
View ArticleSovereign Majestic gears up to judge school musicals
As high school students in Schuylkill County prepare to take the stage to perform in upcoming musicals, some will no doubt be wondering if there are judges for the Sovereign Majestic Awards in the...
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