Saint Clair school district aims to manage borough's pool
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area School District is planning to manage the borough's pool this summer. During the elementary/middle school open house Wednesday night, Superintendent Kendy K. Hinkel...
View ArticleMass held in Pottsville for retiring pontiff
The opening hymn of "Long Live the Pope" set the tone Thursday for a liturgical celebration wishing Pope Benedict XVI well at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. As Mass began at 12:05 p.m....
View ArticleDrug charges against Barnesville man held for court
SHENANDOAH - Some charges against a Barnesville man were dropped and others held for Schuylkill County Court on Thursday.Edward J. Flaim, 19, of 22 Vulcan Road, who allegedly fled police during a drug...
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Woman not hurtin Rt. 895 crashNEW RINGGOLD - A Harrisburg woman escaped injury when the 2009 Chevrolet Express 1500 she was driving crashed on Route 895, Summer Valley Road, just south of Mountain Road...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill board approves ground study for elementary school expansion
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill school board approved an agreement Wednesday with a New Holland company to do site exploration for more classrooms at the elementary school.The board unanimously...
View ArticleCorrection, March 1, 2013
Contest date wrongThe annual St. Patrick's Day decorating contest in Girardville will be during the evening of March 22. The time was incorrect in Thursday's edition.
View ArticleBirths, March 1, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Johnny and Donna Roeder Oxner, New Ringgold, a son, Feb. 18.
View ArticleTuscarora flying club to display planes at Fairlane Village mall
Members of the Tuscarora Remote Control Flying Club will converge on the Fairlane Village mall this weekend for their annual airplane display show. James Dunn, president of the club, said setup will...
View ArticleGirardville man to serve more time in state prison for escape attempt
The Girardville man who ran from a sheriff's deputy in February 2012 at the Schuylkill County Courthouse must spend additional time behind state prison bars because of that escape attempt, a judge...
View ArticleMahanoy Area to require pre-submission of public comment topics
MAHANOY CITY - Beginning with its March meeting, the Mahanoy Area Board of Education will require submitting a form in advance of the meeting to speak on a topic during the public portion.The policy...
View ArticleNuclear materials transports to increase in region
Nuclear materials travel along the highways on a regular basis, but more transports are anticipated along the Interstate 81 corridor in the next year-and-a-half, prompting area emergency managers to...
View ArticlePolice log, March 2, 2013
Pine Grove maninjured in crashBRANCHDALE - A Pine Grove man was flown to a trauma center after the Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving crashed on Route 209 in Branch Township about 2:50 a.m....
View ArticleSchools celebrate Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss theme
MAHANOY CITY - Anyone visiting Mahanoy Area Elementary School on Friday saw many adults and students wearing tall hats with red and white stripes to show that reading is fun.Mahanoy Area and other...
View ArticleMinersville seeks cause of North Street oil odor
MINERSVILLE - The borough is trying to determine the cause of an oil odor that is troubling residents in the 400 block of North Street."We've been up there a couple times," Minersville police Chief...
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n Mahanoy City: Kindergarten registration has been scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. as follows: March 25, children whose last names begin with A to G; March 26, H to O; March 27, P to Z....
View ArticlePottsville authority says Union Station tenants must pay for parking
The Pottsville Parking Authority, in response to concerns from tenants at the City of Pottsville's Union Station, emphasized Friday that it can't afford to allow free parking there.The maintenance cost...
View ArticlePottsville man wanted on drug charges surrenders
MINERSVILLE - A Pottsville man surrendered Thursday to city police for arrest warrants issued by Minersville police after a drug sweep operation earlier in the week. Matthew J. Laub, 22, whose last...
View ArticleJurors picked in Mahanoy City homicide case
Six men and six women will decide the fate of a Mahanoy City man charged with killing another borough resident last April in the alleged victim's residence.Lawyers prosecuting and defending Jarvin M....
View ArticleHistorical society displays Lithuanian artifacts
Costumes. Wood carvings. And "marguciai."The latter is what Lithuanians call the eggs they decorate for Easter.Examples are among the more than 200 items which will be on display for "History of...
View ArticlePolice log, March 6, 2013
Businesses face liquor violations Six businesses in Schuylkill County were faced with liquor code violations after serving alcohol to a minor in December. The Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement...
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