Criminal Court, March 18, 2013
A state prison inmate admitted March 7 in Schuylkill County Court that he assaulted another prisoner in January 2012.Junior Guthrie, 25, of Houtzdale, pleaded guilty to simple assault, with prosecutors...
View ArticleLate-winter snow slicks roads, causing headaches across area
The snow started falling Monday afternoon and made a mess around Schuylkill County. "We had reports of vehicles stuck in all areas of the county," a supervisor with the Schuylkill County...
View ArticleCorbett's call: Stop wildfires
Although snow is still on the ground in Schuylkill County, emergency officials have already dealt with several wildfires this month.According to the state Department of Conservation and Natural...
View Article'Career criminal' gets more time in state prison for possessing, selling...
by peter e. bortner Samuel T. Steffie will serve even more time behind state prison bars, as a Schuylkill County judge on Monday sentenced him for selling stolen veterans' grave markers to a...
View ArticleHaven issues alert for street sweeping
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Borough officials are reminding residents to observe posted street signs for street sweeping.Starting April 2, vehicles must be moved from posted streets between 3 and 6 a.m. during...
View ArticleIn response to citizen complaint, city improves garbage ordinance
A citizen's complaint has prompted Pottsville to improve the wording of its mandatory residential garbage ordinance, Ellen Micka, city treasurer, said Monday. "This was two months ago. Because of the...
View ArticleWoman dies after jumping to escape fire
SHENANDOAH - A woman who jumped from a third-floor window to escape a fire in her home Feb. 23 has died. Lisa Goiga, 48, who lived at 36 W. Coal St., died earlier this month at Geisinger Medical...
View ArticleCourt upholds refusal to allow private criminal complaint
For the second time, the state Superior Court has denied the request of a Berks County man to file a private criminal complaint in Schuylkill County Court.In a three-page opinion filed Monday in...
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n Fountain Springs: The North Schuylkill High School Class of 1978 is beginning to organize its 35th-year reunion. Classmates interested in participating in the planning process - or interested in...
View ArticleDeeds
Deeds Barry Township - Ronnie L. and Anita K. Bixler, Eric R. and Angela R. Schalles and Robert J. and Beth A. Huntsinger to Ronnie L. and Anita K. Bixler, Eric R. and Angela R. Schalles and Robert J....
View ArticleAmerican Cancer Society's Daffodil Days in final year
ASHLAND - Daffodils will be missing from Kathy Glessner's Ashland garage next year. It will be the first time in 32 years the spring flowers won't be awaiting distribution by members of the Mu Zeta...
View ArticleSaint Clair school district adds computer-based math program
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area School District will be adding another computer-based initiative for students in the fall called ST Math from MIND Research Institute.On Tuesday, Eric Pryor, director...
View ArticleAttorney announces candidacy for magisterial district judge
Attorney David J. Rossi, Washington Township, has announced his candidacy for magisterial district judge in Tremont."As a practicing attorney for the past 27 years, I believe that I am the most...
View Article1 dies in Rt. 895 wreck
NEW RINGGOLD - One person died Tuesday in a head-on collision between a tractor-trailer and car on Summer Valley Road, Route 895.Assistant Chief Joe Caracappa with New Ringgold Community Fire Company...
View ArticleCity woman will go to court for alleged $600K theft
by peter e. bortner ORWIGSBURG - Steven Field testified Tuesday that he now knows his company paid a Lancaster County scrap metal dealer far more than it should have for copper, which he said is the...
View ArticleSchuylkill municipal authority's dam rehab project bid $1 million under budget
Last month, the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority expected that the project to upgrade the Kaufman Dam west of Fairlane Village mall would cost about $3 million. At its March meeting Tuesday, the...
View ArticleHacker tries to rob funds from Schuylkill municipal authority's bank account
An international computer hacker recently tried to steal funds from a bank account used by the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority, the authority said at its March meeting Tuesday. "Last week, we...
View ArticlePolice log, March 20, 2013
Burglary probedin OrwigsburgORWIGSBURG - Borough police are investigating a burglary that occurred between 4 p.m. Saturday and 3:40 p.m. Sunday at 310 W. Mifflin St.Police said someone forced his or...
View ArticleSchuylkill County's jobless rate hits double digits at 10.1 percent
The unemployment rate for Schuylkill County has hit double digits, increasing 0.4 of a percentage point to 10.1 percent in January. The state rate increased 0.3 of a point over the month to 8.2...
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n Ashland: The fifth annual Ashland Easter Extravaganza for Ashland area children will be held rain or shine at 10:30 a.m. March 30, at Memorial Field. The event will include an Easter egg hunt for...
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