Police log, March 23, 2013
Man charged for Minersville theftMINERSVILLE - A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday by Minersville police and charged with stealing money from the purse of the head librarian at the Minersville...
View ArticleSchuylkill United Way to move above bank in Pottsville
The Schuylkill United Way is moving from its current home at 91 S. Progress Ave to another location in the city.The move will provide the organization with more space and cost less money.Executive...
View ArticleHouse privatization vote threat to liquor monopoly
HARRISBURG - A groundbreaking vote in the House this week that approved a bill privatizing the state-run liquor system poses the greatest threat yet to the long-running experiment of a Pennsylvania...
View ArticlePottsville man jailed on molestation charges
PORT CARBON - A Pottsville man was jailed Friday on his 64th birthday charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in January.William C. Hoy, 1122 W. Norwegian St., was arraigned on charges of...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Historical Society to host fundraiser featuring Civil War...
The Schuylkill County Historical Society will host "Night at the Museum" on May 11.The inaugural event, scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m., will feature civil war re-enactors, the grand opening of the Civil...
View ArticleDCED to celebrate revitalization in Schuylkill County
At the conclusion of a three-day tour of state economic development projects, representatives of the state Department of Community and Economic Development will visit Schuylkill County.On Wednesday,...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 23, 2013
Anthony J. KilkerSHENANDOAH - A 36-year-old Barnesville man charged with threatening two people on Feb. 8 and 9 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J....
View ArticleMarijuana grower sentenced to state prison
by peter e. bortner Alex Colon-Zavala grew marijuana in both his barber shop and a rented house in Mahanoy City, and should go to state prison as a result, a Schuylkill County judge decided...
View ArticleDeeds, March 23, 2013
DeedsAshland - Karen M. Borgeson and Carol White, individually and as attorney in fact for Clarence A. White Jr., to Carol White; 200 E. Centre St.; $1.Barry Township - Ronnie L. and Anita K. Bixler,...
View ArticleBirths, March 23, 2013
Bryn Mawr Hospital, Philadelphia To Kyran M. and Heather Vasas Laudeman, Pottstown, a daughter, Feb. 26. The father is formerly of Minersville.
View ArticleFormer Tremont council president seeks magisterial district judge post
Laine Mack Jr. said Friday that his all-around experience makes him the best candidate for the magisterial district judge position for western Schuylkill County."With my family roots, wealth of...
View ArticleEx-fugitive sentenced to state prison for Shenandoah break-in
by peter e. bortner Mark A. Tutko sawed through the door of his sister's house in Shenandoah last March, and that resulted in his being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County Court to spend time in...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Ashland: The borough street sweeper will return to operation April 1. Residents, according to borough Manager Ray Jones, will have to move their vehicles at the appropriate times. "During the first...
View ArticleCollins Street Bridge project 'no longer active,' future of state, federal...
The Collins Street Bridge will probably never open again.The project to repair the aging span is "no longer active," according to a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, and the...
View ArticleSchuylkill United Way announces 2014 campaign goal
The Schuylkill United Way has announced an overall goal of $1,025,000 for the 2014 campaign. The Tamaqua area goal is $125,000. Schuylkill United Way Executive Director Kelly Malone said Friday the...
View ArticlePolice looking for aggressive drivers
Aggressive drivers beware. There are people waiting to give you a ticket.The first Aggressive Driving Wave for 2013 in Schuylkill County, part of a statewide effort, began earlier this week and will...
View ArticleDemocratic leader says candidate will drop off school board ballot
A Palo Alto man has decided to withdraw from the Democratic primary race for the Pottsville Area school board.John A. Deatrich Jr. is leaving the race voluntarily, county Democratic Party Chairman Hugh...
View ArticleMarch 25 was once New Year’s Day
On Wednesday morning, we collectively experienced the Vernal Equinox, when all of the latitudes on this old Earth received the same amount of light and energy from the sun. From now until June 21, the...
View ArticleCollege notes, March 24, 2013
King'sLoretta Bushick, Park Place, at student at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, is among 41 students serving as mentors this semester in the Luzerne County Juvenile Justice College Mentoring...
View ArticleTri-Valley wins Class A girls' basketball state title
HERSHEY - With just under two minutes left in their high school careers, Juli Weber, Tara Nahodil, Chelsea Stutzman and Taylor Troutman marched off the Giant Center floor and embraced head coach Bob...
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