Cartwright announces firefighter grant
SUMMIT STATION - The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to Summit Station Fire Company No. 1 on Friday.The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Matt...
View ArticlePottsville Area student musicians promote performances with well-known band...
The Pottsville Area High School Stage Band has booked two shows with a well-known trumpeter and band leader, Dave Stahl."It's a very exciting time for the students," Craig N. Shoener, Pottsville Area...
View Article'Guardian angel' gives new car, vests to West Hazleton police
The West Hazleton Police Department is getting a new police cruiser and four bulletproof vests thanks to a $42,180 check from a "guardian angel."West Hazleton Mayor Frank Schmidt said the kind gesture...
View Article2nd child dies of injuries suffered in Route 61 crash
ORWIGSBURG - A tragic crash Sunday morning has claimed the life of a second victim.Catrina Williams, 3, of Minersville, died Monday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after she was taken...
View ArticleWater shutoffs will begin in April for delinquent customers in Ashland
ASHLAND - Delinquent water customers of the Ashland Area Municipal Authority could find their service shut off if they don't get their accounts in order.Delinquencies were briefly discussed during...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 26, 2013
Carol A. Pankake TREMONT - Defendants whose cases Pankake considered March 14, the charges against each one and the judge's dispositions of the matters included:Justin D. Seiders, 22, of 340 New Castle...
View ArticlePolice log, March 26, 2013
Inmate charged in incidentFRACKVILLE - An inmate at the State Correctional Institution/Mahanoy has been accused and charged with 14 counts of criminal solicitation, 28 counts of criminal conspiracy and...
View ArticleMinersville OKs release of taxes for demolished buildings
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area school board approved the release of taxes for 326 Pine St. and 203 Spruce St., which the borough has demolished due to unsafe conditions.Taxes on the properties were...
View ArticleJewish mark Passover with traditional feast
FRACKVILLE - Family and friends celebrated the first day of Passover together Monday at a home in Frackville.Art Kaplan and Kristine Kelly-Kaplan hosted a Passover seder, a meal that has special...
View ArticleCorbett will nominate interim justice
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett said Monday he will nominate an interim justice to fill the pivotal seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will be vacated May 1 by convicted Justice Joan Orie...
View ArticlePenn State acting club in its 11th season
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Penn State Schuylkill Nittany Players will take its audience to a world of pure imagination when it presents "Willy Wonka" next month in the Morgan Auditorium on campus."This has...
View ArticleHaven driver faces DUI, other charges for hitting woman with truck
ORWIGSBURG - A Schuylkill Haven man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after his Tuesday preliminary hearing on charges he was intoxicated when his pickup truck hit a woman during a snowstorm last...
View ArticleDistrict Court, March 27, 2013
Anthony J. KilkerSHENANDOAH - Defendants whose cases Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker considered, the charges against each and the judge's dispositions of the matters included: Byron K....
View Article2 more theaters to open this week at Schuylkill Mall
FRACKVILLE - The movie theater at the Schuylkill Mall will be opening two new digital stadium theaters Friday and a large-format theater next week. Mark Clement, theater manager, said Tuesday that...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Flag Committee is having a fundraising campaign to replace flags that are worn beyond repair. People can buy new flags in memory of or honor of a loved one. Donations can be of...
View ArticleSCMA releases information from hacked account
There was a little less than a quarter of a million dollars in a bank account used by the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority when an international computer hacker tried to steal funds from it,...
View ArticleStumhofer drops appeal of murder conviction
Franklin Stumhofer Jr., who is serving time in a state correctional institution for murdering his father in September 2011 in West Penn Township, will remain behind bars after deciding to end his...
View ArticleGame commission plans controlled burns
The state Game Commission will use prescribed fires this spring to improve forest and wildlife habitat on about 700 acres of game land in Dauphin and Schuylkill counties. Also known as a controlled...
View ArticleSpringtime athletes contend with lingering wintry weather
PINE GROVE - Schuylkill County residents weren't happy about Grover the Groundhog's prediction Feb. 2 of six more weeks of winter, but he was the more accurate rodent. Seven weeks later, snow is still...
View ArticleTamaqua man faces federal child porn charges
Already charged in Schuylkill County Court for allegedly raping one girl and sexually abusing another, a Tamaqua man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for what it said was his possessing...
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