HARB member to restore downtown office building
The contractor who bought and renovated the Pottsville Senior Community Center a few years ago is taking on a new challenge, the restoration of a vacant downtown office building at 108 N. Centre St."I...
View ArticleTower City mayor added to ballot for Tremont magisterial district judge
Tower City Mayor Dan Daub said his well-rounded legislative, business and law enforcement experience make him the ideal candidate to replace the retiring Honorable Carol A. Pankake as magisterial...
View ArticleStudents, donors gather for scholarship dinner
ORWIGSBURG - Sixty Penn State Schuylkill students and 60 donors came together Tuesday night for the 2013 Scholarship Dinner at the Schuylkill Country Club.The dinner was to recognize local donors for...
View ArticleBirths, March 27, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Dennis Yasembousky and Melony Kline, MaryD, a son, Feb. 23.
View ArticlePottsville chief: Fire started in house's front bedroom
The Pottsville Fire Department responded to an electrical fire about 1 p.m. Tuesday at 11 N. 22nd St. in Pottsville.Jimmy Flowers, who lives there with his son, wasn't home at the time of the fire.City...
View ArticlePolice log, March 27, 2013
City police arrestman over PFAPottsville police arrested a man for violating a Protection From Abuse order and trespassing after an incident at 2 Barefield in the city about 2:30 p.m. Monday.Police...
View ArticleSchuylkill County commissioners hire Harrisburg accountant
Schuylkill County has brought back its former auditor.During their weekly meeting Wednesday, the Schuylkill County commissioners approved a professional services agreement for external auditing with...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Ashland: Ash pickup in the borough this week will be today due to the Good Friday observance.n New Philadelphia: The Pottsville Football Mothers Boosters will sponsor a Chinese auction beginning at 1...
View ArticlePolice log, March 28, 2013
Man arrestedfor disturbancesTREMONT - A 29-year-old Lebanon County man was jailed Tuesday after being arrested in connection with an incident at the corner of Main and Pine streets at 1:19 a.m....
View ArticleDCED officials visit Girardville on housing construction projects
GIRARDVILLE - New homes that have replaced dilapidated buildings in Girardville were the focus of a tour Wednesday by representatives of the state Department of Community and Economic Development,...
View ArticleVigil marks 1 year since Shenandoah fire claimed 4 lives
SHENANDOAH - More than 100 people gathered Wednesday to remember the victims of a fire that claimed the life of a mother, her son and her two nephews one year ago. Holding candles and singing "Amazing...
View ArticleHistorical society honors essay winners with cash
For the second year in a row, the Schuylkill County Historical Society has been able to run an essay contest for high school students and give cash prizes. "This is thanks to a New Philadelphia native...
View ArticleTipped coal truck slams into vehicles, store in Atlas
ATLAS - An out-of-control tri-axle dump truck hauling 23 tons of culm created one of the most spectacular crashes ever witnessed locally Wednesday morning when it tipped over and skidded into the...
View ArticleBirths, March 28, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Mike and Kelly Kuester Huss, Valley View, a daughter, March 22.Bryn Mawr HospitalTo Joseph and Kimberly Callanan Mack, Drexel Hill, a daughter, March...
View ArticlePottsville prepares for next phase of Sharp Mountain reclamation
In an effort to keep reclamation efforts on Sharp Mountain running smoothly, the City of Pottsville plans to hire a contractor to repair an access road, reinforce some crumbling hillsides and build a...
View ArticleWounded Warriors to host work out event Saturday
ORWIGSBURG - The Keystone Wounded Warriors will host the "Work Out for Wounded Warriors" event Saturday at the Schuylkill Racquet and Fitness Center.Keystone Wounded Warriors is a nonprofit...
View ArticleTremont man free on parole
The Tremont man who spent time in prison for charges stemming from the October 2006 mining accident in which a fellow miner died will not have to serve more time behind bars even though a Schuylkill...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 29, 2013
A Lancaster man will spend more time behind state prison bars after being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County Court for assaulting a corrections officer.Warren Riley, 33, must spend three to 23...
View ArticlePolice log, March 29, 2013
Pair charged for drug salesFRACKVILLE - Two people were arrested by state police at Frackville on drug charges after police executed a search warrant at the Holiday Inn Express on Schuylkill Mall Road...
View ArticleJury commissioners may show up on General Election ballots
Schuylkill County residents may see jury commissioner candidates on their ballots in the General Election on Nov. 5. Like many other counties in the state, the Schuylkill County commissioners voted to...
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