Births, March 30, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Robert and Jennifer Warner Wolfgang, Pine Grove, a son, March 14.
View ArticleFarmer donates funds to 2 local organizations
SOUTH TAMAQUA - A local farmer distributed two $2,500 checks Friday to the Schuylkill County 4-H and West Penn Fire Company, which he won through the Monsanto Fund.At the ceremony, which took place at...
View ArticleFor the record, March 30, 2013
DivorcesMary Ann Weiksner, Andreas, from Daniel J. Weiksner, Andreas.Christopher Wessner, Pine Grove, from Leah Wessner, Hawaii.Marriage licensesJustin D. Link, Hamburg, and Lindsay A. Pirkey,...
View ArticlePennsylvania gives $750,000 to St. Luke's Hospital in Coaldale for new...
COALDALE - The state recently gave St. Luke's Hospital-Miners Campus a $750,000 grant to help with the construction of a $5.2 million surgical suite, Micah J. Gursky, director of development at the...
View ArticleGordon marks Good Friday with annual Trek of the Cross
GORDON - The "Trek of the Cross" took to the streets for the 35th time on Good Friday, portraying Jesus Christ carrying his cross as an outward devotional of faith.For the fourth year in a row, Jeffrey...
View ArticleDyeing Easter eggs a tradition at Saint Clair Fish and Game
SAINT CLAIR - It took the members of the Saint Clair Fish and Game Association all day Friday to boil and dye 3,600 eggs for the annual Easter egg hunt, and it will only take a few minutes for all the...
View ArticleCorrection, March 30, 2013
Information incorrectProceeds from the "5K for Kayla" stroke awareness walk April 27 at Bloomsburg University's Recreation Center will go to Dennis and Karen Heim, Pitman. The information was incorrect...
View ArticleCriminal Court, March 30, 2013
Two Pottsville residents must pay costs and a fine after being convicted Monday in Schuylkill County Court of causing a disturbance last November in a city neighborhood.Quisqueya Gross, 52, and Vincent...
View ArticlePolice log, March 31, 2013
2 teens chargedfor alcohol SHOEMAKERSVILLE - An 18-year-old Hamburg man and an 18-year-old Sinking Springs man were charged and released after state police at Hamburg found alcohol in the vehicle they...
View ArticleStudents of the month, March 31, 2013
Minersville AreaMinersville Area High School seniors Angela Mason and Ryan King were named students of the month for March.Angela is senior class secretary and a member of the National Honor Society,...
View ArticleRain monitors needed to keep track of precipitation
Did you know that there are several environmentally friendly volunteer monitoring opportunities in Schuylkill County? Usually, I promote the stream monitor program. Today, I bring you the rain monitor...
View ArticleNights getting warmer, but shorter
So, we're at Easter, kicking off the month of April this week. Allegedly, the nights are growing warmer and you can take off at least some of your layers while stargazing, but there is a trade-off...
View ArticleTri-Valley queried on lack of hires
HEGINS - Carrie Bowman, a Hegins resident and mother of four, questioned why Tri-Valley hasn't hired a substitute for the elementary school art teacher.Bowman posed this question and several others...
View ArticleGraduates, March 13, 2013
West ChesterM. Ian Mahal, Minersville, graduated from West Chester University's College of Business and Public Affairs with a master's degree in public administration in December 2012. Mahal is a...
View ArticleTri-Valley senior looking to make a difference one drink at a time
KLINGERSTOWN - His grandmas always told him he would be a preacher one day. Tri-Valley senior Tyler Long believes his grandmas, Grace Long and Marlene Paul, just might be right.Long, the son of Russell...
View ArticleDean's list, March 31, 2013
Penn StateKelsey E. Holland, a freshman majoring in kinesiology, made the dean's list for the fall semester at Penn State University, University Park campus.A 2012 graduate of Pottsville Area High...
View ArticleDean's list, March 31, 2013
Penn StateKelsey E. Holland, a freshman majoring in kinesiology, made the dean's list for the fall semester at Penn State University, University Park campus.A 2012 graduate of Pottsville Area High...
View ArticleMilitary, March 31, 2013
Military awardAir Force Capt. Shaw Kreiger, a native of Weatherly a and son of Bill Kreiger, Jim Thorpe, and the late Jeanne Kreiger, was recently named Company Grade Officer of the Year. The...
View ArticleBirths, March 31, 2013
Hazleton General HospitalTo Timothy and Danielle Rymond Munley, Raven Run, a daughter, Feb. 22. Grandparents are Ed and Coralee Munley, Shenandoah, and James Rymond and Shirley Aldrich, Hazleton.Bryn...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 31, 2013
A Saint Clair man returned to prison after being sentenced Thursday in Schuylkill County Court following revocation of his probation in a case involving a February 2012 theft.Justin M. Marx, 23, must...
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