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n New Philadelphia: A Chinese auction will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday with a shop and drop from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Holy Cross Hall, 37 Clay St. Proceeds benefit the...
View ArticleUnion Station tenants revert to original parking plan
The tenants at Union Station have picked one of the options the Pottsville Parking Authority gave them regarding parking for the volunteers and customers."They want to take it back to what it was...
View ArticleElysburg man transforms skulls into one-of-a-kind works of art
ELYSBURG - A lot of hunters make no bones about it when they say Ken Vincent's work is second to none when it comes to preserving their trophies.It is neither black magic nor skullduggery Vincent...
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n Ashland: The borough will flush fire hydrants beginning Monday and running through Friday, according to a press release from borough hall. Customers may periodically experience temporary low water...
View Article'Shenandoah' director donates profits from screening to school
A packed house at the Sovereign Majestic in Pottsville offered up a round of applause after the first Schuylkill County screening of "Shenandoah," the documentary on the 2008 beating death of Luis...
View ArticleYoung man dies in alleged motorcycle accident
It appears a 17-year-old man died Saturday morning after falling off a motorcycle on a dirt road, Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan said.Pottsville police are still investigating the case...
View ArticleNumber of those killed in crashes rose in 2012
Statewide, the number of people killed in crashes has increased from 2011 but is the third lowest on record, the state Department of Transportation said Monday.A press release issued by the department...
View ArticleSchuylkill Brewfest canceled due to financial issues
The Schuylkill BrewFest, which would have been entering its third year this fall at Gen. George A. Joulwan Park, Pottsville, is no more.Regina Gargano, executive director of the Schuylkill County...
View ArticleCouple killed in Mahanoy City fire
MAHANOY CITY - The cause of a fire that claimed two lives at an apartment building on the borough's main street early Saturday morning has not been determined.Flames tore through the building at...
View ArticlePropane gas leak prompts evacuation at Williams Valley
TOWER CITY - A propane gas leak at Williams Valley High School forced the evacuation of baseball players and spectators, and delayed the start of a softball tournament Saturday morning. No one was...
View ArticleHundreds of children fish for trout in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Olivia Bubeck, 9, of Schuylkill Haven, jumped for joy when a 14-inch rainbow trout took the bait on her fishing line."I caught a fish! I caught a fish! I caught a fish!" Bubeck said...
View ArticleTrust antiques to tell the truth
One of the questions that I hear all too often at my public appraisal events is, "How can you tell?" I try to avoid reminding people that the way that I can tell what something is or more commonly what...
View ArticleDistrict court, April 7, 2013
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - An East Norwegian Township man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on six drug-related charges.Michael E. Sleva,...
View ArticleStudents of the month, April 7, 2013
Pottsville RotaryPottsville Rotary announc-ed students of the month for February.Jeanette Tropp and Rachel Renninger represented Nativity BVM High School and Kathleen Burke and Stanley Burke...
View ArticleGraduates, April 7, 2013
Lebanon ValleyRobert J. Miske Jr., Palo Alto, graduated cum laude from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, with a bachelor's degree in economics.He received the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Award...
View ArticleCollege notes, April 7, 2013
WilkesSierra Marsh, Pottsville, a sophomore English major at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, was one of more than 60 Wilkes students, faculty and staff who participated in the annual Alternative...
View ArticleDean's list, April 7, 2013
Cooley Law Edward Barket, Pottsville, made the dean's list and the honor roll for the fall term at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Mich.ShippensburgThe following local students were named to the...
View ArticleConcerned Citizens members fill Pine Grove borough ballot
PINE GROVE - It's been a long haul for the Pine Grove Concerned Citizens group, but it has reached one of its goals.It will feature a team of six candidates on the Pine Grove borough primary election...
View ArticleNot the brightest, but worth a look
When you ask the average person what the brightest star in the night sky is, I bet the answer you get is the North Star. Unfortunately, that's nowhere near the right answer. There are 50 other stars in...
View ArticlePolice seek Shenandoah woman who missed sentencing
Schuylkill County District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon and Chief County Detective Dennis Clark are asking for the public's help in locating a Shenandoah woman wanted for failing to appear in court last...
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