Court upholds sex offender's sentence, predator status
by peter e. bortner A Hamburg man serving prison time for sexually abusing a girl for eight years cannot now contest his classification as a sexually violent predator, a three-judge state Superior...
View ArticleSchuylkill Ballet Theatre to perform 'The Little Mermaid'
ORWIGSBURG - The Schuylkill Ballet Theatre will present "The Little Mermaid" this weekend at the Blue Mountain High School auditorium.Performances will be at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets...
View ArticleAvenues Duck Race slated for April 28
A Schuylkill County bridge near Klingerstown will undergo extensive repairs as recommended by the state Department of Transportation.The county commissioners awarded the contract during a public...
View ArticleHazle Township man makes bomb threat at White House
A Hazle Township tractor-trailer driver who allegedly bluffed that he hid a bomb in a truck near the White House because he wanted to see the president early Wednesday was charged with a felony by the...
View ArticleSaint Clair Elementary/Middle School renovations nearing completion
SAINT CLAIR - Renovations to the Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School are nearly complete.During the Saint Clair Area school board meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Kendy K. Hinkel said that...
View ArticlePottsville Area band to celebrate high school anniversary with uniform logo
It's time again to buy new uniforms for the Pottsville Area Crimson Tide Band, and Craig N. Shoener, the band director, said he wanted to recognize the 80th anniversary of the high school building in...
View ArticlePottsville Area tightens belt, unsure of state funding
Unsure how much state funding will be available for public schools, Pottsville Area has been encouraging its administrators to tighten the district's financial belt."It's tough budget times for many...
View ArticleTraffic signal replaced outside city
MOUNT CARBON - The traffic signal mast arm knocked down in a traffic accident in North Manheim Township in January has finally been repaired.Lisa Mahall, engineer and real estate director for...
View ArticleIU 29 reaches 'tentative agreement' with teachers
MAR LIN - The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 came to a "tentative agreement" in contract talks with teacher union representatives Tuesday, James G. Caravan, Schuylkill Haven, the school board's...
View ArticleSchuylkill YMCA's South Schuylkill Extension holds open house
ORWIGSBURG - Cheryl Wagner, Deer Lake, sat on the spin bike and pedaled away Wednesday at the Schuylkill YMCA's South Schuylkill Extension open house. "My daughter does it in Florida. She said I should...
View ArticleHarrisburg man convicted of robbing 2 western Schuylkill County banks
Kevin E. Smith robbed two western Schuylkill County banks in June 2012, a jury decided Wednesday.After deliberating a little more than two hours, the jury of seven men and five women pronounced Smith,...
View ArticleShenandoah Heights fire ruled accidental
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - An accidental fire left seven people - six adults and a child - temporarily homeless Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the home of William and Fran Jones at 189 Ohio Ave....
View ArticleBirths, April 11, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Michael K. Shannon Jr. and Elizabeth Perez, Coaldale, a daughter, Jan. 11.To Jason and Megan Hauck Taris, Mahanoy City, a daughter, April 4.Geisinger...
View ArticleSen. Pat Toomey says his gun bill to get Senate vote
On the eve of a Senate vote to authorize debate of new gun controls, two of the most conservative U.S. senators in the major parties announced Wednesday they worked out a proposal to expand background...
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n Hamburg: A Polka Spring Fling featuring The Polka Family Band is set for April 21 at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 94 Walnut Road. It will include a polka Mass at 12:30 p.m. and dancing from 2:30...
View ArticleTower City woman killed in Route 209 crash
SHERIDAN - A 64-year-old Tower City woman died when the SUV she was driving collided head-on with a truck Thursday afternoon on Route 209 in Porter Township. Linda Rickert was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Quilters Guild gets ready for 21st annual show
Quilting is a slow and patient process, but this weekend it will be about the fastest team.The Schuylkill County Quilters Guild will host its 21st annual quilt show this weekend at Fairlane Village...
View ArticleCourt affirms state prison sentence for selling heroin
by peter e. bortner A Gordon woman must remain behind state prison bars for selling heroin, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has decided.In a four-page opinion filed Wednesday in Pottsville,...
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n Frackville: The monthly Communion of the Annunciation BVM Holy Name Society will be held at the 10 a.m. Mass Sunday in Annunciation BVM Roman Catholic Church. It will be followed by a brief society...
View ArticleMinersville police seek man wanted for drugs
MINERSVILLE - Borough police have obtained an arrest warrant for a 24-year-old Minersville man on felony drug charges.Police said they are looking for Christopher Lee Collins, whose last known address...
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