Time capsule to spend 50 years under Courthouse Commons
With construction on the Courthouse Commons expected to begin in the next few weeks, members of the Schuylkill County Bicentennial Committee buried a time capsule with items from across the county at...
View ArticleThousands of fish to be stocked for family fishing event at Sweet Arrow
PINE GROVE - Sweet Arrow Lake County Park will be stocked with more fish than ever for the inaugural Family Fun Fishing Event on May 5.In addition to the state Fish and Boat Commission stocking the...
View ArticleAfter heavy police response, police release man after learning he used a...
Pottsville police and officers from surrounding municipalities as well as state police responded to reports shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday of a man on a roof with a gun and gunshots in the city....
View ArticleCriminal court, April 22, 2013
Parole was revoked against a city man Tuesday, returning the man to prison until Aug. 2, 2014. Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin revoked parole of Joseph A. Berardi, 34, of Pottsville, due to new charges being...
View ArticleMotorist scofflaws are revenue target
HARRISBURG - Running a red light or speeding would be far more costly if a transportation funding bill introduced last week by Republican senators becomes law. Law-breaking motorists would fork over an...
View ArticleDeeds, April 22, 2013
DeedsCass Township - Kathleen M. Kerick, Raymond F. O'Boyle Jr., Barbara A. Kohler, Daniel M. O'Boyle and Mary Elizabeth Cordle to Jordan Oakill; 77 Hilltop Terrace, Primrose; $10,000.New Philadelphia...
View ArticleVolunteers take part in city cleanup
More than 30 people volunteered Sunday morning to help make Pottsville cleaner by sweeping and picking up litter in the second annual cleanup sponsored by the Pottsville Area Development Corp.'s...
View ArticleMusical event to benefit Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
ORWIGSBURG - A benefit performance will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Blue Mountain High School to benefit the Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library.For $5, people can enjoy dancing by Crystal's School of...
View ArticleDeeds, April 24, 2013
DeedsPottsville - Joan Marie Steidle and Gerald J. Delaney, co-executors under the Last Will & Testament of Rita M. Cirullo, to Joan Marie Steidle; 2227 W. Norwegian St.; $1.Joan Marie Steidle to...
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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 ArticleCriminal court, April 24, 2013
A Butler Township man will go to state prison after being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County Court on weapon charges.William E. Coward III, 42, of Ashland, must spend 24 to 48 months in a state...
View ArticleWilliamstown couple waive right to hearing in abuse of infant
ELIZABETHVILLE - A man and woman charged with abusing and injuring their infant child earlier this year waived their right to preliminary hearings Tuesday morning. Brett J. Bohner, 19, and Chelsea...
View ArticlePark Place playground project gets state approval
MAHANOY CITY - After holding recreation equipment in storage for a year, Mahanoy Township now has permission from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to install it in the village...
View ArticleCourt reinstates blood test for driver charged with homicide
An appeals court reinstated results of a blood-alcohol test for a driver who faces charges that his car struck and killed an 18-year-old McAdoo woman along a highway ramp in Luzerne County two years...
View ArticleNew scoreboard erected at The Island in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A scoreboard installed Monday at The Island is the latest effort to improve the area off Fritz Reed Avenue. Members of the Spotts family - some of which don't live in the borough -...
View ArticleFor the record, April 24, 2013
Marriage licensesShane M. Yoder, Saint Clair, and Emoly G. Akers, Saint ClairBrian K. Poole, Tamaqua,and Katie A. Sayuk, Tamaqua.David M. OsatchuckII, Auburn, and Amanda J. Batz, Schuylkill...
View ArticleDeer Lake Pub to host 1st beer, music festival
DEER LAKE - This weekend, the Deer Lake Pub is celebrating the start of spring with original live music and locally brewed beer during the first Rock & Hops Fest.The festival is in conjunction with...
View ArticlePottsville man faces charges after shooting pellet gun in city
Pottsville police said Tuesday that they will file charges against a city man after he fired a pellet gun several times in the city Sunday, prompting calls from worried residents.Police Capt. Richard...
View ArticlePolice log, April 24, 2013
Welding cart taken from business DARKWATER - A thief stole a welding cart from a business in New Castle Township sometime over the weekend, state police at Frackville said Tuesday. It occurred between...
View ArticleHazleton General to merge with Lehigh Valley Hospital
HAZLETON - Hazleton General Hospital will join Lehigh Valley Hospital through a merger announced Wednesday between the hospitals, which began cooperating on emergency services and other health care...
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