Corbett raiding special funds
rswift@timesshamrock.comHARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett is proposing a delicate balancing act with the state budget by buttressing it with money taken from a half-dozen special funds created through the...
View ArticleRed Dress event raises awareness of heart disease
Area women donned red and made their way to the "Little Red Dress Event" at The Pottsville Club on Sunday in a bid to raise awareness of heart disease.The event was hosted by the Schuylkill Heath...
View Articlemild winter keeps steps on city's 10th street open for the season
Some consider love a mountain worth climbing.For Donald Hoehn, Minersville, that climb includes the steep steel stairs on Pottsville's 10th Street.His girlfriend of four months, Deb Miller, lives on...
View ArticleMinersville police start up alert system
By FRANK ANDRUSCAVAGE MINERSVILLE - Borough police have a new tool at their disposal to alert residents of emergency situations.Police began using the Nixle Connect system last week to get the word...
View ArticlePort Carbon to start emergency notification program
PORT CARBON - Following Orwigsburg and Schuylkill Haven, Port Carbon is planning to offer its residents the opportunity to get instant notifications in the event of a local emergency."We are in process...
View Articlestudents to support wildlife in 'green challenge'
A group of fifth-graders at Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School are gearing up to support wildlife by participating in Schuylkill Conservation District's annual Green ChallengeSandy Day,...
View ArticlePolar plunge to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation
DEER LAKE - This year's Polar Plunge at Deer Lake might be chilly for participants, but they can take the chill off with chili afterward.The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 25,...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Ashland: The Ashland Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials: For Frank Towey from Tom and Carol Green; for Betty Ackley from Tom and Carol Green; for Catherine M. Hornberger...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Feb. 15
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge John E. Domalakes accepted guilty pleas from, and imposed the indicated sentences on, these defendants: Raymond G. Hower, 22, of Mahanoy City; possession...
View ArticleBirths, Feb. 15
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Jessica Bonner, Locustdale, a son, Feb. 3.Evangelical Community Hospital, LewisburgTo Frank and Heather Daycock Hanlon, Leck Kill, a daughter, Feb. 5....
View ArticleFor the record, Feb. 15
Marriage licensesScott H. Fellows, Pottsville, and Nichole M. Demarkis, Saint Clair.Kenneth R. Keim Jr., Tower City, and Lynette E. Recchione, Tower City.Tyler M. Vidal, Port Carbon, and Kristen M....
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 15
Saint Clair police search for man SAINT CLAIR - Saint Clair police are looking for a man who broke a credit card machine in Wal-Mart about 7:25 p.m. Saturday. Police said the man walked to the layaway...
View ArticleList of trustee candidates keeps growing
Another Schuylkill County native, Nicholas J. Stanziola, 31, of Harrisburg, has announced he is seeking a seat on the Penn State board of trustees this spring. Stanziola, a Frackville native, graduated...
View ArticleTalent on display during Round 2 of Schuylkill County Junior Idol
FRACKVILLE - Love was the theme for the second round of the Schuylkill County Junior Idol IV competition as contestants sang their favorite love song in the Schuylkill Mall on Tuesday night.After...
View ArticleKline Twp. to remove trailer in violation of ordinance
The Kline Township supervisors took their attorney's advice and agreed Monday to remove a trailer the township found to be in violation of its dangerous structure ordinance.The trailer is situated on...
View ArticleMinersville approves new curfew
MINERSVILLE - The borough council passed a new ordinance establishing a dawn to dusk curfew for all of the outdoor recreation facilities in the borough, and a 2012 tax levy ordinance at the monthly...
View ArticlePennsylvania's secretary of public welfare urges reforms
Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed $27.14 billion budget for 2012-13 includes three "R's," but not the ones students traditionally learn in school, state Secretary of Public Welfare Gary D. Alexander said...
View ArticlePine Grove sediments to be removed
PINE GROVE - Sediment deposited under four bridges in the Pine Grove area because of September flooding will be removed in the spring.Sean Brown, spokesman for PennDOT District 5, Allentown, said the...
View ArticleMcAdoo woman reacts to husband, son being held in Alaska on charges of...
McADOO - A borough woman said she has fallen on hard times since her husband and son were taken into custody and transported to Alaska on charges they harassed Sarah Palin's lawyers.Craig Christy, 48,...
View ArticlePolice say Cressona man admits to stealing aircraft parts
PORT CARBON - A 27-year-old Cressona man was jailed Tuesday after being arrested and charged with stealing more than $400,000 in aircraft parts from his employer.Kevin M. Hook, whose last known address...
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