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n Frackville: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, West Oak Street, will hold an Ash Wednesday dinner featuring baked haddock and macaroni and cheese with servings at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22...
View ArticleMount Carmel native celebrates 50th year as Dominican nun
When 16-year-old Margaret "Dixie" Dugan took her friend's place on a retreat from Mount Carmel to the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Lancaster, little did she know she was setting out for...
View ArticleFather-daughter dance set for Sunday
The father-daughter dance at First United Methodist Church, Schuylkill Haven, is one way to celebrate love this February.Shirley Yenilaitus, organizer, said the event is a "beautiful way for fathers to...
View ArticleCollectors drawn to Columbus
Did you ever wonder if Christopher Columbus would be upset to learn that today's GPS technology is named after fellow explorer, Ferdinand Magellan? Maybe today's techno-wizards didn't name the GPS...
View ArticleCanines keep Orion company
There's a lot of bark and bite in the starry skies as we go into the last month of winter, astronomically speaking, of course. The only dog constellations of the night sky, Canis Major the Big Dog and...
View ArticleSpring opportunities right around corner
Spring is right around the corner. That means it's time for Diakon's Living and Learning After 50 Spring Series of classes and events. The folks at Diakon have been providing educational and fun...
View ArticleState adds 25 troopers to shale drilling region
HARRISBURG - Twenty-five state troopers have been reassigned to duty in the Marcellus Shale drilling region in Northeast Pennsylvania during the past two years in response to population growth and a...
View Article3 motorists confined for repeatedly driving with suspended licenses
Three Schuylkill County motorists learned the hard way Thursday that having a suspended driver's license means no driving at all, a lesson that has taken a long time for each to realize.Frederick A....
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 17
4 escape injuryin 2-vehicle crashMAR LIN - Four people escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash at routes 209 and 901 in Norwegian Township on Monday morning, said state police at Schuylkill Haven.At 7:40...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 17
DeedsFrackville - Christa L. McLaren to John J. Dubosky V; 321 S. Broad Mountain Ave.; $72,000.Edmund and Charlene J. Bonescavage to Joseph E. Himes; 518 Morris St.; $9,000.Blackstone Funding LLC to...
View ArticleSEDCO, Schuylkill Chamber aim to move into Union Station
The City of Pottsville is planning to lease the entire second floor of Union Station Intermodal Transit Center in Pottsville to Schuylkill Economic Development Corp. and the Schuylkill Chamber of...
View ArticleWalk a Mile kicks off with YouTube video
Men wore women's shoes Thursday in the Schuylkill YMCA for the second annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes video. Shot at the YMCA in Pottsville, the men proved they had what it took to show the world their...
View ArticleFormer Orwigsburg convenience store auctioning equipment Saturday
ORWIGSBURG - The former Market Place will be auctioning off its remnants this weekend.Blum's Auction Service will sell the items left in the store at noon Saturday. Those wanting a glance at what's for...
View ArticleMcAdoo council signs petition to drop two members
McADOO - It appears McAdoo may be heading toward a smaller council.Two weeks ago, McAdoo resident Ron Simasek suggested that council downsize from seven members to five to save some money.Mayor Dane...
View ArticlePine Grove votes in new police chief
PINE GROVE - Pine Grove borough council voted in Thomas Trotter as the new police chief Thursday night. Trotter had been a lieutenant and officer-in-charge before being named as chief of the 10-man...
View ArticlePolice charge man in robberies
Tysheed L. Hargrove, charged with committing three robberies in two counties, said he committed the crimes for "personal reasons" as he was escorted into district court in Weatherly by Kidder Township...
View ArticleJudge allows federal wrongful death lawsuit against Shenandoah, police
The family of a Shenandoah man who died in November 2004 while in custody should have a chance to prove in court that borough police had a hand in his death, a federal judge decided Thursday.In a...
View Article2 Penn State Schuylkill students prepare to dance at THON
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - With Penn State dance marathon and fundraiser THON kicking off at University Park today, Penn State Schuylkill students will be sending two dancers this year and have raised the most...
View ArticleCollege notes, Feb. 19, 2012
WilkesChristopher Grube, Orwigsburg, a junior pursuing a degree in history/secondary education at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, the oldest and largest national...
View ArticleDean's list, Feb. 19, 2012
MillersvilleKatie Kelly, a middle school science education major, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Millersville University.A 2009 graduate of Minersville Area High School, she is a...
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