2 bills signed to reinforce juvenile court defendants
WILKES-BARRE - Gov. Tom Corbett signed two bills Monday bolstering the rights of juvenile court defendants at the Luzerne County Courthouse, where two judges collected millions for sending juveniles to...
View ArticleCity says 'No' to bridge project
In a unanimous vote, Pottsville City County on Monday refused to contribute funds or be the sponsor of the state's $8.3 million plan to replace the deteriorating steel grate Collins Street Bridge...
View ArticleMemorial wall/pavilion has more than 300 names
ROCK - First dedicated to five who died tragically and young, a wall and pavilion now honor the memory of more than 300. "One of them passed away only 300 yards from here," Steve Frantz, 60, of...
View ArticleRailroad, city continue to debate wall fix
The reason the crumbling railroad wall along the 700 block of South Centre Street in Pottsville remains unrepaired is because the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority hasn't done an engineering...
View ArticleRingtown prepares for 2012 road program
RINGTOWN - Six sections of borough streets are on this year's road program, with the work to be done depending on the bids that will be received.Borough Foreman Scott Schuetrum during Monday's council...
View ArticleDry, windy weather intensifies brush fires
There were at least five more brush fires in Schuylkill County fewer than 24 hours after firefighters battled winds up to about 30 mph Sunday while attempting to extinguish several brush fires,...
View ArticleSaint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Saint Catherine's Hospital of Pennsylvania LCC, the owner of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. Attorney William G. Schwab,...
View ArticleSchuylkill County's jobless rate at lowest since January 2009
The unemployment rate for Schuylkill County decreased 0.5 of a percentage point to 8.5 percent in February, reaching its lowest since January 2009.State and national rates remained the same at 7.6 and...
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n Fountain Springs: The North Schuylkill High School Theatre Arts Program will present the Broadway musical "West Side Story" at 7:30 p.m. April 13 and 14 in the school auditorium. The presentation...
View ArticleBirths, April 11
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo William Yawornicky and Rayna Noble, Cumbola, a daughter, March 1.To Joshua K. and Adrienne L. Leitzel Jacobs, Frackville, a son, March 23.To Carl and...
View ArticleSaint Catherine can keep medical equipment for now
Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs has been spared, at least temporarily, the loss of almost $700,000 worth of equipment, as a Schuylkill County judge on Tuesday halted a lawsuit filed by...
View ArticlePine Grove area man convicted of assaulting policeman
A Pine Grove Township man faces possible prison time after being convicted Monday in Schuylkill County Court of assaulting a police officer last June.Carl W. Adams, 57, did not react as a jury...
View ArticlePottsville man sent to federal prison for role in drug conspiracy
The final member of a Schuylkill County-based drug trafficking ring is on his way to a federal prison cell for more than five years after being sentenced in U.S. District Court.Kevin "Joker"...
View ArticleState court denies animal abuser's appeal
A former Pine Grove man must remain behind state prison bars, as the state Supreme Court has refused to hear his appeal of his sentence on animal cruelty and drug charges.In a one-sentence order filed...
View ArticlePolice log, April 11
Rush Twp. police probe 2 incidents HOMETOWN - Rush Township police investigated two incidents that occurred over the weekend in their coverage area. At 6:35 p.m. Friday, police said they arrested Kayla...
View ArticleSantorum drops campaign but doesn't explain why
bkrawczeniuk@timesshamrock.com Never one to quit before, former U.S. Rick Santorum bowed out of the presidential race Tuesday, highlighting his family, his legions of supporters, his issues, his...
View ArticleParticipants gear up for 33rd Envirothon
Students on 40 teams from schools around the county are getting ready for Friday's 33rd annual Schuylkill County Envirothon.The teams, gathering for the event at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds and...
View ArticleOperation Hugs and Kisses to host 2nd auction to benefit fire companies
PINE GROVE - A jersey from professional soccer player David Horst, a Pine Grove native. A diamond necklace. A 42-inch LG flat screen TV and a snowboard from D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewery.Operation...
View ArticleKaren's Heroes reveals results
This year, the third-grade students at Pottsville Area's John S. Clarke Elementary Center decided to give Avenues the most in donations in the 13th annual Karen's Heroes Program, event chairwoman Anita...
View ArticleMinersville borough to hold auditing firm in contempt of court
MINERSVILLE - The borough council made a motion Tuesday to hold the auditing firm of Abbott, Davidson, Weiss & Co. LLC, Bethlehem, in contempt of court for not completing the borough's 2009 and...
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