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n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company will hold a Night at the Races on April 28 at the firehouse. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes food and drinks. Horses can be purchased for...
View ArticleW. Mahanoy building to receive upgrades
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - The West Mahanoy Township supervisors accepted a quote to make improvements on heating and air conditioning in the municipal building.During Tuesday's meeting, the supervisors...
View ArticlePottsville Area reorganizes special education department, hires new principals
With unanimous votes Wednesday, Pottsville Area school board launched a plan to restructure the district's special education program for the 2012-13 school year, and shuffle a few school administrators...
View ArticleJudge orders Saint Catherine Medical Center to be liquidated
WILKES-BARRE - Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs is headed to liquidation and closure, as a federal judge on Wednesday approved converting the hospital's bankruptcy petition to that...
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n Fountain Springs: The Butler Township supervisors announced at Tuesday's meeting residents are banned from outdoor burning until May 22 due to the prevalence of wildfires in the county. The...
View ArticleMahoney Brothers to bring music of '50s, '60s to life
When you go to a Mahoney Brothers concert, it's like seeing several bands for the price of one.This top-shelf impersonation group will bring Elvis, the Beatles, the Beach Boys and more to Mount Carmel...
View ArticlePolice log, April 20
Woman chargedin incidentLLEWELLYN - A 59-year-old village woman was arrested by state police at Schuylkill Haven and charged with harassment after an incident at 1060 Bunting St. in Branch Township at...
View ArticleTamaqua man sent to state prison for sex crimes against teenage girl
David S. Reed sexually assaulted a teenage girl last September in Tamaqua, and will pay for it by going to state prison for at least 56 months, a Schuylkill County judge ruled on Wednesday.Reed, 24, of...
View ArticleSaint Clair man faces county court action for 6 burglaries
PORT CARBON - A Saint Clair man sits in Schuylkill County Prison after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges stemming from six burglaries, with thefts of copper pipes, he...
View ArticleKnowles stresses conservative approach to government
State Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-124, believes Pennsylvania must live within its means, and he wants to return to Harrisburg for two more years of pushing that philosophy."Government gets in trouble when it...
View ArticlePadora promises to improve Pennsylvania
Larry Padora wants to make Pennsylvania a better state for both citizens and businesses, and thinks serving as state representative for the 124th District will allow him to do that."I think career...
View ArticleHearing continued in death of child
A preliminary hearing for a Pottsville woman charged with suffocating her 13-month-old son on April 1 has been continued.Jennifer K. Bossler, 28, of 218 W. Market St., Apt. 2, was scheduled to appear...
View ArticleJazz inspires all ages in county
From time to time, musician Larry O. Koch, Pottsville, fears youth will shrug off jazz music as a fad of a bygone era.But some local high school students have given him hope that the beat will play on...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill reveals list of recommendations to deal with budget deficit
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The recommendations announced during Wednesday's workshop of the North Schuylkill Board of Education to deal with an almost $1.6 million budget deficit for the 2012-13 school year...
View ArticleAccused child molester waives right to a preliminary hearing
SHENANDOAH - A Barnesville man charged with sexually assaulting a child for more than a decade waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon, the day of his 39th birthday.State police...
View Article125 walkers Take Back The Night in Pottsville
Daniel Wells, a Penn State Schuylkill engineering student, played an upscale tune on his saxophone outside Pottsville's Union Station late Thursday afternoon, as a crowd of 125 gathered to support the...
View ArticleGap store in Schuylkill Mall to close
The Gap and Gap Kids stores in the Schuylkill Mall will close next month. According to an email from Kimberly Terry, senior manager of Gap Brand Engagement, Partnerships & PR, the last day of...
View ArticleDeeds, April 20
DeedsPine Grove Township - GJW Real Estate LLC to Imobiliaria LLC; six properties; $42,000.J. Richard and Elma M. Newswanger to Jeffrey M. and Alicia M. Zimmerman; 374 Suedberg Road; $189,900.Porter...
View ArticleHolden promises no more negative ads as opponent Cartwright responds to...
WILKES-BARRE - As his opponent railed Thursday against an attack ad that "stepped over the line," U.S. Rep. Tim Holden conceded that the bitter primary campaign in his 17th Congressional District had...
View ArticlePhoenix AM radio station in Pottsville closed for repairs, still hasn't paid...
According to the Federal Communications Commission, the AM radio station atop Lawton's Hill in Pottsville, The Phoenix 1450 WPAM-AM, is closed for repairs.Meanwhile, the owner of the radio station,...
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