Police log, May 3
Drug-relatedcharges filedSHENANDOAH - A 33-year-old borough man is facing charges by Shenandoah police after the vehicle he was driving was stopped at 8:40 p.m. Saturday.Police said they stopped the...
View Article2003 cell tower assessment appeal settled
by peter e. bortner Schuylkill County, Saint Clair Area School District and New Castle Township have settled a tax assessment appeal more than eight years after it was filed.The county, district and...
View ArticleAtrium project at Cooper building getting started
SHENANDOAH - Just think of a place where someone can visit and enjoy a restful and beautiful indoor scene of flowers and trees any time of the year. That place will be inside the former J.W. Cooper...
View ArticleGiving advice (or not)?
It is very human to seek advice in our decision-making. We pay a lot of our hard-earned cash for expert advice on just about everything in our lives - health, finances, our vehicles, our relationships,...
View ArticleDelinquent customers risk getting water cut off
ASHLAND - Water customers of the Ashland Area Municipal Authority who have been chronic delinquents are finding their service being terminated.Borough Manager Thomas Joyce said the shutoffs have shown...
View ArticleHistorical society to celebrate Schuylkill's baseball past this weekend
The Historical Society of Schuylkill County will salute the coal region's baseball players with two events this weekend.It will include a lot of trivia, according to society President David Derbes. For...
View ArticleCommissioners to vote on transfer of county positions at Rest Haven
The Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners will vote next week on a professional services agreement with Service Access & Management Inc. that will essentially transfer the management of nine...
View ArticleHaven council approves resolutions to proceed with Route 61 widening project
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Schuylkill Haven Borough Council approved two resolutions needed to proceed with the Route 61 widening project and voted to contribute up to $2,400 for a grant submission. "This...
View ArticleThousands of silver ribbons to be given out in Schuylkill to raise awareness...
This year, Silver Ribbon Week will become Silver Ribbon Month.The event held annually since 2008 was created to raise awareness of elder abuse through the sale of silver ribbons.The Board of Directors...
View ArticleBands, vendors to turn Pottsville into carnival for Way Fair Sunday
Billie Payne is praying for sunshine on Sunday.From 1 to 7 p.m., 20 vendors will fill Downtown Pottsville for the 37th annual American Way Fair."It rained all day last year. It was horrible," said...
View ArticleDisability cuts rally draws Corbett response
HARRISBURG - As hundreds rallied against spending cuts for mental disabilities, Gov. Tom Corbett voiced caution Wednesday about using the state's improving revenue picture as a green light to restore...
View ArticlePottsville police arrest man for cocaine possession
A 24-year-old New York man was committed to Schuylkill County Prison after being arrested by Pottsville police about 9:15 p.m. Friday on drug charges.Working with Schuylkill County Drug Task Force...
View ArticlePorter-Tower Joint Municipal Authority receives $11 million to upgrade...
TOWER CITY - The Porter-Tower Joint Municipal Authority received $11 million in state funds as part of a $115 million investment in water infrastructure projects throughout the state announced April 25...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Millersburg: The next spring bird walk at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art is set for 7:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Alexis Dow Campbell, the center's director of creative programming, said spring...
View Article'Pennsylvania Hands' offers regional focus on national project
DANVILLE - The ability to create and affect the world through hands, minds and hearts is the key to growing as individuals in a growing society.That's the impact award-winning photographer Sally Wiener...
View ArticleOh, the people you will get to know
To you, my fellow inhabitants of The Republican-Herald circulation, I offer my salutations. Like all great things in life that come in threes, this will serve as my third and final column about my...
View ArticleCounty offers great gifts ideas for mom
Ah, May. You know what I think about in May? Kielbasi! That's right, kielbasi. And why shouldn't I? The fifth annual Kielbasi Festival, an event designed to celebrate our region's most popular eastern...
View ArticleCounty Corvette club to hold annual show on Sunday
Spring welcomes the promise of better weather and car cruises are a great way to get out and enjoy it. The Schuylkill Valley Corvette Club will kick off the season with its annual Cruise-in on Sunday...
View ArticleCorrection, May 4
Name incorrect Jerry Sitkus is co-chairperson for the Minersville Spirit Day. His name was wrong in Wednesday's edition.
View ArticleCriminal Court, May 4
A Tamaqua man will spend more time in prison after pleading guilty Monday in Schuylkill County Court to using a Hometown company's credit card without permission.Thomas M. Drum, 38, must serve three to...
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