Police log, May 18
Klingerstown manarrested in GratzGRATZ - Jeremy Albert Strohecker, 1150 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, was charged with disorderly conduct following an incident at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday on Center...
View ArticleBloomsburg man imprisoned for meth lab in West Mahanoy
Larry Wilcox operated a methamphetamine laboratory last June in a West Mahanoy Township motel, and must spend the next two years under state supervision because of it, a Schuylkill County judge ruled...
View ArticleCorrection, May 18
Name omittedMinersville Area High School was mistakenly omitted from the Academic Achievements award photo caption in Thursday's edition. Six students from Minersville were honored at the awards...
View ArticleDeeds, May 18
DeedsNorwegian Township - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Federal National Mortgage Association; 311 Walnut St., Mar Lin; $956.12.Orwigsburg - David A. and Jean A. Stein to Robert N....
View ArticleBlue Mountain School District votes to raise taxes by 0.98 mills
ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain school board voted 6-2 on Thursday to approve the proposed final budget with a tax increase of 0.98 mills. That translates to an increase of $44.94 for the average...
View ArticlePolice, residents raise questions about chimney cleaning company
Residents in Minersville, Saint Clair, Schuylkill Haven and Orwigsburg have reported being contacted by members of a company allegedly posing to be a notable chimney cleaner in Schuylkill...
View ArticleHuggins case heads to court
SHENANDOAH - An 18-year-old Mahanoy City man is headed to court on charges he killed another man in the borough last month.Jarvin Malik Huggins, White Owl Manor, 5 White Owl Drive, Room 17, is charged...
View ArticleWegmans opens new warehouse, creates new jobs in Schuylkill
MINERSVILLE - When 50 local business and government representatives visited the new warehouse at Wegmans Retail Service Center at Highridge on Thursday, the reception was warm, but the temperature...
View ArticleFAMA to consider Morea, New Boston
FRACKVILLE - The Frackville Area Municipal Authority has received a request from Mahanoy Township to consider providing sewage treatment for its villages of Morea and New Boston.The township's sewer...
View ArticleZoning Board denies Gillingham application
An application to turn a former convent at 825 Mahantongo St. into addition space for the Gillingham Charter School was unanimously denied by the Pottsville Zoning Hearing Board on Thursday night. The...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's convent may add chapter in history
The former St. Patrick's Sisters of St. Joseph convent at 825 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, which is being sought for additional space for Gillingham Charter School has history dating back to the...
View ArticleResidents urged to complete surveys
MAHANOY CITY - Residents in the Mahanoy Township village of Park Place are urged to fill-in the income survey packets in order to receive grant funds for a stormwater drainage project.Alfred Benesch...
View ArticleDogs hit the town for Orwigsburg's 1st 'Yappy Hour'
ORWIGSBURG - Dogs of all sizes and their owners were downtown Thursday for the first-ever "Yappy Hour." The event was to benefit the Orwigsburg Business and Professional Association. For dogs, there...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Auburn: A free picnic will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Auburn Church of God, 230 Market St. The menu will include hot dogs, macaroni salad, chips, beverage and dessert. Everyone is welcome....
View Article'Miss Dolly' to begin trips today to Hometown Farmers Market
Schuylkill Transportation System's "Miss Dolly Trolley" will be loading up its first passengers for this year's weekly summer trips to the Hometown Farmers Market.Beginning this morning, "Miss Dolly"...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 23
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A Pottsville woman who police said left two children without adult supervision in an apartment in April in Schuylkill Haven faces Schuylkill County Court action after...
View ArticleJuvenile shackling bill goes to governor
HARRISBURG - A bill that greatly restricts the use of shackles on juvenile defendants in court hearings goes to Gov. Tom Corbett for signing after unanimous final approval Tuesday in the Senate.The...
View ArticleSplash the Clown garners international recognition
With a talent for twisting balloons into the shapes of animals, flowers and hats, John Sullivan has been spending his retirement making children of all ages happy.For the past 14 years, Sullivan has...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill tentative budget includes tax increase, staff cuts, closing...
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill School District will deal with cuts in staff positions, the closing of the swimming pool, fees for students to play sports and an increase in real-estate taxes...
View ArticleOfficials alert county of West Nile virus
Schuylkill County hasn't seen a human case of West Nile virus infection since 2003, and authorities want to keep it that way. The virus, spread by mosquitoes, is named after the area in Uganda where it...
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