Sister Sarah gets a surprise by Trinity Academy students
SHENANDOAH - Trinity Academy students had a pleasant surprise in store this week for a teacher approaching a milestone this summer. Sister Sarah Ellen McGuire, IHM, will profess her final vows this...
View ArticleMinersville Area school board approves budget, will not raise taxes
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area school board approved its 2012-13 tentative general fund budget Thursday in the amount of $16,090,870.The proposed budget holds all current taxes at the same level...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Mummers Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ashland Masonic Lodge, 2500 Centre St. The public is welcome.n Pottsville: The Pottsville Free Public Library recently...
View ArticleTeen shows award-winning rabbits at Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
ORWIGBURG - Bluff and Starry Night had no problem keeping the children's attention Thursday at the Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library.The rabbits were two of 11 that Brendin Freeman, 16, of Auburn,...
View ArticleNorth Manheim board votes 2-1 to move ahead for plans for new building
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The North Manheim Township supervisors voted 2-1 Thursday to move ahead with plans for a new municipal building.Supervisor Wayne Bowen voted "no" because he said the state of the...
View Article2 churches to reopen in Schuylkill County
The former St. Anthony of Padua Church, Cumbola, will once again be home to parishioners, as well as a church in New Philadelphia which closed due to declining enrollment. St. Anthony and the land was...
View ArticleCommunity pools gear up for summer rush
With summer just around the corner, most of the community pools in Schuylkill County are set to open. This weekend, the Minersville Community Pool and the Tri-Valley Community Pool will kick off the...
View ArticleDistrict Court, May 26, 2012
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A West Penn Township man did not appear Tuesday for his preliminary hearing on a charge that he received $250 worth of stolen tools last August.David T. Osenbach, 30, of 12...
View ArticleBirths, May 26, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo David and Angela Taylor Keck, Frackville, a daughter, April 29. To Jason and Brandy Brill Wolff, Tremont, a daughter, May 8.To Adam and Jaime Pielacha...
View ArticlePolice log, May 26, 2012
Police: Watch outfor cash scamsState police at Frackville are warning area residents to be on the lookout for a scam asking for cash.Police said a Mahanoy Area senior citizen reported receiving several...
View ArticleCriminal Court, May 26, 2012
A Schuylkill Haven man went to prison Wednesday after admitting in Schuylkill County Court that he had improper contact with a girl in February 2011 in his hometown.Cody L. Moyer, 25, must serve three...
View ArticleDeeds, May 26, 2012
DeedsBarry Township - Doris A. Hinkel to Ronnie L. and Anita K. Bixler, Eric R. and Angela R. Schalles and Robert H. and Beth A. Huntzinger; 13.38-acre property on Hinkel Road; $15,000.Blythe Township...
View ArticleTamaqua man sent to state prison for indecently assaulting teenage girl
Nicholas Kerstetter indecently assaulted a girl in May 2011 in Tamaqua, and must forfeit at least 22 months of his freedom because of it, a Schuylkill County judge ruled on Friday.Kerstetter, 28, of...
View ArticleMan arrested for selling illegal mushrooms
MINERSVILLE - A 29-year-old borough man was jailed Wednesday night after Minersville police arrested him in connection with three drug incidents involving the sale of psychedelic mushrooms.Police said...
View ArticleBlue Mountain Elementary West first-graders enjoy 'booknic' with family
FRIEDENSBURG - Celebrating the end of the school year while promoting the environment, there was a "booknic" Friday at Blue Mountain Elementary West.Lisa Barnes, Title I reading specialist for Blue...
View ArticleMahanoy woman sent to prison for taking suicide gun, lying about incident
Diane Ketusky sobbed Friday in Schuylkill County Court as she remembered her husband with love and the Mahanoy City woman who helped cover up his suicide with bitterness."It's just been a nightmare for...
View ArticleGilberton mayor says be careful after subsidence last week
MAHANOY PLANE - Gilberton Mayor Mary Lou Hannon is warning borough residents to watch out for subsidences."A hole opened up in the Maizeville section last Thursday but it's filled in now," Hannon said...
View ArticleBoy reported missing while riding ATV, found few hours later
DUNCOTT - A 14-year-old boy from New Jersey went missing for a couple hours Friday afternoon while riding his ATV with family members in the area known as the "Black Desert" just off Valley Road in...
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n McKeansburg: Congregational Free Church of Christ is taking orders for a sub sale with pickups set for 10:30 a.m. June 7 at the church, 81 McKeans Ridge Road, or at 357 S. Wayne St., Orwigsburg....
View ArticleOfficials offer tips on staying cool in hot weather
As the first major heat wave of the season is expected to arrive this weekend, the state Department of Health and Aging is urging everyone to take simple steps to prevent serious heat-related illness...
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