Borough, volunteers, ball team repair backstop
PORT CARBON - The backstop at the Teener League Field at the borough's John L. Miller Playground has been repaired and field-tested.Danny Herb and Michael Kuperavage, both 15, of Port Carbon, two of...
View ArticleCoroner wants effort to spur use of seat belts
Four young people killed in automobile accidents in the past week had something in common. "They did not wear their seat belts," Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan said at Wednesday's...
View ArticleCity man convicted of possessing stolen car, trying to escape
Edward J. Miller Jr., a person of interest in a 2011 Pottsville homicide, faces time in prison after being convicted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court of five charges stemming from separate...
View ArticlePort Carbon discusses state funding for road repairs
PORT CARBON - As the borough wraps up negotiations with the state Department of Transportation for the construction of a new Pottsville Street Bridge in 2014, council members discussed how to use...
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n Ashland: The Ashland farm market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays into the fall, near Seventh and Centre streets. The market is sponsored by Ashland Downtown Inc. and Ashland borough.n Coaldale:...
View ArticleSpring Glen man convicted of assaulting, acquitted of trying to kill, girlfriend
Joshua Thurman did not try to kill his former girlfriend with a box cutter in January at their Hubley Township residence, but did assault her with a deadly weapon, a Schuylkill County jury ruled...
View ArticleFinal jurors selected for Sandusky trial
BELLEFONTE - Senior Judge John M. Cleland's wife drove into the parking lot behind the Centre County Courthouse at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, a telltale sign jury selection was nearing completion. As she has...
View ArticleGreat American Power to double size of local workforce
A Pottsville-based telecommunications business which also sells electricity plans to double the size of its workforce by year's end. Telecommunications On Demand and Great American Power, 320 N. Centre...
View ArticlePolice investigating bank robbery in Tremont
TREMONT - State police are looking for a man who robbed the Miners Bank on Wednesday along with the driver of the getaway car. Police said the heist occurred about 11:35 a.m. at the bank at 29 E. Main...
View ArticleCDC: Older teens often text behind the wheel
ATLANTA — More than half of high school seniors admit they text or email while driving — the first federal statistics on how common the dangerous habit is in teens. An anonymous national survey...
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n Barnesville: A basic kayaking course is set for 5 p.m. June 29 at Tuscarora State Park. Participants will meet at the old lifeguard shack on the beach. It will be conducted by the park naturalist....
View ArticleDeeds, June 11
DeedsBlythe Township - Frank J. and Carol A. Kutash to Linda D. Horning; property on Pine Street, Cumbola; $41,150.Blythe and East Brunswick townships - Deep Run All Sports Club Inc. to Loretta A....
View ArticleCriminal court, June 11
Judge Jacqueline L. Russell revoked the parole and probation of Jason J. Dahm, 34, of Tuscarora, and sentenced him to serve 12 to 36 months in a state correctional institution.Dahm initially pleaded...
View ArticleFunding for McAdoo floods not available
There is no state or federal funding available for residents of McAdoo to clean up after the flash floods of Memorial Day weekend. Borough Secretary Diane Minneci said the flood damage, while...
View ArticlePolice log, June 11
Man injured in 2-vehicle crash PINE GROVE - A Harrisburg man on a motorcycle suffered minor injuries following a crash with a pickup truck at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Pilot Gas Station on Route 443 in...
View ArticleFor the record, June 11
Divorces Granted Charles R. Achor, Schuylkill Haven, from Roxanna K. Achor, Piqua, OH.Christopher M. Kerr, Tamaqua, from Crystal G. Kerr, Tamaqua.Ryan J. Heffelfinger, Tamaqua, from Casey L....
View ArticleBikers endure the heat to help St. Joseph Center
TREMONT - Bikers showed Sunday they have a lot of heart as they road their motorcycles through Schuylkill County to help raise funds for St. Joseph Center for Special Learning in Pottsville.With no...
View ArticleMan befriends bear who snuck into garage
ORWIGSBURG - Bob Scholeck said he feels like he got to know a 150-pound black bear - as possible as that is.The 2- or 3-year-old black bear made his presence known at Scholeck's property on Little...
View ArticleSchuylkill County plays major role in nuclear evacuations
Schuylkill County may not have to worry about radiation leaks from nuclear power plants, but the Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency plays a major role in evacuation plans as two surrounding...
View ArticleFair royalty adviser names successor
SUMMIT STATION - Shortly after she became Schuylkill County Fair Queen in 2005, Kate E. Kline, Valley View, challenged herself to take on another role at the fairgrounds - fair royalty adviser.This...
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