For unique tour of battlefield, get a horse
GETTYSBURG - From time to time, both scholars and amateur American Civil War historians get on their high horse and pontificate about what happened, what could have happened and what should have...
View ArticleYuengling marches to different drummer
Don't assume the white-haired but youthful looking man operating a fork lift at D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. in Pottsville is an employee. It's just as likely he's Richard L. Yuengling Jr., the owner...
View ArticleOdd items stand out at events
At my antiques appraisal shows across the country, I review art, antiques, collectibles, and, on occasion, I appraise some oddities. That's right, some of the stuff that people bring me to evaluate is...
View ArticleSummer gazing a late-night affair
Take an afternoon nap and prepare to do some serious, but comfortable, stargazing this month. It's not truly dark enough for stargazing until after 11 p.m., but a summer night under the stars is well...
View ArticleJuly is National Parks and Recreation Month
July is National Recreation and Parks Month. Officials at our local and state parks take our environment and sharing their knowledge seriously. They invite you to join them for guided walks or to...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Lansford: The fifth annual Coal Miners Heritage Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 8 at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum. It will be a celebration of coal region history and culture with...
View ArticleBirths, June 30, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Michael Jr. and Tara Stonelake Smith, Minersville, a son, May 21.To Jonathan Emerich and Charli Lindenmuth, Frackville, a son, May 26. To Jonathan and...
View ArticleJudges affirm caregiver's theft conviction affirmed
by peter e. bortner The Pottsville woman convicted of stealing money from an elderly Palo Alto woman must remain in prison and serve time on probation, a three-judge state Superior Court panel ruled in...
View ArticleCourt refuses to allow appeal of Mahanoy City man who set fatal fire
by peter e. bortner The state Supreme Court has rejected another attempt by a Mahanoy City man to appeal his conviction and life sentence for setting a fatal fire in January 1990 in his apartment...
View ArticlePolice log, June 30, 2012
Man assaulted during break-in BARNESVILLE - State police at Frackville are investigating a robbery, assault and mischief incident at a farmhouse at 293 Orchard Road in Ryan Township between 3 and 3:15...
View ArticleSix-County Firemen remember fallen comrades
MOUNT CARMEL - The celebration continues today when the Six-County Firemen's Association wraps up its 109th annual convention with a large parade that also kicks off the borough's 150th anniversary...
View ArticleLocal author wins another award for children's book
Kathy Miller has won another award for her second children's book "Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden." The New Ringgold woman has now won 17 awards for the book. The most recent award she won was...
View ArticleDunham's opens its doors at Schuylkill Mall
Dunham's Sports opened Friday at the Schuylkill Mall."Six years ago, I made a commitment to Schuylkill Mall long-term and we continue our commitment that we will continue to improve the performance of...
View ArticleMinersville police arrest another man on drug charges
By FRANK ANDRUSCAVAGE MINERSVILLE - Borough police said Thursday they filed charges against a 23-year-old borough man in connection with an incident in the 300 block of Carbon Street on April...
View ArticleHamburg man deemed 'predator,' sentenced to prison
by peter e. bortner Daren N. Levan, who admitted he sexually molested a girl beginning when she was 8 and continuing for about eight years, is a sexually violent predator who must spend more time in...
View ArticleCharges held over for man in Yuengling burglary case
Charges were held over for county court Friday against a Williamstown man charged with breaking into and stealing items from the D.G. Yuengling & Son brewery gift shop on Mahantongo Street last...
View ArticleFireworks light up Pottsville night
With explosions which illuminated the sky and sent sound waves bouncing for miles, Pottsville celebrated the nation's independence with a dazzling light show Friday night. Ronald Moyer and his wife,...
View ArticleSecond bank robbed in month in Schuylkill County
TOWER CITY - A robber struck the Halifax Bank on Friday morning, getting away with an undetermined amount of cash. It was the second bank robbery in Schuylkill County this month. State police at...
View ArticleSenate gives final approval to budget bill
HARRISBURG - A $27.65 billion state budget bill won final legislative approval Friday, but lawmakers are still working on other bills spelling out how tax dollars will be spent for welfare programs and...
View ArticleSuspect needed in Port Carbon assault
PORT CARBON - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who assaulted a woman in the borough last week.Police said the...
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