Deeds, July 5, 2012
DeedsAuburn - Sharen S. Leymeister to Stacy Leymeister; two properties; $1.Branch Township - Lillian Heffner, by attorney in fact George R. Heffner, and Elaine Brobst to Melissa L. Reeder; 645 Pine...
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Person injuredin rollover crashFRACKVILLE - One person was flown to a hospital after a one vehicle rollover on Interstate 81 on Wednesday morning.The crash occurred at 10:10 a.m. on I-81 south bound...
View ArticleLocal youth to "Showcase" talent at Sovereign Majestic
While studying theater in London in May, Chelsea Lucas decided she wanted to pursue more than a career in acting."I also want to direct," Lucas, 19, of Cumbola, a 2011 graduate of Pottsville Area High...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Schuylkill County buys new microfilm machine
The Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Pottsville, has taken a giant step toward helping genealogists and researchers see into Schuylkill County's past. Spending "over $12,000" in donations, the...
View ArticleLocal authorities warn of telephone scam
HAMBURG - Tilden Township police are warning area businesses and residents to be on the lookout for a possible telephone scam.Patrolman Dennis Schwoyer said a man identifying himself as "Officer Edward...
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n Frackville: An open house is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday for the Frackville Museum, located in the Frackville Municipal & Community Center, Oak and Center streets. Donald Bricker will be the guest...
View ArticleStuff the Bus celebrates 10th year
Just as parents take their children back-to-school shopping, the Schuylkill United Way has a summertime tradition in an effort to collect school supplies for needy families.The 10th annual Stuff the...
View ArticleWeeds overrun Pottsville's Overlook Park; volunteers to clean up site
It appears "Overlook Park" is living up to its name, though not in the way community leaders had intended. While it's a perch that will give visitors a chance to look at the Pottsville skyline from a...
View ArticlePort Carbon celebrates Fourth of July with parade, fireworks
PORT CARBON - While there was rain in the forecast Wednesday, Tracey Zokuskie and her family were determined to have blue skies for the Fourth of July, and she made certain of that with some duct tape....
View ArticleMan breaks into women's shelter in Pottsville
Pottsville police arrested a Monroe County man who burst into the shelter for Schuylkill Women In Crisis on Wednesday afternoon in an effort to take his children away from his estranged...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club will host a free outdoor concert featuring The Shoreliners band at 7 p.m. today at the parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Eighth and Chestnut streets....
View ArticleBirths, July 11, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Kevin Heiser and Christina Brode, Brockton, a son, July 1.To Dakota Bereskie and Sarah Purcell, Ashland, a daughter, July 2.
View ArticleDeeds, July 11, 2012
DeedsWashington Township - William H. Levan, successor trustee of The Robert F. Kreis and Jeanne M. Kreis Revocable Living Trust, to Jeanne M. Kreis; 43 Broad Drive; $1.Carol A. Moyer to Ernest L. and...
View ArticlePottsville GOP elects officers
The Pottsville Republican Committee held its reorganizational meeting Monday night and elected its officers for the next two years, according to Scott Thomas, a member of the Republican State Committee...
View ArticleRoute 309 intersection in Kline Township may receive flashing lights
McADOO - It appears that plans to install flashing lights at an intersection on state Route 309 south of McAdoo in Kline Township are going to move forward.At Monday's meeting, township supervisors...
View ArticleLowe's looking to renovate vandalized playground in Minersville
MINERSVILLE - The playground near the Minersville Community Pool that was recently shut down due to vandalism is planned to be reopened by the end of the month.During the borough council meeting...
View ArticleScranton police, fire and DPW unions file motion for contempt against mayor...
SCRANTON - Police, fire and public works unions on Tuesday filed three lawsuits against Mayor Chris Doherty over his decision to pay employees minimum wage.The trio of unions - International...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 11, 2012
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A Pottsville man faces Schuylkill County Court action after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing on July 3 on charges stemming from an incident in April in Schuylkill...
View ArticleBerks man headed to U.S. prison for Schuylkill drug conspiracy
A Berks County man will spend more than a year behind federal prison bars after being sentenced Tuesday in Scranton for conspiring to distribute OxyContin in 2010 and 2011 in Schuylkill County.Richard...
View ArticlePolice log, July 11, 2012
Man injured inmotorcycle crashFRIEDENSBURG - A Schuylkill Haven man was flown by MedEvac helicopter to Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, following a two-vehicle collision on Route 443...
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