Contributions from lawyers form backbone of Cartwright's campaign
Democratic congressional candidate Matt Cartwright's background as a lawyer shows. Besides boasting about his legal background and fighting for justice in campaign advertising, Cartwright raises a lot...
View Article8 arrested in drug raid in southern Schuylkill County
ORWIGSBURG - Eight people went to Schuylkill County Prison on Thursday after authorities arrested them for allegedly selling illegal drugs in southern Schuylkill County this year. Schuylkill County...
View ArticlePolice: 12 dead in Colorado theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. — A graduate student in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing...
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n Cressona: Schuylkill CommUNITY Drum Circle will present "Livin' in the Rhythm" from 1 to 3 p.m. July 29 at Schuylkill Unitarian Universalists, 45 S. Second St. People should bring their own...
View ArticleSchuylkill County event celebrates 100 years of 4-H
It's time again to celebrate the agricultural bounty of the area at the Schuylkill County Fair.Before the fair officially begins July 30 at the fairgrounds in Summit Station, a Mini-Carnival Night will...
View ArticleNCAA slams Penn State with $60 million fine
STATE COLLEGE - The gasps in the Penn State student center grew louder and sounded more pained with each sanction: a $60 million fine; a bowl ban for each of the next four years; the elimination of 20...
View Article170-year-old plant still going strong in Saint Clair
SAINT CLAIR - A flowering plant in the borough has been passed down through the generations and is at least 170 years old.Now belonging to William and Darlene Bowler, the plant, known as Hymenocallis...
View ArticleShenandoah's Oyster Bar to open with new manager Friday
SHENANDOAH - After months of very limited operation, The Oyster Bar will return to its former schedule with the same owners, but a new manager. Owners Michael and Carolyn Michaels opened the popular...
View ArticleShenandoah council does 'not object' to wrongful death lawsuit settlement
SHENANDOAH - The Shenandoah Borough Council does "not object" to the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Shenandoah man who died while in custody of borough police in...
View ArticlePolice identify knife attack victim
SHENANDOAH - Police have identified the victim of an assault Sunday night in the borough. Cindy Arias Gilbert, Shenandoah, was treated at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street and released...
View ArticleClothing collection begins for Tamaqua Area School District students
TAMAQUA - A former teacher is doing her part to make the upcoming school year a little easier for children and parents in the Tamaqua Area School District.Until Aug. 12, gently used uniforms, shoes and...
View ArticleSaint Clair decides to appeal landfill decision
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Borough Council approved a motion Monday to appeal the decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection on the Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site landfill...
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n Lavelle: During a recent meeting of the Ashland Area Rotary Club held at Green's Restaurant here, President Frank Birster presided and reviewed several items. He said the first free summer concert...
View ArticleCorrection, July 25, 2012
Fair Royalty candidates incorrect Meadow Buckmaster, Ringtown; Dakota Heffner, Shenandoah; Rebecca Lascala, Pottsville; Alyssa Buchanan and Olivia Weyman, both of Frackville, are contestants for the...
View ArticleDistrict Court, July 25, 2012
James K. ReileyA 28-year-old Pottsville man arrested by city police and charged with stealing prescription medication from another man on May 20 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleCrowd protests Pennsylvania's voter ID law
HARRISBURG - A political tug of war erupted Tuesday over Pennsylvania's controversial voter photo identification law, with protesters calling for its repeal and a Corbett administration official...
View ArticlePolice log, July 25, 2012
Police investigate home burglary KELAYRES - State police at Frackville are investigating a burglary that occurred at 2 S. Pine St. in this Kline Township village between 7:30 and 8:40 p.m. Sunday....
View ArticleFinal 3 perform before next week's crowning of 10th 'Schuylkill Idol'
FRACKVILLE - The three remaining contestants for the Schuylkill County Idol competition performed in front of about 75 people Tuesday night at the Schuylkill Mall. "We enjoy the music and we like to...
View ArticleSex assault case heads to court
TAMAQUA - Prosecutors on Tuesday withdrew the most serious charge against an Oklahoma man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl last month. The accused, Alexander G. Leshko, 40, of the 200...
View ArticlePUC vice chairman boosts high-speed Internet use, power choice
ORWIGSBURG - State Public Utility Commission Vice Chairman John F. Coleman Jr. wants Schuylkill County citizens to have more access to high-speed Internet service, saying Tuesday that it will help...
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