Shenandoah to move forward on blight control with new ordinances
SHENANDOAH - Two proposed ordinances to deal with blight issues in the borough will be advertised for formal adoption by the Shenandoah Borough Council in August.The borough council took action at...
View ArticleRingtown man elected to top spot in state department of American Legion
RINGTOWN - For the first time in 83 years, the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania commander is from Schuylkill County. Joseph A. Cocco Jr., Ringtown, a 29-year member of the American Legion...
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n Ashland: The annual St. Anne Novena at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 11th and Walnut streets, will close with Mass in the chapel at 7 p.m. today followed by veneration of the relic of St. Anne....
View ArticleHearing continued for chief operator of the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer...
Wednesday's preliminary hearing for the chief operator of the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority arrested on charges he submitted false monitoring reports to the state Department of Environmental...
View ArticlePolice log, July 26, 2012
Man charged in pedestrian crash Charges were filed against a city man after he allegedly hit a man with his vehicle last month, police said. Pottsville police charged Scott Joseph Meade, 52, with...
View ArticleBirths, July 26, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Jeffrey Andrewsky and LeeAnn Ressler, Frackville, a son, June 26. To William and Beth Williams Rossachacj, Pottsville, a daughter, July 2. To John and...
View Article2 injured in fiery I-81 crash
HIGHRIDGE - Two people were injured in a fiery crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred about 10:35 a.m. at mile marker 116.9 in Butler Township and...
View ArticleJudges refuses to accept plea in Blythe Township bush party case
George Klipola, who state police said tried to run over people with his pickup truck in June 2011 at a bush party in Blythe Township, will have to return to Schuylkill County Court at least once, as a...
View ArticleCommissioners vote on Rest Haven rate hike
The Schuylkill County commissioners approved hikes in room and board rates at Rest Haven during the public meeting Wednesday.Brought forward during the commissioners' work session last week, the rates...
View ArticleReading man admits bank robbery
A Berks County man admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that, in August 2010, he robbed a West Brunswick Township bank along Route 61 of almost $2,500. Algis M. Diaz, 25, of Reading, pleaded...
View ArticleFrackville man to face charges for endangering pit bulls
FRACKVILLE - Charges will be filed against a Frackville man after 15 pit bulls were found in a basement Sunday. Sgt. Marvin Livergood of the Frackville Police Department said Wednesday that 15 summary...
View ArticlePinebrook man admits having child porn, driving drunk and possessing drugs
William J. Schilbe admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he possessed child pornography, and faces potential state prison time and lifetime Megan's Law sanctions as a result. Schilbe, 55,...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Prison over capacity; board mulls building housing
The Schuylkill County Prison Board is further exploring the possibility of constructing a temporary housing facility inside one of the prison courtyards as inmate population continues to be an...
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n Frackville: St. John the Baptist Polish National Catholic Church will hold a bleenie sale beginning at 11 a.m. today at the church, 414 W. Oak St. Bleenie sales are held every other week throughout...
View ArticleActors guild presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
For some edifying fun, check out one of two performances - 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday - of the acclaimed musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," staged by the Actors Guild of...
View ArticleCriminal Court, July 27, 2012
Sixteen people received a second chance from the criminal justice system Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special probationary program that will allow them to emerge with a clean...
View ArticleDeeds, July 27, 2012
DeedsBranch Township - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to GMAC Mortgage LLC; 325 Washington St.; $1,025.18.Cass Township - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Federal...
View Article3 injured in Route 61 crash
CRESSONA - Three people were taken to the hospital with injuries after a crash on Route 61 south Thursday. The incident occurred at 10:49 a.m. at the intersection in front of the Cressona Mall, North...
View ArticlePolice log, July 27, 2012
Hanging plantreported stolenWILLIAMSTOWN - A theft that occurred at 512 W. Broad St. in this Dauphin County community sometime Sunday or Monday is being investigated by state police at Lykens.Police...
View ArticleFor the record, July 29, 2012
Marriage licensesDavid M. Mendoza, New York, N.Y., and Janelle A. Riotto, Pottsville.Matthew R. Nestor, Ringtown, and Julie A. Kovach, Ringtown.Jesse Derr, Schuylkill Haven, and Jessica M. Yeastadt,...
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