New fiscal office examines property tax bill
HARRISBURG - A precedent is being set as a school property tax elimination bill undergoes an in-depth analysis by the newly created state independent fiscal office.The office is studying a bill that...
View ArticleQuack devices shockingly fun
My recent debut on Discovery channel's hit TV show Auction Kings as the expert appraiser featured me evaluating a circa 1920s Vitapulser. Everyone's been telling me how much they enjoyed the show! With...
View ArticleAugust a thrilling time for gazing
I have mixed emotions about this time of year. I hate the fact that summer is starting to wind down and vacation season is coming to an end. However, as an amateur astronomer, I love August stargazing...
View ArticleStart planning for Make A Difference Day
It's that time of year when we start planning for Make A Difference Day in earnest. Have you started your plans yet? There are less than three months until our signature event. Last year, we saw a...
View ArticleSimple vacations sometimes best
Sometimes all you need to make a vacation great is some sun, some shade, a rocky path through a pine forest, a dirt road across a vineyard, the buzzing song of the cicada and swallows swooping...
View ArticleCriminal Court, July 29, 2012
In county court action, Judge Charles M. Miller revoked the parole of Marco Baker, 26, of Summit Hill, recommitted him to prison, ruled he could not apply for a new parole for at least three months and...
View ArticleSaint Clair appealing landfill site not a new battle
While the Saint Clair Borough Council is appealing the recent decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection approving the Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site landfill application, the...
View Article2 air lifted after crash in North Manheim Township
ORWIGSBURG - Two men were air lifted to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a two-vehicle crash that also injured two others at Route 443 and North Greenview Road, North Manheim Township, at...
View ArticlePottsville man wanted for failing to appear for trial
Schuylkill County District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon and Chief County Detective Dennis Clark are asking for the public's help in locating a Pottsville man who failed to appear for his trial in...
View ArticleBeefing up code enforcement discussed at Gilberton meeting
MAHANOY PLANE - Code enforcement was on the agenda at Thursday's Gilberton council meeting, especially now that the borough has a new code enforcement officer.The borough council discussed complaints...
View ArticleEquestrians show off horses at Schuylkill County Fairgrounds
SUMMIT STATION - While most of the festivities at the 29th annual Schuylkill County Fair won't begin until Monday, about 30 local equestrians gathered at the fairgrounds Saturday morning for the annual...
View ArticlePine Grove borough discusses emergency management coordinator position
PINE GROVE - The topic of emergency management coordinator has come up many times over the past several months, but on July 19, the Pine Grove borough council finally made a decision.Tony Gurski is the...
View ArticlePhoto of J.W. Cooper gym part of Harrisburg museum exhibit
HARRISBURG - A photograph of the gymnasium of the former J.W. Cooper High School in Shenandoah hangs in the "Art of the State" exhibit at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg and has been...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Barnesville: Naturalist Robin Tracey will lead a 5.5-mile hike on the Crow and Lake View trails, Tuscarora State Park, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The hike is rated moderate. The trails cross over two...
View ArticleSummer Fest a festival of nostalgia for many
JENKINS - Teased hair, clashing colors, exposed shoulders and other cliches from the decade of decadence were out in force Saturday at the Summer Fest - 80s Mega Mix Weekend at Mohegan Sun at Pocono...
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Girl escapes injury in crash A 16-year-old Cressona girl escaped injury following a one-vehicle crash at 12:31 p.m. Thursday at 321 E. Second Mountain Road in North Manheim Township.State police at...
View ArticleMan not injured in Friday accident
PRIMROSE - An Auburn man escaped injury when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed on Route 901, Sunbury Road, in Cass Township about 9 a.m. Friday.State police at Frackville said Gerald Murphy,...
View ArticlePottsville officials pleased with dog ordinance
After more than a year on the books, Pottsville officials said the city's dangerous dog ordinance has been effective. "It seems to be working fine," City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said Friday. "I...
View ArticleUkrainian Seminary Day celebrates faith and heritage
PRIMROSE - Hundreds came to St. Nicholas Grove near Minersville on Sunday for a celebration rooted in the Ukrainian culture, heritage, history and faith - all part of the 78th annual Ukrainian Seminary...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 30, 2012
A Dauphin County man must pay costs and a fine after being found guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court of violating a protection from abuse order just two days after it was filed. Tyler R....
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