Pine Grove Township supervisors appoint longtime employee to roadmaster post
PINE GROVE - The Pine Grove Township supervisors appointed a longtime road crew employee to the position of roadmaster in the wake of the June 14 death of Ralph Geist. Rod Fidler received unanimous...
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Ashland man injured crash FRACKVILLE - A 47-year-old Ashland man suffered a moderate injury after his motorcycle rolled over several times on Interstate 81, near mile marker 120, Butler Township, at...
View ArticleFew details exist on scholarships for kids in low-performing schools
In one month, students in three low-performing schools could be enrolled elsewhere. The state's new Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program allows those schools' students from families with low to...
View ArticlePa. cash grant program for poor to end Wednesday
HARRISBURG - A decades-old state program that provides cash grants as a lifeline to the poor will go out of existence Wednesday with a one-month reprieve having run its course. The General Assistance...
View ArticleShenandoah Fire Department requests burn ordinance
SHENANDOAH - A request by the Shenandoah Fire Department for a burning ordinance will be reviewed by the borough council. In the meantime, the council ordered a temporary burn ban effective immediately...
View Article2,922 full-time employees at Highridge Business Park
HIGHRIDGE - Employment at Highridge Business Park is growing. According to the Schuylkill Economic Development Corp., as of July 20, the industrial park reached an all-time high of 2,922 full-time...
View ArticleFountain behind Blue Ridge Hotel set to flow again next spring
SUMMIT STATION - A fountain that flowed behind a popular establishment decades ago is hoped to be in working order by next spring. "I'm going to shoot for no later than May that it will be all...
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n Auburn: Auburn Fire Company No. 2 will hold its Second annual pig roast and block party from 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 11 at the fire company, 131 Front St. Tickets are $20 and include "pig fixins," beer and...
View ArticleCivil War Road Show a highlight of Schuylkill County Fair
SUMMIT STATION - As final preparations were being made Sunday evening before the official opening of this year's Schuylkill County Fair today, members of the local government, the fair committee and...
View ArticleReading man admits conspiring to sell drugs in Schuylkill
A Berks County man admitted Tuesday in federal court in Wilkes-Barre that he participated in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in 2011 in Schuylkill and other Pennsylvania counties. Jose...
View ArticleCourt: Agencies can't refuse to find records
A state appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Department of Environmental Protection must release documents to the Scranton Times-Tribune in response to an open records request regardless of whether...
View ArticleEating contests, games highlight Kids Day at Schuylkill County Fair
SUMMIT STATION - Tuesday was all about the kids at the Schuylkill County Fair. From a fair Olympics to animal shows to eating contests, there were plenty of activities for young ones from the county...
View ArticleStuff the Bus campaign exceeds goal
With the help of the community, the Schuylkill County United Way will be able to fill about 1,200 backpacks."We went well over our goal," said William J. Folk III, director of community relations for...
View ArticlePolice log, August 1, 2012
Man jailed after theft, car chase HOMETOWN - A 33-year-old Freeland man was jailed Sunday after being arrested in connection with an incident at Wal-Mart at 10:08 a.m. Police said Richard M. Bonney...
View ArticleDay of fun to be held in Minersville to boost skatepark funds
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area Skatepark Association plans a day full of food, music and games in September to help the creation of the borough skatepark.Family Fun Fest will be held from 2 to 9...
View ArticleLetter advises voters of Pennsylvania's photo ID mandate
HARRISBURG - Hundreds of thousands of voters are receiving personalized letters from Pennsylvania's top elections official advising them of the need to have legally acceptable photo ID when they vote....
View ArticleVolunteers from New Jersey clean up Pottsville's Overlook Park
More than 50 volunteers from New Jersey removed the harsh weeds at the City of Pottsville's Joan S. Fanelli Overlook Park on Monday and Tuesday, then set about trying to complete the...
View ArticleJudges uphold Haven man's conviction, state prison sentence for sex crimes
Joseph R. Wood must remain behind bars, as a three-judge state Superior Court panel upheld his conviction and state prison sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in September 2009 in...
View ArticleGun shop owner travels to Austria to salute Glock
ORWIGSBURG - When he was 12 years old, Josh Shamonsky learned not only gun safety, but respect for a quality brand name, Glock."I learned about them, then I saved up the money to buy one for my dad as...
View Article2 men killed in 2 crashes
Two men died Tuesday night in two crashes - one in Ryan Township and one in Summit Station. In the first crash, a Mahanoy City teenager was killed when the car he was driving crashed on Back Street in...
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