Pine Grove Area School District responds to charges of alleged actions of...
PINE GROVE - The Pine Grove Area Schuylkill District released a statement Friday concerning the criminal charges filed against faculty member Matthew Ryan Pfautz after he allegedly tried to get a...
View ArticleJury selected for trial of Molino man charged with killing his father,...
Opening arguments will begin Monday in the trial of a 40-year-old Molino man charged with killing his father in West Penn Township last year and then shooting at three other people in neighboring Berks...
View ArticleTamaqua native chronicles coal industry
Scott Herring is an artist behind a lens. He's not looking to simply take a picture. Instead, Herring is using photos to tell the story of a region.For the past 40 years, the Tamaqua native has used...
View ArticleCriminal court, August 05, 2012
On July 31 Judge Charles M. Miller sentenced Christine R. Hanlon, 53, of Mahanoy City, to serve 30 to 60 days in prison and pay costs and a $150 fine on a harassment charge.After a one-day trial, a...
View ArticleGear Grinders car show brings out more than 100 vehicles to South Cass Fire...
PRIMROSE - The warm weather Saturday afternoon brought out more than 100 classic, antique and modern vehicles to the 16th annual Gear Grinders Hot Rod Association car show at the South Cass Fire...
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Boy injuredin Rt. 339 crashSHEPPTON - A young boy suffered minor injuries when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed on Route 339 in East Union Township about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday.State...
View ArticleCracker Jack toys hold value
Do you remember the lazy days of summer when you were a kid? You played croquet in the backyard with the rest of the neighborhood gang, frolicked in the lawn sprinkler or went to the ballpark to take...
View ArticleLyla's Hope to help support those with spina bifida
PATTERSONVILLE - Lyla Rose Salvadore was born with spina bifida, but that has not stopped her from being all she can be, taking on a new activity or adventure with the idea that, "But we can try. We...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 5, 2012
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - A West Brunswick Township man faces Schuylkill County Court action after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges that he broke a boy's nose in July at...
View ArticleIdeas for Make a Difference Day rolling in
Want to participate in Make A Difference Day but don't have a clue how to help? We're starting to get requests from nonprofits for easy projects they have for "adoption." More will be coming in and...
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n Frackville: The Frackville High School Reunion Committee is making plans for the fifth reunion, to be held Oct. 13 for class years 1925 to 1968, according to a release from committee coordinator Roy...
View Article3 from Quebec die in Interstate 81 crash; 2 flown to hospital
GORDON - Three Canadian passengers not wearing seat belts died and two others were injured in a single-vehicle accident after the driver of the vehicle fell asleep behind the wheel at 2:15 a.m....
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 5, 2012
DeedsEast Union Township - David and Andrea Yurkanin to Randall J. and Pamela S. Brown; 3 Horseshoe Drive, Eagle Rock; $179,900.Frailey Township - Elizabeth Bettinger, executrix of the Estate of...
View ArticleBootleggers miners to unite at annual picnic
HEGINS - Albert N. "Ap" Shadle toiled in coal mines for more than 37 years.This year, his portrait is featured on a memorial mug, which recognizes the grit and sacrifices of the region's coal...
View ArticleMan threatening to harm himself in Mahanoy City found at home
MAHANOY CITY - A man who threatened to harm himself Friday afternoon was found near his home later that night about 1 1/2 hours after authorities called off their search.Jeremiah Spirko, 24, of 639 E....
View ArticleHundreds participate in ATV poker run to benefit Llewellyn fire company
LLEWELLYN - Engines were roaring and the dust was flying at the Good Intent Hose Company No. 1 as more than 1,000 all-terrain vehicles gathered for the second annual ATV Poker Run."This is probably the...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspects in 2 Schuylkill County robberies
Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for two bank robberies, one in Tremont and the other in...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Fair ends with high energy
SUMMIT STATION - Although Homecoming Night on Saturday marked the last day for this year's Schuylkill County Fair, it went out with some exciting entertainment as the high-energy performance group...
View ArticleFarmer wants to double Toomey
Armstrong County businessman Tom Smith wants Pennsylvania to send two conservative Republicans to Washington. A former Democrat - driven out of the party in 2010, he said, for supporting GOP candidates...
View ArticleAshland continues actions against delinquents
ASHLAND - The Ashland Area Municipal Authority and Ashland borough are continuing their efforts to collect on delinquent water accounts, including placing liens on properties.Borough Manager Thomas...
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