Meters inspected, accurate in Ashland
ASHLAND - Anyone who parks at a meter in Ashland's business district is assured of getting their money's worth after the recent state inspection. Ashland borough council received a brief report from...
View ArticleSaint Clair Area hires two staff members
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area school board hired two new staff members during the meeting Wednesday night. Robert Stelma was hired as a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at a salary of $31,000,...
View ArticleLithuanian Days celebrates second day of ethnic pride and a special guest
FRACKVILLE - The second day of the 98th annual Lithuanian Days had the usual amount of fun and entertainment on Sunday, but it also had an unexpected special guest.The Most Rev. John O. Barres, bishop...
View ArticlePlanning has begun for 20th pottsville cruise in 2013
While in the middle of running the 19th annual Great Pottsville Cruise In & Car Show on Saturday, cruise Chairman Jerry Enders was already planning the 20th.On Sunday, he said it's expected to be...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 13, 2012
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A 29-year-old Coal Township woman charged with stealing another person's purse from Roman Delight restaurant at Fairlane Village mall in Norwegian Township on April 21...
View ArticleUsed book sale to kick off Thursday
FRACKVILLE - There will be something for everyone at the ninth annual Republican-Herald and News-Item four-day used book sale starting Thursday at the Schuylkill Mall. The annual event will once again...
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n Barnesville: Basic kayaking courses are slated at Tuscarora State Park as follows: 5 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 25 and 10 a.m. Sept. 3, according to a press release from Robin...
View ArticleThird phase of Ashland's Streetscape project to begin after Labor Day
ASHLAND - The third phase of the Ashland Streetscape project will begin in September after Labor Day, according the Borough Manager Thomas W. Joyce at Wednesday's Ashland Borough Council meeting.Heim...
View ArticleHegins girl gives birthday cash to local ambulance association
VALLEY VIEW - Her first time donation was a whopper, but meant she'd not be showered with oodles of packages on her special day.Emma Maurer didn't mind.It was her choice to forgo presents during her...
View ArticleMichaels to open doors this weekend
Michaels will open this month in the Fairlane Village mall.A lease was signed for the space at the mall in January. A soft opening is scheduled for Friday, according to Devin Maxey, of SPM...
View ArticleCoaldale man dies after fall from cliff
ROCKPORT - A Coaldale man was killed after what appears to have been a tragic accident in the Lehigh Gorge State Park on Sunday. State police at Hazleton said Lee Kenneth Mantz, 44, of Coadale, was...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Aug. 9, 2012
James K. ReileyA 19-year-old Pottsville man charged with falsely claiming there was a fire at a city apartment building on July 17 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 13, 2012
Pine Grove man injured in crash TREMONT - A Pine Grove man suffered minor injuries when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle and struck a tree in Tremont Township early Saturday, police...
View ArticleLocal congregation honors Sikh temple shooting victims
BETHEL - More than 250 people gathered at a Sikh temple near the Schuylkill County border Sunday to remember the six worshipers gunned down by a white supremacist at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on...
View ArticleHazleton's immigration law back in court this week
HAZLETON - Lawyers on both sides of an immigration battle that propelled Hazleton into the national spotlight nearly six years ago will base testimony on court rulings from related disputes in Arizona...
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n Ashland: The revitalization group Ashland Downtown Inc. and the Pennsylvania Humanities Council will co-host the Jay Smar Show at 6 p.m. today at The Mineshaft Café, 1120 Centre St. Admission is...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 17, 2012
Marriage licenses Jacob K. Herring, Pine Grove, and Nicole A. Roshannon, Schuylkill Haven. Jeffrey A. Kunkel, Tamaqua, and Charlene S. Steeley, Quakake. Travis D. Bowman, Shenandoah, and Janelle...
View ArticleGet out for some Kix
Legendary country music superstar Kix Brooks, formerly of Brooks and Dunn, will be rockin' out at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Crocodile Rock Cafe, Allentown, as announced by SLP Concerts. This is an all-age...
View ArticleSouthern drink favored by Clay still served in Pottsville, around the world
While the Henry Clay Monument has stood over the City of Pottsville since 1855, honoring the 19th Century U.S. senator spur to the industrial revolution, a mint-flavored drink the Kentuckian favored...
View ArticleGillingham announces new hires
The Gillingham Charter School Board of Trustees announced new hires during their meeting Thursday night.Joining the staff this year at the charter school are Kelly Ashe, fifth and sixth grade, at a...
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