Municipalities, school districts to get easy break from Centax
Municipalities and school districts in Schuylkill County looking to drop the Central Tax Bureau of Pennsylvania, "Centax," as their local services tax collector won't have a problem, Leo Schwartz, vice...
View ArticleCoaldale seeks to eliminate 'nuisance' property
Coaldale officials asked Schuylkill County Court on Wednesday to force a Carbon County woman to repair her former residence, which she still owns, in the borough.In its lawsuit, the borough alleged...
View ArticleBig Diamond Speedway, Cass Township headed to court
FORESTVILLE - A dispute between Big Diamond Speedway LLC and the Cass Township supervisors over a 10 percent amusement tax has been taken to the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas. The raceway's...
View ArticleDistrict court, Aug. 23, 2012
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A 22-year-old Shenandoah man charged with calling a bomb threat into Kmart at the Schuylkill Mall on June 28 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial...
View ArticleCouple arrested in child's beating
MINERSVILLE - A man and woman were jailed Tuesday and charged with assaulting a child at a home in the borough between 9 and 10 p.m. Aug. 8. Minersville police said John D. Heffner, 25, of 1095 Willow...
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n Cressona: The Schuylkill Unitarian Universalists, 45 S. Second St., will hold their first UU Worship Service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Sandra Fees, visiting from First UU Church of...
View ArticleCommissioners approve Auburn bridge replacement project
McADOO - The Schuylkill County commissioners traveled to one of the county's northernmost boroughs Wednesday to hold their public meeting in the municipal building, approving agreements for a state...
View ArticleMount Airy casino plans swimming pool
HARRISBURG - State gambling regulators Wednesday renewed the state casino operator's license of Mount Airy Casino Resort for three years after hearing details of a $4.5 million project to build a...
View ArticleFirefighters name Tim Holden 'honorary Schuylkill County fire chief
PINE GROVE - U.S. Rep. Tim Holden was honored Wednesday for his dedication to the volunteer fire service in Schuylkill County. Holden, who has served Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District since...
View ArticleJoliett man sent to county prison on aggravated, simple assault charges
VALLEY VIEW - A 54-year-old Joliett man is in prison on $1 million bail after allegedly threatening his girlfriend and assaulting state police officers. Ralph R. Rhody, 54, of 221 Main St., Joliett,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Game Commission plans controlled burns to improve wildlife habitats
NEW PHILADELPHIA - The state Game Commission plans to use intentionally set fires to improve forest and wildlife habitat in more than 350 acres of state game lands in Schuylkill County between August...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 23, 2012
DeedsWashington Township - Jeffrey A. and Susan Fritz to Daniel J. and Doreen D. Holmes; 67 Louck Road; $277,500.Wayne Township - Wells Fargo Bank NA to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 1633...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley superintendent talks of new traffic patterns, parking
SHENANDOAH - The start of the new school year Monday in the Shenandoah Valley School District will mean changes in traffic patterns and parking that will be strictly enforced.District Superintendent...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 23, 2012
Port Carbon men to face charges PORT CARBON - Two people were arrested by Port Carbon police and charged with disorderly conduct after an incident at 21 Pine St. about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Police said...
View Article2 Harrisburg men charged with Tremont bank robbery
TREMONT - Two Harrisburg men who allegedly robbed Miners Bank on the borough's main street Thursday morning were arrested later that day and jailed, each unable to post $1 million straight cash...
View ArticleScandal doesn't stop freshmen from moving into Penn State Schuylkill
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN- Ed Smerlick Jr., Elysburg, didn't have to look too far when he was deciding on where to attend college.The 18-year-old freshman, majoring in biology, decided to attend Penn State...
View ArticlePottsville man to blog from GOP convention in Tampa
Scott Thomas of Pottsville will be writing a blog from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., over the next several days for republicanherald.com.Thomas was elected in April as the...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Aug. 25, 2012
A Minersville man will be under house arrest for the next two months after being sentenced Aug. 16 in Schuylkill County Court on a charge of driving with a license that had been suspended for an...
View ArticleMootz Candies, Union Station contractors to take case to mediation
Mootz Candies is making an effort to settle its more than $2 million lawsuit against contractors who built Union Station out of court.Michael J. Fiorillo, Pottsville, the attorney for the family which...
View ArticleHazleton Area to have separate entrances, metal detectors for the 2012-13...
HAZLETON - In the old days, many public school buildings had two separate entrance doors - one for girls and one for boys.Gender segregation, which went by the wayside decades ago, will be reinstated...
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