Police log, Sept. 13, 2012
Two men rescuedfrom stripping pitTAMAQUA - Two men were rescued from a stripping pit in the borough on Wednesday.An employee at the Schuylkill County Communications Center said a call came in at 7:09...
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n Barnesville: The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will sponsor a free family fly fishing program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Locust Lake State Park. Advance registration is required....
View ArticleCourt declines to hear Shenandoah man's drug appeal
by peter e. bortner Pennsylvania's highest court will not consider the case of a Shenandoah man serving a state prison sentence for possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell it.In a one-sentence...
View ArticleRuts along Route 61 in Saint Clair part of regular wear and tear
SAINT CLAIR - Drivers traveling on Route 61 at the entrance to Wal-Mart have been trying to avoid hitting the grooves worn into the road by trucks and other commercial vehicles."That's not uncommon. It...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 13, 2012
DeedsButler Township - Jill A. Johnson to Holly Frazier; property on Main Street, Lavelle; $40,000.Coaldale - Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Federal National Mortgage Association;...
View ArticleSaint Clair to install additional fuel pumps
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area school board approved a change order to install additional fuel pumps in the school for about $10,000 at its monthly meeting.The school is undergoing a construction...
View ArticleJury awards $125K to family of White Owl Manor resident
The family of a New Philadelphia man who died in June 2011 at a Mahanoy Township personal care home that the state closed less than a week later won a $125,000 verdict Wednesday in Schuylkill County...
View Article2 face federal charges for string of armed robberies
Teamwork between multiple police departments led to the February arrest of two 19-year-old men suspected in a string of robberies that plagued three counties from late 2011 into early 2012.The federal...
View ArticleAlleged bank robbers to appear in court; police say men picked familiar targets
While the men accused in three bank robberies in western Schuylkill County are due in district court today, au-thorities say the rural locations of the banks wasn't necessarily the reason they were...
View Article2 face federal charges for string of armed robberies
Teamwork between multiple police departments led to the February arrest of two 19-year-old men suspected in a string of robberies that plagued three counties from late 2011 into early 2012.The federal...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 13, 2012
DivorcesJeffrey H. Nunemacher, Cressona, from Nicole L. Nunemacher, Minersville.Christeen M. Cunningham, Seltzer, from Thomas C. Cunningham, Schuylkill Haven.William J. Small, Sheppton, from Jule...
View ArticleCommissioners approve pavilion for Sweet Arrow Lake
The Schuylkill County commissioners approved the construction of a new pavilion at Sweet Arrow Lake on Wednesday that is being donated by the Sweet Arrow Lake Conservation Association."The park really...
View ArticlePottsville area sells signature bricks to celebrate high school's 80th...
Pottsville Area School District is encouraging students and teachers past and present to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its high school by buying memorial bricks.School board member Charles R....
View ArticleMcAdoo police to walk streets more often
McADOO - Police in the borough will be out walking the beat more than in the past. McAdoo Borough Council requested that the officers walk around the borough more instead of driving due to the high...
View ArticleFrackville native is awarded France's highest military honor
FRACKVILLE - Frackville native Frank Gresser, 87, served in the Navy during World War II, including the Normandy Invasion and other battles to liberate France, which have earned him France's highest...
View ArticleComplaints could lead to Quality of Life ordinance in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - Complaints about dangerous and nuisance properties during Thursday's Girardville Borough Council meeting could lead to the adoption of a Quality of Life ordinance to deal with blighted...
View ArticleBlue Mountain moves principal after DUI charge
ORWIGSBURG - After being charged with driving under the influence, Blue Mountain Middle School Principal James McGonigle was reassigned Thursday to non-principal-related duties at Blue Mountain...
View Article3 alleged bank robbers headed to court
TREMONT - Three men charged in as many bank robberies in Tremont and Tower City earlier this year had charges against them held for court during preliminary hearings Thursday.Juan R. Cooke III, 32, of...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 14, 2012
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Ramil T. and Gloria G. Marcelino; Lot 63WSS, Eagle Rock; $27,900.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Alice E. Aguadera; 2 percent interest in Lot 184WSS, Eagle...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 14, 2012
Teen to face harassment chargeTOWER CITY -- State police at Lykens charged a 14-year-old Tower City juvenile with harassment after she threatened another 14-year-old Tower City juvenile during an...
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