Gilberton council reorganizes with one less member in 2016
MAHANOY PLANE — The Gilberton Borough Council began the new year with one less council member to complete the process to reduce the council makeup to five members. Borough council held its...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 18, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Edgar Nelson Inc.; 1718 Centre St.; $950. Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Edgar Nelson Inc.; 1213 Centre St.; $929. Butler Township —...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 18, 2016
n Gordon: The Citizens Fire Company will hold pizza sales from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridays during Lent beginning Feb. 12. Pies can be baked or unbaked. Toppings include pepperoni, mushrooms or extra cheese....
View ArticleAshland tries for state grant to be used for park improvements
ASHLAND — The borough council will try again to obtain state grant funds to make improvements and additions to Eureka Park. At Wednesday’s meeting, the borough council retained Alfred Benesch & Co....
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 18, 2016
A Northumberland County man is headed to state prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he delivered drugs in March 2014. Michael A. Valla, 44, of Shamokin, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleTamaqua Area Elementary teacher wins $1K in school supplies
TAMAQUA — A class of lucky fifth-graders at Tamaqua Area Elementary School are celebrating the new year with $1,000 worth of new school supplies. Megan Berezwick, a fifth-grade teacher who attended the...
View ArticleDistrict court, Jan. 18, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A Pottsville man charged with having a weapon on property of the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 in Norwegian Township on Nov. 9, 2015, had a charge against him held for...
View ArticleOutdoors enthusiasts find railroad history while on trail
DARKWATER — In the 19th century, trains carrying anthracite rattled over tracks bordering Route 61 in Blythe and New Castle townships. Now, more than a century later, the tracks are gone, but a group...
View ArticleOn thin ice: Skating not advised on area lakes though winter events still...
Those seeking to ice skate this year will have to wait a little longer. Perhaps until next year. The ice is not thick enough for skating in a lot of places including Sweet Arrow Lake County Park in...
View ArticleSchuylkill County native nominated for visual effects awards for SyFy, ABC shows
As the pop culture awards season is in full swing, a woman formerly from Schuylkill County is among those garnering recognition for her work on SyFy, ABC and Marvel television productions. Addie Manis,...
View ArticleAnalysis: Kane re-election nearly impossible
Despite her persistent belief that 3 million voters who elected her in 2012 couldn’t be wrong, state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has virtually no chance at re-election. Her renewed flirtation...
View ArticleMayor to give State of the City at former Pottsville Club
Pottsville Mayor James T. Muldowney said Monday he’s going to give his State of the City address from the former Pottsville Club. “We’re close to selling it, as close as we’ve ever been,” Muldowney...
View ArticleHome builder credits STC with producing quality workers
PINE GROVE — Pleasant Valley Homes can use more employees like Caleb Brommer, a 17-year-old senior who’s a student at Schuylkill Technology Center-South Campus, Earl R. Teter, the firm’s director of...
View ArticleOpportunity House moves to more visible office
For the past three years, a branch of the Opportunity House, a nonprofit organization that serves veterans in need, was tucked up on the third floor of the Masonic Building in Pottsville. However, in...
View ArticleThe Cage offers new workout, training options for county
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Batting cages, a traverse wall and an all-purpose field are some of the attractions at The Cage. “We are an athletic facility,” Kristy Touchinsky-Stokes, 33, said Jan. 12. She leases...
View ArticlePine Grove man charged with making threats
A Pine Grove man is in Dauphin County Prison charged after he allegedly made threats that caused a lockdown of a campus residence hall at Penn State University, State College. Penn State officials...
View ArticleCriminal court, Jan. 19, 2016
A Pottsville man will not have to spend additional time in prison after admitting Monday in Schuylkill County Court that he damaged a Schuylkill County Housing Authority residence while drunk in July...
View ArticleFrackville pool project introduces new logo
FRACKVILLE — The Frackville pool project was the focus of the recreation committee report at the borough council meeting last week and included the naming of the logo contest winner. Councilwoman Karen...
View ArticleBoil water advisory in Pottsville
A boil water advisory remains in effect in Pottsville after a water main break over the weekend. Patrick Caulfield, executive director of the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority, said Monday the...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 19, 2016
Pottsville man jailed over drugs A city man was jailed Saturday after being arrested by Pottsville police on drug charges. Police said Michael J. Spirko, 43, of 519 Laurel Terrace, was arraigned by...
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