Pottsville man acquitted of sexually assaulting woman
A Pottsville man left Schuylkill County Court victorious on Monday after a jury acquitted him of four charges stemming from an alleged assault in August 2015 against a city woman. Ernest A. Rosemond,...
View ArticleTicks plentiful this spring; Here's how to combat them
New oral medications for pets, and a special removal tool for infestation, are just two of the latest strategies being used to combat ticks. Schuylkill County’s cool, wet spring has enabled a favorable...
View ArticleTreasurer's office prepares to start selling hunting licenses
The Schuylkill County Treasurer’s office will be open until 6:30 Monday to start selling hunting licenses for the 2016-17 season. As of June 1, the price increased 20 cents for hunting and fishing...
View ArticlePolice log, June 15, 2016
State police find lost belongings TREMONT — State police at Schuylkill Haven reported finding lost items along Route 209 near the Big Lots Distribution Center in Tremont Township on Sunday. Items found...
View ArticleMunicipal water, sewer rates to increase
The Schuylkill County Municipal Authority is increasing water rates. Sewer rates are also increasing for different sewer areas. The authority voted Tuesday to increase water and sewer rates for...
View ArticleAround the region, June 15, 2016
n New Philadelphia: The Holy Cross Kitchen is open noon to 5 p.m. every Thursday at Holy Cross Parish Center, 99 Lombard St. A variety of homemade food is available. Patrons must call ahead for...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 15, 2016
A Lebanon County man won his case Monday in Schuylkill County Court, as a jury acquitted him of two charges resulting from his alleged threat against a Pine Grove Township man. Christopher J. Silsbee,...
View ArticleReading beekeeper removes swarm from Union Station parking lot
A beekeeper removed thousands of honeybees from a tree Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot behind Union Station in Pottsville. Bruce Rodriguez, Reading, stood on a ladder wearing a protective bee suit...
View ArticleBirths, June 15, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Kalvin D. and Tammy Wert Baker, Pottsville, twin sons, June 3. To Aaron and Tiffany Drasher Stagliano, Bloomsburg, a son, June 5. Grandparents are Mary Stagliano,...
View ArticleMany in Schuylkill County still awaiting black lung benefits
HEGINS — Since receiving approval for his black lung benefits, David A. Lucas has been championing the cause to assist other miners with their often arduous claims process. “The coal miners are...
View ArticleFor the record, June 15, 2016
Marriage licenses Steven T. Bellew, Hingham, MA, and Whitney O. Daycock, Leck Hill. Douglas Dinger, Schuylkill Haven, and Sara Blackwell, Schuylkill Haven. Anthony M. Durso, Harrisburg, and Christine...
View ArticleRyan supervisors adopt ordinance adding fees to trash delinquencies
BARNESVILLE — Ryan Township residents who are long-term delinquents on garbage collection payments and other accounts will find themselves paying for legal actions against them, such as liens. At their...
View ArticleLowe's Heroes repair playground equipment
PORT CARBON — More than 12 representatives of Lowe’s Home Improvement, Pottsville, arrived at the borough-owned John L. Miller Memorial Playground on Tuesday morning with shovels, mulch, paintbrushes...
View ArticleSTS fixed bus routes free Thursday for Dump the Pump Day
On Thursday, Schuylkill Transportation System riders can save cash by taking a fare-free fixed bus route in celebration of National Dump the Pump Day. Normally, the base fare for a ride is $1.40. A...
View ArticleGirardville woman found guitly of having 4 drugs, paraphernalia
A Girardville woman faces prison time after a Schuylkill County jury decided Tuesday that she possessed four drugs, including a salable amount of methamphetamine, plus paraphernalia in January 2015 in...
View ArticleDeeds, June 16, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Eagle Rock Resort Co. LLC; Lot 151WSS, Eagle Rock; $1,072.15. Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Eagle...
View ArticleFeds charge Pine Grove man with making child porn
A Pine Grove man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a federal grand jury in Scranton indicted him Tuesday on two sex-related charges stemming from his contact with a teenage girl. Josiah...
View ArticlePine Grove woman new PBA president, treasurer
In 2014, Karen Kenderdine became both the president and the treasurer of Downtown Shenandoah Inc. In May, the Pine Grove woman who is the vice president and relationship manager at FNB Wealth...
View ArticleAG candidate proposes anti-heroin campaign
NEW PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. John C. Rafferty Jr. brought his campaign for attorney general to Schuylkill County on Wednesday by unveiling a plan to combat Pennsylvania’s growing problem of addiction...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 16, 2016
A Shenandoah man admitted Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court that he drove under the influence in April 2015 in his hometown. Calvin P. Briggs Jr., 58, pleaded guilty to DUI and obscured plates, with...
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