Tamaqua Area board approves tax increase
TAMAQUA —In a unanimous vote, the Tamaqua Area School Board approved its 2016-17 budget Tuesday, raising taxes by 1.09 mills. This tax increase will add approximately $300,000 for the district. The...
View ArticleCounty treasurer: Interest income willl double in new agreement
Schuylkill County’s interest income will double following a new agreement with M&T Bank. Treasurer Linda Marchalk announced Wednesday at the commissioners’ meeting that the interest income the...
View ArticleAround the region, June 23, 2016
n Brandonville: The Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association will hold its membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Brandonville clubhouse. n Coaldale: The summer food service program, which...
View ArticleArson determined as cause of Shenandoah fire
SHENANDOAH — A Pennsylvania state police fire marshal reported his investigation of the large fire that severely damaged or destroyed 13 vacant homes on Wednesday was arson. The report by fire marshal...
View ArticleRiverFest returns to Wilkes-Barre this weekend with music, food, more
Grab your friends and your kayaks: The annual Wyoming Valley RiverFest launches in Wilkes-Barre’s Nesbitt Park today. RiverFest is a three-day event held by the Riverfront Parks Committee which raises...
View ArticleCorrection, June 24, 2016
Event date incorrect The monthly cash bingo games sponsored by SMILE Mothers held at Advanced Sports Development in the Simon Kramer Institute, New Philadelphia, will be discontinued during the summer...
View ArticleAround the region, June 24, 2016
n Deer Lake: A premier jewelry demonstration sponsored by the Anthracite Philharmonic will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at “Lynn’s House,” according to a release. People interested in attending or buying...
View ArticleClarification, June 24, 2016
Information not clear Julian’s Car Wash is owned by Debra L. Leib. It sustained minor damage in Wednesday’s fire in Shenandoah. The information was not clear in Thursday’s edition.
View ArticleOfficials, advisers, youths share summer job insights
Students looking for summer jobs in Schuylkill County need to get their applications ready in the spring. “College kids need to start putting out their resumes in March if they want to work near home....
View ArticleYuengling to pay millions to settle Clean Water Act case
D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., Pottsville, agreed to pay millions to settle issues involving Clean Water Act violations at its Pottsville and Mill Creek breweries between 2008 and 2015, the U.S....
View ArticleTower-Porter Old Home Week returns to traditional week
Tower-Porter Old Home Week Carnival is returning to its former time slot, the final of week of June, to provide a week’s worth of family fun and support to the community. The 69th annual carnival will...
View ArticleTri-Valley approves budget with tax hike
HEGINS — Tri-Valley School District residents face a 1-mill tax hike after the school board Wednesday approved a $13.6 million spending plan for the 2016-17 school year. Directors Jerry R. Beaver,...
View ArticlePolice log, June 24, 2016
Woman injured in car crash SLYKERVILLE — A woman from Weatherly, Carbon County, who suffered injuries when she drove off state Route 309 and hit a pole in Hazle Township, Luzerne County on Thursday was...
View ArticleBirths, June 24, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Edward and Nicole Nelson Balulis, Port Carbon, a daughter, June 3. To Leon R. and Linda H. Martin Hoover, Pine Grove, a daughter, June 6. To James and...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven council talks Route 61 congestion
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Truck traffic was a topic of concern at the Schuylkill Haven Borough Council meeting June 15. A meeting was held at 5 p.m. Monday at Route 61 and Garfield Avenue with members of the...
View ArticleNorthumberland man gets more prison time for indecent assault
Michael J. Liptok will spend more time behind state prison bars after being sentenced Thursday in Schuylkill County Court for indecently assaulting a teenage girl in August 2014 in Pottsville. Liptok,...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 24, 2016
Forty-seven people received a second chance from the judicial system Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special program that will allow them to erase their criminal records if they...
View ArticlePottsville Area OKs salary increase for managerial staff
At its June meeting Wednesday night, the Pottsville Area school board approved a 1.5 percent salary increase for its managerial staff. In the 2015-16 school year, these employees received a 3 percent...
View ArticleDeeds, June 24, 2016
Deeds Porter Township — Joseph G. Groody, Sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Kenneth C. and Carol A. Shadle; 103 Tremont Ave., Muir; $1,280.84. Pottsville — Lisa Marsicano to Lisa Marsicano; 1216 Howard...
View ArticleBlue Mountain approves budget without tax hike
ORWIGSBURG — Taxpayers in the Blue Mountain School District will not have to pay more in taxes for the 2016-17 school year. The school board approved its final budget at its Thursday meeting. The $40...
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