Briggs Farm Blues Festival
The 19th annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival is doubling in time but still has many of the same favorite features it always has had. Richard Briggs, the organizer of the festival, said the festival has...
View ArticlePennDOT secretary sends letters to teen traffic offenders
The secretary of the state Department of Transportation is using a personal approach to address young drivers who are convicted of traffic violations. Recently, drivers age 16 through 20 cited for...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Stay safe during high winds
Happy Birthday, America! While you’re celebrating, be safe, and take the time to remember just how great our country is, especially in light of recent tragic events. Be kind to each other. Schuylkill...
View ArticlePolice log, July 3, 2016
DUI checkpoint held in Hamburg HAMBURG — The state police in Hamburg conducted a DUI checkpoint from 10 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday at Route 61 in the borough. Police said about 200 motorists were...
View ArticleWilliams Valley offices to close for construction power outage
TOWER CITY — The offices of the Williams Valley High School will be closed Tuesday due to a planned construction power outage. McClure Company Inc., Harrisburg, was hired in 2015 to oversee a $7.36...
View ArticleThanks to climate change, for better or worse, the Arctic is turning green
In June, NASA scientists provided a visualization of a startling climate change trend — the Earth is getting greener, as viewed from space, especially in its rapidly warming northern regions. And this...
View ArticleAround the region, July 3, 2016
n Hamburg: The eighth annual 5K Run for Taylor is set for 9 a.m. July 17 at Hamburg Area High School to benefit the Taylor N. Seitzinger Scholarship Fund. Advance registration for the 5K is $20 and for...
View ArticleStudents of the month
Frackville Rotary Grace Major, who will be a senior at North Schuylkill High School in the fall, was honored as Frackville Rotary’s student of the month for May at a recent meeting at the Cracker...
View ArticleBillie Payne remembered by community
A longtime community supporter whose name was synonymous with events including the Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival has died. Wilhelminia J. “Billie” Payne, 93, had been president of the Greater...
View ArticlePennDOT warns motorists of work
The state Department of Transportation warns motorists of roadwork this week in the county. Work crews will patch potholes from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday on the following roads: Interstate 81...
View ArticleVraj Temple hosts Independence Day fireworks show
SUMMIT STATION — Before the Vraj Temple launched its sixth Independence Day fireworks show Saturday night, the temple’s founder and other leaders there talked about the history of the event. “This is...
View ArticleDean's list,
Albright The following local students made the Albright College, Reading, dean’s list for the spring semester: Kyle Bernadyn, Mahanoy City, a sophomore English major; Sara Isgate, Ringtown, a senior...
View ArticleNational Civil War Museum presents facts without bias
HARRISBURG — It has been said that only a nation as strong as the United States and the resilience of its people could have withstood the carnage of a self-inflicted war that, according to a study...
View ArticleJ.W. Cooper building project in Shenandoah keeps moving forward, gala planned
SHENANDOAH — The adage of “slow but steady wins the race” is something that applies to the ongoing process to maintain and improve the landmark J.W. Cooper High School. The progress has been slow,...
View ArticleAnthracite Philharmonic concert honors veterans of Vietnam, Korea
While waiting for the outdoor concert to begin Sunday afternoon in Pottsville, Marie Wanchick, Pottsville, pulled out her camera phone to take pictures of the honored guests. They were veterans, more...
View ArticlePolice log, July 4, 2016
Woman injured at ATV park TREMONT — A woman was flown to a hospital following an ATV accident at an off-road park Sunday afternoon, according to a supervisor at Schuylkill County Communications Center....
View ArticleFor the record, July 4, 2016
Deeds Wayne Township — Elena Trimboli to Elena Trimboli; 21139-40 Fawn Cove, Lake Wynonah; $1. West Penn Township — Leroy G. Lorah to Leroy G. and Linda M. Lorah; 508 Cold Spring Road, Andreas; $1....
View ArticleAudit of fish license fees finds more anglers, less money
HARRISBURG — A new legislative audit has spurred some debate about the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s efforts to reverse a long-term decline in the number of anglers by tinkering with its...
View Article2 structurally deficient bridges to be replaced in North Manheim Township
CRESSONA — Two structurally deficient bridges in North Manheim Township will be replaced. Bridges over routes 901 and 3005, both over the West Branch of the Schuylkill River, near Trail Gardens, are...
View ArticleArraignments, July 4, 2016
A 41-year-old Ringtown man arrested earlier this year on child pornography and drug charges is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court. Kristin...
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