Butler Township supervisors accept low bid for road program
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Butler Township supervisors approved the low bid on the road program, the cost of which will be paid over 10 years. Landis C. Deck & Sons, Bernville, submitted the bid of...
View ArticleUnited Way looks to 'stuff the bus' again
Schuylkill United Way is again collecting school supplies to fill backpacks for children in need this month. The 14th annual “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive is seeking donations through July for...
View ArticleAround the region, July 4, 2016
n Auburn: Auburn Fire and Ambulance is seeking donations for its annual fund drive. Anyone in its service area who did not receive a packet may call Judy at 570-754-3014. The company’s coverage area...
View ArticleFireworks illuminate Frackville in celebration of Fourth of July
FRACKVILLE — For the fifth year in a row, the Frackville Area Community Fireworks Committee sponsored a fireworks show at the borough’s Little League field on West High Street, according to Brian...
View ArticleRunners, marchers, spectators fill Port Carbon for Fourth of July festivities
PORT CARBON — With sunny skies Monday morning, hundreds of people came to the borough to run, march and enjoy the annual festivities borough volunteers organize to celebrate the Fourth of July. “With...
View ArticleTransplant recipient brings home gold
LAKE WYNONAH — The heart transplant Ron Boris Jr. received in 2009 gave him more than a longer life. It also gave him the opportunity to play basketball, doubles badminton and darts in a national...
View ArticleConstruction underway for Koppy’s Propane terminal in Porter Township
GOOD SPRING — Construction should be completed this fall on a new propane rail terminal in Porter Township operated by Koppy’s Propane Inc. Koppy’s president, David Koppenhaver, and general manager,...
View ArticleFor the record, July 5, 2016
Marriage licenses John H. Rohrer, Orwigwsburg, and Janine M. Hinnershitz, Orwigsburg. Tomothy W. Collins, Frackville, and Jenna L. Sponseller, Frackville. Tyler A. Reves, Zion Grove, and Kira M....
View ArticlePottsville to approve $4.5 million bond issue
This week, the city council will finalize its plan to borrow $4,560,000 for municipal projects, according to City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar. The council will hold a special meeting on the 2016...
View ArticleAround the region, July 5, 2016
n Frackville: Elks Lodge 1533, 307 S. Third St., will stage its ninth annual poker run — “A Ride for our Veterans” — on July 16. Registration will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and “Kickstands Up” will be 11...
View ArticleTractor-trailer filled with watermelons crashes in Heckscherville
HECKSCHERVILLE — A tractor-trailer carrying a load of watermelons crashed early Monday in Cass Township, according to state police at Frackville. The driver, Alvin B. May, 50, of Charlotte, North...
View ArticleAround the region, July 6, 2016
n Ashland: There will be street sweeping in the borough through Friday as follows: Today, both sides of all odd-number streets and Front Street with no parking from 6 to 10 a.m.; Thursday, north side...
View ArticlePennsylvania budget in limbo
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania returns to budget limbo, a familiar situation in recent years as fiscal and political pressures continue to collide. The state budget for fiscal 2016-17 is not finished or on...
View ArticleMinersville police charge man with sexual assault on child
MINERSVILLE — A borough man was jailed Tuesday on charges he sexually assaulted a 3-year-old boy. Jose Fernando Montalban-Rodriguez, 27, of 314 N. Front St., was charged with one felony count each of...
View ArticleGuiderails to be updated along Burma Road
SAINT CLAIR — Motorists traveling Schuylkill County’s Burma Road should be alert for crews repairing or replacing guide rails this summer. The road upgrade is part of a six-mile, $763,049.20 cable...
View ArticleSaint Clair approves upgrades to security system
SAINT CLAIR — In a vote of 5 to 1 Tuesday evening, the borough council voted to spend $2,295 to update the municipal building’s security system. “It just seems high to me,” board member Joann Brennan,...
View ArticlePottsville Area to vote on Gillingham charter tonight
With the opinions of an out-of-town hearing officer in hand, the Pottsville Area school board tonight will vote once again on the future of Gillingham Charter School. The Pottsville Area school board...
View ArticleInvestors work to improve buildings in downtown Pottsville
Local investors recently bought three buildings on Centre Street in downtown Pottsville, and all are making efforts to improve them. “I’ve been owning buildings in Pottsville for 13 years now. And, in...
View ArticlePolice log, July 6, 2016
3 charged after gun confrontation SHENANDOAH — Two men and a woman were arrested by Shenandoah police in connection with a disturbance on June 20. Police said officers were called to the unit block of...
View ArticleNew Ringgold man accused of touching teenage boy
NEW RINGGOLD — A 56-year-old New Ringgold man was jailed Monday charged by state police at Frackville with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy two days before. Luis A. Melendez, 34 Schuylkill Road,...
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