'Fun and excitement' at Schuylkill County Motorcycle Club poker run
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — It was a nice day for a ride Sunday morning as members of the Schuylkill County Motorcycle Club cruised through the countryside for a poker run. “It’s to get people together and...
View ArticleSchuylkill IU 29 starts process of hiring new executive director
MAR LIN — The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 Board of Directors decided Monday to start a search for a new executive director. In May, Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 Executive Director Diane M....
View ArticlePolice log, July 12, 2016
Traffic stop nets marijuana seizure Kline Township police say they seized about a half-pound of marijuana during a July 2 traffic stop. Officers Jim Patterson and Chad Callahan stopped the vehicle for...
View ArticlePottsville improves quality of life ordinance
The Pottsville city council Monday approved improvements to its quality of life ordinance. Susan A. Smith, Pottsville, said she hopes one of the new initiatives can be used to improve an unkempt...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 12, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences...
View ArticleHolden sworn in as liquor control board chairman
Former congressman Tim Holden will lead the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for the next four years, as the Saint Clair resident was sworn in Monday at the Schuylkill County Courthouse for a full...
View ArticleDeeds, July 12, 2016
Deeds Pottsville — Joanna Monsulick and Christina Monsulick to Beverly Lunden; 612 N. Centre St.; $18,000. Edward P. Florick, executor of the Estate of Edward Florick, to Edward P. and Mary M. Florick;...
View ArticleTreasurer's office accepts doe permit applications
Stacks of pink envelopes were unloaded in Schuylkill County Courthouse on Monday as the treasurer’s office began accepting applications for doe permits. It was the first day the office was able to...
View ArticleSenate designates July 16 as Anthracite Heritage Day
The state Senate has adopted a resolution sponsored by five senators from Northeastern Pennsylvania officially designating July 16 as Anthracite Heritage Day in the state. Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, Lehman...
View ArticleAround the region, July 12, 2016
n Cressona: Bethany Christian Fellowship will have a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cressona Borough Hall, Sillyman Street. The cost starts at $5 and proceeds will benefit the upcoming...
View ArticleSTC student from Lost Creek takes gold at national competition
LOST CREEK — Kevin Graff Jr. has enjoyed working with small engines from early childhood and recently took that interest to a national competition where he earned a gold medal. Graff took the national...
View ArticleAct 47 public hearing held for Mahanoy City financial study findings
MAHANOY CITY — The Mahanoy City Borough Council hosted an Act 47 public meeting on Tuesday for the presentation of the preliminary findings in a study on the borough as a financially distressed...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 13, 2016
A Tamaqua man returned to prison Tuesday after a Schuylkill County judge sentenced him for committing an assault in April 2014 in his hometown. Drew D. Labar, 27, must serve three to 12 months in...
View ArticleDeeds, July 13, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Barbara Ferrari to Edward Patrick Moran Jr.; 1539 Market St.; $62,500. Butler Township — Waldemar T. and Carol A. Fetterolf to Albert Weikel and Darlene A. Marquardt; 146 Stein Road;...
View ArticleVolunteers gear up for 23rd annual Great Pottsville Cruise
Last summer, the organizers of the Great Pottsville Cruise decided to give away a vehicle — a remodeled, fully equipped 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee — to a veteran from Schuylkill County. Thanks to a...
View ArticlePolice log, July 13, 2016
None injured in 2-vehicle crash PINE GROVE — State police at Jonestown investigated a crash that occurred about 10:35 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, at mile marker 99.6 in Pine...
View ArticlePottsville Area begins releasing costs of Gillingham hearings
In response to a Right-To-Know request from The Republican-Herald, the Pottsville Area School District on Tuesday started releasing details related to its costs regarding the Gillingham Charter School...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 13, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Schuylkill Haven man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges resulting from an incident in June at a...
View ArticleAround the region, July 13, 2016
n Frackville: Frackville Rotary President Suzanne Domalakes and Rotarians Noreen O’Boyle, John Domalakes, Joseph Walters and Karen Domalakes attended the swear-in ceremony of Richard Drucker, incoming...
View ArticleRoute 61 crash claims husband, wife
SAINT CLAIR — A Frackville couple died Tuesday morning as the result of a traffic accident. John A. Yanchulis, 87, of 240 S. Second St., Apt. 17, died when the car driven by his wife, Jean C....
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