Around the region, July 22, 2016
n McAdoo: The McAdoo Community Civic Association will hold a communitywide yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. July 30. The sale includes McAdoo, Kelayres, Kline Township, Haddock and the Tresckow Road....
View ArticleMajestic Players going back to the ’80s
The Majestic Players are traveling back to a time when bubble skirts and blue eyeshadow were the popular fashion trends, kids were playing Atari and Michael Jackson ruled the airwaves. “Back to the...
View ArticleDeath of Luzerne corrections officer ruled homicide
WILKES-BARRE — The fight between a corrections officer and an inmate that led to them plummeting down an elevator shaft to their deaths earlier this week began as a dispute over the inmate’s access to...
View ArticlePottsville wraps up fitness program
Before practice Thursday night, members of the Nativity BVM High School football team drove to Veterans Memorial Stadium at Pottsville Area for a warm-up. “The Jungle Speed & Agility Camp,” hosted...
View ArticleWayne Township man sent to state prison for sex crimes
Andrew Z. Arndt lived in Wayne Township, but his next residence will be state prison after he recently admitted in Schuylkill County Court that he had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl for...
View ArticleZoning board, citizens question proposed signs for baseball field
People who live in the neighborhood of the 16th Street Baseball/Softball Complex in Pottsville have concerns about a collection of signs to be posted there promoting a local bank that made a pledge to...
View ArticleBirths, July 23, 2016
Capital Health Hospital, New Jersey To Patrick III and Shana Fite O’Boyle, New Jersey, formerly of Frackville, a daughter, June 29.
View ArticleCriminal court, July 23, 2016
A Pottsville man will spend time on house arrest after being sentenced Thursday in Schuylkill County Court on four charges, including three drug-related ones. Donald R. Watson, 29, must serve six to 12...
View ArticleSoftball tournament raises funds for Make-A-Wish
MINERSVILLE — Dylenah Seiders spent the first 4 1/2 years of her life on oxygen. On Friday, the 9-year-old Primrose girl shared her experiences among princesses and stood beside her best friend, Ella...
View ArticlePolice investigate alleged murder-suicide near New Ringgold
NEW RINGGOLD — A former employee of an auto parts business in East Brunswick Township shot and killed one of the workers there Friday morning, then drove five miles, pulled off the road and shot...
View ArticleMan sent to state prison for Porter shooting incident
Ramon L. Mercado-Rosario has been locked up in state prison after he recently admitted in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove he committed three crimes during an August 2015 incident...
View ArticleAround the region, July 23, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Senior Citizens meet at 1 p.m. every Wednesday in the Ashland Masonic Lodge, 2500 Centre St. The organization is looking for new members 50 and older. Dues are $5 a year....
View ArticlePennsylvania’s delegates return from convention
Pennsylvania delegates returned home Friday from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, with Donald Trump officially their party’s nominee. “We witnessed a part of history in the making...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Search our website for volunteer opportunities
Have you checked out or website lately? There’s more information on it than ever. We partner with nonprofits to create a one-stop shopping experience for volunteers who want to stay in the know. Search...
View ArticleExpert shares stories, dances from Native American culture
PINE GROVE — American Indian expert Dave McSurdy’s dance card is full. McSurdy taught the “Turkey Dance” and the “International Friendship Dance” for the last time Saturday at the Indian Campfire and...
View ArticleActing group seeks to enrich community with Shakespeare
A group of local actors are turning the courtyard of the Frank D. Yuengling Mansion in Pottsville into Shakespeare’s Verona. A new theater group called Schuylkill Free Shakespeare has been rehearsing,...
View ArticleCollege notes
IUP Ashley Brown, Schuylkill Haven, a local baking and pastry student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts, is completing studies at the academy with a professional...
View ArticlePolice log, July 24, 2016
Shenandoah fuel thefts investigated SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah police are investigating the theft of fuel from parked vehicles that occurred sometime Thursday night or Friday morning. Police said the...
View ArticleScorpion of Summer chasing Mars with Saturn on his back
The Pottsville area is a great place to spend the summer for the most part, but for stargazing it’s too bad we don’t live a little farther south. If we did, we could really enjoy the splendor of the...
View ArticleCan VRaffect reality?
Q: Have environmentalists started using virtual reality to further their cause? — BENJAMIN PINE, FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK A: Virtual reality is no doubt the hottest thing in electronics and entertainment...
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