Jury deadlocks on all but one charge in case against Pottsville man
For a second time this week, a Schuylkill County jury on Thursday did not convict David R. Moran of charges stemming from an alleged encounter with a Mahanoy City woman, although this time he was...
View ArticlePort Carbon slates public flood plan meeting
PORT CARBON — The borough council has invited the public to a special meeting to discuss the development of the borough’s flood plan. It will be held 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at the borough hall, 301 First St.,...
View ArticleMayor: Winter Storm Jonas cost Pottsville nearly $71K
Two weeks ago, Winter Storm Jonas dropped more than 2 feet of snow on Pottsville and dipped into the city’s pocketbook. “According to information gathered for the Schuylkill County Emergency...
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 5, 2016
Police investigate home burglary Pottsville police are investigating a burglary and theft that was reported to their department at 10:47 a.m. Tuesday when officers were called to 606 N. Eighth St. for...
View ArticleAround the region, Feb. 5, 2016
n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 48 S. Nice St., sponsored by the church and the Frackville Rotary Club. People 17 and older...
View ArticleWitnesses: Slain man was afraid of alleged killer
WILKES-BARRE — In the days before Matthew Ryan Gailie was fatally shot, he had plans to leave the jealous girlfriend who often yelled at him over the phone — but there was one reason he hadn’t done so,...
View ArticleHave a fantastic February
Good things are happening in Schuylkill County! It’s true folks. Even though it’s February and winter isn’t letting up for several more weeks, good things are happening everywhere and there’s no reason...
View ArticleMusic Box Playhouse stages musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ throughout February
Actor Dane Bower has been listening to the soundtrack of “Guys and Dolls” since his grandfather played it for him as a child. More than 20 years later, he is portraying the show’s romantic lead, Sky...
View ArticleWinter carnival concludes Saturday with senior princess coronation
A new queen will reign over the Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival on Saturday. The Senior Princess Coronation Pageant will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Pottsville Area High School’s Robert W. Wachter...
View Article2 county farms receive Century Farm designation
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — On a snowy day in 1945, John E. Schaeffer Jr. was captured in a photo, peeking through the steering wheel of an Oliver 60 brand tractor with his parents and grandparents surrounding...
View ArticleBirths, Feb. 6, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Jarrid DeBias Jr. and Janel Bernotas, Hazleton, a son, Jan. 29. Grandparents are Paul Bernotas Sr. and Barbara Bernotas, Shenandoah, Rosella DeBias, Drums, and...
View ArticleCriminal court, Feb. 6, 2016
A Pottsville man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Jan. 27 in Schuylkill County Court on drug charges. Bradley J. Haslam Jr., 22, must serve 18 to 36 months in a state correctional...
View ArticleParking authority considers future of vacant properties
More than two years ago, representatives of the Pottsville Parking Authority came up with a plan to buy two vacant buildings on the 200 block of North Second Street and level them to establish a...
View ArticleRepublican legislators talk pension reform, budget at roundtable discussion
WEST HAZLETON — Local Republican legislators said Friday that pension reform should still be the priority as they work with Gov. Tom Wolf to finalize a state budget. “People keep saying that we need a...
View ArticleAlinsky trial: Father of victim says his son wanted out of relationship
WILKES-BARRE — Long before police found Matthew Ryan Gailie dead on a blood-soaked carpet and his hysterical girlfriend screaming on the front porch, family members on both sides were aware of the...
View ArticleCorrections, Feb. 6, 2016
Date incorrect Good American Hose Company, Mahanoy City, will hold a seafood dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. The date was incorrect in Friday’s edition. Name incorrect Kevin and...
View ArticleAround the region, Feb. 6, 2016
n Barnesville: St. Richard Roman Catholic Church will have advance-ticket-only fish or crab cake dinners from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the church, 799 Barnesville Drive. The cost is $12 per platter for...
View ArticleCouple plans to reopen Sky-Vu Drive-In Theater in Gratz
GRATZ — Although blue skies appeared through a hole in the screen at the Sky-Vu Drive-In Theater in Gratz on Friday, Tim Neal saw it as an opportunity and a “perfect” fit. Neal, along with his wife,...
View ArticleSchuylkill Keep It Pretty welcomes executive director
Darlene D. Dolzani, Orwigsburg, opened the February meeting of Schuylkill Keep It Pretty Board of Directors at Union Station on Thursday with a burst of enthusiasm. “I thought we’d use this as a basis...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 6, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Jean L. Keyser and Elizabeth A. Hepler, co-executrices of the Estate of Norman Rodney Mallams, to Gary C. Mallams; 38 Walnut St.; $1. East Union Township — Hee Yong Yun to Eagle Rock...
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