Truck driver dies in 1 of 3 crashes on I-81
FRACKVILLE — A Tobyhanna truck driver died in one of three crashes early Thursday morning on Interstate 81. The crashes shut down both southbound lanes of the busy highway between the Mahanoy City and...
View ArticlePAHS turns computer lab into classrooms
Since Pottsville Area has revolutionized its educational platform with iPads, the school district decided to turn a former computer room on the third floor of the high school into two classrooms. “We...
View ArticleMahanoy City moving forward with Kaier building demo project
MAHANOY CITY — The planned demolition of the former Kaier Brewery building may be carried out in the next few months as the paperwork is completed. Borough Manager Daniel L. Lynch provided an update on...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 20, 2016
Police: Runaway returned safely GIRARDVILLE — A teenager reported as a runaway phoned family members and was safely returned home, state police at Frackville said Thursday night. On Sunday about 10...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven seeks new swan for Bubeck Park
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Will Rambo accept a new mate? Following the death July 30 of his mate, Rammy, the mute swan has been swimming alone on Stoyer’s Pond, Bubeck Park. Without a breeding partner, the...
View ArticleLast shoe repair shop in Shenandoah to close
SHENANDOAH — After 113 years of business, Talerico’s Shoe Repair will close. Tom Talerico’s landlord did not renew the lease for the 111 W. Coal St. location and, not wanting to go through the trouble...
View ArticleCorrection, Aug. 20, 2016
Names listed incorrectly The Pottsville Area school board Wednesday hired David Newton as head coach of its boys’ soccer team with a salary of $5,300, and Matthew Newton as junior varsity head coach of...
View ArticlePhotographers offer first responders free photos
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Wanting to recognize first responders for their contribution to the community, photographers invited them and their families to a free photo shoot. Ashley Farr, Jen Shaeffer and...
View ArticleHummelstown woman sues county register of wills
TREMONT — Schuylkill County Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans Court and TNT Liquidation are being sued by a Hummelstown woman for $10,000. The civil complaint was filed July 8 with District...
View ArticleHouse panel to continue Kane impeachment probe
HARRISBURG — The legal challenges facing convicted state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane may not be over. A House subcommittee plans to continue its investigation into misconduct by Kane in office as...
View ArticleCouple charged in woman's death by neglect
MAHANOY CITY — A man and woman were charged Friday with homicide and related offenses in a case of what borough police are calling elder abuse. John F. Latshaw Jr., 57, and Dorothy Robinson, 53, both...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 20, 2016
n Lansford: Music in the Park will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday featuring The Fat Cats of Pottsville at the gazebo in Kennedy Park, next to Panther Valley football stadium. People should bring...
View ArticleKane joins officials wrapped in scandal
HARRISBURG — Convicted state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane is just the latest in a parade of elected official caught up in corruption and ethics scandals in Pennsylvania during the past several...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 21, 2016
n Frackville: First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., will sponsor a rally day and potluck picnic beginning at 11 a.m. Sept. 11. Jeff Driscoll from the Driscoll Institute of Martial Arts,...
View ArticleBirths, Aug. 21, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Douglas and Shannon Wabby DelConte, Port Carbon, a daughter, July 29. To Frank and Sara Hodon Karnish, Summit Hill, a son, Aug. 8. To William Hossler...
View ArticleStories help the victims of dementia
Can you keep the love light shining after your partner’s brain has begun to dim? Just ask Denise Tompkins of Naperville, Illinois, married 36 years to John, now 69, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The...
View ArticleThe little teapot is steaming
As soon as it’s dark, around 9 p.m., look for a constellation in the low southern sky that clearly resembles a teapot. A triangle of three bright stars make up the spout on the right side and a...
View ArticleHundreds tour coal mine at 24th annual Pioneer Day in Ashland
ASHLAND — Hundreds found the coolness of Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine a favorable place to beat the heat Saturday. They attended the 24th annual Pioneer Day that was held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pioneer...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Aug. 21, 2016
Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Pottsville police are asking for the public’s help in finding the thief who took a historical marker that was reported missing Wednesday. Police said the marble...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 21, 2016
Instead of taking his case to trial, a Gordon man avoided prison by pleading guilty Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court to one of four charges against him resulting from a January 2015 incident. William...
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