Correction, Aug. 27, 2016
Position incorrect Heath Renninger is principal of Blue Mountain Elementary Cressona and Blue Mountain Elementary West. The information was incorrect in Friday’s paper.
View ArticleShenandoah man acquitted of threatening, assaulting ex-officer
A quarrel that began over fantasy football ended Friday with a jury acquitting a Shenandoah man in Schuylkill County Court of threatening and assaulting a former police officer in December 2015 in...
View ArticleGirardville man dies in motorcycle crash in West Mahanoy Township
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — A motorcycle crash Friday afternoon in West Mahanoy Township claimed the life of a Girardville man. The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m. on Raven Run Road, about 1 1/2 miles west of...
View ArticleSchool spirit alive in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — Friday was a day of school spirit and history as the sesquicentennial celebration continued with “SV School Spirit Day,” which included an outdoor pep rally in the downtown. The seventh of...
View ArticleCircus-themed cruise brings fun, laughter to Avenues
MECHANICSVILLE — Clowns with red noses, a ringmaster, a man dressed as a lion and other circus-themed participants were in the Avenues’ 10th annual cruise Friday. “Everybody looks forward to it every...
View ArticleBirth, Aug. 27, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Jed and Samantha Leone Slifko, Port Carbon, a daughter, Aug. 13. Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Joseph M. and Tracy Brown Yutko, Frackville, a...
View ArticlePottsville house fire under investigation
Pottsville police and city fire officials are investigating a fire that damaged a home on Morgan Avenue late Thursday night. Officials found a mattress and gasoline at the scene. Police Chief Richard...
View ArticleFirefighters put out fire at textile firm in Pine Grove
PINE GROVE — Firefighters raced to Guilford Performance Textiles on Saturday afternoon when a machine in the production area caught fire. “An oil separator on the side of a machine apparently broke a...
View ArticlePennDOT advises motorists of work
The state Department of Transportation warns motorists of road work planned for this week in the county. Crews will be patching potholes from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday on I-81, between the...
View ArticleCharter Appeal Board controls fate of Gillingham
While the Gillingham Charter School in Pottsville will open Monday for the first day of the 2016-17 school year, its fate is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Charter Appeal Board, Harrisburg....
View ArticleDetectives seek man wanted on outstanding warrant
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for failing to appear for required court proceedings....
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 28, 2016
Police: Woman assaulted officers A woman was jailed after being arrested by Pottsville police and charged with assaulting officers and nurses at an area hospital Friday night. Police charged Nicole...
View ArticleLook for upside down hero of summer sky
It’s hard to believe but summer is racing to a close. Kids are going back to school and even though summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 22, it’s just not the same once we get past Labor Day....
View ArticleIn medicine, nothing virtualabout reality
You’d think medicine would be the last holdout against virtual reality. After all, the body is the body — solid flesh, no faking it, no escaping it. We may turn books into bytes, create driverless cars...
View ArticleTremont Fire Company prepares for firefighters convention
TREMONT — Tremont Fire Company No. 1 will host the 62nd annual Schuylkill County Firefighters Convention from Sept. 11 to 17. The company, in its 138th year of existence, has activities planned...
View ArticleGrants help schools grow solar power
Q: I am interested in helping my school get solar panels on the roof to show students how we can be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Are there any resources or grants out there to help? —...
View ArticleMan charged with arson in Pottsville fire
Pottsville police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man, charging him with starting a fire that damaged a city home Thursday night. The criminal arrest warrant charges Peter Edmund Fulton, 21, with...
View ArticleGraduates, Aug. 28, 2016
Penn State Diana M. Tacelosky, MD, Ph.D., had the honor of being selected as a speaker during commencement exercises for the graduating class of physicians at Penn State University College of Medicine,...
View ArticleLowe’s Heroes begins renovations at Frackville library
FRACKVILLE — Representatives of Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center 961 made some noise Saturday at the Frackville Free Public Library with nail guns and electric screwdrivers. In the process, they...
View ArticleParade of Nations, Heritage Day cap Shenandoah sesquicentennial celebration
SHENANDOAH — This year’s celebration of the 18th annual Heritage Day on Saturday had that something extra since it was planned to close the 150th anniversary celebration of the borough’s incorporation...
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