Judge dismisses lawsuit against register of wills
TREMONT — A lawsuit against Schuylkill County Register of Wills Theresa Santai-Gaffney and TNT Liquidation LLC was dismissed Monday by Magisterial District Judge David J. Rossi. Lynn M. Wuestner, who...
View ArticleEmergency preparedness tips offered in Pottsville
People came to the Terry Reilly Community Center in Pottsville on Monday to learn more about how to be better prepared when disaster strikes. John Matz, Schuylkill County emergency management...
View ArticleWanted man charged with beating woman over 2 days
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — State police at Frackville are looking for a man charged with beating a woman who was with a 4-year-old child in an area of West Mahanoy Township on Saturday and Sunday. Trooper...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 30, 2016
n Pottsville: St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church will stage its 2016 Curiosity Shop Yard Sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Russell Building, Ninth Street and Schuylkill Avenue. The event...
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DUI patrol checkpoints set The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced that Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted until Monday along routes 61, 183,...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 30, 2016
Three criminal incidents in three municipalities resulted in a Carbon County man being sentenced to state prison Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court. Anthony J. Napolitano, 31, of Lansford, must serve...
View ArticleSkeletal remains found in Yatesville
YATESVILLE — State police were called Monday to a remote area in Mahanoy Township after human skeletal remains were allegedly discovered. The site is located along Route 54, off an access road into...
View ArticleDamaged properties force street closure in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE — Two vacant properties in danger of collapse prompted borough officials to close a portion of Second Street and make plans for emergency demolition. The three-story buildings at 201 and...
View ArticlePine Grove man admits DUI in accident that killed friend
A Pine Grove man charged with being intoxicated in a one-vehicle accident that resulted in a man’s death will not have to serve time in prison after pleading guilty recently in Schuylkill County Court....
View ArticleWoman charged in death
ASHLAND — A woman was jailed Monday, charged by Ashland police with hitting and killing a pedestrian in Ashland last year. Ashley Leibig, 28, of 1037 Race St., Ashland, was charged with one felony...
View ArticleVinyl’s rebound seen in county
An old format is providing new opportunities for local indie rock bands. As vinyl record sales hit a 28-year high, Blind Pigeon Records recently released two albums on the format for the first time....
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 31, 2016
Police: Drunken thief ate meth SAINT CLAIR — A 31-year-old woman was arrested by Saint Clair police after an incident about 11 p.m. Aug. 16 at Wal-Mart. Police said Nicole Porter, who has no known...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 31, 2016
Deeds Minersville — Lance Haluska to Danielle Deas; 435-437 Pleasant St.; $60,000. Tamaqua — Harry J. MacDonald to Stanley Mellor; 609 Arlington St.; $16,000.
View ArticleAshland reservoir project nearly complete
ASHLAND — The Ashland Area Municipal Authority primary reservoir upgrade project is essentially complete, with the authority board authorizing the final payment for work done to date. The AAMA board...
View ArticleCentiole's Pizza making a comeback
GIRARDVILLE — The rumors began last weekend that Centiole’s Pizza in Girardville would reopen in the near future, and since then social media has been abuzz about a return. That rumor actually began...
View ArticleRoute 61 road widening almost complete
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Motorists driving through Schuylkill Haven will notice Route 61 through the borough is now four lanes. The far right lane of Route 61 South was blocked with orange construction cones...
View ArticleMinersville takes steps toward comprehensive plan
MINERSVILLE — It’s been more than 20 years since the borough has taken a hard look at its future with a comprehensive plan. In June, the borough council expressed interest in developing a new one and...
View ArticleFederal inmate charged with having marijuana in prison
Federal authorities said Tuesday that an inmate in a Schuylkill County penitentiary could spend more time behind bars after being indicted by a grand jury in Scranton for allegedly possessing...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 31, 2016
n Lansford: The final Music in the Park summer concert at the gazebo in Kennedy Park near the Panther Valley football stadium will feature Don and Donna Ney, Port Carbon, of the band Kings and Queens...
View ArticleInvestigation continues into skull found in Mahanoy Township
SHENANDOAH — State police and the Schuylkill County Coroner’s Office are continuing their investigation into skeletal remains found in an area of Mahanoy Township on Monday. Trooper Alan Zulick, a...
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