Trout Unlimited's fishing line containers put to good use
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — An effort to keep the environment cleaner and help wildlife is already working in Schuylkill County. Trout Unlimited donated several recycling containers for fishing line in...
View ArticleFaithful gather in Mahanoy City to celebrate Mother Teresa sainthood
MAHANOY CITY — Almost two hours before daybreak on Sunday, parishioners gathered to hear the announcement that the patroness of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church was declared a “saint”...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Wine Festival draws thousands of oenophiles to Hegins Park
HEGINS — A haunting time etched in the nation’s collective memory; and an opportunity for wine lovers to create new memories captured the judge’s attention Sunday at the 8th annual Schuylkill County...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 5, 2016
A Girardville woman had her probation revoked in two cases on Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, while pleading guilty to four charges in a third case. Adrienne E. Yawornicky, 29, must spend another...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 5, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Ronald L. and Betty Anne Klock to Kristan L. McDonnell; 1318 Market St.; $1. Sandra Lentes, Janice Keller and Larry Joe Kaufman to Thomas Smith; 111 Walnut St.; $1. Thomas and Mary...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 5, 2016
Checkpoint held in Berks County SHOEMAKERSVILLE — State police at Hamburg conducted a DUI checkpoint on Main Street from 10 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday in Berks County. Numerous motorists were...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 5, 2016
n Cressona: The Good Will Gun Club will have a fall dance with dinner from 6 to 7 p.m. and dancing from 8 to 11 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Cressona Good Will Fire Company. Tickets are $20 per person and music...
View ArticleAshland library needs repairs and dollars to do them
ASHLAND — Deterioration caused by water infiltration has occurred at the rear wall of the Ashland Public Library, and financial support will be needed for the repairs. The damaged area is the rear wall...
View ArticleServants To All to open overnight homeless shelter
Servants To All is opening up an overnight homeless shelter before temperatures drop this fall at the United Presbyterian Church, 214 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. Thirteen beds will be available at the...
View ArticleSweet Arrow Lake offers s'mores, sing-alongs at campfire program
PINE GROVE — Taking those willing to go on his “trip,” Matthew Dodd transported campfire music fans into a living history lesson Monday at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. Dodd presented a program called...
View ArticleMan honors mother with $100K SWIC donation
Schuylkill Women in Crisis dedicated one of its transitional homes to the mother of a county native who recently donated $100,000 to the organization. The building will now be known as the “The Anna...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 6, 2016
Halifax woman killed by train HALIFAX — A 29-year-old Halifax woman died Monday after she pulled her vehicle into the path of a Norfolk Southern train, state police at Lykens said. Trisha Lyn Hoffman...
View ArticleAnti-blight initiative spearheaded by Schuylkill County rolls along
HARRISBURG — An anti-blight initiative that started in Schuylkill County a decade ago continues to build on a string of bipartisan victories. The late Sen. James Rhoades, R-Mahanoy City, was an early...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 6, 2016
On Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court, Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin sentenced Ryan E. Clews, 27, of Ashland, to spend 24 months in the state intermediate punishment program, which combines incarceration...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 6, 2016
n Lykens: Zion Lutheran Church, Klinger’s Church Road, will have a card party from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17. The cost is $2 per player, with focus on Pinochle and Euchre. There will be prizes for the top...
View ArticleDistrict court, Sept. 6, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Pine Grove man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after a preliminary hearing Thursday to defend against 16 charges resulting from an incident in June in Frailey Township....
View ArticleMahanoy Area Historical Society plans programs in teen canteen
MAHANOY CITY — The Mahanoy Area Historical Society is not moving from its main headquarters and museum, but it is making a move to another location to hold its unique and fun programs. The society...
View ArticleMass at Greenbury grotto recalls 'toils, efforts' on Labor Day
GREENBURY — The Rev. Paul L. Rothermel called on people to take personal responsibility and focus on doing what they are able to do as he led the 13th annual Labor Day Mass at the Castle Green Grotto....
View Article44 cited for trespassing at The Rock despite signs
HAMBURG — The Tilden Township Police Department and state police at Hamburg had a busy weekend in the area of the Kernsville Dam and The Peace Rock in Tilden Township. Forty-four people were to be...
View ArticlePublic warned about dangers of carfentanil
State leaders are warning the public of carfentanil, a dangerous opiate, that is 10,000 times stronger than morphine. Carfentanil is sometimes mixed with heroin and is suspected of contributing to 174...
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