Shenandoah man enters plea in Ashland assault case
A Shenandoah man will not have to spend time in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove he assaulted a Girardville man in March 2015 in Ashland. Jason...
View ArticleWalk In Art Center event draws inspiration from da Vinci works
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Be transported back to the time of the great Leonardo da Vinci at the Walk In Art Center this Saturday. The center is having its annual Kick Up Your Heels event from 7 to 11 p.m. at...
View ArticleFemale WWII pilot has finally been laid to rest at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — After flying military planes during World War II, raising a family, visiting all seven continents and bungee-jumping in New Zealand at 83, Elaine Harmon had one final, seemingly simple...
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 9, 2016
Twenty-nine people received a second chance Thursday in Schuylkill County Court from the judicial system, as they entered a special program that will enable them to have charges against them dismissed...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 9, 2016
Marriage licenses Troy L. Horn, Minersville, and Billie Joe A. Rogers, Minersville. Nathaniel M. Krall, Schuylkill Haven, and Dayna N. Heffner, Schuylkill Haven. Christopher J. Bolich, Hegins, and...
View ArticleRail trek through NEPA foliageoffers food, wine and history
The Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce knows how to hook up a crowd: combine fall foliage with great local food and wine, incorporate historic trains, then enjoy. The chamber presents its second...
View ArticleFamily Safety Night Out a success in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A fire safety house, Life Flight helicopter and more vendors this year helped make the second Family Safety Night Out a success at the Island Park. More than 300 people attended the...
View ArticleSKIP closes Pottsville office, plans fall cleanup
ORWIGSBURG — In August, Schuylkill Keep It Pretty decided to close its office at 91 Progress Ave., Pottsville, in effort to save money, Darlene D. Dolzani, SKIP executive director, said Wednesday....
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 9, 2016
Deeds East Brunswick Township — Renee G. and Jeremy S. Zehner to Paul H. and Shirley E. German; 2163 Summer Valley Road; $1. East Norwegian Township — Estate of Mary Melkovich to Patrick Hand and...
View ArticleDeeds II, Sept. 9, 2016
Deeds South Manheim Township — Thomas M. and Maureen R. Golden to Barry D. and Jennifer Pospisil; 1888 and 1887 Bow Drive, Lake Wynonah; $289,900. James M. and Christina A. Mykut to James M. Mykut;...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 9, 2016
Task force sets sobriety checks The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted now through Monday along routes 61,...
View ArticleFrackville man charged for discarding methamphetamine waste
FRACKVILLE — A borough man is free on bail after being charged Thursday by Frackville police for discarding methamphetamine waste in the borough on Sept. 1.Brett Blankenbiller, 46, of 155 S. Balliet...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven residents complain about quality of life problems
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Quality of life issues were a hot topic at the Schuylkill Haven Borough Council meeting Wednesday. Several people talked about dog feces, bad behavior of people, gunshots in the...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 9, 2016
n Ashland: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 35 N. Ninth St., will host two presentations of the film “Mother Teresa” starring Olivia Hussey at 6 p.m. Tuesday and 2 p.m. Sept. 18. Followup up discussions...
View ArticleMinersville Spirit Day celebrates borough’s heritage
The Minersville Spirit Day Committee is hoping to bring together borough residents and people from surrounding communities for a day of celebration. Spirit Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
View ArticleLatino Enrollment Institute to include Marion Catholic, Nativity BVM
Catholic schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown and those of Baltimore, Camden and Philadelphia will participate in a conference and workshop next month to learn more about attracting and...
View ArticleAllentown man sent to prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into jail
William Bonilla will join his stepson behind bars after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he tried to smuggle drugs into the federal prison where the younger man was locked up....
View ArticleOfficer notifies Frein, family of intent to sue
A state police trooper seriously wounded in the 2014 sniper attack outside the Blooming Grove state police barracks put alleged shooter Eric Matthew Frein and his parents on notice that he intends to...
View ArticleWilliams Valley suspends teacher
TOWER CITY — The Williams Valley school board Thursday voted 7-0 to approve the suspension of elementary computer teacher Alexander Barra without pay, effective immediately, as of today. District...
View ArticleGirardville man admits selling bath salts
A Girardville man admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he sold bath salts in June 2015 in Ashland, and committed two other criminal incidents in the same borough. Justin M. Kachelries,...
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