Schuylkill County Casket Co. lays off 25
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The Schuylkill Haven Casket Company Inc. permanently laid off 25 full-time employees Thursday. The company is located on East Liberty Street where it has been since 1919. “We hated...
View ArticleMan waives sexual assault hearing
SHENANDOAH — A Mahanoy Township man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl over the summer waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday. Charles A. Welna, 30, of 602 Gold Star...
View ArticleEnjoy fall funat its finest
In “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Now, I don’t know about that. Fitzgerald’s characters in that novel had a tendency toward...
View ArticleMan charged with assault waives hearing
SHENANDOAH — A man charged with beating a woman who was with a 4-year-old child in August waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday. Christopher E. Benjamin, 30, formerly of West Mahanoy...
View ArticleEmergency planning committee focuses on getting to know members
Editor’s note: As part of National Preparedness Month, The Republican-Herald is publishing a series of articles about preparing and responding to all types of emergencies. The Schuylkill County Local...
View ArticlePort Carbon man faces drug charges
PORT CARBON — A 29-year-old borough man was jailed after being arrested by Port Carbon police in connection with an incident Wednesday into Thursday. Patrolman Walter Knepper charged John T. Stiles...
View ArticleState tax on e-cigarettes takes effect
HARRISBURG — A new state tax on electronic cigarettes takes effect today to the dismay of vape shop owners who want relief from the levy. Store owners and employees rallied against the tax at the...
View ArticleCorrection, Oct. 1, 2016
Name incomplete Madison Thompson’s last name was omitted in a photo caption in Friday’s edition of “This Weekend.” She was in a photo with Lauren and Megan Goodman; Caroline Hobbs and Mayor James T....
View ArticleSuperintendent says Shenandoah Valley school year begins smoothly
SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah Valley Superintendent Brian Waite said at Wednesday’s school board meeting that the new school year began well and is looking forward for it to continue. “The start of the...
View ArticlePerformance Construction to move into former bank building in Pottsville
This week, a construction firm with local ties quietly announced its plans to open an office in a former bank building in downtown Pottsville. On Tuesday, a sign was posted in the glass window of the...
View ArticlePumpkin Festival moved inside Schuylkill Mall
FRACKVILLE — Due to today’s weather, the Frackville Pumpkin Festival is being moved to the Schuylkill Mall. The event will still be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with all activities taking place as...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder, assault
RINGTOWN — A Barnesville man was jailed Friday charged with attempted murder and numerous other charges stemming from an incident in Union Township the night before. Jonathan T. Ford, 30, of 22 St. Ann...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 1, 2016
Man charged for decade-old assault WICONISCO — State police at Lykens have filed charges against a Reading man charging him with assaulting a young girl more than 10 years ago. Police said Terry Lee...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill to receive $2M state grant
HARRISBURG — A $2 million state grant will help Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill purchase high-quality technology, and retain and recruit top-notch staffing, according to William J. Reppy, hospital...
View ArticleWet weather to continue through weekend
The damp weather will continue this weekend before temperatures go up and the skies clear next week, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service at State College. “It looks damp,” Kevin...
View ArticleMcAdoo woman faces felony charges after knife incident
HAZLETON — A McAdoo woman stabbed another woman then threatened her with harm in Lehighton during a Thursday night dispute over furniture, court papers say. Amanda Reed, 35, of Sheridan Street, faces...
View ArticleYEA! brings in new manager for its third year
The Schuylkill Young Entrepreneurs Academy — also known as YEA! — is entering its third year, and the program’s new manager has been visiting local high schools to assemble this year’s class. “I can...
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 1, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Hegins Township woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court on two charges stemming from what prosecutors allege was a theft committed in August in Tremont. Kristy L. Griffin,...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 1, 2016
n Frackville: The Frackville Museum, located in the Frackville Municipal & Community Center, Center and Oak streets, will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 9. Guest speaker Donald Bricker will address...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 1, 2016
Deeds North Manheim Township — Forino Co. LP to Kenneth Douglas Sherry; 27 E. Abby Lane, Sunnyside; $143,054. Orwigsburg — COBA Inc. to Daisy J. Solomon; 2210 E. Market St.; $37,500. Pottsville — Scott...
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