Man charged in burglary faces similar charges
MINERSVILLE — A borough man already in prison for burglarizing a Minerville business earlier this week was hit with more charges on Friday. Minersville police Patrolman Jeffrey Bowers charged Steven W....
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 2, 2016
n Ashland: There will be no parking on both sides of Pine Street from 13th through 18th streets and Spruce Street from Ninth through 11th streets from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday due to...
View ArticleCollege notes
Misericordia Zachary Sabaday, Pottsville, received the Misericordia University Board of Trustees Award, which is presented to the student who exemplifies the university’s academic, leadership and...
View ArticleIn Arctic, battle still underway
Q: What’s the latest in the battle over whether to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? The issue seems to come up every few years around election season but I haven’t heard...
View ArticleAuthorities seek help locating wanted man
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and the Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants for failing to...
View ArticleStudents of the month
Blue Mountain Mark Boran, Emily Lau-benstine and Brandylynn Witmer were named seniors of the month for October at Blue Mountain High School. Mark, a son of Thomas and Kay Boran, Orwigsburg, is enrolled...
View ArticleWine Fest exemplifies explosion in industry
Sal Maiolatesi has been making wine for 25 years. He opened his own winery in 1999. So the local winemaker, who runs a vineyard in Scott Township, has experienced firsthand the explosion of the...
View ArticlePennDOT announces upcoming road work
State Department of Transportation officials are advising the motoring public about work on state highways this week in Schuylkill County. Bridge repair Crews will work at rehabilitating a bridge from...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news
Shakespeare roles Susan Grantham, Ph.D., daughter of Robert and Carol Hannaway, Orwigsburg, performed in “An Evening with Shakespeare” at the A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart, Florida. Susan had three...
View ArticleTake in some awesome October stargazing
It’s really autumn now, and it’s a really wonderful time to get out and enjoy the absolute beauty of the Pottsville sky. We’re entering the prime time of stargazing season. The nights are longer and...
View ArticleAshland council approves $100K transfer to purchase new fire truck
ASHLAND — The borough council approved a transfer of $100,000 to Washington Fire Company No. 1 for the purchase of a new ladder truck to replace an aging truck. The approval was through resolution...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 2, 2016
A Carbon County man will have to spend time in prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court on a driving under the influence charge. Joseph A. Komar, 22, of Weatherly, must serve 72...
View ArticleRe-enactment event shows Schuylkill County’s ties to Civil War
TOWER CITY — Although he was new to the Union regiment, Nicholas Whitcomb executed the orders he received and marched in formation underneath a drizzling, gray sky Saturday. At one point, after a...
View ArticleGraduates
DeSales Cynthia A. Cappel, DNP, RN-BC, NE-BC, graduated Sept. 1 with a doctorate in nursing practice from DeSales University, Center Valley. In the executive leadership track, Cynthia achieved a 4.0...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 2, 2016
Police respond to overdose SHOEMAKERSVILLE — A 45-year-old Orwigsburg man was revived and transported to a local hospital after a heroin overdose Friday, state police at Hamburg said. Police responded...
View ArticlePottsville gymnastics centercelebrates 30th anniversary
Lisa Mattea Hill recalled one of her favorite quotes from her days as a gymnast. “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It takes time and hard work to build a successful structure. While Hill said her...
View ArticleNEW BEGINNING
For two years, the Rosetta spacecraft has been playing around with a comet shaped like a rubber ducky. When the spacecraft made a belly flop onto the comet Friday, it brought to an end to the most...
View Article'Father Ciszek' visits Trinity Academy each Friday with a lesson
SHENANDOAH — The students of the third-grade class of Kimberly A. Kringe at Trinity Academy learn a lesson each Friday from Father Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., through his writings in a figurative visit to...
View ArticleFrackville festival celebrates pumpkins, autumn
FRACKVILLE — Normally, Cayden Adams doesn’t eat pumpkin pie. Saturday, he made an exception. Adams, 10, won first place in the pie-eating contest for his age group during the 8th annual Frackville...
View ArticleFight back against arthritis
I have what may be the most common disease among middle-aged and older adults: osteoarthritis. But unlike many similarly afflicted, I don’t take it lying down. And neither should you. In fact, you and...
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