Man questions Hegins Township's yard waste collection stoppage
VALLEY VIEW — A Valley View man questioned the township’s cessation of yard waste collection at the Hegins Township supervisors meeting Wednesday. The resident, James Ressler, offered an apology to...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 7, 2016
A Schuylkill Haven man went to prison Monday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his probation. Andrew J. Spector, 23, will serve three to 18 months in prison, and undergo drug and alcohol and...
View ArticleHigh school students create video with anti-bullying message
MAR LIN — High school students in Schuylkill County are talking to younger students about bullying through a video they made that will be available for area middle schools. As part of the county’s Drug...
View ArticleAir Products spin-off brings new name for Hometown site
On Monday, Air Products and Chemicals became Versum Materials Inc. Hometown site manager Karl Nolte said that facility, located on Marian Road, will maintain its current 250 employees and will continue...
View ArticleBirths, Oct. 7, 2016
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street To Richard and Lauren Purcell Roehl, Pottsville, a son, Sept. 22.
View ArticlePolice officers attend classes on conducting sobriety tests
FRACKVILLE — Police officers from three counties spent three days this week learning the proper techniques of administering Standard Field Sobriety Tests. The three-day class was held at Frackville...
View ArticleNumber of registered voters up in Schuylkill County
With Tuesday being the last day to register to vote before the Nov. 8 election, Schuylkill County already has more people signed up to hit the polls than the last presidential election. As of noon...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 8, 2016
n Frackville: Elks Lodge 1533, South Third Street, will host a Halloween party featuring music by Broken Spell on Oct. 29. The party will begin at 7 p.m. and music will go from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The...
View ArticleFire damages Tower City home, leaving 5 displaced
TOWER CITY — A family of five is homeless after flames tore through their house Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the home at 230 E. Wiconisco Ave. about 5:35 a.m. and were met with heavy...
View ArticleAct 47 public hearing held for $800K loan request
MAHANOY CITY — The state Department of Community and Economic Development held a required hearing on Friday to get input on Mahanoy City’s application for an $800,000 loan as part of the Act 47...
View ArticleFor the record, Oct. 8, 2016
Marriage licenses Anthony L Jordan Jr., Schuylkill Haven, and Carly Ann Richards, Schuylkill Haven. Michael P. Ziniewicz, New Philadelphia, and Cassidy S. Horan, New Philadelphia. Louis M. Marmas,...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 8, 2016
Twenty-nine people left Schuylkill County Court on Thursday with a second chance from the judicial system, as they entered a program that will allow them to have their criminal records erased if they...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 8, 2016
Police: 2 injured in 2-vehicle crash BUCK RUN — Two people suffered aches and pains after a two-vehicle accident that occurred in Foster Township on Thursday night, township police said Friday. It...
View ArticleCivil War soldier's letters donated to Schuylkill County Historical Society
While he was serving as a soldier in the Civil War, Maj. William W. Clemens, Pottsville, corresponded with his family by writing numerous letters. On Friday, a woman from Connecticut who owned the...
View ArticleLocal legislators show support for business
BARNESVILLE — Pennsylvania must reform its pension system or face economic and budgetary crises, state Rep. Mike Tobash said Friday at the Northeast PA Manufacturers and Employers Association’s annual...
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 8, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A man arrested by Minersville police in connection with a theft at 6 E. Sunbury St. in that community on July 7 had charges against him held for court during a...
View ArticleOrwigsburg Bulk Water Project hearing continued until Monday
A decision on the application for a preliminary injunction that will put a halt on the Orwigsburg Bulk Water Project will have to wait until later. Schuylkill County Judge James P. Goodman continued...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 8, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Susan Kyler Fulginiti, executrix of the estate of Mary Jane Kyler, to Dale L. and Janice L. Kyler; 821 Market St.; $40,000. Auburn — Michael W. and Linda L. Huseman to Philip T. and...
View ArticleGet into autumn spirit
Fall is the time of year that Schuylkill County comes alive with rich color and newly harvested foods. There’s so much to see and do, you may find yourself outdoors more than you were in the summer....
View ArticleDistrict court, Oct. 9, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Berks County woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court for allegedly stealing more than $4,600 from a Schuylkill Haven woman in the last three months of 2015. Kathy J....
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