Get home ready forholidays
We always talk about spring cleaning, well what about fall cleaning? I love fall, but let’s face it, this time of year can be hectic! With the holidays quickly approaching, we want a nice clean home...
View ArticleAquatic photography talentearns NEPA teen awards
Tyler Termini’s love for tropical fish and photographing them swam into focus seemingly out of the blue. Inspiration struck the Old Forge teen as he perused the art of Mo Devlin, a Dallas resident and...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 23, 2016
Deeds Branch Township — Julie Weigand and David C. Sincavage to The Gratz Bank; 614 Pine Hill St.; $1. Cass Township — Kevin and Mary Ann Dembitsky to Melissa A. and Matthew J. Post; 952 Valley Road,...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 23, 2016
n Girardville: The Girardville Good Time Club is taking orders for this year’s Christmas ornament that features St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. To order or for more information, contact any club...
View ArticlePolice share tips for safe Halloween
Keeping youngsters safe is priority No. 1 during this upcoming Halloween season, Schuylkill County police chiefs said. Pottsville and Minersville are two police departments taking steps to ensure...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to fire at McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary
McADOO — Firefighters from McAdoo responded to a fire caused by a malfunctioning air compressor at the McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary School on Saturday afternoon. Crews that responded to the school about...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Oct. 23, 2016
SAINT CLAIR — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Saint Clair police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who may be responsible for firing a weapon or weapons in the borough...
View ArticleStudents of the month
Ashland Rotary Cassandra Thomas, Ashland, a senior at North Schuylkill High School, was chosen as student of the month for September by the Ashland Area Rotary Club. Cassandra’s school activities...
View ArticlePioneer Tunnel in Ashland celebrates fall season with first festival
ASHLAND — Rain and wind didn’t deter people from coming to the first Fall Festival at Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train. “I apologize for the weather,” Dennis Kane, an employee of the company,...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 23, 2016
Man faces charges for alleged threats HALIFAX — A Port Carbon man faces charges after he allegedly forced his way into a woman’s home and made threats against her, police said. State police at Lykens...
View ArticleAround the region, Oct. 24, 2016
n Cumbola: Good Will Hose Company, 195 Water St., will have a Chinese auction with crafters and vendors from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the firehouse. Sheets of tickets for the regular prize tables...
View ArticleBishop speaks at Pine Grove church as part of 200th anniversary
PINE GROVE — St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church had a special guest Sunday as it continues to celebrate its 200th anniversary. The Rev. Dr. Samuel R. Zeiser, bishop of the Northeastern...
View ArticlePine Grove Area OKs pricing for HVAC project
PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove Area school board Thursday approved locking in pricing for Phase 1 of its HVAC project with McClure Co. By an 8-0 vote, the board approved the $42,000 cost to lock in Phase...
View ArticleFAMA, DOC still negotiating service agreement
FRACKVILLE — A new service agreement between the Frackville Area Municipal Authority and the state Department of Corrections is still in negotiations with about a month left before the current...
View ArticleJudge to decide former attorney general’s future
Former attorney general Kathleen G. Kane will walk into Montgomery County Court today as a convicted felon. Whether she ends up back at her Waverly Township home or, eventually, a prison cell will be...
View ArticleFor the record, Oct. 24, 2016
Marriage licenses Erik K. Joihanson, Middleport, and Brianna R. Jacoby, Middleport. George R. Dillman III, Schuylkill Haven, and Sarah E. Scholl, Schuylkill Haven. Divorces granted Joseph Steidle,...
View ArticleCare Net touts Silver Ring Thing abstinence program
For the third time, Care Net Pregnancy Center of Schuylkill County will bring “Silver Ring Thing” to county families. The program, featuring a message of abstinence, is a brand new show, according to...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 24, 2016
Car damaged in Lykens borough LYKENS — A 47-year-old woman told state police someone damaged her black pillar post covers on her car recently. The victim to state police at Lykens the incident...
View ArticleRingtown road drainage project awaits bid approval
RINGTOWN — The planned drainage improvement on East Main Street in the borough will begin as soon as a property access matter is resolved. The project was discussed at this month’s regular meeting of...
View ArticleWalk For Recovery to unite community against addiction
Local government officials, organizations and community members will walk together Saturday in Pottsville as a show of unity against addiction. Servants To All, Open Arms Ministry and Safer Streets for...
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