Shenandoah water authority adopts budget with no rate increase
RAVEN RUN — The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Shenandoah adopted its fiscal year budget with no rate increases at the special meeting on Friday. The board voted 3-0 to accept the budget from...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley board approves new contract with district support union
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley School District reached a contract agreement with the support personnel union for a three-year period beginning with the current school year. During its Oct. 26...
View ArticleArraignments, Oct. 31, 2016
A man charged with having indecent sexual contact with a 6-year-old girl earlier this year is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court. James A....
View ArticleThe Grinch will return to open Christmas season in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — That lousy, miserable Grinch who hates everything about Christmas will return again this year to help begin the Christmas season in Shenandoah for the second time. Downtown Shenandoah...
View ArticleTremont man dies after hit by vehicle
PINE GROVE — A pedestrian died after he was struck by a vehicle Sunday on state Route 895, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven. Police identified the victim as John Anthony Kocher, 53, of...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 31, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Gemma L. Oetzel to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 331HF3, Eagle Rock; $27,169. Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Maria Corazon Ancheta; Lot 227WS, Eagle Rock; $46,359. Eagle Rock Resort...
View ArticleGraduates
King’s Amanda Ketusky, Barnesville, graduated from the physician’s assistant program at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, during the college’s annual summer commencement ceremonies. Amanda was one of 61...
View ArticleSchool notes
McCann Four McCann School of Business & Technology recent graduates passed programmatic National Healthcareer Association accreditation exams. These exams validate the skill sets learned in each...
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Lebanon The Wig and Buckle Theater Co. at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, will begin its 81st season with a production of Cole Porter’s 1948 musical “Kiss Me Kate.” Local students participating in...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 1, 2016
Police continue death investigation PINE GROVE — State police at Schuylkill Haven are continuing their investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash early Sunday morning. Police said the incident...
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 1, 2016
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street To Jared and Amanda Faust Leibensperger, Cressona, a daughter, Oct. 27.
View ArticleLocal officials react to Clinton's emails
Depending who you ask, the FBI’s renewed examination of Hillary Clinton’s email practices will either keep voters at home next week or not have a significant impact on the presidential election. The...
View ArticleJudge continues sentencing, rejects new trial for Tamaqua man
Convicted of stealing more than $300,000 from an elderly Lake Hauto couple, Alfonso Picone was not sentenced as scheduled Monday in Schuylkill County Court, although a judge did deny his request to...
View ArticleValley View resident blames Hegins-Hubley authority for property damage
VALLEY VIEW — Blame lies with the Hegins-Hubley Authority for damaging her Valley View home, according to Susan Schwalm. The Hegins-Hubley Authority board of directors Monday heard a letter read by...
View ArticlePottsville's Mahantongo Street parking garage closed indefinitely
The Mahantongo Street parking garage is closed indefinitely. “When parking garages fail, there’s usually little or no warning, so you have the potential of a catastrophic failure, which if people are...
View ArticlePlanet Fitness plans for soft opening this month
CRESSONA — Planet Fitness will soon be ready to open in the Cressona Mall. “It’s about almost 80 percent,” Jason Marous, of NNI Construction Co., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said. The project manager...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 1, 2016
Deeds North Union Township — Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Vicente N. and Ann D. Lacap; Lot 4A, Eagle Rock; $48,379. Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Clint R. Mwangi and Jane W. Njou; Lot 50EA, Eagle Rock; $47,369....
View ArticlePolice: Mahanoy City man had 89 bags of heroin
SHEPPTON — A Mahanoy City man was jailed Friday, charged by East Union Township police with having 89 bags of heroin in his possession. Dylan J. Clark, 20, of 507 W. Spruce St., was charged by Police...
View ArticleAround the region, Nov. 1, 2016
n Ashland: A Chinese auction to benefit the Ashland Mummers Club is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 at Fountain Springs Fire Company, 1 Fountain St., Fountain Springs. The cost is $5 for a book of 25...
View ArticleHeating assistance applications available
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications. The federal program, established in 1981, is funded by the federal government and provides assistance during the winter for...
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