Nature lovers attend trek to identify trees at Sweet Arrow Lake
PINE GROVE — Those wanting to know more about trees came to Sweet Arrow Lake County Park for a presentation Sunday. About 25 people were there to take a walk in the woods for the Tree-mendous Winter...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 22, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Gladys A. Clark to Joann Clark; 1829 Market St.; $1. Butler Township — Wells Fargo Bank NA to Brian Engleman; 630 Fountain St., Fountain Springs; $27,000. Citimortgage Inc. to Barry...
View ArticleDistrict court, Feb. 22, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Pitman man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges he burglarized a building in Eldred Township in November 2015. Cody S....
View ArticleCriminal court, Feb. 22, 2016
A Frackville man will serve time in a state correctional institution after being sentenced Friday in Schuylkill County Court on three separate charges. Patrick J. Fogarty, 43, will spend two years in...
View ArticleAround the region, Feb. 22, 2016
n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company will hold Lenten seafood dinners from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays during Lent at the firehouse, 215 S. Green St. People may pay at the door. The menu includes...
View ArticleAshland doctor wants new attorney before sentencing
SCRANTON — A judge postponed sentencing Monday in Lackawanna County Court for a doctor convicted of illegally prescribing pain pills and other medication after she said she no longer wants to be...
View ArticleGirardville council opens code enforcement position
GIRARDVILLE — The borough council voted to open the code enforcement officer position at its Feb. 11 meeting before making an appointment to the position. The position has been held by Jeffrey Wilson,...
View ArticleBirths, Feb. 23, 2016
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boardman, Ohio To Dustin and Kristin Corneliussen Barrett, Austintown, Ohio, a son, Feb. 12. The mother is formerly of Mahanoy City.
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 23, 2016
Police investigate 2-vehicle crash Pottsville police investigated a crash that occurred about 10:30 a.m. Monday in the northbound lanes of Route 61, just north of the intersection with Route 209....
View ArticleGov. Wolf asks for disaster assistance from federal government
Schuylkill County could see some federal disaster money if President Barack Obama signs a disaster declaration for the Jan. 22 and 23 snowstorm. Gov. Tom Wolf requested Obama declare a major disaster...
View ArticleCare Net to host Love Run 5k at Landingville Trail
Care Net of Schuylkill County will be hosting the Love Run 5k on April 30 at the Landingville Trail. The event is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for the county nonprofit organization....
View ArticleDistrict court, Feb. 23, 2016
Stephen J. Bayer TAMAQUA — A borough woman charged with forging three checks in October had charges against her held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J....
View ArticleShenandoah Valley hires new elementary vice principal
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley school board approved the hiring of Lesley Matus as the new elementary vice principal at Monday’s meeting. Matus, who will also serve as special education coordinator...
View ArticleMedical malpractice trial starts
Opening argument concluded, and testimony started, on Monday in Schuylkill County Court in the civil jury trial of a medical malpractice lawsuit involving the 2010 death of a Girardville man. The...
View Article2 groups to kick off Schuylkill Scrub cleanup
Two groups will be hosting cleanups along the Schuylkill River during the annual Schuylkill Scrub this spring. The Schuylkill Scrub is an event that takes place from March 1 to May 31 every year. The...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 23, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Sun West Mortgage Co. Inc. to William D. Henry and William J. Maher; 1100 Brock St.; $9,000.
View ArticleCriminal court, Feb. 23, 2016
A Carbon County man will not have to spend more time in prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court on two sex-related charges. Michael C. Gallagher, 35, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced...
View ArticleAround the region, Feb. 23, 2016
n Girardville: Rangers Hose Company, 6 E. Ogden St., will have a wing night beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 12. Wings are $8 per dozen and fries are $3 and fries with any wing sauce, $4. Wing varieties...
View ArticleAshland man headed to court on attempted homicide charge
PORT CARBON — An Ashland area man charged with trying to kill another man in Gordon earlier this year is headed to Schuylkill County Court. Jamie M. Zulkowski, 38, of 16 Malones Road, appeared for a...
View ArticleJudge orders Gillingham to allow record exam, denies Pottsville request to...
Schuylkill County Judge Jacqueline L. Russell gave each side only part of what it wanted Monday at the end of the hearing in Pottsville Area School District’s lawsuit against Gillingham Charter School....
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