Ashland council agrees to police contract
ASHLAND — The borough council and the police union agreed to a five-year contract that is retroactive to 2015. The collective bargaining agreement was unanimously approved by the borough council at the...
View ArticleMahanoy City council hopes to get new U.S. flags, borough Christmas tree
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy City Borough Councilwoman Diane Rachuk is working with two borough organizations for new American flags along the main street and to bring back an official borough Christmas...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening to kill mother with chain saw, ax
ORWIGSBURG — An Orwigsburg man was jailed after being charged by state police with threatening his mother while holding a chain saw on Friday. Police from the Schuylkill Haven station charged Edward J....
View ArticleOrwigsburg landscaping business' windows damaged
ORWIGSBURG — The owner of a landscaping business in West Brunswick Township was wondering Monday how his building was damaged last week. Season’s Art, 1363 Route 61 North, has two windows that were...
View ArticleBirths, March 1, 2016
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading To Larry and Julia Banaszewski Karpovich, Shenandoah, a son, Feb. 5.
View ArticlePolice log, March 1, 2016
Veterans Affairs vehicles damaged Pottsville police are investigating a criminal mischief incident that was reported to their department about 5:55 a.m. Monday involving two vehicles owned by the...
View ArticleSex offender faces 15 years of Megan's Law sanctions
Nathan P. Salvadore will be subject to 15 years of Megan’s Law sanctions as the result of his indecent assault of a woman in August 2014 in his residence, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Monday....
View ArticleMcCann School of Business and Technology to host job search seminar
McCann School of Business and Technology, 2650 Woodglen Road, is hosting a job search seminar at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The free seminar will give people tips to land a job quickly. “McCann hosts career...
View ArticleWorkers lay pipes, concrete to repair stone arch in Pottsville
Workers from the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority and Dallago’s Backhoe Service, Minersville, on Monday continued work to repair a stone arch that collapsed in Pottsville. “We will be here all...
View ArticleAround the region, March 1, 2016
n Frackville: The Frackville Area Fireworks Committee has begun planning its fifth annual fireworks display scheduled for July 3 at dusk at the Little League/Softball Complex on West High Street. The...
View ArticleCare Net of Schuylkill County opens new location
As Care Net of Schuylkill County opened its doors to a second location, several volunteers gathered Monday in support of the nonprofit group, which offers free services to expectant and young mothers...
View ArticlePottsville Area junior waxes poetic at Shakespeare contest, moves on to...
Students from Pottsville Area High School have only participated in the National Shakespeare Competition the last two years, but the school has produced two winners. Patrick “P.J.” Moran, a...
View ArticlePolice log, March 2, 2016
Rush Twp. police release reports HOMETOWN — Rush Township Police reported the arrests are pending stemming from several recent incidents in their coverage area. Police said April McGeehan, 28, of...
View ArticleAround the region, March 2, 2016
n Auburn: A Kauffman’s chicken barbecue and ham dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Fire Company, 131 Front St. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children. n Friedensburg:...
View ArticleRed Cross holds disaster training sessions in Pottsville Free Public Library
The Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its first Disaster College in Schuylkill County. The chapter covers Schuylkill, Berks and Chester counties. The approximate two-hour meeting was...
View ArticleMan charged with high-speed chase files lawsuit against Saint Clair police
SAINT CLAIR — The borough of Saint Clair has been sued by a man who is in prison after leading police on a high-speed chase in August 2013. Borough solicitor Edward Brennan told the council Tuesday,...
View ArticleEx-PLCB store manager goes on trial
Loren F. Wright, whom prosecutors alleged stole more than $3,500 from two liquor stores where she worked, faced a jury Monday on the opening day of her trial in Schuylkill County Court. Wright, 41, of...
View ArticleFugitive caught after nearly 4 years, sent to state prison
Almost four years after being convicted and sentenced for indecently assaulting a preteen boy in February 2011 in Tamaqua, Michael F. Ortlip headed to state prison Tuesday after being caught in...
View ArticleCorrection, March 2, 2016
Date incorrect The Kauffman’s chicken barbecue and ham dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Fire Company. The date was incorrect in the calender in Tuesday’s edition.
View ArticleMahanoy City EMS, Citizens Fire Company awards members' service
MAHANOY CITY — The Citizens Fire Company No. 2 and Mahanoy City EMS honored outstanding members and presented an award to the retiring borough fire chief, who is also a longtime member of the company....
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