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March is finally here and spring is just a tad over two weeks away. Time to start making plans to get out, explore and shake off the remains of winter. Now, making plans for March is not always easy to...
View ArticleFrackville pool feasibility study nearing completion
FRACKVILLE — The feasibility study to determine options in the construction of a new community swimming pool in Frackville is almost completed and in time to apply for state grant funds. The Frackville...
View ArticlePottsville Area graduate shows students how to combine art, music
A 1989 Pottsville Area High School graduate shared his talent with about 1,000 students Thursday at Martz Hall. Former Pottsville native Lewis Achenbach, Wheatland, Illinois, painted to music by the...
View ArticleAround the region, March 4, 2016
n Frackville: The Frackville Community Pool group will have a ham, beans and cabbage dinner beginning at 11 a.m. March 17 at the Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St. Tickets are $9 each. A cash bar...
View ArticleAAMA dam project to enter final phase
ASHLAND — The replacement of old valves at the Ashland Area Municipal Authority reservoir in Butler Township this spring will finish the last major part of the upgrade project. The valve replacement...
View ArticleApple iPads will be bought for all students in Pottsville Area School District
Children in every grade in the Pottsville Area School District will have an Apple iPad Air 2 to use next school year. The Pottsville Area School board voted 7-2 at a 7 a.m. meeting Thursday for the...
View ArticlePolar plungers take dip to support Make-A-Wish
The frigid water of Deer Lake will be active Saturday as thrill-seekers take a dip to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. The sixth annual Deer Lake Polar Plunge will be held at 1 p.m., with registration...
View ArticleNew circulations department heads at Time-Shamrock
Dave Sickle and Joe Nealon have been promoted to take on new responsibilities in the circulation department of Times-Shamrock Communications, Chief Operating Officer Donald Farley announced Thursday....
View ArticlePolice log, March 4, 2016
Police cite teen driver in car crash BARNESVILLE — Two people escaped injury in a crash about 1 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 1055 Barnesville Drive in Ryan Township. State police at Frackville said a...
View ArticleJury picked for West Mahanoy homicide trial
Prosecution and defense lawyers on Friday selected the jury that will determine the fate of a West Mahanoy Township man charged with killing his roommate in April 2014. Thomas J. Petrousky, 55, of...
View ArticleFrackville pool get big boost from outdoor organization
FRACKVILLE — The plan to construct a new community swimming pool got a big boost when the South End Field and Stream Association donated $5,000 to the project. The donation was announced at the...
View ArticleAround the region, March 5, 2016
n Fountain Springs: The program at North Schuylkill High School titled “The Skook Recovers,” which was postponed due to weather, will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the school’s large group instruction...
View ArticleU.S. chamber leader stresses business political involvement
ORWIGSBURG — Ben Taylor told about 40 local business leaders on Friday that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is likely to be backing Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s bid for re-election this November. “A...
View Article'24 Hours for the Lord' filled in Shenandoah with prayer, penance
SHENANDOAH — It was time of prayer and penance in Shenandoah beginning Friday into today as Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Church hosted “24 Hours for the Lord.” The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown...
View ArticleMan injured at mine in Palo Alto
PALO ALTO — A man was injured Friday after officials said his equipment caught fire while working at an EOJ Inc. mine site. A Schuylkill EMS employee said the man was flown to Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleEx-Marian FB star returns to prison
Phillip M. Ryan IV, who once signed a contract to play football in the NFL, is headed back to prison after a Schuylkill County judge on Thursday revoked his parole in a case where he was driving drunk...
View ArticleCorrection, March 5, 2016
Title incomplete Gary Bender is the Schuylkill County GOP Committee chairman. His title was wrong in a caption in Friday’s edition.
View ArticlePolice log, March 5, 2016
Heroin probe nets 2 city residents A man and woman were jailed after Pottsville police and members of the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force executed simultaneous search warrants about 1:30 p.m....
View ArticlePottsville parking authority to advertise for repair bids
The Pottsville Parking Authority voted to advertise for bids for the Mahantongo Parking Center on Friday. The work would potentially include a new surface on the top deck, water repellent sealer on the...
View ArticleWood crafter sets up shop in Schuylkill Mall
FRACKVILLE — Making homemade crafts is something that Rodney Good, Hazleton, has been doing most of his life and continues to enjoy. Good opened RMG Wood Products at the beginning of February at the...
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