Motorists to face changing traffic patterns during I-81 construction
Motorists traveling Interstate 81 throughout Schuylkill County may face changing traffic patterns this week as state Department of Transportation crews improve the corridor. In Pine Grove Township,...
View ArticleNew budget push amid school closing threats
HARRISBURG — Amid the threat of school closings, a new effort by Republican lawmakers to complete the unfinished state budget drew criticism Tuesday from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic...
View ArticleDeeds, March 16, 2016
Deeds Schuylkill Haven — Terry G. Luckenbill to Robert L. Moyer Jr.; 515 St. John St.; $23,000. Shenandoah — Joanne Yaroma to Rodney Davidson; property on West Centre Street; $1,000. South Manheim...
View ArticleShamokin man subject to Megan's Law for 15 years
Donald W. Kearney Jr., who admitted having sexual contact with a teenage girl in 2014, will be subject to Megan’s Law restrictions for 15 years, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Tuesday. Following the...
View ArticleAround the region, March 16, 2016
n Pine Grove: Everyone is welcome to attend an Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. March 27 at the point amphitheater in front of the clubhouse at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. There will be an Easter...
View ArticleVoter registration up from last year in Schuylkill County
Voters have until March 28 to register or change parties before the primary election on April 26. A total of 83,492 individuals were registered to vote in Schuylkill County as of Tuesday afternoon,...
View ArticlePolice log, March 16, 2016
Woman injured in truck crash McADOO — A Wapwallopen woman was injured after the car she was driving struck the back of a truck Tuesday in Kline Township, state police at Frackville said. Annette K....
View ArticleAshland adopts guidelines for part-time police officers' hours
ASHLAND — The borough council adopted a resolution at their March 9 meeting to set guidelines on how many hours part-time police officers can use during a pay period. The Ashland Police Department...
View ArticlePolice log, March 17, 2016
Police search for escaped man SAINT CLAIR — Cass Township police are looking for a man who escaped from police custody Monday night. Police said officers took Mark Smith into custody on an outstanding...
View ArticleBirths, March 17, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To James and Heather Pavelko Humphrey, Pottsville, a daughter, March 7.
View ArticleCACL Credit Union to donate $150,000 for Pottsville Area scoreboards
In exchange for a $150,000 donation from CACL Federal Credit Union, the Pottsville Area school board Wednesday agreed to rename one of its sports complexes and promote the credit union in other ways...
View Article2 admit roles in Mahanoy City incident; 3rd fails to appear in court for plea
Two people admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that they participated in a melee in Mahanoy City in May 2015, while a third failed to appear in court for her guilty pleas. Maria M. Crescente,...
View ArticleDeeds, March 17, 2016
Deeds Cass Township — The Most Rev. John O. Barres, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, to The Most Rev. John O. Barres, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown; 2.13-acre...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 17, 2016
A Pottsville man is headed back to prison after a Schuylkill County judge on March 3 revoked his parole for the third time. Andrew S. Lehman, 33, must remain in prison until Aug. 11, 2017, unless he...
View ArticleAround the region, March 17, 2016
n Barnesville: The Carbon-Tamaqua Unit of the American Cancer Society Telethon Committee will stage a Chinese auction Sunday in the Lakeside Ballroom, Route 54. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven student receives YEA! Saunders Scholars Winner scholarship
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Need a square cup holder to handle your Guers drink? Want to be environmentally conscious with your personal care products or paper usage? Want easy-to-handle firewood, a...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Prison transfers 30 inmates
The inmate population at the Schuylkill County prison has finally fallen below its maximum capacity with the transfer of 30 inmates to two facilities outside the county. However, the county prison...
View ArticleShenandoah man admits attacking another with knife
Cody A. Filer will not have to serve time in prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he used a knife to assault a man in April 2015 in Shenandoah. Filer, 20, of Shenandoah,...
View ArticleCommissioners renew contracts with Penn State Ag Extension
The Schuylkill County Commissioners renewed contracts Wednesday with the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service with the hope Gov. Tom Wolf soon approves funding for the agricultural research program...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 17, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker Shenandoah — Defendants whose cases Anthony J. Kilker considered March 7, the charges against each one and the judge’s disposition of the matters included: Daniel Paulino, 28, of 537...
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