Dauphin man must register for 25 years under Megan's law
Nicholas J. Grimm, who admitted indecently assaulting a youth in June 2014, will be subject to Megan’s Law sanctions for more than two decades, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Wednesday. Judge James P....
View ArticleHospital employees attend county commissioners meeting
Worried about the future of the Schuylkill Medical Center, hospital employees asked the Schuylkill County commissioners Wednesday to help them get some answers. “I’m here because we are concerned and...
View ArticleAround the regioln, March 24, 2016
n Ashland: Borough offices will be closed Friday in recognition of Good Friday. Ashes will be picked up Thursday. n Erdman: Zion Lutheran Church, Klinger’s Church Road, will have a card party from 4 to...
View ArticleObama signs disaster declaration for state, releasing funds
President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Pennsylvania, making federal funds available for eligible costs incurred during the snowstorm of Jan. 22 and 23. Gov. Tom Wolf requested the...
View ArticlePine Grove Area raised $24,000 for heart disease research
PINE GROVE — When it comes to fundraising efforts, Pine Grove Area students prove they have heart. Elementary physical education teacher James Fickes announced at Thursday’s school board meeting that...
View ArticleLocal legislators, school officials respond to budget
Following the governor’s decision to end the 266-day budget impasse Wednesday, school officials from Schuylkill County expressed relief. “Mahanoy Area didn’t have to borrow money, but we would have run...
View Article‘Little Town that Could’ keeps chugging along
Schuylkill Haven borough prides itself in being “The Little Town that Could.” The municipality, which according to the 2010 U.S. Census is home to 5,437, features a lot of recreational activities,...
View ArticleTwo people found dead in Dorrance Township
HAZLETON — Two people are dead in Dorrance Township, though few details are available at this time as the investigation into the circumstances is ongoing. State police at Hazleton led authorities from...
View ArticleWilliams Valley School Board approves reading, math co-curricular program
TOWER CITY — Williams Valley Elementary Principal Stephanie Carl on Thursday submitted details to the school board of a summer program available this July. The board unanimously approved the reading...
View ArticleAroun the region, March 25, 2016
n Branchdale: The Citizens Fire Company, Route 209, will have a penny party auction from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 3 at the firehouse. “Bring your spare change to take chances,” organizers said in a...
View ArticleTrek of the Cross to travel through Gordon streets for 38th time
T he message of Holy Week will play out in the streets of Gordon again this year. The 38th annual Trek of the Cross, a re-enactment of Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary for his crucifixion, will be...
View ArticleMcAdoo woman suffers injuries in 2 vehicle crash
MCADOO — A woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash on East Blaine Street in McAdoo on Wednesday afternoon. A box truck headed east on East Blaine Street and a silver Chevrolet Cavalier going...
View ArticleCareless smoking causes Tamaqua fire
TAMAQUA — Careless smoking caused a fire that damaged a four-home row in Tamaqua and displaced five people early Thursday morning, borough Fire Chief Tom Hartz said. Flames raged out of the...
View ArticlePolice log, March 25, 2016
Police: Woman shot roosters ASHLAND — Borough police have charged a woman for allegedly shooting and killing two roosters earlier this month. Jenna Marie Caso, 21, of 224 Walnut St., was charged...
View ArticleGilberton council looking to work release program for cleanup
MAHANOY PLANE — The Gilberton Borough Council agreed to look into having inmates from the county work release program to clean up in the borough. Sprucing up along the streets in the borough was...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man again pleads guilty to $200K theft
Robert D. Schappell again admitted Thursday in Schuylkill County Court that he defrauded a Schuylkill Haven automobile dealer of more than $200,000 by taking money for cars he never delivered....
View ArticleFaithful observe Holy Thursday
ORWIGSBURG — Humility. It can be expressed in many ways, from simply being polite to your neighbors to making much greater sacrifices in an effort to put others before yourself. The parishioners at St....
View ArticleWayne Township seeks new municpal building
DETURKSVILLE — Washington Township supervisors are seeking to build a municipal office building. A proposed building, if built, will be located near the current garage at 225 Frantz Road, Pine Grove,...
View ArticleFor the love of Money
Eddie Money has two tickets to paradise — Northeast Pennsylvania. The singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s with a string of Top 40 hits, comes to the area Thursday for Rock 107’s...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 25, 2016
James K. Reiley An Auburn man charged by Pottsville police with an assault at the Ramada Hotel, 101 S. Progress Ave., on March 6 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District...
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