Commissioners approve advocate services for alleged killer
The Schuylkill County commissioners approved an agreement Wednesday for mitigation services in the death penalty case against Shavinskin N. Thomas, who is one of two men accused of killing a Pottsville...
View ArticlePottsville police conduct patrols to get to know residents
Beginning this weekend, Pottsville police will be conducting several concentrated neighborhood foot patrols independent of, and in addition to, the daily patrols. Chief Richard F. Wojciechowsky said...
View ArticleLehigh Valley, Schuylkill Health look forward to merger process
Schuylkill Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network publicly announced their future plans at a Thursday press conference in Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. “Today is a very special day...
View ArticleElectric City Craft Brew Fest extends to 2 days at Montage, includes visit...
Residents have a chance to kick back and enjoy a beer with an old Scranton friend this weekend. Creed Bratton, a former member of rock band The Grass Roots who played a fictionalized version of himself...
View ArticleDeeds, April 15, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Ricky L. and Lorie J. Longenberger to David J. and Jessica E. Domelle; 34 Corral Road, Eagle Rock; $350,000. Paul E. and Jackie L. Firuta to Steven J. Lukas and Shu Yu Chen;...
View ArticleShenandoah municipal authority tables vote to put GPS in vehicles
RAVEN RUN — The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Shenandoah board decided to table an idea to add GPS units to authority vehicles until after a new distribution manager is hired. The board...
View ArticleWhere's Middleport? Municipality left off monument at courthouse
One of Schuylkill County’s 67 municipalities is missing from the monument commemorating its 2011 bicentennial. The granite monument at the center of the Courthouse Commons features the outline of the...
View ArticlePolice log, April 15, 2016
2 face charges for retail thefts HOMETOWN — Two people were charged by Rush Township police after separate incidents at Wal-Mart earlier this month. Police said Samantha Weaver, 25, of Jim Thorpe, will...
View ArticleFairlane Village mall to host 4th annual Early Childhood Fair
Children and parents can learn and have fun together at the Early Childhood Fair on Saturday at Fairlane Village mall, Pottsville. The fourth annual fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...
View ArticleAround the region, April 15, 2016
n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Schuylkill Mall. People 17 and older (16 with parental consent), weighing at least 110 pounds and in...
View ArticleTri-Valley lunch prices to rise
HEGINS — Students will be paying slightly more for their lunches in the 2016-17 school year under a plan approved Wednesday by the Tri-Valley school board. The board, by an 8-0 vote, approved the...
View Article3 credit unions proud to be in county; 2 to merge
Three credit unions offer an alternative banking experience to residents in Schuylkill County. As the only financial institutions based solely in the county, the three credit unions are nonprofit...
View ArticleWilliams Valley school board approves payment for renovation project
TOWER CITY — The Williams Valley school board on Thursday approved payment for the first installment of Phase II of the district’s summer building renovation project, as well as several educational...
View ArticleIslamic Society welcomes people from many faiths to open house
MECHANICSVILLE — A crowd of more than 30 people visited the Schuylkill County Islamic Society mosque Friday for a special open house. “It is an interfaith outreach for the Islamic Society. We do this...
View ArticlePottsville condemns building owned by The Community Mission
Pottsville’s code enforcement office this week condemned a downtown building owned and occupied by The Community Mission, David J. Petravich, city building code officer, said Friday. On March 16,...
View ArticleDeeds, April 16, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Guardian Angel Homes LLC to Charles T. Bechtel; property at 13th and Brock streets; $1,040. Guardian Angel Homes LLC to Charles T. Bechtel; property at Brock Street; $1,000. Guardian...
View ArticlePolice log, April 16, 2016
State police probe mall store theft FRACKVILLE — State police at Frackville have charged a Luzerne County woman with stealing children’s clothes on Tuesday afternoon from The Bon-Ton department store...
View ArticleAround the region, April 16, 2016
n Barnesville: The Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association will hold its second 2016 quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. April 24 at the Ryan Township Fire Company, Route 54. All Schuylkill...
View Article5 calves die in truck crash on Interstate 81
MOUNT PLEASANT — Five calves died in a crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 on Friday morning in Foster Township. The trailer was being pulled by a pickup truck en route from New York state...
View ArticleSKIP spring cleanup extended to four days
The annual spring Schuylkill Keep It Pretty begins next week as a four-day program for the first time in the organization’s 30-year existence. The SKIP event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon April 21...
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