Medical marijuana legal, but long path remains to producing pot
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania now needs to create a new state-regulated industry over the next two years with the governor’s signing Sunday of a law legalizing use of medical marijuana for patients and...
View ArticlePolice log, April 18, 2016
2 injured in motorcycle crash NUREMBERG — Two men from Shenandoah suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident Saturday in East Union Township, according to state police at Frackville. At 4:39 p.m....
View ArticleSchuylkill County employees take steps toward healthful living
Schuylkill County employees have taken another step in promoting wellness at the workplace. The county was one of seven that received funding from Capital Blue Cross to develop wellness programs for...
View ArticleOheb Zedeck in Pottsville disassembles museum
In October 1987, the Oheb Zedeck Synagogue in Pottsville became the headquarters for the Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania. Its holdings included paintings, sculpture and tapestries. In 2014, the...
View ArticleDeeds, April 18, 2016
Deeds Gordon — Regina Ann Constantine to Nadine Witmer; 120 E. Elm St.; $18,000. Mahanoy City — Joseph F. Dowd to Kevin Paul Lemons; 417 E. Mahanoy Ave.; $7,000. Minersville — Marianne C. Nebroskie to...
View ArticleMini coal breaker introduced to Schuylkill Mall model train display
FRACKVILLE — Coal breakers were common sights in Schuylkill County communities back in 1925. The Mahanoy and Broad Mountain model train display at Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, which pays tribute to...
View ArticleGirardville approves bright idea of LED lighting
GIRARDVILLE — The borough will have new and efficient street lighting in the near future due to action by the borough council at Thursday’s meeting. The PPL Electric Utilities Inc. program, which is...
View ArticleAround the region, April 18, 2016
n Frackville: Without a Cue Productions will present “Murder at the Malt Shop” dinner theater at 7 p.m. May 27 at the Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St. The cost is $30 in advance and $35 at the...
View ArticleAttorney general candidates question opponents’ qualifications
Two Republicans, including a former Scranton police officer, and three Democrats want to succeed indicted state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane next year. Experience is a major focus of the campaign...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues brush fire watch over dry conditions
The National Weather Service State College has issued a Fire Weather Watch in effect from noon until 8 p.m. today. “It has been hot and it has been dry,” Joe Ceru, a meteorologist with the National...
View ArticlePottsville Area witnesses criticize Gillingham special ed services
Pottsville Area School District has long been a critic of the special education services provided by the first charter school in Schuylkill County, Gillingham, established in 2011. At the first of...
View ArticleMahanoy City committee to promote quality of life rules
MAHANOY CITY — The borough council formed a new committee to focus on the stronger enforcement of rules in the quality of life ordinance at April 12’s monthly meeting. The discussion before the...
View ArticlePottsville man headed to prison for lie in gun buy
A Pottsville man must go to prison for providing false information when trying to buy a gun in October 2014, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Monday. Brad A. Eiler, 34, must serve six to 12 months...
View ArticleStudents help build pavilion at JFK pool complex in Pottsville
Three students from Schuylkill Technology Center-South Campus, Mar Lin, helped in the construction of a pavilion at the John F. Kennedy Pool Complex and Recreation Center in Pottsville over the...
View ArticlePolice log, April 19, 2016
Ashland man drunk in lot ASHLAND — A borough man was charged with public drunkenness by Ashland police after an incident about 12:35 a.m. April 12 in the parking lot of Danny’s Drive-In, 630 S. Hoffman...
View ArticleAround the region, April 19, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. April 27 at the society’s headquarters, 316-318 Centre St. The program will include a book signing with Maxim W. Furek, a...
View ArticleSpotlight Kidz takes stage for 3rd season, prepares for NYC
Under the belief that every young person should have a chance to be in the spotlight and shine, the Spotlight Kidz group will launch its third season this summer and plans to travel abroad in 2017....
View ArticleCorrections, April 19, 2016
Address incorrect David Botek, featured in Sunday’s “Fugitive of the Week,” has a last known address of 116 N. George St., Pottsville. Botek’s address was incorrectly provided by authorities. Figure...
View ArticlePolice log, April 20, 2016
Man arrested for weapons SAINT CLAIR — A vehicle stop March 15 by Saint Clair police in the 300 block of Cherry Street resulted in charges being filed against a Schuylkill Haven man. Police said a...
View ArticleRingtown waives fees for sidewalk repair permits
RINGTOWN — The repair of sidewalks by residents in Ringtown was made a little less expensive with the waiving of permit fees by the borough council. The council approved the waiver for sidewalk...
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