Pottsville seeks $125,000 federal grant for police force
In an effort to add another full-time officer to the Pottsville police force, the city council Monday decided to apply for a federal grant. With a motion by council member Dorothy L. “Dottie” Botto,...
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Robert Morris Michael L. Yob III, Schuylkill Haven, a student at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, has accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was named to the...
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Pine Grove Area Stephanie Kemmerling and Madison Mayes were named students of the month for April at Pine Grove Area High School. Stephanie is a daughter of Michael and Kori Kemmerling, Pine Grove. She...
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CYO Spelling Bee The following are winners of the District 5 CYO Spelling Bee: Grade 2 First place — Noelle Kalbach, St. Joseph Regional Academy, Jim Thorpe; second — James Gomez, St. Jerome Regional...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, May 8, 2016
20th at McCann Jo Ann Bartusik recently celebrated her 20th anniversary working at the McCann School of Business & Technology Pottsville campus. Bartusik’s current roles, according to a McCann...
View ArticleGraduates, May 8, 2016
Bloomsburg Meghan R. Hallick, Pottsville, recently graduated magna cum laude from Bloomsburg University with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and special education. While at Bloomsburg,...
View ArticleMilitary, May 8, 2016
Sergeant rank Joshua Skibiel, a son of Steve and Tina Skibiel, Heckscherville, attained the rank of sergeant on April 1. Joshua is a 2005 graduate of Minersville Area High School and a 2010 graduate of...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 11, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge Jacqueline L. Russell accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on,...
View ArticleSchuylkill Mall's Black Diamond store to close Sunday
FRACKVILLE — Black Diamond Antiques & Collectibles at the Schuylkill Mall is closing Sunday. Signs at both entrances say the store will close at 5 p.m. Sunday. Black Diamond has been at the mall...
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James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Florida man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing May 3 on charges he broke into a building in West Penn Township in...
View ArticleAuburn residents plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter
Two Auburn residents went to prison after admitting Friday in Berks County Court that they possessed heroin with intent to deliver it to a North Manheim Township man who died after injecting the drug...
View ArticleParking regulations set for Soap Box Derby in Pottsville
On Saturday, the annual Soap Box Derby will be held on Laurel Boulevard, between Second and Seventh streets, in Pottsville. Pottsville police said that in conjunction with this event, there will be...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Prison can't accept more inmates until population decreases
The Schuylkill County Prison cannot accept sentenced criminals until its average monthly population drops below 277. The state Department of Corrections ordered on May 4 that the facility is ineligible...
View ArticlePolice log, May 11, 2016
Woman to answer to drug charges MAHANOY CITY — A Mahanoy Township woman was arrested by Mahanoy City police on drug charges after an incident about 12:10 p.m. Thursday at a home at 119 E. Pine St....
View ArticlePort Carbon prohibits parking near entrance of borough garage
PORT CARBON — With a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the borough council prohibited public parking near the Pottsville Street entrance to the borough garage. “This is a no-parking ordinance on Pottsville...
View ArticleFriends tell of Schuylkill Haven man's shooting death
Andrew L. Riegel told a Schuylkill County jury on Tuesday that he could not believe it when he realized he had shot his best friend in June 2005 in a townhouse in Schuylkill Haven. “When the gun went...
View ArticleRingtown council approves design work for road project
RINGTOWN — Design work will begin for a drainage project to correct problems on East Main Street in the borough. The Ringtown Borough Council authorized Alfred Benesch & Co., the borough’s...
View ArticleAround the region, May 11, 2016
n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company, 209 S. Green St., will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. May 22. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 570-449-1932. n Heckscherville:...
View ArticleBirths, May 11, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Troy Kishbach and Heather Canfield, Nescopeck, a son, April 26. Grandmothers are Rosemary Alsvan, Shenandoah, and Cynthia Kishbach, Nescopeck. To Kevin and Jillian...
View ArticleYoung scholars honored at Academic Achievement Awards
PRIMROSE — Twin sisters from Tri-Valley were among the more than 70 students recognized Tuesday at the 33rd annual Academic Achievement Awards. Doreen Milot, supervisor of English as a second language...
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