Upper Dauphin Area school board approves high school principal’s retirement
LOYALTON — Upper Dauphin Area High School Principal Dermot Garrett announced his intent to retire in a letter to the school board Tuesday. The board unanimously approved Garrett’s retirement request,...
View ArticleJudges reinstate drug charges against Tower City man
Schuylkill County prosecutors did not violate a Tower City man’s double jeopardy rights when they charged him with drug offenses that occurred during a search at Schuylkill County Prison, a three-judge...
View ArticlePolice log, May 14, 2016
Police investigate Dauphin burglary WICONISCO — State police at Lykens are investigating a burglary that occurred between 3 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 1699 Pottsville St. in Wiconisco...
View ArticleFrackville man receives Hornbrook Award for aiding seniors
On his 70th birthday, David W. Bowen received an award Friday in Pottsville for a segment of what has been his life’s work: helping others. “People are my business,” Bowen, Frackville, said as the...
View ArticleFireworks committee hopes to revive show in Ashland
ASHLAND — An effort has started in Ashland to revive the annual Independence Day fireworks program that delighted young and old for two decades. The “Save the Ashland Fireworks” committee met for the...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 14, 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 ArticleOrwigsburg Borough Council approves stormwater repairs
ORWIGSBURG — The Orwigsburg Borough Council voted Wednesday to spend up to $110,000 on repairs to stormwater systems in the borough. By a unanimous vote, the council voted to adopt a resolution...
View ArticlePolitical will is lacking on space effort
China recently announced that it plans to land a rover on Mars by 2020. The Russian Federal Space Agency is working with the European Space Agency. Every major power in the world has some form of...
View ArticleAllure of a dark sky draws star trekkers to the Canary Islands
Way, way out in the Atlantic Ocean, at a point where one of Earth’s four cold-water currents meets the searing African desert winds, nights are as dark as prehistory. Once the sun sets on the volcanic...
View ArticleBig Dipper dumping on us
Now that we’re well into spring you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of evening, suspended upside down, high above the Pottsville northern horizon. In fact it’s nearly overhead. If you’re...
View ArticleAround the region, May 15, 2016
n Ashland: Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ will have a flea market and soup and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, 2400 Centre St. Admission is free and the cost to rent a...
View ArticleDeeds, May 15, 2016
Deeds Pottsville — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.; 1747 West End Ave.; $1,393.77. Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Pennymac Loan...
View ArticleRausch Creek to host benefit for families of fallen police officers
TREMONT — More than 300 off-road vehicles will be at the Rausch Creek Off-Road Park on May 21 to raise money for the Pennsylvania and Maryland chapters of the Concerns of Police Survivors nonprofit...
View ArticleAshland council adopts two ordinances related to land bank
ASHLAND — The borough council adopted two ordinances as part of the borough’s participation in the Schuylkill County Land Bank at Wednesday’s meeting. The borough council approved becoming part of the...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 15, 2016
Two men admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that they violated protection from abuse orders. Eric M. Christopher, 22, of Barnesville, pleaded guilty to indirect criminal contempt, which is...
View ArticleVW scandal still irks environmentalists
Q: What has been the environmental impact of the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal? — EMILY WARDEN, PHILADELPHIA A: An analysis by The Guardian in September revealed that affected VWs in the U.S....
View ArticlePottsville Area Soap Box Derby racers win divisions on first try
The winners of the 43rd annual Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby said Saturday they kept their heads as low as possible while racing down Laurel Boulevard. Aiden Beach, 8, of Mechanicsville, and Bradeyn...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 15, 2016
Rebecca Margerum ELIZABETHVILLE — A Hubley Township woman is headed to Dauphin County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on five charges stemming from an incident in March...
View ArticlePolice ask for help locating Tower City man who failed to appear at prison
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who failed to appear and begin serving his sentence at the...
View ArticleArts and Crafts Fest draws regional artists to Hamburg
HAMBURG — The creativity of Berks and Schuylkill counties were on display downtown Saturday for the sixth annual Hamburg Arts & Crafts Fest and Car Show. Organized by the Our Town Foundation and...
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