Man involved in drug-related death admits paraphernalia possession
Sean M. Hess, who earlier this month admitted his involvement in the November 2014 drug-related death of a North Manheim Township man, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to another...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 19, 2016
A Schuylkill County judge on Friday ordered forfeiture to prosecutors of more than $100 found on a Pottsville man found in June 2011 in a West Mahanoy Township motel with materials to manufacture...
View ArticleMotorcyclist sent to state prison for high-speed chase
Nicholas J. Garulle, who led Mahanoy City police officers on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle in September 2015, is headed to state prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court...
View ArticlePottsville Free Public Library workshop helps parents
Lisa Eckley reassured parents not to hit the panic button when it comes to feeding their toddlers. “A lot of parents get stressed about how much food their toddler should eat,” Eckley, food service...
View ArticleShenandoah man sent to state prison for assaulting police officer
Already in state prison for other crimes, Jordan A. Zulkowski will return there after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he assaulted a Shenandoah police officer in June 2015 in the...
View ArticlePolice log, May 19, 2016
Mount Carbon burglary probed MOUNT CARBON — A burglary at Mystic Screen Printing & Embroidery is under investigation by state police at Schuylkill Haven. At 6:49 p.m. May 15, two males climbed onto...
View ArticleSchuylkill EMS fires up grill, answers questions at open house
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — He refused the hot dog and hamburger but went away well fed. That’s how Patrick F. Moran, education and outreach coordinator for Schuylkill EMS, explained an encounter he had with a...
View ArticlePottsville traffic to be restricted, prohibited on some streets during YMCA race
The Schuylkill YMCA Spirit Sprint is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in Pottsville. Due to the 5K road race fundraising event, which is benefiting the Schuylkill YMCA, Police Chief Richard F....
View ArticleJudge: Prerelease center needed now
The need for a prerelease center has become even more apparent now that the Schuylkill County Prison can no longer take sentenced criminals, President Judge William E. Baldwin told the prison board...
View ArticleSchuylkill County to send inmates to Centre County
The Schuylkill County commissioners finalized an agreement Wednesday to house inmates at the Centre County Correctional Facility, Bellefonte. On May 4, the state Department of Corrections ordered that...
View ArticleDeeds, May 19, 2016
Deeds Eldred Township — Joan R. and Thomas L. Mehaffie to Jason J. and Suzanne E. Wolfgang; 1-acre property at Vista and Tannenbaum roads; $1. Minersville — James K. Laurie, executor of the Estate of...
View ArticleAround the region, May 19, 2016
n Minersville: The Miners Fire and Rescue squad will sponsor a Kauffman’s chicken barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 at the its North Street quarters. The cost is $7. Meals will include a half...
View ArticlePyrotechnics club plans competition in Valley View Park
VALLEY VIEW — You don’t have to wait until Independence Day to see celebratory pyrotechnics light up the sky. The CrackerJacks Inc. are coming to Valley View Park this Friday and Saturday and will host...
View ArticlePottsville Area approves tentative tax increase
While considering a tax increase, Pottsville Area School District has been looking for ways to cut back on expenses in recent months. That might extend to administrative raises, according to John F....
View ArticleMan accused of slaying gets probation for trespass in other case
Shavinskin N. Thomas, who faces far greater legal trouble for his alleged killing of a Pottsville man in August 2015, admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court in a separate case that he...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill tentatively adopts budget with tax increase
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The North Schuylkill school board approved the 2016-17 proposed final budget at its Wednesday meeting that includes a 1.3-mill real estate tax increase. The school board voted 8-0...
View ArticleRace Street properties again discussed at Shenandoah council meeting
SHENANDOAH — A resident living near the dilapidated properties along North Race Street in Shenandoah asked the borough council at Monday’s meeting on why action was not taken to raze the properties....
View ArticleLebanon man found dead in reservoir in Pine Grove Township
PINE GROVE — A Lebanon man was found dead Thursday evening in the High Bridge Dam of Lebanon County Reservoir in Pine Grove Township. Dive teams recovered the body of Adam Joseph Kearney, 22, of...
View ArticleAround the region, May 20, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland American Legion Bernard J. Dolan Post 434 will hold its annual golf tournament June 25 at Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The entry fee is...
View ArticlePottsville Area attorney grills Gillingham leaders
On April 20, Kelly A. Brennan, the special education director for Pottsville Area School District, said Rachel Bensinger, Gillingham Charter School’s director of organizational development, had signed...
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