Hallmark to close at Fairlane Village mall; Liquidation sale starts Thursday
The Heritage Shop is closing at Fairlane Village mall, Norwegian Township. “Everything has to go,” Andrew J. Cox, a consultant with J.I. Investment Holdings Inc., said Tuesday. The last day of business...
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n Branchdale: St. Mary Church, Route 209, will have a piano concert and dinner from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday featuring concert pianist Michael Tan, a graduate of Temple University, surrounded by...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven man to defend against meth lab charges
ORWIGSBURG — Sean R. Deibert is headed to Schuylkill County Court to defend against seven charges arising from what police said was his operation of a methamphetamine laboratory earlier this month in...
View ArticleJudges uphold conviction for flight from police
A Schuylkill County jury properly convicted a Pottsville man for attempting to avoid arrest in November 2014, a three-judge state Superior Court panel decided Friday. In a 10-page opinion, the panel...
View ArticleJudge: 1st extra guilty plea session won't be last
For the first time, Schuylkill County Court held an extra guilty plea session on Wednesday, according to President Judge William E. Baldwin. Furthermore, Baldwin said, it will not be the last one for a...
View ArticleMrs. Schuylkill County looks to encourage self-confidence as she pursues...
NEW RINGGOLD — Seeing the beauty and uniqueness in oneself is a gift Cheryl Ann Heim hopes to impart to others. When Heim’s son, Brian, 9, was diagnosed with alopecia, a type of hair loss, a few years...
View ArticlePottsville police issue Memorial Day traffic warning
Pottsville police have issued a traffic warning in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day activities in the city. On Monday, the City of Pottsville will host the annual Pottsville Mile charity run,...
View ArticleBirths, May 26, 2016
Schuylkill County Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Shawn and Tiffany Sholtis Nunemacher, Lansford, a daughter, May 4.
View ArticleMahanoy City woman admits selling different opioids
Michelle L. Meyers admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that she sold three types of drugs on three occasions in her hometown. Meyers, 43, of Mahanoy City, pleaded guilty to three counts each...
View ArticleChange of venue brings in $14K event-day donations at Relay for Life; $78K...
A change in venue for the 23rd annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life resulted in more money being raised during the event, the event chairman said. Charles R. “Chuck” Joy said $14,422 was...
View ArticleJob fair expands, lays out work options
HAZLETON — For those looking for work there are jobs available in the Hazleton area and beyond. Employers and educational institutions from five counties participated in the fifth annual Great...
View ArticleGirardville man charged for sexually assaulting 15-year-old
FRACKVILLE — A man was jailed Wednesday, charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl over several weeks last year. David J. Whipple, 22, of 367 Preston Ave., Girardville, was charged by state...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 26, 2016
James K. Reiley A 38-year-old inmate at Schuylkill County Prison charged with assaulting a corrections officer on April 8 had a felony charge of aggravated harassment by prisoner held for court during...
View ArticleAround the region, May 26, 2016
n Ashland: The annual Memorial Day parade and program will be held beginning at 10:45 a.m. Monday with the parade beginning at Memorial Field and moving east on Centre Street to the Mother’s Memorial,...
View Article171 Tamaqua Area graduates take 'lists of advice' with them
TAMAQUA — For Tamaqua Area High School graduates, it was a warm, beautiful night to start the rest of their lives. On Wednesday evening, clad in blue and white, the 171 graduates of the Class of 2016...
View ArticleStudents compete in Schuylkill IU 29 24 Challenge Tournament
MAR LIN — Ninety-five students from 10 school districts in the county proved their math smarts Wednesday during the Schuylkill IU 29 24 Challenge Tournament. This is the second year for the event. Nine...
View ArticleCounty commissioners finalize inmate housing agreement, consider another
The Schuylkill County commissioners finalized another inmate housing agreement Wednesday, and it will not be the last. The commissioners approved a contract to house Schuylkill County Prison inmates at...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to possessing stolen gun, amphetamines
Jesse M. Lincovich is headed to state prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he possessed amphetamines and a stolen gun in July 2015 in Tamaqua. Lincovich, 35, of Mahanoy...
View ArticlePolice log, May 26, 2016
Man faces charges for child porn MILLERSBURG — A 27-year-old Millersburg man is facing charges by state police at Lykens after an incident that occurred about 7:10 a.m. May 12 in that Dauphin County...
View ArticleDeeds, May 26, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Christopher A. Shenyo to Ronald R. and Patricia A. Shenyo; 29 W. Brandon St., Sheppton; $1. McAdoo — Keystone Fire Company No. 1, McAdoo, to McAdoo Fire Company Inc.;...
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