PennDOT sets road work plan in Schuylkill County
The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists of road work planned this week in Schuylkill County. Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., crews will patch potholes on Interstate...
View ArticleIt’s a June jubilee of planets
The nights are warmer but there’s a price to pay. It’s a late night affair, and if you’re an aging stargazer like me make sure to get that afternoon nap and take in strategic amounts of caffeine. Good...
View ArticleCollege notes, May 29, 2016
Misericordia Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, recently sponsored the annual Student Research Poster Presentation Day in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus. Nora Chan, Auburn, a...
View ArticleMahanoy Area approves proposed budget with tax increase
MAHANOY CITY — The Mahanoy Area school board approved at Thursday’s meeting its proposed final general fund budget that includes a real estate tax increase of 1.7 mills for the 2016-17 fiscal/school...
View ArticleNonprofit hosts trout derby for autism awareness in Frackville
FRACKVILLE — As Matt Peleschak cast his line at Whippoorwill Dam on Saturday during the first Black Diamond Autism Trout Derby, he said why his 11-year-old son, Matthew, was absent. “My oldest son,...
View ArticleThe grandeur that was Rome, the glory that was Pottsville
In my apartment in Paris, on a shelf reserved for my most precious books, I have a copy of Pottsville’s sesquicentennial celebration souvenir program from 1956. The booklet, held together with...
View ArticleScouts ready for second yearly civic awards program
The Hawk Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America will hold a Distinguished Citizen Breakfast to honor the Schaeffer family, H. Slayton Altenburg and other local community leaders. On June 9, the...
View ArticleBirths, May 30, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Eric Brassington and Kristen Seddon, Schuylkill County, a son, May 16. St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Maryland To Match and Kara Senich Zimmerman, a daughter,...
View ArticleMahanoy City veteran speaks of service at Memorial Day program
MAHANOY CITY — The Memorial Day program in the borough Sunday reminded everyone to never forget the men and women in uniform who made the supreme sacrifice. The traditional program on the Sunday...
View ArticleAround the region, May 30, 2016
n Pine Grove: The 31st annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament is set to begin at 7:30 a.m. June 16 at Hidden Valley Golf Course, 1753 Panther Valley Road. The tourney’s goal is to raise money to grant...
View ArticleFor the record, May 30, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Wells Fargo Bank ; 1417 Walnut St.; $1,198.06. Shenandoah — Daniel and Joan Shustack to Jose Luis Fuentes Delgado; 224 W. Columbus...
View ArticleRetired lieutenant colonel shares importance of American flag
PALO ALTO — Head gear and hats came off during the Memorial Day service at the veterans’ memorial Sunday. Distinguished keynote speaker retired Army Lt. Col. Ralph N. Butera requested it. He quoted...
View ArticlePottsville man jailed after fleeing police
A man who fled the Pottsville police about 6:20 p.m. Thursday when officers received credible information that he was inside 818 Main St., was located about 12 hours later and then jailed. Police said...
View ArticleGilberton to pass water shut-off charges to delinquent customers
MAHANOY PLANE — The Gilberton Borough Council amended an ordinance at Thursday’s meeting to pass along any charges the borough incurs when a water shut-off is required for sewage account delinquents....
View ArticlePolice log, May 30, 2016
Pottsville man arrested for assault Pottsville police reported being called about 11:15 a.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of West Market Street for a report of a domestic disturbance possibly involving...
View ArticleGirardville's Rangers Hose Company to mark 100 years for fire truck
GIRARDVILLE — The Rangers Hose Company of Girardville will celebrate a member on June 4 that has been with the company for 100 years and can still roll along on its four-spoked wheels. The 1916 Ford...
View ArticleMental health awareness: Peer specialists play key role in mental health...
Editor’s note: As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, The Republican-Herald interviewed Schuylkill County residents affected by mental illnesses and is publishing a series of articles...
View ArticleCandles lit in Minersville in honor of those who served
MINERSVILLE — There are three people who will lay down their life for you, according to Bob Laughlin — Jesus Christ, a service member and an emergency responder. “Show respect for those willing to run...
View ArticleAround the region, May 31, 2016
n Ashland: An American Red Cross blood drive is slated for 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at Christ United Lutheran Church, 437 Airport Road. People 17 and older (16 with parental consent), weighing at least 110...
View ArticleArraignments, May 31, 2016
A man charged with crashing his vehicle into a Pottsville business on Dec. 5, 2015, is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Thursday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court. Michael C....
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