n Mahanoy City: Mayor Nancy A. Petritsch has issued a snow parking ban in the borough. There will be no parking between midnight and 7 a.m. on the following streets: Centre, Main and on South Street from Second Street west to the borough line.
n Fountain Springs: The Ashland Area Municipal Authority water boil advisory for Fountain Springs and Country Club Estates has been canceled. Ashland borough Manager Raymond Jones Jr. said the required sampling and testing of the water system has been conducted and the test results have indicated no presence of harmful bacteria.
n Millersburg: The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art's Olewine Gallery exhibit, "Only Owls," is open now through March 15. It has come from Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wis., according to a release from Alexis Dow Campbell, the center's director of creative programming. The Woodson facility's mission is "to enhance lives through art." In addition to the varied collection of owl art, the center has developed interactive educational components to enhance the exhibit, Dow Campbell said. Visitors can compare their "wingspan" to various owl species, examine replica owl pellets and eggs, examine owl boxes and other items. Support for "Only Owls" comes from The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Admission to the center's galleries is free to center members. For others it is $7 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. For more information, call the center at 717-692-3699.
n Minersville: The Minersville Area Food Drive Committee's 28th annual holiday food drive is under way and will conclude on Feb. 28, Edward M. Butler, committee chairman, said in a press release. The drive's purpose, he said, is to provide economically disadvantaged people in the Minersville area with food during the holiday season and into the new year. All donations of nonperishable food items can be made by calling 570-544-2739. Monetary donations can be mailed in care of the Minersville Area Food Drive Committee, 529 Lytle St., Minersville, PA 17954. Last year, the committee collected more than 22,000 cans, packaged food and other items including turkeys and other meats, Butler said in the release. "All this was made possible because of the generosity and caring of" Minersville area residents. For more information on the drive, contact Butler at the aforementioned phone number.
n Pottsville: The Pottsville Area High School Guidance Department will conduct an informational scheduling session in the high school's Wachter Auditorium for eighth-grade students planning to attend the high school for the 2014-15 academic year, according to Mikki G. McGinty, director of guidance. In a press release, McGinty said it is "extremely important" that Saint Clair Area and parochial students register with the Pottsville Area School District before attending the session by calling the district office at 570-621-2915. For parents/students whose last names begin with A through L, the session will be 7 p.m. Jan. 13. For those whose last names begin with M through Z, the session will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 14. All students and parents of D.H.H. Lengel Middle School and Saint Clair Area should bring the course selection booklets they received in school.
n Shenandoah: In line with a borough ordinance, residents must clear their sidewalks, providing at least a 30-inch-wide path, within 24 hours of an accumulating snow or ice event. Residents also should not throw snow onto streets, a practice that is prohibited by the ordinance. People who do not adhere to the requirements can face penalties.
n Tamaqua: The borough's street department will collect Christmas trees throughout January. Residents should place their trees at the curb for pickup on their garbage collection day. The department will check each street on garbage days and collect trees as time and weather permits. Trees should not be placed in bags and must be free of tinsel and other decorations. Trees will not be collected after Jan. 31. Residents can also drop off trees behind the borough garage at 421 Rear E. Broad St.
n Tamaqua: Snow removal will be performed on various streets in the borough during the winter season. Streets will be posted the day before snow removal is scheduled. Snow removal may begin anytime after 12:01 a.m. on the posted day, and start times will vary depending on work schedules and weather conditions. Residents are reminded that they must move their vehicles for snow removal. Vehicles that remain on the posted streets will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.