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n Brandonville: The Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association will hold its membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brandonville clubhouse.n Harrisburg: In a press release, state Rep. Neal P....
View ArticleJackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket sold at Ashland store
ASHLAND - The Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday that a Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $500,000 was sold in Ashland.The jackpot-winning ticket was drawn Saturday and sold at Friendly Choice Food Mart,...
View ArticleCar drops off Interstate 81 onto Burma Road
MAHANOY CITY - A North Carolina woman escaped serious injury when her car plunged over an Interstate 81 bridge and onto the road below Sunday afternoon.State police at Frackville said the crash...
View ArticleMcAdoo girl dies after fire
McADOO - Two days after a fire tore through a McAdoo home, the community was saddened to learn that the youngest fire victim had died.Madison Arner, 6, died from complications of smoke inhalation at...
View ArticleCo-defendant in homicide trial says victim looked to him for help
Daniel W. Dull, co-defendant of the man prosecutors say tied Bryan R. Smith to a tree in South Manheim Township and let him die, wept as he testified Monday in Schuylkill County Court that Smith...
View ArticleSCCA offers choral classes to child singers
Children who love to sing will have an opportunity to hone their voices at a new class at Schuylkill County Council of the Arts in July."We want to touch on all types of music, from classical to jazz...
View ArticleCressona woman admits stealing from nursing home resident
After a delay due to a problem with a notice to prosecutors, the daughter of a local magisterial district judge admitted Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court that she stole more than $21,000 from a...
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n Barnesville: Basic kayaking courses are available at Tuscarora State Park, given by the park naturalist, Robin Tracey. Kayaks, paddles and personal flotation devices will be provided. The vessel's...
View ArticleHouse lawmakers seek to include turnpike reforms
HARRISBURG - House Republican lawmakers want to expand oversight of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as part of a state transportation funding package taking shape. The proposals would require a...
View ArticleBirths, June 26, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Donnie Fessler and Devan Degrassi, Schuylkill Haven, a son, June 14.
View ArticlePathologist says delirium, drugs, tree contributed to man's death
Although delirium and a methamphetamine overdose played roles in Bryan R. Smith's death in May 2012, his being tied to a tree in South Manheim Township also contributed to it, a forensic pathologist...
View ArticleNew election hits Schuylkill County for Hazleton Area school board
WILKES-BARRE - There will be a new election in Schuylkill and Carbon counties for the Hazleton Area school board in the next 29 days, two Luzerne County judges ruled Tuesday. Steve Hahn, a candidate...
View ArticleAllentown man charged with federal false statements
A Lehigh County man who provided services to Tamaqua in connection with a federal grant is in trouble with federal authorities after being charged Tuesday with making false reports and statements to...
View ArticleTCC changes by-laws regarding quorum
The Schuylkill County Tax Collection Committee on Tuesday changed its bylaws to reduce the number of voting members required for a quorum.Two possible amendments to Article I Section 3 were drafted for...
View ArticleDeeds, June 26, 2013
DeedsCoaldale - Antoinette Allesch to Andrea R. Miller; property on Fifth Street; $14,000.East Union Township - Richard P. Templin to Kevin K. and Sue E. Crawford; 3 Stratton Drive, Zion Grove;...
View ArticleGillingham passes 2013-14 budget
The Gillingham Board of Trustees passed its 2013-14 budget Thursday night in the amount of $2,610,916.The board approved the proposed budget at the May meeting and the budget was based on assumptions...
View ArticlePolice log, June 26, 2013
None injuredin 4-car crashCRESSONA - Eight people escaped injury in a four-vehicle collision at 9 a.m. Friday on Sillyman Street, about 125 feet north of River Street, North Manheim Township. State...
View ArticleConviction, prison sentence for resisting arrest upheld
A Lebanon County man must go to prison for causing a disturbance during a traffic stop in May 2010 in Butler Township, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has ruled.In an 11-page opinion filed...
View ArticleSuperintendent: 'Minersville has never been distressed'
MINERSVILLE - Superintendent M. Joseph Brady responded Monday night to a June 18 article that ran in The Republican-Herald and the Scranton Times-Tribune that a proposed Senate Democratic Caucus plan...
View ArticlePolice warn would-be drunken drivers
Americans love to celebrate Independence Day with family, friends, food and fireworks, but too often alcohol turns the party into a tragedy, making this iconic holiday one of the most deadly days of...
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