Bloomsburg man headed to state prison for W. Mahanoy meth lab
Larry T. Wilcox helped operate a methamphetamine laboratory in June 2011 in a West Mahanoy Township motel and must spend time in state prison because of it, a Schuylkill County judge decided...
View ArticleHeritage museum-goers can 'take a ride on the Reading' at new exhibit
HAMBURG - The latest exhibit at The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum gives visitors an idea of what it was like to be a passenger in some of the company's best-known trains.Titled "Take A Ride on the...
View ArticleDistrict Court, March 6, 2014
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A Saint Clair man charged with an assault at the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 in Norwegian Township on Nov. 15 appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial...
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n Eckley: Charter Day 2014 celebrates the 333th year since William Penn was granted title to what is now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To celebrate the milestone, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum...
View ArticlePolice log, March 6, 2014
Police investigatestolen credit cardSHENANDOAH - West Mahanoy Township police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a theft that was reported on Feb. 25.Police said that Robert Arbushites,...
View ArticleProsecutor unprepared for hearing, withdraws charges
FRACKVILLE - Prosecutors withdrew charges Wednesday against a Frackville man arrested for stealing more than $45,000 from the Frackville American Legion Post 398 while serving as its treasurer-steward...
View ArticleNarrowbanding on schedule; Rest Haven to finish 2013 payments
The $16 million upgrades to narrowband Schuylkill County emergency communications is set to wrap up by July 10.Scott Krater, county communications coordinator, gave the latest update on the project...
View ArticleRecorder of deeds receives lung transplant
Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds A. Matthew Dudish received a successful lung transplant Sunday, his daughter, Amanda Black, Texas, confirmed Wednesday.Dudish is recovering at the Hospital of the...
View ArticleGOP state rep candidate says campaign continues after DUI charges
James A. "Jamie" Barton said Wednesday that recent DUI charges will not affect his campaign for state representative in the 124th congressional district.Barton, 49, of Orwigsburg, was charged with...
View ArticleFluoride again discussed in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Borough residents commented about the possibility of adding fluoride to the municipal water supply again at the monthly meeting Wednesday.Russell Staller told the council that adding...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday begins season of Lent for many western Christians
MAHANOY CITY - Many Christian churches in Schuylkill County and throughout the country and world celebrated Ash Wednesday, many doing so by placing ashes on foreheads as a sign to repent and to change...
View ArticleSaint Clair Area considering tax increase, agreement with Child Development Inc.
SAINT CLAIR - The cafeteria at Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School was once again filled Wednesday night for the school board's work session, when it made some announcements about the coming...
View ArticleIU 29 teacher contract negotiation session canceled
MAR LIN - Teacher negotiations in Philadelphia have interrupted scheduled teacher negotiations at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29, the attorney representing the IU 29 school board, Charles N. Sweet,...
View ArticleMinersville man arrested on drug, weapons charges
MINERSVILLE - A 38-year-old borough man was arrested by Minersville police Thursday on drug and weapons charges.Police said Russell C. Teter, 42 Westwood St., was charged with one felony count of...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 7, 2014
Anthony J. KilkerSHENANDOAH - A 31-year-old Tremont man charged with having guns and drugs in his possession during a traffic stop in Mahanoy City on Feb. 8 waived his right to a preliminary hearing...
View ArticleBoard of supervisors shows interest in rehiring attorney for airport issue
SHEPPTON - Some possible conflict of interest issues arose during a meeting in Sheppton on Wednesday.Seats were filled for an East Union Township Board of Supervisors meeting as the issue of a recent...
View ArticleFormer Middleport chapel sold
MIDDLEPORT - Worshippers no longer will flock to the former Roman Catholic chapel in this borough, as the Diocese of Allentown sold the building this week. Matthew T. Kerr, director of the diocese's...
View ArticleGas prices still pain motorists
Allan Viera, 24, of Schuylkill Haven, wishes for gas prices to be cheaper. "I usually put in $60, but I'm going for $20 today," he said Wednesday at the Shell gas station along Route 61 in Schuylkill...
View ArticleList of closing Staples stores not released; fate of Cressona store not known
The Staples store at the Cressona Mall is still open for business. The corporate office said Thursday it will close up to 225 stores in North America.Cynthia Huntsinger, mall manager, said Thursday she...
View ArticleComputer-related careers see recent upward trend; Students take notice
With computer-related careers making up some of the hottest jobs today, some schools are seeing more students interested in technology classes to prepare themselves for their futures. Pottsville Area...
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