FAMA to upgrade control system at treatment plant
FRACKVILLE - A power surge that damaged a portion of a control system at the Frackville Area Municipal Authority wastewater treatment plant has prompted a replacement of the entire control unit. Even...
View ArticleSummer program will introduce youth to law enforcement, build esteem
State police at Troop L headquarters have announced that the 2014 Camp Cadet program will be held Aug. 10 to 16. The event is open to all children between the ages of 12 and 15 residing in Schuylkill,...
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n Frackville: An Easter egg hunt and dinner for toddlers through children in fifth grade will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. April 13 at First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., sponsored by the...
View ArticlePolice: Man arrested in theft had drugs
TAMAQUA - A man was jailed Tuesday after an incident at Boyer's IGA. Christopher Lee Hill, 26, whose last known address was 47 Mush Dahl Road, was arraigned on one count each of retail theft and...
View ArticleDeeds, March 26, 2014
Deeds Ashland - Kimberly J. Schenk Rudicavage to David A. and Kimberly J. Rudicavage; 1010 Spruce St.; $1. Cass Township - Christine L. Machita to Jacqlyn A. Brennan and Carol Ryan; 17 Mountain View...
View ArticleJudge: Saint Catherine medical records can be transferred to Simon Kramer trust
Former patients of the now-bankrupt Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs will be able to see their medical records, as a federal judge on Tuesday approved their transfer to another facility....
View ArticlePolice log, March 26, 2014
Police investigate diesel fuel theft TREMONT - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle that occurred at Rausch Creek Coal Co., 978 Gap St. in Porter Township...
View ArticleCommunity health center planned for Shenandoah
Schuylkill County may have a federally qualified community health center to serve people with low incomes and no insurance within the next two years. The Board of Commonwealth Community Health and...
View ArticleGirard Estate project to demolish 6 properties in West Mahanoy
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - Six dilapidated properties in West Mahanoy Township will be demolished this year through an ongoing project with Girard Estate. The township supervisors approved the demolition...
View Article2 firefighters injured at house fire in Pottsville
The Pottsville Fire Department responded to a structure fire about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night at 734 Schuylkill Ave., Pottsville. As firefighters arrived on the scene, smoke filled the entire block and...
View ArticlePark Place stormwater project still in process
MAHANOY CITY - The stormwater drainage improvements project in the Mahanoy Township village of Park Place could begin in the near future.The township supervisors were updated about the project during...
View ArticleCommissioners award contract for Rock bridge rehabilitation project
A Mechanicsburg construction company has been put in charge of rehabilitating the historic covered bridge in Rock. The Schuylkill County commissioners awarded the contract Wednesday at a public...
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n Cressona: Bethany Christian Fellowship will sponsor a turkey dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. April 12 at the church, Front and Railroad streets. The cost is $7.50 for adults and $4 for children under 12. In...
View ArticleBarton drops out of race for state House nomination
James A. "Jamie" Barton has ended his campaign for the Republican nomination in the race for 124th state legislative district.Barton, 49, of Orwigsburg, released a prepared statement Wednesday...
View ArticleAuthority to complete stormwater study
Last year, the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority hired a Mechanicsburg firm to determine if more than 200 properties were in compliance with the state-mandated stormwater/sewer separation...
View ArticlePolice log, March 27, 2014
Man hospitalized,to get evaluationASHLAND - A suicidal man was committed to a hospital for evaluation after an incident Wednesday morning in Ashland that closed part of a borough street.Ashland police...
View ArticleFistfight led to death, charges
Pottsville police filed charges Wednesday against a city man in connection with a March 6 assault that eventually led to the death of another man.Police said Roy T. Snowell, 59, of 655 John O'Hara St.,...
View ArticleDeeds, March 27, 2014
DeedsEast Union Township - Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to E.E. Good; property on North Street; $600.Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to E.E. Good; property on Spring Water Boulevard;...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 27, 2014
Dustin F. West entered Schuylkill County Court a free man on Tuesday, but left it in handcuffs and headed to prison after being sentenced following revocation of his probation. West, 29, of Pine...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 27, 2014
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG - A Berks County man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on a charge that he took $300 from a West Brunswick...
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