Police seek man who robbed city business
Pottsville police are looking for a man who robbed a city business at gunpoint Tuesday morning. Police said the robbery occurred just after 10 a.m. at Ambrose Hearing Center, 434 E. Norwegian St....
View ArticleBirths, April 9, 2014
Reading HospitalTo Michael and Stacey Koszyk McClusky, Schuylkill Haven, a daughter, March 12. Evangelical Community Hospital, LewisburgTo Michael and Angela Kelly Swartchick, Watsontown, a daughter,...
View ArticlePort Carbon unveils plan to repair police car
PORT CARBON - The borough council decided to employ the services of a local auto repair shop and volunteer high school students to get one of the borough's two police vehicles back on the road.The work...
View ArticleYouth Summit students present projects, provide feedback
Schuylkill County listened to its youth, and now it's time to put their plans into action.The Youth Summit community advisory group met for the first time Tuesday since the annual event was held March...
View ArticleSection of wall of Cooper building collapses onto street
SHENANDOAH - A section of the outside eastern wall of the J.W. Cooper Community Center collapsed Monday, leaving a gaping hole in place of a window at the former second-floor classroom. The collapse...
View ArticleMan wanted in county burglary arrested on drug charges in Lehigh Valley
FRACKVILLE - A man being sought for a February burglary at a Girardville church rectory was picked up on Saturday on drug charges in Northampton County. Christopher R. Vanallen, 28, whose last known...
View Article'Beethoven to The Beatles' celebrates musical innovations
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven may not seem to have much in common with four musicians named John, Paul, George and Ringo, but a concert on Saturday will bring them all together for a fun musical...
View ArticleWeatherly man admits theft, is sentenced to state prison
by peter e. bortner Just before he was to have gone on trial Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court, a Carbon County man admitted he conspired to, and then did, steal more than $800 worth of merchandise...
View ArticleCriminal Court, April 9, 2014
A Pottsville woman faces possible prison time after being found guilty Monday in Schuylkill County Court of three crimes resulting from an incident last August in the city.Kathy Ann Hosler, 48, is...
View ArticleDeeds, April 9, 2014
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Ferdinand and Pazgracia Marcos; Lot 41WSS4, Eagle Rock; $29,189.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Marne G. Perez and Angela M. Estonactoc; Lot 385HF3, Eagle...
View ArticlePolice log, April 9, 2014
Teen faces illegaltattooing chargesJONESTOWN - State police at Jonestown filed charges against a 17-year-old girl and charged her with illegal tattooing.Police said the teenager tattooed a 13-year-old...
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n Ashland: Borough offices will be closed April 18 in observance of Good Friday. Ashes will be collected April 17. Trash pickups will remain the same, according to a borough press release.n...
View ArticleHawk Mountain hires director of education
DREHERSVILLE - You can learn a lot from a board game when there's a little trivia involved, according to Erin Rasor Brown, formerly of Schuylkill County.She recently developed one to teach middle...
View ArticlePolice log, April 10, 2014
2 people injuredin 2-vehicle crashTwo people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 3:09 p.m. at routes 901 and 209, Norwegian Township. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Alicia M....
View ArticleSenate acts on gas lease bills while House negotiates royalty payment bill
HARRISBURG - Landowners with gas leases would gain some legal rights in their dealings with gas companies under legislation approved by the Senate this week. And House lawmakers from the gas drilling...
View ArticleCommissioners hold evening meeting for larger crowd
The Schuylkill County commissioners had a larger audience than usual for its public meeting Wednesday. The commissioners held their first night meeting in several years at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the...
View ArticleLake Wynonah man acquitted of alleged improper contact with boy
A Lake Wynonah man went free Wednesday after a Schuylkill County jury acquitted him of a charge stemming from an alleged sexual encounter with a teenage boy exactly one year earlier.Frederick G....
View ArticleCriminal court, April 10, 2014
In separate cases Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court, juries convicted two women of driving under the influence. Monica A. Matula, 32, of Brockton, wept after the jury of six men and six women found...
View ArticlePottsville Area plans to bring YouTube into classrooms
The Pottsville Area School District is planning to use YouTube videos for educational purposes in its classrooms, Superintendent Jeffrey S. Zwiebel said Wednesday at a school board workshop session.The...
View ArticleLane of Market Street to be closed for transformer replacement
A lane of West Market Street in Pottsville will be closed today and 18 customers will be without power so a transformer that failed April 2 can be replaced."A lane of Route 209 will be closed starting...
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