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n Frackville: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, West Oak Street, will stage a halupki sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Halupkis are $2 each and people wanting more than a dozen are asked to...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics encourage competitive spirit
Julian Pagan, 9, of Minersville, charged down the track with all his might. In a 50-meter dash against three other boys Wednesday morning at Pottsville Area High School's Veterans Memorial Stadium,...
View ArticleCorrection, May 15, 2014
Name omittedAngela Maley was one of the members of the 2014 winter graduating class of McCann Pottsville campus that was pictured on the Photo Album page on May 11. Her name was inadvertently omitted...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill hires new superintendent at Wednesday meeting
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Robert Ackell will become the new superintendent of the North Schuylkill School District after a unanimous vote at Wednesday's school board meeting.A North Schuylkill Class of 1999...
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n Barnesville: The first Dirty Dog Jog 5K is set for Sunday at Locust Lake State Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. Awards will follow. It is a charity event and...
View ArticlePetrousky waives hearing in assault case
A West Mahanoy Township man charged with an April assault outside of his home a short time before his roommate was found brutally beaten to death waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday...
View ArticleSchuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance commemorates 10 years
"For no other reason than we will all be old." Those are the words engraved on the monument dedicated Wednesday to serve as both a memorial to victims of elder abuse and a call to action for those...
View ArticleLawmakers have yet to release surplus figures
HARRISBURG - Lawmakers have yet to disclose the size of the current legislative surplus as state fiscal problems mount, a Capitol activist said Wednesday.The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission is...
View ArticleCounty prison roof, tower replacement work continues
Workers continue their efforts to replace the roof at the Schuylkill County Prison and should be completed in about three weeks.Warden Gene Berdanier said at the monthly prison board meeting Wednesday...
View ArticleStudents, parents ask Saint Clair Area board to reconsider possible cuts
SAINT CLAIR - Teachers could still lose their jobs, class sizes could increase and programs could be eliminated in the Saint Clair Area School District.About 60 people showed up at the regular monthly...
View ArticleMarriages, May 15, 2014
Marriage licensesDavid S. Humenansky Jr., Schuylkill Haven, and Kriston L. McHugh, Schuylkill Haven.David L. Schrader, Schuylkill Haven, and Jessica L. Fessler, Schuylkill Haven.Kyle J. Rehatchek, New...
View ArticleDeeds, May 15, 2014
DeedsButler Township - Glenn R. and Theresa D. Kessler to Theresa D. Kessler; 3055 Main St., Locustdale; $1.Coaldale - Federal National Mortgage Association to Chad Raudabaugh; 3 W. Ruddle St.;...
View ArticleWomen admit to meth production, police say
Two women were in jail Tuesday on charges they were producing methamphetamine in a Pottsville home.Margaret Ney, 61, of 218 N. 12th St., Pottsville, was arraigned on felony charges of possession with...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 15, 2014
A Brockton woman is headed to prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court for driving under the influence and two traffic offenses. Monica A. Matula, 32, must spend one to five...
View ArticlePottsville Area plans to hold line on taxes
The Pottsville Area School Board is planning to hold the line on taxes for the 2014-15 school year.In a unanimous vote Wednesday at its workshop at the Howard S. Fernsler Academic Center, the board...
View ArticlePort Clinton takes easements on 3 properties for sewer project
Port Clinton officials filed a Declaration of Taking on Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court, which will allow them to acquire easements on three properties in order to start work on a sewer project....
View ArticlePolice log, May 15, 2014
2 face chargesin burglary casePORT CLINTON - Ciera Zvorsky, Port Carbon, and Jamie Robbins, Schuylkill Haven, face burglary charges after stealing copper piping and fittings at 2:50 p.m. Monday from...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven woman in prison for deadly 2013 crash
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A Schuylkill Haven woman was jailed last week after being charged for her role in a crash that claimed the life of a man last year.State police Trooper Thomas Laselva of the...
View ArticleCounty commissioners reach engineering agreement on bridge projects
Two more bridges in Schuylkill County will be repaired this summer.The commissioners extended an agreement with Alfred Benesch & Co., Pottsville, at a public meeting Wednesday for engineering...
View ArticleResidents speak out against McAdoo police
McADOO - The borough council heard more complaints from residents alleging young police officers are being more aggressive in pulling over motorists for minor traffic violations.McAdoo resident John...
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