Disaster team responds to Gilberton flood cleanup
GILBERTON — Josetta Galetz’s slot machine she got for a Christmas gift sat outside her front door. So did her washer and dryer, reclining chairs, couch and rolls of flood-damaged flooring. “I want...
View ArticleGraduates, June 21, 2020
Baldwin Wallace Lauren Tidmore, of Orwigsburg, a graduate of Blue Mountain High School, graduated magna cum laude from Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Acting...
View ArticlePolice log, June 21, 2020
Police looking into bicycle theft TREMONT — State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a theft that happened at 74 E. Line St. around 7 p.m. June 7. Police said someone stolen a purple bicycle...
View ArticleJuneteenth celebration held in Pottsville
A Juneteenth Celebration was hosted by Martin Luther King Family Enrichment Center on Saturday at The Roundhouse, located at North Seventh Street and Laurel Boulevard in Pottsville. Juneteenth,...
View ArticleAwesome Arcturus now great star of summer
I don’t know about you, but with what’s been going on in our world we’ll take every bit of good news that we can. Well, we have some. It is officially summer. The sun is in its most northern position...
View ArticleDean's list, June 21, 2020
Baldwin Wallace Tanner McHugh, of New Ringgold, a marketing major and a graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, made the spring semester dean’s list at Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio. Belmont...
View ArticleWest Mahanoy Twp. approves properties for razing
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — Six more blighted properties in West Mahanoy Township will be demolished in the near future through an agreement with Girard Estate. The township supervisors approved the...
View ArticleAround the region, June 21, 2020
Mahanoy City Tuesday night bingo is set for 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the West End Fire and Rescue Company, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave. The kitchen will be open and COVID-19 guidelines will be in...
View ArticleMcAdoo Fire Company holds annual bazaar amid reopening
MCADOO — Joe Zolnowski claimed a seat near a stage outside of the McAdoo Fire Company on Saturday afternoon to take in some music and warmer weather. He wasn’t alone. Zolnowski was among dozens of...
View ArticleSchuylkill leaders: Green one step to normal
POTTSVILLE — Going green is just another step to going normal according the county commissioner chairman and the county chamber leader, and efforts need to continue to ensure returning to normal....
View ArticleLunch Pail by Black Rock welcomes dads, brew fans
POTTSVILLE — Austin and Brittany Blackman celebrated what they described as a double holiday Sunday at the first “Lunch Pail by Black Rock Brewing Company” event in the city. The siblings joined their...
View ArticlePottsville woman dies, 3 hurt in crash
MOUNT PLEASANT — A Pottsville woman died, and three other people suffered unknown injuries after the vehicle the woman was driving was struck head-on Saturday night, according to Foster Township Police...
View ArticleCressona Fire Company prepares Father’s Day fare
CRESSONA — Cressona Fire Company No. 1 made sure dads were number one Sunday, courtesy of a traditional, home-cooked meal. For more than 50 years, the volunteer fire department has offered platters on...
View ArticleDiocese announces church building closure, merger
The former Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church building in Saint Clair, now maintained by Saint Clare of Assisi Parish, will close due to declining use and rising maintenance costs....
View ArticleAround the region, June 22, 2020
Ashland The Ashland Area Rotary Club’s annual chicken dinner will feature curbside pickups at Groody’s Catering Hall, 350 E. Centre St., from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. To order, or for more...
View ArticleGrant funds hearing held in Wayne Township
Prior to Wayne Township’s June 17 supervisors’ meeting, a Community Development Block Grant public hearing was held to inform the township and public of the CDBG funding available to the township this...
View ArticleWashington Township residents discuss water runoff problems
A room full of residents from two different areas of Washington Township attended the supervisors’ June 15 meeting, all with complaints about water runoff. Although their problems were not solved, a...
View Article3 more fireworks displays planned in county
Plans have been confirmed for three other fireworks displays as Schuylkill County works to keep the summer tradition alive despite the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, fireworks will not be shot off...
View ArticleLansford museum to open for season
The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford is reopening for the 2020 season. “Carbon County’s recent green phase designation following the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed us to recently reopen one of...
View ArticleBlue Mountain collects input for reopening
ORWIGSBURG — Public input is being sought on the Blue Mountain School District’s plans to reopen to students, and plans for fall athletic practices to resume have been made after some debate by the...
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