Take care of yourself, your car this summer
Schuylkill County residents should be prepared for upcoming summer weather. "It should be a below-average season, but sometimes the worst hurricanes come in these below-average seasons. We try to make...
View ArticlePanther Valley residents face school tax hike
A tax increase is on the horizon for Panther Valley taxpayers.The school board will meet June 12 to vote on exactly how high the tax rate will rise.According to district Superintendent Rosemary...
View ArticleBirths, June 4, 2014
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaTo Bill and Katie Duggan, St. Augustine, Pa., a daughter, April 17. Maternal grandparents are Anthony Joseph Urban, Ashland, and the late Susan Irene Urban, and...
View Article4 injured in Route 61 crash in Saint Clair
SAINT CLAIR - Two drivers trying to beat a yellow traffic signal Tuesday evening at Route 61 and Hancock Street were involved in a violent crash that sent four people, including a child, to trauma...
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n Ashland: During the May 14 meeting of the borough council, borough Manager Raymond M. Jones Jr. updated the council on the planned development of lots at Seventh and Centre streets through Schuylkill...
View ArticleMinersville business association to dissolve
The Minersville Business and Professional Association may dissolve the organization after more than 20 years of service due to low meeting attendance."When we dissolve, the community will lose a lot,"...
View ArticlePine Grove's Class of 2014 weathers rain for diplomas
PINE GROVE - Rain and lightning Tuesday forced the commencement ceremonies to be held indoors for the Pine Grove Area High School Class of 2014."We knew that it may rain," Michael Janicelli, principal...
View ArticleLocal soldier killed in Afghanistan
The War on Terror has claimed the life of another soldier from Schuylkill County. Capt. Jason Benjamin Jones, 29, formerly of Orwigsburg, was killed after being wounded in a small-arms fire fight...
View ArticleCity invites community to downtown West Market Street summit
Business owners and those concerned about the future of the buildings in the 100 to 600 blocks of West Market Street in Pottsville can voice opinions at a summit at Pottsville Free Public Library in...
View ArticleJury convicts Pino of 18 crimes
John A. Pino, who testified he did not remember the events of Aug. 26, 2013, will remember Tuesday as the day a Schuylkill County jury convicted him of 18 crimes stemming from those events that left...
View ArticleFor the record, June 4, 2014
Divorces grantedAmanda Harwi, Cressona, from David Harwi, Pine Grove.Lesha Parnell, Port Carbon, from James Parnell, Girardville.Karen E. McShaw, Schuylkill Haven, from David L. McShaw, Port Carbon.
View ArticlePolice log, June 4, 2014
Police investigatestorage shed theftPolice are investigating a theft from a storage shed that occurred from between May 30 and June 1 in Worcester.Police said someone cut a padlock on an Allan A. Myers...
View ArticleDistrict court, June 4, 2014
Rebecca MargerumELIZABETHVILLE - A Pillow man is headed to Dauphin County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on child pornography and related charges. Dennis L. Buffington,...
View ArticleCounty communications system tests complete
Testing has wrapped up on the $16 million upgrades to narrowband the Schuylkill County emergency communications system.Scott Krater, communications coordinator, said Wednesday at a commissioners' work...
View ArticlePolice log, June 5, 2014
Fugitive caughtafter incidentNEW PHILADELPHIA - An investigation into a domestic disturbance led to a man being jailed as a fugitive from justice.State police at Frackville said they were called to an...
View ArticleCapt. Jones remembered as a classmate, teammate and friend
Capt. Jason Benjamin Jones was more than a soldier to many in Schuylkill County. To Shawn Werdt, he was a classmate, a teammate, a neighbor and a close friend. "He was a friend for life, someone I...
View ArticleJury hung in Saint Clair assault case
A Schuylkill Township man went home Wednesday, but not in complete freedom, after a Schuylkill County jury could not agree on whether he was guilty of three charges resulting from his alleged beating...
View ArticleSchuylkill River Sojourn to launch Saturday
About 200 participants will paddle down the Schuylkill River as part of the Schuylkill River Sojourn this weekend. This is the 16th year for the event and also the year the river was named River of...
View ArticleTeens to learn about Schuylkill River Watershed
Three students from Schuylkill County will go on an educational adventure this weekend to learn more about the Schuylkill River Watershed.Nicholas Trotter, a junior at Pine Grove Area High School; Emma...
View ArticleTrinity Academy bids farewell to two teachers with a combined century of service
SHENANDOAH - Sister Jeanette Maria Keszkowski of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Barbara Beacher Eiche were honored by Trinity Academy students, faculty, administration and parents...
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