Hearing in 2-county chase continued due to moving of defendant
ORWIGSBURG - Joshua D. Hanna was at the wrong prison Tuesday, resulting in a continuance of his preliminary hearing on 25 charges stemming from a two-county car chase in May.Hanna, 21, of Dillsburg,...
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n Barnesville: Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited will hold a fly-tying program at 6 p.m. Saturday at the amphitheater at Locust Lake State Park. The program will include a brief introduction on how to...
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Girardville manfaces chargesGIRARDVILLE - A borough man faces charges of harassment after an incident in the borough Monday.State police at Frackville said Angel Luis Gonzalez-Soler, 29, of...
View ArticleSon sent to state prison for assaulting mom
Joseph F. Janowski III is headed to state prison for what prosecutors said was his assault on his mother in September 2013 in Pottsville.Janowski, 39, of Mahanoy Plane, did not react as President Judge...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening witness
MAHANOY CITY - A Barnesville man, free on bail for drug charges, is back in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of threatening a witness.Mahanoy City police Patrolman Thomas Rentschler charged Kyle J....
View ArticleRep. Lou Barletta thinks Obama violated Constitution
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Tuesday he doesn't favor impeaching President Barack Obama and isn't proposing or advocating the idea, even though he thinks the president has violated the Constitution...
View ArticleAshland council approves several activities in summer
ASHLAND - The borough council gave its approval to several long-standing annual events in the borough during its June 11 meeting. The borough council approved a request from Ashland Community...
View ArticleOff-road riders to hold 2nd cleanup in Saint Clair
Off-road riders are coming together for a second year to participate in a cleanup Saturday at Coal Creek Commerce Center, Saint Clair, in efforts to keep trails beautiful. "We get looked at as a bunch...
View ArticleNonprofit theater changes name, goes back to roots
Since its corporate sponsor, Sovereign Bank, was rebranded as Santander Bank a few years ago, the Sovereign Majestic Theater in Pottsville has considered changing its own name.Recently, the board of...
View ArticleMahanoy man headed to court for alleged indecent assault against teen girl
ORWIGSBURG - A Mahanoy City man faces Schuylkill County Court action after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on a charge of having indecent contact with a teenage girl in February in...
View ArticleJudge: Santai-Gaffney cannot intervene in gay marriage case
Schuylkill County Clerk of the Orphans' Court Theresa Santai-Gaffney cannot intervene in the federal lawsuit that resulted in the state's marriage law being declared unconstitutional, a federal judge...
View ArticleSchuylkill Transportation System offers free rides today for National Dump...
The Schuylkill Transportation System is offering free rides today on fix route buses in honor of National Dump the Pump Day.There are eight fixed routes operating today - Shenandoah, Minersville,...
View ArticlePottsville seeks funding to improve Laurel-Centre intersection
Pottsville officials are working to find funding to upgrade the traffic and walk/don't walk signals at the intersection where a blind man suffered injuries in an accident Sept. 17, 2013.That man, The...
View ArticlePottsville Area holds line on taxes for ninth year
The Pottsville Area school board held the line on taxes for the 2014-15 school year.In a unanimous vote Wednesday at its June meeting at the Howard S. Fernsler Academic Center, the board approved the...
View ArticleDeeds, June 19, 2014
DeedsPorter Township - Lloyd H. and Donna M. Binkley to Harriett E. Morningwake; 1824 E. Grand Ave., Reinerton; $41,000.K&R Rentals to Mid Penn Bank; 239 S. Yohe St.; $1.Pottsville - Marguerite F....
View ArticleMcAdoo man sent to state prison for bar break-in
Scott F. Branz Jr. admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he broke into a now-destroyed McAdoo bar in January, and he is headed to state prison as a result.Branz, 31, of McAdoo, pleaded...
View ArticleHistorical society to feature Dutch exhibit
Even a casual observer of the hand-made wooden bed frames, woven laundry baskets or the flax spinning wheels made by the region's Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the 1800s can recognize the effort and...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 19, 2014
A Delaware County man faces prison time after being found guilty June 10 in Schuylkill County Court of stealing copper wire in March 2013 in West Brunswick Township.Jason J. Sweeney, 33, of Drexel...
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Man faces chargesafter incidentMAHANOY CITY - A borough man was arrested by Mahanoy City police and charged after an incident on Friday.Police said Marc R. Corona, 19, of 118 W. Mahanoy Ave., was...
View ArticleWest Mahanoy residents address code and permit issues
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - Residents from different sections of West Mahanoy Township spoke Wednesday about code and permit issues during the township supervisors' meeting.A group of residents from the 200...
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