Schuylkill County Fair Royalty Crowned
Genuine, presentability and confidence: all qualities that fair royalty were judged on Monday at the 2014 Schuylkill County Fair Royalty contest. These qualities were found in Little Miss Haley...
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n Ashland: Ashland Area Rotary Club President Elaine Stone, who presided over a recent club meeting, said the club’s first free outdoor concert of the season, held July 9 featuring The Shoreliners...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 29, 2014
Stealing a pastry worth $1 helped land a Saint Clair man in prison after he admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he committed two crimes in 2013. Robert J. McShaw Sr., 58, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSewer authority requests account
SHENANDOAH — A Shenandoah Municipal Sewer Authority board member addressed the borough council Monday about creating a separate account for sewer funds. SMSA member Joseph Gawrylik brought up the...
View ArticleMurphy pleads to Williamstown killing
Gina A. Murphy remains in prison after admitting this month in Dauphin County Court that she killed her ex-husband in August 2012 in Williamstown. Murphy, 49, of Williamstown, pleaded guilty July 17...
View ArticlePolice log, July 29, 2014
Girardville woman taken into custody A Girardville woman was jailed after being taken into custody by Pottsville police after an incident about 12:30 a.m. Saturday at Sheetz, routes 209 and 901....
View ArticleLower gaming license fee for tavern owners
HARRISBURG — The state small-games license fee was knocked down to $500 Wednesday in hopes of getting more tavern owners to apply and revive an experiment that fell far short of expectations. The state...
View ArticlePolice log, July 31, 2014
Police search for New Philly woman MIDDLEPORT — State police at Frackville are looking for a New Philadelphia woman in connection with an incident that began between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 14 on...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 31, 2014
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A New Philadelphia woman charged with pulling out a handgun and discharging it near the head of a man on April 6 in the area of Wiggan and Middle streets in New...
View ArticleAround the Region, July 31, 2014
n Pottsville: Richard J. Wojciechowsky, Pottsville’s chief of police and a city native, recently addressed the Pottsville Rotary Club. According to the Rotary Bulletin, Wojciechowsky is a 1986 graduate...
View ArticleDeeds, July 31, 2014
Deeds Eldred Township — Martha I. Peifer to Gloria I. James; 39 Ridge Road, Pitman; $1. Frackville — Lyn W. Luckey and Tanya E. Helwig, administratrix of the Estate of Ann Marie Luckey, to Tanya E....
View ArticleSewer authority learns 'when it rains, it pours'
When reading off the problems and expenses a storm caused the Greater Pottsville Sewer Authority this month, Timothy R. Yingling, the sewer authority’s executive director, mentioned the old adage,...
View ArticleInquest set for today in Shenandoah man's death
Police found Edward J. Gilliam dead on Sept. 30, 2012, at 404 W. Penn St., Shenandoah. Exactly how, and perhaps why, Gilliam died could be learned today when county Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III...
View ArticleWoman faces arrest after no-show in court
FRACKVILLE — An Ashland woman charged by Ashland police after two incidents on July 2 failed to appear for a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning. Kathleen M. Grosser, 44, of 722 Brock St., was...
View ArticleYuengling's Ice Cream takes home awards
Just four months after returning to store shelves, Yuengling’s Ice Cream is quickly becoming a favorite treat everywhere it is being sold. Two flavors were voted crowd favorites at the New Jersey State...
View ArticleFirst boilo competition held at Schuylkill County Fair
SUMMIT STATION — The first boilo competition was held Wednesday at the Schuylkill County Fair and had the four judges enjoying themselves. The boilo competition was not the only thing for people to...
View ArticleCivil War enthusiasts look back on Battle of the Crater
Exactly 150 years ago Wednesday, Daniel Donne, Palo Alto, was part of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and fought at the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia. “He got wounded there....
View ArticleFrackville woman headed to county court
FRACKVILLE — A Frackville woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court on charges stemming from an incident at Master Supply Co. in the borough last month. Jessica K. Weikel, 26, of 216 S. Lehigh Ave.,...
View ArticleTower City will collect electronis
TOWER CITY — The borough council announced at a recent meeting that residents are urged to mark their calendars for free electronics recycling from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the American Legion Post, 2...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 3, 2014
Deeds Ashland — Bernard J. Jr. and Michelle D. Klusman to Echo L. Matern; 1828 Walnut St.; $58,000. Auburn and West Brunswick Township — Ricky Stoyer and Jeremiah Stoyer to Jeremiah Stoyer; 2-acre...
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