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n Millersburg: The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art has announced the next installment in its Discovery lecture series is titled, "Your Visit to the Pennsylvania Elk Range," slated for 7 p.m....
View ArticleRain helps county
Schuylkill County came up a little dry in the days leading up to last weekend.Rainfall over the last three days has helped compensate for much-needed spring precipitation for local crops."It's been a...
View ArticleDistrict court, June 11, 2013
Rebecca MargerumELIZABETHVILLE - Defendants from Schuylkill County and the surrounding area whose cases Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge Rebecca Margerum considered, the charges against each...
View ArticleSpeeches delivered with passion at PV
LANSFORD - Emotion played a big role in how members of the Panther Valley Class of 2013 presented their speeches Monday to fellow classmates, family, friends and faculty.Valedictorian Jake Tokosh...
View ArticleAntique cannons to get new wheels
City workers will fit new wheels onto the two Civil War-era cannons at the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument this week at Pottsville's Garfield Square."It will be just in time for Flag Day,"...
View ArticleWater treatment system in MaryD will help boost river quality
MARYD - With the opening of a water valve Monday, the latest acid mine drainage treatment system in Schuylkill County went into operation. An inaugural ceremony was held Monday morning at site known...
View ArticleCity offers blight update, reveals Top 10 worst properties
In the style of talk-show host David Letterman, City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar rattled off a Top 10 list at the city council's June meeting Monday.Unlike the lists on "The Late Show" on CBS,...
View ArticlePolice log, June 11, 2013
Woman charged for crashesPottsville police investigated a crash at 11:51 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of Morgan Avenue that resulted in charges against a 21-year-old woman.Police said officers were...
View ArticlePolice discover meth lab in Butler Township
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Butler Township police uncovered a methamphetamine lab inside a home during an odor investigation Monday afternoon.Police Chief Edward Tarantelli said police and firefighters were...
View ArticleMcAdoo extending police coverage in the borough
McADOO - The borough council voted unanimously to return to around-the-clock police coverage.Councilwoman Marion DeBalko asked for the vote at Tuesday's meeting after saying it is time to return to...
View Article2 face murder charges after Pottsville shooting
A Philadelphia man and a Pottsville woman were in prison Wednesday night after being arrested by Pottsville police for their roles in a shooting that left a city man dead.The alleged shooter, Anthony...
View ArticleDam at Sweet Arrow Lake passes state inspection
PINE GROVE - A local diver went to the bottom of Sweet Arrow Lake on Wednesday morning to make sure the dam meets state Department of Environmental Protection requirements.The inspection was performed...
View ArticleSaint Clair Area approves budget
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area school board approved the 2013-14 budget Wednesday in the amount of $10,180,296 with a tax increase.At the May meeting, Superintendent Kendy K. Hinkel said that the...
View ArticleFormer part-time officer faces charges
FRACKVILLE - A former part-time Frackville police officer charged with providing alcohol to a minor while the two were dating waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon.William...
View Article2 county projects awarded contracts
The Schuylkill County commissioners awarded contracts to two projects Wednesday that received bids last week.The board approved the agreements during a public meeting Wednesday morning.Barletta...
View ArticlePolice log, June 13, 2013
2 injured in crashin Berks CountyHAMBURG - Two people were injured when their vehicles collided on Route 61, Pottsville Pike, about a half mile north of Zion's Church Road in Perry Township, Berks...
View ArticlePrison population remains above average
The average inmate population at the Schuylkill County Prison was more than 320 for the second straight month.According to Warden Gene Berdanier, the average population at the prison for May was 322,...
View ArticleLuzerne County's election fix to cost more than $2,000
WILKES-BARRE -Luzerne County's plan to fix the fouled-up primary elections for Hazleton Area school board will cost $2,300, down from an initial estimate of $10,000, county chief solicitor David Pedri...
View ArticlePort Carbon to track police vehicles with GPS
PORT CARBON - The borough council on Tuesday decided to invest in equipment to allow it to track the usage of its vehicles, including police cars.Police Chief Jon J. Bowman was critical of the move....
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n Girardville: The Girardville Ambulance Service will hold a benefit car wash from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at its garage, 101 W. Main St. The cost is $5 per car, with all proceeds going to the Rob...
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