For the record, Aug. 15, 2013
Marriage licenses Thomas E. Satterfield, Schuylkill Haven, and Rebecca L. Petrich, Auburn.Carl E. Jacobsen, Manassas, VA, and Meghan C. Shaud, Schuylkill Haven.Divorces grantedMatthew M. Minalda,...
View ArticleGilberton retains special counsel for Kessler matters
MAHANOY PLANE - Gilberton Borough Council retained the law firm of Elliott Greenleaf & Dean as special counsel to handle any legal matters involving suspended police Chief Mark Kessler.The council...
View ArticleOrwigsburg accepts resignation of officer but mum on details
ORWIGSBURG - The Orwigsburg Borough Council voted to accept the resignation of a police officer at its monthly meeting Wednesday, but not before a borough resident questioned the council about it.Scott...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Aug. 15, 2013
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - An Auburn man is headed for Schuylkill County Court after a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges he possessed crystal meth with the intent to sell it this month in...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 15, 2013
Drivers escape injury in collision NUREMBERG - Two people escaped injury when their vehicles collided at Millers Road and Spiece Road in North Union Township about 5:50 p.m. Aug. 7. State police at...
View ArticleMinersville rescinds bid on empty lot in borough
MINERSVILLE - The borough council approved a motion Tuesday night to rescind a $25,000 bid on a property on Cottage Street.According to newspaper archives, the bid was on an empty lot listed as 00...
View Article$3,000 raised on crowd-sourcing website to pay suspended Gilberton chief's bills
Gilberton police Chief Mark Kessler likely won't go hungry during his 30-day suspension over his foul-mouthed YouTube videos in which he shoots off automatic guns.His supporters are pledging money -...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Aug. 15, 2013
A convicted sex offender will spend more time behind bars after a Schuylkill County judge on Monday revoked the probation he had been serving following a state prison term.Wayne J. Heffelfinger II, 26,...
View ArticleGraduates, Aug. 18, 2013
VirginiaDanielle Lee Heffner, Orwigsburg, graduated May 18 summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia.While at the university, Danielle was chosen as both...
View ArticleSites set for annual fall cleanup event
It's almost time for fall cleanup.The annual Schuylkill County Fall Cleanup and Recycling event will be held from Sept. 16 to 27. Twelve sites throughout the county will be collecting scrap tires,...
View ArticleWomen take to the fields, water for annual Outdoor Day
PINE GROVE - It was the women's turn Saturday to take over the Friedensburg Fish and Game Association grounds for a day full of outdoor sports and activities. The Schuylkill County Sportsmen...
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n Barnesville: The Sixties Boys, billed as eastern Pennsylvania's premier '60s band, will perform at the Lakeside Ballroom from 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 7 to benefit Diakon Living and Learning after 50....
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Constellations aren't always what they appear to be
When you gaze upon the night sky, especially in the dark skies of the countryside, you can see all kinds of people and creatures up there. Right now, there's a disgraced hunter turned hero, two bears,...
View ArticleSoftball tournament raises funds for local girl's leukemia treatment
MINERSVILLE - Olivia Bensinger, 8, wasn't able to get much softball practice in this summer but you wouldn't know it after hearing the ovation she got after throwing out the first pitch to one of the...
View ArticleDean's list, Aug. 18, 2013
Villanova Villanova University named the following local students to the dean's list for the spring semester:Casey Brophy, Minersville, a nursing major; Kaitlin Karavage, Ashland, nursing; Mariah...
View ArticleDr. Lori: Cigar store Indians sought after
It is believed that tobacco is commonly associated with Native Americans because the Mayan people of North America introduced the ritual of smoking to Christopher Columbus and his crew upon their...
View ArticlePolice probe heist in Saint Clair
SAINT CLAIR - Saint Clair police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at 12:46 a.m. Saturday at the Exxon Unimart, formerly the Tiger's Den.Chief Michael Carey said officers were called to...
View ArticleOwl Creek Recreation Area reopens after dam restoration
TAMAQUA - A banner unfurled on Saturday at the Owl Creek Recreation Area in Tamaqua showed an owl, mountains and blue water painted over the word "SAVED."After seeing the banner and hearing how a...
View ArticleCollege notes, Aug. 18, 2013
OhioSavannah Wise, a 2012 Pine Grove Area High School graduate and a daughter of Jerry and Carol Wise, Pine Grove, having com-pleted her freshman year at Ohio State University, was recently inducted...
View ArticleShamokin soldier longed for home, lost life in Gettysburg
During the Civil War, the 56th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment was not formed out of Northumberland County, nor was it composed primarily of men and boys from the Shamokin-Mount Carmel...
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