Pioneer Tunnel celebrates 21st anniversary as tourist attraction
ASHLAND - It was a celebration of community and history during the 21st annual Pioneer Day at Higher Up Park in Ashland, located near the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train tourist attraction.The...
View ArticleHegins Township discusses new plans for sewer project
VALLEY VIEW - Hegins Township residents need not be afraid to attend supervisors' meetings. Since the recent shooting at Ross Township municipal building in Monroe County, the Hegins Township...
View ArticleClub notes, Aug. 18, 2013
Haven seniorsSCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Schuylkill Haven Senior Citizens held their bimonthly meeting Aug. 12 at the Senior Center, 340 Haven St. Schuylkill Haven.Chaplain Jean Schneck opened with a...
View ArticlePolice looking for Shenandoah man who failed to appear for jury selection
Schuylkill County District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon and Chief County Detective Dennis Clark are asking for the public's help in locating a Shenandoah man who failed to appear at the Schuylkill County...
View ArticleArraignments, Aug. 18, 2013
A man charged with setting fire to two vacant homes in the West Mahanoy Township village of William Penn on April 1 is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Monday during arraignment in Schuylkill...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 18, 2013
SHEPPTON - A 22-year-old Hazle Township man suffered major injuries after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a parked car at 5:26 a.m. Friday along West Pine Street, East Union Township. State...
View ArticleSesquicentennial Queen and Little Miss Mahanoy City crowned at Elks
MAHANOY CITY - It was an evening of royalty at the Mahanoy City Elks Lodge 695 on Saturday as Carla May Abrachinsky was crowned Sesquicentennial Queen and Maura Soult received her crown as Little Miss...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 18, 2013
Deeds Auburn - Raymond A. Burkey, executor of the Estate of Barbara G. Burkey, to Raymond A. Burkey; 133 Market St.; $1. Butler Township - Scott M. McCormick to James R. Jr. and Stefanie R. Samelko; 6...
View ArticleStep N Stride exercise club is for women
MINERSVILLE - Women in the borough looking to get active have a new option.Step N Stride is a clinic for women that helps develop their fitness level through walking and running and aims to promote a...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 20, 2013
Police citeHaven manSCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Keith Friendy, 48, of Schuylkill Haven, was cited for public drunkenness after police found him at 11 a.m. Wednesday highly intoxicated and lying in the street on...
View ArticleTime capsule unearthed for Mahanoy City sesquicentennial
MAHANOY CITY - The time capsule buried in 1988 during the borough's quasquicentennial was unearthed last week for the contents to be displayed tonight for the public to see and remember.The time...
View ArticleAshland man charged with sexually assaulting woman at motel
FRACKVILLE - A 49-year-old Ashland man was jailed after being charged Sunday with sexually assaulting a woman in a West Mahanoy Township motel room.George S. Holmes, 929 Centre St., was arraigned on...
View ArticleGas prices continue slide
Local gas prices have been falling, but not far enough for some."They're awful. It's ridiculous," Tina Ondeck, Palo Alto, said Monday.Ondeck was filling her Jeep Wrangler at Exxon near Route 61 and...
View ArticleTrustee seeks to sell Saint Catherine Medical Center building, land
The trustee for the former owner of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for permission to sell both the building and the land on which it sits.In a...
View ArticleWoman charged with stealing $30,000 from elderly victim
COAL TOWNSHIP - Authorities allege a woman who was employed at a local funeral home used her position to befriend an elderly female before stealing $30,000 from the victim. Heather Gober, 43, of 12...
View ArticleCorrection, Aug. 20, 2013
Name misspelledBG's Value Market in Pine Grove was one of the local businesses that donated food, prizes and money for fireworks at Family Fun Night hosted by Operation Hugs and Kisses on Friday at...
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n Ashland: Members of the Ashland Area Rotary Club, led by President Connie Wydra, recently focused on upcoming events including the annual miniature golf match with the Hegins-Valley View Rotary Club...
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DeedsBlythe Township and Middleport - Cynthia Marie Schane, executrix of the Estate of David P. Osceles, to David J. and Cynthia Marie Schane; two properties; $1.Branch Township - Robert Laudeman Sr.,...
View ArticlePottsville road closed for for maintenance
Road in city closed for maintenance Hillside Road in Pottsville will be closed starting at 7:30 a.m. today for PPL maintenance. Martha M. Herron, Regional Community Relations Director at PPL, said...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Aug. 20, 2013
A Tamaqua man who twice drove under the influence of drugs in 2012 will not have to spend more time in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to two DUI charges.Justin E....
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