Deeds, Aug. 22, 2013
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Steven J. and Desiree L. Sy; Lot 466HF3, Eagle Rock; $30,000.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Vincent and Liza Aguirre; Lot 28WSS7, Eagle Rock; $45,900....
View ArticleAging stormwater systems a challenge for Schuylkill County communities
The Norwegian Creek Tunnel under downtown Pottsville is dotted with debris. There may even be evidence of decay.The City of Pottsville recently allowed a photographer from The Republican-Herald to...
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n Ashland: Free clothing closets are held from 10 a.m. to noon the third Saturday of the month at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 1238 Market St. For more information, call the church at...
View ArticleCressona woman sentenced to two years probation
A 39-year-old Cressona woman charged with stealing more than $20,000 from an elderly resident at Luther Ridge Nursing Home was sentenced Wednesday to a total of two years probation, 25 hours of...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Aug. 22, 2013
David A. PlachkoA 48-year-old Tower City man charged with exposing himself inside a Saint Clair tavern July 10 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge David A....
View ArticleState police apprehend Mahanoy City man
SHENANDOAH - A man wanted by Mahanoy City police for sexually assaulting a child between 2008 and 2011 was picked up Wednesday morning by state police from the Fugitive Apprehension Unit.Gary D....
View ArticleBase sewer rate increases in Tower City
TOWER CITY - The Porter-Tower Joint Municipal Authority adopted a resolution Wednesday night to increase the base sewer rate from $94 per quarter to $130 per quarter.Solicitor Gretchen Coles Sterns,...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 22, 2013
Police searchingfor theft suspectSAINT CLAIR - Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who stole various items from Wal-Mart in Saint Clair at 6:14 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the...
View ArticleHaven addresses burning ordinance
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A borough man told the borough council Wednesday how he was displeased with two women allegedly burning wood in a container Tuesday near his house.Russell Stahler Jr., 427 E. Main...
View ArticleDomalakes seeks more time on county bench
Schuylkill County Judge John E. Domalakes announced Wednesday that he is running for retention in the Nov. 5 General Election.Domalakes, 66, of Frackville, has been a judge since December 1993, when he...
View ArticleGoodwill continues work toward move to Cressona Mall
CRESSONA - Goodwill Keystone Area has leased 11,034 square feet of space at the Cressona Mall.A building permit for demolition work was issued July 9. Cash registers, four fitting rooms and rest rooms...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Aug. 22, 2013
In recent county court action, Judge Charles M. Miller accepted guilty pleas from and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these people:Judy...
View ArticleCommissioners approve Schuylkill County Communications Center roof...
The Schuylkill County Communications Center is getting a new roof while the prison is getting a new hot water boiler.The county commissioners approved the advertisement for bids at a work session...
View ArticleGordon man charged with molesting two girls
FRACKVILLE - A Gordon man was arrested Wednesday by Butler Township police and charged with molesting two young girls.Christopher M. Turofski, 19, of 107 Gordon St., was charged with two felony counts...
View ArticleHaven man sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison for tree-tying death
by peter e. bortner Keith A. Reber, who tied an Orwigsburg man to a tree in South Manheim Township and left him to die, must spend at least 14 years behind state prison bars for his crimes, a...
View ArticleMahanoy City Post Office celebrates 75 years on Thursday
MAHANOY CITY - As Mahanoy City celebrates its 150th anniversary as an incorporated borough this week, the U.S. Postal Service marked the 75th anniversary of its post office building Thursday with a...
View Article2 residents reject new parking ordinance in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - Two residents don't like the parking ordinance the borough council adopted at Monday night's meeting.They questioned the need for a rule regulating the parking distance from vehicle to...
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n Locustdale: The public is invited to a presentation by a representative from the Pregnancy Care Center of Shamokin at Good News Bible Church, 221 Main St., at 3 p.m. Sunday. The focus, according to a...
View ArticleParking, traffic restrictions announced for Mahanoy City parade
MAHANOY CITY - The borough will be a busy and exciting place Saturday with the 59th annual Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention parade, held in conjunction with Mahanoy City's...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Aug. 23, 2013
Thirty people received a second chance from the criminal justice system Aug. 15 in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special program that will enable them to have charges against them...
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