Superior Court dismisses Frackville man's appeal of prison sentence
by peter e. bortner An appellate court has declined to reverse a Frackville man's conviction and prison sentence on drug-related charges.In a three-paragraph order filed Wednesday in Pottsville, the...
View ArticleOffices receive energy-efficient lighting grant
Schuylkill County office buildings will be getting a little brighter thanks to a $48,000 grant from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance as part of its energy-efficient lighting program.The county...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 12, 2013
Marriage licensesFranklin K. Schoeneman, Orwigsburg, and Brenda F. Gimbel, Orwigsburg.Joseph J. Heatter, Coaldale, and Ashley D. Christman, Coaldale.James F. Schell, New Philadelphia, and Kimberly A....
View ArticleLife Skills training begins to help in drug prevention
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Seventh-graders at North Schuylkill Junior-Senior High School will be participating this school year in a drug prevention program designed to reduce alcohol, tobacco and drug use.The...
View ArticleOrwigsburg hires 2 part-time officers
ORWIGSBURG - The Orwigsburg Borough Council voted to hire two more officers for its police force Wednesday. With no discussion on the matter during the six-minute meeting, the council appointed Robert...
View ArticlePottsville Area hires security officers, approves policy to allow "deadly force"
Pottsville Area school board on Wednesday unanimously hired a group of part-time security officers and accepted a "Use of Force Policy" to allow those officers to use "deadly force" to defend the...
View ArticleCity administrator to promote Quality of Life program at Penn State
City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar will be in State College today to promote Pottsville's Quality of Life program and its war on blight.He will be one of the guest speakers at the Pennsylvania...
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n McAdoo: The borough's bulk pickups will continue until Sept. 30. Pickups are scheduled for Sept. 16, 23 and 30. One bulk item per week is allowed. Bulk items may not include any electrical items such...
View ArticleShenandoah man charged after police chase
SHENANDOAH - A 69-year-old Shenandoah man was jailed Wednesday, charged with leading police on a chase that resulted in him being shot by an officer after his SUV was rammed off the road in Mahanoy...
View Article1 killed in crash near Cressona Mall
CRESSONA - A Pottsville man died in a two-vehicle crash at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday on Route 61 north at the Cressona Mall intersection. State police at Schuylkill Haven said James Gorski, 65, was...
View ArticleKerry talks tough in Syria encounter with Russia
GENEVA (AP) — Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria's chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a Syrian pledge to begin a...
View ArticleBird watchers spot many species at Sweet Arrow Lake
PINE GROVE - A bald eagle flying off in the distance greeted bird watchers Saturday morning at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park.Denise Donmoyer, park naturalist and president of the Sweet Arrow Lake...
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So you think things slow down in the fall? Au contraire. Schuylkill County has a calendar full of events for every taste. Feeling like some soothing live concert music? The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble...
View ArticleClub notes, Sept. 8, 2013
Haven SeniorsSCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Schuylkill Haven Senior Citizens Organization held its annual indoor picnic on Aug. 26 at the senior center, 340 Haven St.President Ruth Tucci open-ed with prayer,...
View ArticlePottsville Parking Authority pays off Capitol deck
The Pottsville Parking Authority recently paid off the $2 million debt it acquired two decades ago to construct the Capitol Parking Deck, authority Executive Director Amy S. Burkhart said Friday."We...
View ArticleFor the Record, Sept. 15, 2013
Marriage licenses Steven D. Demko, Ashland, and Rachelle M. Johnson, Ashland. Keith M. Gordon, Schuylkill Haven, and Aubrey N. Dekrane, Schuylkill Haven. Jason R. Albon, Saint Clair, and Caitlin E....
View ArticleCollege notes, Sept. 8, 2013
NYUDanielle Snyder, a junior media and communications major at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, spent a semester in Sydney, Australia, with NYU's...
View Article'Celebrate Us ... Celebrate Schuylkill' event showcases diversity
Schuylkill County celebrated its rich cultural diversity Saturday with ethnic music, dances and food at the Yuengling Mansion. The annual "Celebrate Us ... Celebrate Schuylkill" event is sponsored by...
View ArticleFrackville Museum set to celebrate 2nd anniversary
A hometown feeling can be described as a person's strong connection with the place he or she lived or was raised.While some people just feel the connection, others like Lorraine Stanton show it.The...
View ArticleGraduates, Sept. 8, 2013
WilkesAngeline Marie Urban graduated from Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and Nursing on May 18 with a doctor of pharmacy degree, earning cum laude honors.While attending Wilkes, Angeline...
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