Correction, Nov. 18, 2013
Bail amount $100KJason C. "Poota" Stevens, 21, who turned himself in to Orwigsburg police Saturday in connection with a robbery incident in the borough, was arraigned and committed to Schuylkill County...
View ArticleSt. Paul's UCC celebrates 150 years of ministry in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - Members and friends of St. Paul's United Church of Christ gathered Sunday to celebrate 150 years in God's service in the borough.The church was founded Jan. 1, 1863, as St. Paul's German...
View ArticleLibrary project provides many informational resources
jusalis@republicanherald.comMAHANOY CITY - In an age when information pours from ubiquitous desktop, laptop and handheld gadgets, public libraries strive to be relevant.In Pennsylvania, The POWER...
View ArticleWashington Township fills secretary/treasurer post
DETURKSVILLE - Washington Township residents will see a new face at the supervisors' table this month.Dawn A. Koch, Schuylkill Haven, was appointed Oct. 21 as secretary/treasurer, effective Nov. 11....
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 18, 2013
Woman hits bearwith car, not hurtTOWER CITY - A borough woman escaped injury after she hit a bear with her vehicle at 6:19 p.m. Saturday on Route 209, about a mile west of Tower Street, in Porter...
View ArticleArea organizations, churches, businesses offer free Thanksgiving meals
Area businesses, churches and organizations will prepare and offer free Thanksgiving dinners to those in need on Thanksgiving Day. The Schuylkill Council of the Knights of Columbus is in its sixth...
View ArticleFilm sparks debate on police brutality
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - When Penn State Schuylkill senior Elijah Simmons first saw the trailer for the film "Fruitvale Station" several months ago, it was something he had to see. With a limited release,...
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n Ashland: Overeaters Anonymous and the Al-Anon Family Group meet on Mondays at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 35 N. Ninth St. The former group meets from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. and the...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Nov. 18, 2013
Selling bath salts twice in March resulted in a Pottsville man being sentenced Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to house arrest and probation.Gregory L. Maser, 36, must spend 90 days on house...
View ArticleArraignments, Nov. 18, 2013
A Pottsville man charged with assaulting two men in the 100 block of North Third Street in the city on Sept. 18 is among those scheduled to plead not guilty today during arraignment in Schuylkill...
View ArticleWith $105,406 budget gap, Pottsville considers tax increase
If city officials aren't able to reduce a $105,406 budget gap, they may give tentative approval to a 2014 tax increase next week. "We're going to try to squeeze the revenues as much as we can. There...
View Article50 years later, county residents remember JFK
Kay F. Cooper decided to go to Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, to see President John F. Kennedy, a trip that gave her a front-row seat for one of the most tragic events in American...
View ArticleBlock grant gives county options
Schuylkill County officials have started discussions on how to spend state funding that will now come in the form of a block grant.A public hearing was held Wednesday with representatives from the...
View ArticlePottsville Area promotes American Education Week with teacher 'swap'
On a typical school day, Kristyn Case teaches first-grade students at Pottsville Area's John S. Clarke Elementary how to read. But on Thursday, Case found herself teaching very different students in a...
View ArticleToys for Tots encourages donations
It's not too late to donate to the Toys for Tots campaign. "It's more than just the toys. It's telling them someone cares about them," Ed Quirin, chairman of the Toys for Tots Drive in Schuylkill...
View ArticleCriminal Court, Nov. 22, 2013
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge John E. Domalakes on Wednesday accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated...
View ArticleCharges in luring incident held over for court
Charges were held over for court Thursday against three New York City men whom Pottsville police arrested for allegedly luring two teenage girls into their vehicle in the city's downtown on Nov....
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 22, 2013
DeedsBranch Township - Leonard M. Jr. and Sherry L. Chistakoff to Leonard M. Chistakoff Jr.; 40 Black Diamond Road; $1.Tina Boltz and Denise Bressler, co-administrators of the Estate of Henry...
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n Ashland: In recent meeting action, the Ashland Area Rotary Club welcomed its October student of the month, Justine Paul, daughter of David and Suzanne Paul. Paul filled the Rotarians in on her school...
View ArticleBeards are one thing - trends, another
I think I've made it clear in the past: If there is one thing I love, it's a man with facial hair.But there is a difference between donning facial hair and following trends.I've fallen prey to multiple...
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