Veterans honored in Schuylkill Haven, Orwigsburg
Those who have served and are serving our country in the armed forces were recognized Monday in Schuylkill Haven and Orwigsburg. Wreaths were presented in honor of the different branches of the...
View ArticleMaroons memorabilia auctioned off
NEW MAHONING — With a lightning fast tongue, an auctioneer in this Carbon County village Tuesday rattled off descriptions of numerous items that once graced the Maroons Sport Bar & Grill in...
View ArticlePort Carbon approves budget with tax hike
PORT CARBON — The borough council Tuesday approved its 2016 budget with a 2-mill tax increase, with a 4 to 2 vote. “We haven’t had a tax increase in over five years, but yet our costs have gone up and...
View ArticleRidgeview Healthcare rolls out new pulmonary rehabilitation program
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is rolling out a new pulmonary rehabilitation program for both its short-term patients and long-term residents who suffer from...
View ArticleBirths, Dec. 9, 2015
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Matthew and Elizabeth Rennick, Schuylkill County, a son, Nov. 26. Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital To Tom and Ashlee Kruskie Stehr, Mount Carmel, a son, Dec. 4.
View ArticlePolice charge Joliett man with violating PFA
A Joliett man was jailed Monday after being charged by Pottsville police with violating a Protection From Abuse order. Police said officers were called about 6:30 p.m. to The Holistic Healing Spa, 11...
View ArticleDistrict court, Dec. 9, 2015
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A New Philadelphia man charged with assaulting and injuring his ex-wife in East Norwegian Township on Oct. 9 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary...
View ArticlePine Grove woman given chance for new smile
PINE GROVE — A motorcycle accident when Cindy Betz was just 23 years old changed the course of her life, and her desire to smile. Betz, now a 59-year-old grandmother from Pine Grove, will soon have a...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 9, 2015
Hamburg man injured in crash SHOEMAKERSVILLE — A Hamburg man suffered minor injuries when the 2006 Jeep Wrangler he was driving crashed about 4 a.m. Sunday on Route 61, just north of Zions Church Road...
View ArticleMahanoy City raising taxes, applying for assistance from state
MAHANOY CITY — To pay for current and future debt obligations, the borough is raising taxes and applying for assistance from the state. The borough council approved a tentative 2016 budget Tuesday that...
View ArticleAround the region, Dec. 9, 2015
n New Philadelphia: AMVETS Post 256 will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at Vetts Inc., 96 McComb St. Members will discuss ongoing and past events. For more information, call 570-277-6031. n Pottsville: Four...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 9, 2015
Deeds Coaldale — Gina Marie Chawojsky and Ruth A. Reeves to Gina Marie Chawojsky; 102 E. Ridge St.; $1. Cressona — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to JMAC Realty LLC and Schuylkill 15...
View ArticleJudge declines to change Schuylkill Products executives' sentences
A federal judge has declined to change the sentences being served by the two men who led Schuylkill Products Inc. before that Cressona-based company went out of business due to the largest fraud scheme...
View ArticleShenandoah council plans 2-mill tax increase in 2016
SHENANDOAH — The borough council tentatively adopted at Tuesday’s special meeting its 2016 operational budget that includes a 2-mill increase in real estate taxes. The tentative budget was accepted in...
View ArticleCorrection, Dec. 9, 2015
Address incorrect Mark T. Keeth, 56, of 801 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City, recently appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Christina E. Hale, Frackville. Keeth had...
View ArticleNarcan distributed to public during information sessions
FRACKVILLE — Education about heroin overdoses and a drug to help someone if they have one were discussed Thursday at the Holiday Inn Express in the borough. “You need to start as soon as you notice....
View ArticleNo tax increase planned for Frackville for 2016
FRACKVILLE — The residents of Frackville should expect to see their real estate taxes remain the same with the Frackville Borough Council approving the 2016 tentative budget at Wednesday’s meeting....
View ArticleEx-FCI/Schuylkill inmate gets more prison time
A former inmate at Federal Correctional Institution/Schuylkill will spend more time behind bars after admitting Wednesday that he possessed a weapon in prison. Dwayne Parker, 31, of Philadelphia,...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 11, 2015
Woman: Rape accusation faked A Girardville woman will be charged with unsworn falsification to authorities after falsely reporting she had been raped. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Vannessa...
View ArticleAround the region, Dec. 11, 2015
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Community Chorus, directed by Bruce McCormick and accompanied by Betty Chappel, will perform two area concerts in December. The first will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Church...
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