Trinity students in kindergarten through 3rd grade traveling the world - in...
SHENANDOAH - Students in kindergarten to third grade at Trinity Academy in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center are traveling the world this school year, complete with their own personal...
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n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company is taking orders for a hoagie sale. Orders are due by Dec. 2, with pickup at the fire station on Dec. 8. Varieties include ham and cheese, Italian and turkey. To...
View ArticleOrwigsburg adds something special to Festival of Lights
ORWIGSBURG - The Festival of Lights will feature a camel, in addition to the traditional lighting of the borough Christmas tree and the arrival of Santa Claus.The free event starts at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7...
View ArticleDA recount stopped
Schuylkill County will have to wait at least another two weeks to learn the final results of the race for district attorney, as a judge on Tuesday threw out a petition asking for a vote recount, which...
View ArticleCorbett's approval rating lowest among almost all governors
Gov. Tom Corbett is number one in the nation.In voter disapproval.A new poll by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling shows the governor's job approval rating at the lowest of the 43 governors the...
View ArticleMinersville Area appoints new assistant principal
MINERSVILLE - The Minersville Area school board hired Nanette Bentz as the new assistant principal for grades kindergarten through 12 on Monday night.Superintendent Carl McBreen said that Bentz,...
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Weapons of massdestruction foundAUBURN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged a South Manheim Township man on Tuesday with possession of weapons of mass destruction - an illegal shotgun and...
View ArticleAnnual Thanksgiving breakfast in Mahanoy City reaches 20th anniversary
MAHANOY CITY - The 20th annual Thanksgiving Breakfast was held Tuesday at St. Mary's Center in Mahanoy City, bringing together clergy from local churches and community members for prayer and song in...
View ArticleAnimals rescued from deplorable conditions at Pottsville home
Pottsville police and code enforcement along with Hillside SPCA rescued 23 animals Tuesday from a condemned home in the city.Police said they searched the home at 531A N. Centre St., executing a search...
View ArticleDocumentarian takes on the tale of Centralia
CENTRALIA - The stories of the current and former residents of Centralia affected by the mine fire and its impact will be part of a new documentary in the works.A few houses still dot the landscape in...
View ArticleState grant to help business park infrastructure near Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - More than $1 million awarded to the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority will pay for infrastructure upgrades in a business park in Mahanoy and Ryan townships.The work will allow the...
View ArticleRecounts confirm Mahanoy City, Schuylkill Township results
Tuesday's recounts in two closely contested municipal races ended exactly the way they had Election Day, with the leaders in the contests for Mahanoy City mayor and Schuylkill Township supervisor...
View ArticleCorrection, Nov. 27, 2013
Identity incorrectFire destroyed the home of David E. and Ruth E. Torres at 1628 Lightfoot Drive in Lake Wynonah on Monday. The couple were misidentified in Tuesday's edition.
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n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company will hold a holiday meat raffle, with the drawing for 20 prizes to be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets are $2 each and three for $5. First prize will be $100 and a...
View ArticlePottsville plans 1 mill tax increase, administrative salary increases
The city council Wednesday unveiled a 2014 spending plan with a 1 mill tax increase and a 2 percent salary increase for its administrators."Last year, there was a zero salary increase for our non-union...
View ArticleCorrections, Nov. 28, 2013
Phone number incorrectSmoke detectors from the Frackville Fire Department are available by calling 570-874-3860, which was wrong in Tuesday's edition, or 570-874-3859.Incorrect figuresIn recent years,...
View ArticleParents consider books as Christmas gift ideas
As the children's librarian at Pottsville Free Public Library read aloud a story about "Clifford the Big Red Dog" on Monday morning, Emily Lorence, 3, of Cumbola, followed every syllable as if the...
View ArticleAshland water tank repairs almost complete
ASHLAND - The long process of repairing Ashland's water storage tank will be completed soon.Alfred Benesch & Co. senior designer Natalie L. O'Connor, E.I.T., reported the good news at Monday's...
View ArticleCommissioners approve autopsy contract, save county money
Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan added another option for the county to save money on autopsies.The county commissioners approved a contract with Mary Pascucci, a doctor of osteopathic...
View ArticleJudge nixes request to lower property's value
by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County judge has declined to lower the fair market and assessed values of a Branch Township property.In a five-page opinion and order filed Tuesday, Judge John E....
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