Hip-hop artist promotes music scene, charitable endeavors in Schuylkill
A person's character is defined as the qualities or features that distinguish themselves from everyone else. Some of the quali- ties are instilled at birth, while others are learned from the sit-...
View Article99-year-old man's train ride sparks memories
MINERSVILLE - Horace Baumer remembers coal cars and passenger trains at the Minersville Train Station.The 99-year-old Minersville resident shared his memories of the busy times at the site Saturday...
View ArticleChristmas festivities launch the holiday season in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - There was a whole lot of Christmas going on Saturday evening in Mahanoy City as people braved the cold to enjoy the holiday festivities.Of course, the lighting of the borough Christmas...
View ArticleLocal group begins process to mark Sheppton disaster
A local group of people have organized as a committee and taken the first step toward placing a state historical marker at the site of the Sheppton Mine Disaster.Carol Zielinski chairs the eight-person...
View ArticleSteam trains take families, Santa on a special ride
MINERSVILLE - Santa Claus decided to stop in Minersville on Saturday to join families on special train rides.The jolly man in red made his appearance in the passenger cars of steam locomotive CNJ 113...
View ArticleResidents shop local for Small Business Saturday
Business owners in Pottsville said they noticed more people in their stores during Small Business Saturday."It wasn't nuts in here, but we had more people in here who haven't been in here before,"...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Consider local stores while holiday shopping
This week starts December when the festive holiday-related days we observe are National Pastry, Gingerbread House, Poinsettia, Baked Cookies, Look for an Evergreen, Go Caroling, National Eggnog,...
View ArticleNonprofit organization seeks funding to help those in need
A startup nonprofit organization, The Community Solution6 Project, is seeking funding through the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo to help local families that need assistance.Currently in the infant...
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed in Mahanoy City
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy City police are investigating an early Sunday morning stabbing that left one man dead. Police Lt. John Kaczmarczyk said officers were called to a home at 739 E. Mahanoy Ave....
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven welcomes Christmas season with tree lighting
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Borough residents lined East Main Street and Parkway on Sunday for the lighting of the community Christmas tree. The Little Hurricanes, a third- and fourth-grade children's choir...
View Article'The Nutcracker' delivers the Christmas spirit in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Hundreds of people packed the Zwerling Auditorium at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School to see Schuylkill Ballet Theatre's annual performance of "The Nutcracker." "I look forward...
View ArticleEconomy makes Pottsville comfort station a thing of the past
Next door to the Ramada Pottsville is an unoffical landmark to the city's more than 80-year effort to draw crowds to shop downtown. It's a collection of closed-up comfort stations, two sets of men's...
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n Ashland: A Christmas concert, presented by Ashland Area Community Choir under the direction of Betty Chappell, will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ, 2400 Centre...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 2, 2013
Police charge manfor more IEDsAUBURN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged an Auburn man for possessing explosive devices after a second search of the home at 1651 Summer Hill Road, South Manheim...
View ArticleBirths, Dec. 2, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo James Druding and Amber Strohl, New Philadelphia, daughter, Oct. 25.To Kenneth Wilkinson and Taryn Reeser, Lykens, a daughter, Nov. 6.To Christopher...
View ArticleLocal hunters venture into woods for first day of rifle deer season
Blake Herndon, 12, of Saint Clair, was in the woods of Union Township this morning with his grandfather, his junior hunting license and a bolt-action rifle. "Last year, I got a 10-pointer," Herndon, a...
View ArticleAfter early test, Pottsville readies for winter weather
When Pottsville had its first major snowfall of the season last week, the streets department was well prepared."It was not too bad early Tuesday," Dan Kelly, superintendent of streets for the city,...
View ArticleJudge increases values of 2 West Mahanoy Township properties
A Schuylkill County judge on Nov. 26 increased the values of, and thereby the tax bills for, two properties in West Mahanoy Township. In a six-page opinion and order, Judge John E. Domalakes ruled...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Dec. 2, 2013
James R. FerrierORWIGSBURG - An Auburn woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing on Nov. 19 on charges she stole money in September from her estranged...
View ArticleHunters bag buck, doe in Schuylkill
Just after 8 a.m. Monday, Carl Skrobak of Saint Clair spotted two deer in Blythe Township. "I was walking down the trail and it was off to my right. And there was another deer with it," said Skrobak,...
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