STS offers dollar deals for the holiday
Benjamin Riegel, 35, of Pottsville, is looking forward to saving money on Friday when he rides a Schuylkill Transportation System's bus for $1."That's a great deal. It makes it a lot easier to go...
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n Lansford: The Lansford Historical Society, 117-119 E. Bertsch St., will sponsor a Victorian Christmas celebration and open house at 6 p.m. Sunday. The holiday musical program will feature the Coal...
View ArticleDistrict court dismisses civil complaint
SHENANDOAH - A civil complaint filed by a Sheppton woman against the East Union Township Sewer Authority was dismissed Wednesday in district court. Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker said...
View ArticleFire damages home in Mahanoy City; Man in custody for alleged assault
MAHANOY CITY - At least one home was damaged and a woman flown to a trauma center after a domestic incident and fire Wednesday night. About 9 p.m., borough police and firefighters were called to a...
View ArticleFrackville council tentatively adopts budget with no tax increase
FRACKVILLE - The borough council formally adopted its 2014 operating budget on Wednesday, which holds the line on real estate taxes and has no increase in garbage fees.Councilman Charles Berger, who is...
View ArticlePottsville seeks to obtain dilapidated building
Continuing their fight against blight, Pottsville officials asked Schuylkill County Court on Tuesday to allow them to assume ownership of what they term a dangerous and dilapidated building. In a...
View ArticleRyan Twp. supervisors adopt 2014 budget with no tax increase
BARNESVILLE - Real estate taxes will remain the same next year with the formal adoption of the 2014 operating budget on Monday by the Ryan Township Board of Supervisors. The real estate tax rate will...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 12, 2013
DeedsAshland - Henry A. Wayne and Kenneth J. Wayne to Henry A. Wayne and Kenneth J. Wayne; 1038 Centre St.; $1.Charmaine White to Kenneth A. Griffith; 25 S. Seventh St.; $25,000.Cressona - Joseph G....
View ArticleEducators say goodbye to AYP, welcome new state grading system
Last year, Pottsville Area Superintendent Jeffrey S. Zwiebel wasn't sure his school district would ever make the grade again. In 2003, the state Department of Education established accountability...
View ArticleCommissioners approve $500K fund allocation to Rest Haven
The Schuylkill County commissioners are using $500,000 from the county general fund to help with end of the year expenses at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Schuylkill Haven.The board approved the...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Christmas canceled in Ashland due to snow
ASHLAND - Due to the predicted snowstorm on Saturday, the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration has been canceled.This would have been the 10th annual event, which is sponsored by Ashland Downtown Inc....
View ArticleGirardville approves 4-mill tax increase
GIRARDVILLE - Taxpayers will see a 4-mill increase in real estate taxes after the borough council formally adopted its 2014 operating budget at Thursday's meeting.The real estate tax rate will increase...
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n Harrisburg: The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has announced that its annual Pennsylvania Student Aid Guide is available online to students and families for guidance on understanding...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven awarded $75,000 grant for road project
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The borough has been awarded $75,000 for the relocation of water and sewer lines and to replace a waterline as part of the Route 61 widening project."We submitted this application...
View ArticleMan charged for allegedly assaulting woman, setting house on fire
MAHANOY CITY - A man was jailed after severely beating a woman Wednesday night and then setting fire to a home in the borough. Joseph C. Yeich, 28, of 1229 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City, is charged...
View ArticleSalvation Army worries about goal; bell ringing at issue again
Lt. Staci Ferreira fears the Salvation Army in Pottsville might not reach its $90,000 goal for this year's annual kettle drive. "At this point, the way things have been going, I don't think we're...
View ArticleBlue Mountain superintendent introduces survey about Cressona elementary
ORWIGSBURG - The ongoing situation on the fate of Blue Mountain Elementary Cressona was discussed again during the Blue Mountain school board meeting Thursday at the high school.Superintendent Robert...
View ArticleCriminal court, Dec. 13, 2013
Fifteen people received a second chance Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special program that will allow them to emerge from their encounters with the criminal justice system...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 13, 2013
Police arrestsuspicious driverHAMBURG - State police at Hamburg arrested Scott James Kiefer Jr. for suspecion of driving under the influence at 2:31 a.m. Sunday at Route 61 and South Fourth Street....
View ArticleYou can grieve however you see fit
I wanted to write something light this week. I wanted to perhaps make fun of some ridiculous holiday traditions I don't understand or maybe even write about how awful a lot of Christmas songs are and...
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