Get your aim on at cornhole tournament
Most people associate cornhole with tailgate parties and beach vacations, but for Lackawanna County residents TJ Griffiths and Tony Lucarelli, it is a competitive sport. After being forced to travel...
View ArticleMahanoy City man arrested, charged for robbing girl, 15
MAHANOY CITY — A Mahanoy Township man was jailed early Thursday morning after allegedly robbing a juvenile in Mahanoy City hours before. Stephen M. Bolish, 23, of 112 Roosevelt Drive, Morea, was...
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n Barnesville: Inspirational singer Sherry Anne will perform in concert from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Bethany United Methodist Church, 20 Holly Road. Admission is free but freewill offerings will be...
View ArticleShenandoah author speaks of times growing up in town
Many people were treated to stories and reminiscences of Shenandoah on Thursday as the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society and Schuylkill County Council for the Arts, Pottsville, hosted author...
View ArticleBangor company, owner face illegal dumping charges in Kline Towship
HAZLETON — Construction and demolition waste was illegally dumped in several Pennsylvania counties, including a spot in Kline Township, Schuylkill County, by a Bangor-based hauling company, court...
View ArticleShenandoah man acquitted of threatening, assaulting ex-officer
A quarrel that began over fantasy football ended Friday with a jury acquitting a Shenandoah man in Schuylkill County Court of threatening and assaulting a former police officer in December 2015 in...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 27, 2016
Ashland fire ruled accidental ASHLAND — A fire that damaged three homes in the borough Thursday afternoon has been ruled accidental. State police fire marshal Trooper John F. Burns of the Frackville...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 27, 2016
n Ashland: The borough offices will be closed Sept. 5 in observance of Labor Day. n Ashland: The Anthracite Animal Clinic, 640 High Road, will sponsor Walk Those Paws for a Caws 5K walk/run from 8:30...
View ArticleCircus-themed cruise brings fun, laughter to Avenues
MECHANICSVILLE — Clowns with red noses, a ringmaster, a man dressed as a lion and other circus-themed participants were in the Avenues’ 10th annual cruise Friday. “Everybody looks forward to it every...
View ArticleWilliams Valley softball team lauded by lawmakers
TOWER CITY — Williams Valley’s state championship girls’ softball team continues to garner accolades. Acting Superintendent Jolene D. Smith told the school board Thursday the team received...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 27, 2016
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge Charles M. Miller accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these...
View ArticleGirardville man dies in motorcycle crash in West Mahanoy Township
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — A motorcycle crash Friday afternoon in West Mahanoy Township claimed the life of a Girardville man. The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m. on Raven Run Road, about 1 1/2 miles west of...
View ArticleCorrection, Aug. 27, 2016
Position incorrect Heath Renninger is principal of Blue Mountain Elementary Cressona and Blue Mountain Elementary West. The information was incorrect in Friday’s paper.
View ArticleSchool spirit alive in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH — Friday was a day of school spirit and history as the sesquicentennial celebration continued with “SV School Spirit Day,” which included an outdoor pep rally in the downtown. The seventh...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 27, 2016
Deeds East Norwegian Township — Marciann Minarick to James T. and Joan M. Honicker; property; $1. East Union Township — David J. and Connie M. Fisher to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 144WS, Eagle Rock;...
View ArticlePottsville house fire under investigation
Pottsville police and city fire officials are investigating a fire that damaged a home on Morgan Avenue late Thursday night. Officials found a mattress and gasoline at the scene. Police Chief Richard...
View ArticleSix cited for trespassing at Kernsville Dam
HAMBURG — Six people were cited for defiant trespass Friday in the area of the Kernsville Dam, the second day since “no trespassing” signs were posted on the Berks County side of the Schuylkill River....
View ArticleDirector of county senior volunteer program retires
Carol Bowen walked into her office for the last time Friday as the director of Schuylkill County’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program. “What’s ironic is that it was exactly 24 years ago today I first...
View ArticleTwo found dead in Pottsville Motor Inn room
A man and woman were found dead of apparent drug overdoses Thursday in a room at a Pottsville motel, according to Pottsville police and the Schuylkill County coroner. Charles G. Harig III, 31, whose...
View ArticleBirth, Aug. 27, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Jed and Samantha Leone Slifko, Port Carbon, a daughter, Aug. 13. Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Joseph M. and Tracy Brown Yutko, Frackville, a...
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