Entrance to future BRADS landfill complete
SILVER CREEK — The front entrance to the future Blythe Recycling And Demolition Site along Burma Road in Blythe Township is complete, the Blythe Township Solid Waste Authority said Monday. Fidler...
View ArticleTruck thief's state prison sentence upheld
Michael J. Setlock Jr. must remain behind state prison bars for stealing a pickup truck belonging to a Pottsville business, a three-judge state Superior Court panel ruled Monday. In an 11-page opinion,...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill honors veterans for their service
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The service and sacrifices of local veterans were recognized and honored Monday with a special Veterans Day program at North Schuylkill High School. The annual program was held in...
View ArticleTamaqua Area Partnership gets into Spirit of Christmas
TAMAQUA — What can a dozen people in a room talking for two hours accomplish to improve their community? They can pick a direction. On Thursday, members of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership held...
View ArticleWife who allegedly killed husband seeks dismissal of murder charges
Jane E. Schreiner, whom prosecutors allege killed her husband in August in their Kline Township home, asked a Schuylkill County judge on Monday to dismiss both murder charges against her. “That’s the...
View ArticleBirths, Nov. 9, 2016
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville To Keith Huth and Danielle Worthington, Minersville, a son, Oct. 27. Evangelical Community Hospital To David Bohanick and Erica Mulberger, Selinsgrove, a son, Oct....
View ArticleSchuylkill County largely supports Trump
Editors Note: This story was published before all election results were reported. Schuylkill County voters showed overwhelming support for Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Republican presidential nominee...
View ArticleVoters report problems casting ballots in Schuylkill County
In spite of a few glitches, Schuylkill County saw the largest voter turnout in a decade. While voters reported troubles with the electronic voting machine, election officials said the problems were...
View ArticleLocal legislators re-elected with no opposition
All four members of Schuylkill County’s state legislative delegation won re-election Tuesday night, which should surprise no on in light of the fact that none of them had an opponent on the ballot. To...
View ArticleDeeds, Nov. 9, 2016
Deeds North Manheim Township — Joseph Yulick, executor of the Estate of Bernice A. Baidokas, to Mark H. and Ashley M. Fuggiti; 2.5381-acre property on Schuylkill Mountain Road; $67,000. Pine Grove...
View ArticleCounty Democrats held out hope for 1st woman president
Editors Note: This story was published before all election results were reported. Schuylkill County Democrats were holding out hope Tuesday that Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, would win in...
View ArticleAround the region, Nov. 9, 2016
n Frackville: First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., will have a Thanksgiving community worship service at 4 p.m. Nov. 20, sponsored by the Frackville Ministerium churches. All are welcome....
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 9, 2016
Man injured in bus-SUV collision SHENANDOAH — One person was injured when an SUV and school bus collided about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Route 924, just south of Shenandoah in Mahanoy Township. State police...
View ArticleCartwright takes 17th for third term
Democrat Matt Cartwright of Lackawanna County soundly defeated Republican challenger Matt Connolly, Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, earning a third term representing the 17th District in...
View ArticleIt's Trump! Stunning outsider victory for 45th president
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic...
View ArticlePat Toomey wins re-election to Senate, topping Katie McGinty
Republican Pat Toomey has won re-election to a second term in the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, beating Democrat Katie McGinty in a down-to-the-wire race that was a key stepping stone in Republicans'...
View ArticleFor the record, Nov. 10, 2016
Marriage licenses Vito Colonna, Pottsville, and Jasmine J. Andrews, Pottsville. Frederick B. Johannides, New Ringgold, and Wanda Neifert, New Ringgold. David R. Irons, Norwich, Connecticut, and Katie...
View ArticlePolice log, Nov. 10, 2016
Woman to face drug charges GRATZ — State police at Lykens recently charged a woman with possession of paraphernalia after an incident about 8:05 p.m. Oct. 26 in the borough. Police said Tiffany Ann...
View ArticleGallagher chosen for borough council in N.J.
In a different state, and under the banner of a different party, former Schuylkill County commissioners Chairwoman Mantura M. Gallagher won election Tuesday to borough council in Stone Harbor, New...
View ArticleLehigh Valley seeks to refinance Schuylkill Health debt
As Lehigh Valley Health Network settles into the offices of Schuylkill Health System in Pottsville, it decided to refinance more than $45 million of Schuylkill Health’s debt. The City of Pottsville...
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