Criminal court, Dec. 19, 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 ArticleGabriel Youth Orchestra celebrates 25 years of music
Past members of the Gabriel Youth Orchestra returned Sunday afternoon to Pottsville Area School District’s D.H.H. Lengel Middle School for the 25th anniversary gala concert and to say farewell to...
View ArticleMechanicsville holds line on taxes
MECHANICSVILLE — The borough council Wednesday approved a spending plan for 2017 with no tax increase. The last time they approved a tax increase was in late 2013 for its 2014 budget. It was a 1-mill...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after Route 61 accident
ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTO A man was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street just before 5 p.m. Sunday after he drove his pickup truck onto a guide rail, partially over the...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 19, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Susan K. Snyder, William Earl Klinger and Shirley M. Klinger to Jordann N. Bridy; 2133 Walnut St.; $90,000. William G. Schwab, trustee in bankruptcy, to Raymond J. Cope; 921 Walnut St.;...
View ArticleHalcovage to serve as teller in Electoral College
Schuylkill County commissioners Chairman George F. Halcovage Jr. is in Harrisburg today to take part in the state’s 58th Electoral College to cast votes for president of the United States. Although...
View ArticleOrwigsburg raises taxes 1 mill
ORWIGSBURG — Taxes are going up 1 mill in the borough for 2017. On Wednesday, the borough council voted 4-2 for a budget that includes a 1-mill tax hike, bringing the tax rate to 6 mills. One mill will...
View ArticleGirardville artist presents Dominick the Donkey holiday puppet show
GIRARDVILLE — The children who attended the Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey show on Sunday had a great time enjoying the story. The afternoon show was held in the main meeting room in the...
View ArticleDistrict court, Dec. 19, 2016
Rebecca Margerum ELIZABETHVILLE — A Millersburg man is headed to Dauphin County Court after waving his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges he had sexual contact in May with a teenage...
View ArticleRabbi continues Hanukkah tradition in Pottsville
A local rabbi will continue the tradition of lighting a menorah at Garfield Square in Pottsville. “All residents of Schuylkill County and the area are invited to a Hanukkah menorah lighting in...
View ArticleNo tax hike planned for Frackville
FRACKVILLE — Real estate taxes are expected to remain the same for residents as the borough council tentatively adopted its 2017 general operating budget. The vote was 6-0 in favor of the proposed...
View ArticleDrug Treatment Court to offer program to help defendants fight addiction
Schuylkill County will soon have a Drug Treatment Court for defendants trying to overcome substance abuse. President Judge William E. Baldwin and Judge James P. Goodman, who will oversee the court,...
View ArticleVandal crushes figures in creche at Saint Clair church
SAINT CLAIR — A vandal severely damaged a few of the ceramic characters which were part of a Nativity set on the lawn of a church in the borough. “We never had anything like this happen before. It’s...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 22, 2016
Police: None hurt in 2-vehicle crash Pottsville police investigated a crash that occurred about 10:15 a.m. Friday in the 2100 block of West Market Street. Police said the investigation revealed that...
View Article2 teens flown after Route 61 accident
ORWIGSBURG — Two people were flown to a hospital after a two-vehicle accident at South Liberty Street and Route 61 on Wednesday. State police said in a press release the accident occurred as a...
View ArticleSchuylkill County departments to cut back on overtime
Schuylkill County departments and agencies will be cutting down on overtime in 2017. In order to cut down on expenditures next year, the county commissioners approved a new overtime policy Wednesday....
View ArticleNew trucks roll in for Pottsville streets department
Just in time for winter, some new trucks Pottsville bought for its streets department are rolling in. There are five and all are outfitted with salt spreaders and plows, Thomas W. Whitaker,...
View ArticleEngineer gives Schuylkill Trust building thumbs up
According to the engineering firm hired in October by the owner of the Schuylkill Trust Co. building in Pottsville, repairs to cracks on the building’s exterior have been completed. That firm,...
View ArticlePrison board, solicitor to draft request for proposal on overcrowding
The Schuylkill County prison board is putting together a request for proposals to reduce overcrowding at the jail. On Wednesday, the prison board discussed the possibility of building an intermediate...
View ArticleAround the region, Dec. 22, 2016
n Frackville: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 30 in the Schuylkill Mall. People 17 and older (16 with parental consent), weighing at least 110 pounds and in...
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