Pottsville moves forward with City Hall elevator renovations
POTTSVILLE — Repairs to the elevator at City Hall could be underway soon. The Pottsville City Council voted unanimously to authorize Levkulic and Associates, Pottsville, to solicit bids for the...
View ArticleRyan Township targets trash delinquents
BARNESVILLE — Three residents of Ryan Township will soon be receiving notices from the county sheriff regarding their failure to pay their trash bills. The township solicitor, Christopher Riedlinger,...
View ArticleShenandoah fills vacant seats on council
SHENANDOAH — The borough council held a special meeting Monday to fill three posts held by Donald E. Segal, who died April 25. Segal, 81, was the president of the borough council. After a moment of...
View ArticleAround the region, May 9, 2017
Frackville The South End Field and Stream Association will hold its Kiddies Day with a fishing rodeo Saturday at the Whippoorwill Dam, Morea Road. Registration will start at at 8 a.m. for children 15...
View ArticleDeeds, May 9, 2017
Deeds Barry Township — Anthony J. Welsh III to Anthony Joseph Welsh IV; property at Mountain Road and East Spruce Street, Mountain Valley Lake; $39,100. Barry L. II and Kelly S. Crosby to Kelly S....
View ArticleOusted Pottsville Area business manager files lawsuit
POTTSVILLE — Stephen C. Curran, the former Pottsville Area School District business manager, has filed a lawsuit against the school district. The writ of summons was filed in Schuylkill County Court on...
View ArticleMcCann offers high school diplomas to prospecticve students
POTTSVILLE — When she was a senior at Pottsville Area High School in 1998, Nicole “Nikki” Nelson Green became pregnant and had to drop out. This year, her daughter, Justice, will receive her high...
View ArticlePolice log, May 9, 2017
2 arrested in city after shots fired Two men were arrested by Pottsville police after officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 600 block of Boone Street about 6:15 a.m. April 29. At the...
View ArticleTeam effort: Groups practice mine rescues in Valley View
VALLEY VIEW — With four miners missing, it was Chris Carl’s duty to lead a team of rescuers into the depths of the unknown. As Team One captain, Carl was responsible for ensuring that his men remained...
View ArticleTamaqua mayoral candidate looks to 'give back' to borough
William F. Price Sr. recently announced he is a candidate for the mayor of Tamaqua. Born and raised in the borough, he has been married to Denise Lewis Price for 29 years. Together they have two...
View ArticleTenants: Schuylkill Mall to close, Pearl Theatre, others seek new locations
FRACKVILLE — By the end of the year, the Schuylkill Mall will close, according to business tenants who attended a meeting Tuesday with representatives of the property owner. Greg Norris, the commercial...
View ArticleStudents show off ‘mathematical fluency’ at 24 Challenge Tournament
MAR LIN — More than 100 students showed off their math skills Tuesday during the third annual 24 Challenge Tournament at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29. The nine finalists will go on to compete in the...
View ArticleMahanoy City council hires contractor to raze blighted buildings
MAHANOY CITY — The borough council Tuesday hired a contractor to knock down three blighted buildings. “It’s sad,” Kate Nolan, 208 W. Spruce St., said Tuesday morning as she walked by two of them, 1313...
View ArticleAround the region, May 10, 2017
Cressona The Cressona Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 59 S. Second St., will have a Mother’s Day dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The cost is $11 for adults and $5 for children. Baked ham and baked...
View ArticleMother of toddler who allegedly ate meth headed to court
ORWIGSBURG — The Dauphin County woman whom prosecutors allege allowed a little girl to eat from a bag of methamphetamine in April in Wayne Township is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving...
View ArticleDuplicate streets get new names in Kline Township
KELAYRES — The address confusion has come to an end. Three streets in the McAdoo Heights section of Kline Township that shared names with other streets have been renamed. Township supervisors voted...
View ArticlePolice log, May 10, 2017
Police: Woman struck by vehicle A woman was injured when she was struck by a vehicle about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Pottsville Pottsville police said officers were called to the intersection of South...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 10, 2017
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Palo Alto man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing May 2 on charges stemming from what authorities say was his taking...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 11, 2017
James R. Ferrier Other defendants whose cases Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier considered on May 2, the charges against each one and the judge’s dispositions of the matters included: Chad...
View ArticleStudents receive award for cleaning Schuylkill River Valley
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — With about 150 students in the biology club at Schuylkill Haven Area High School, there were more than enough hands to make a difference in the Schuylkill River Valley. On Wednesday,...
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