Police log, Aug. 8, 2017
State police release July activity report ELIZABETHVILLE — State police at Lykens reported receiving 638 calls for assistance during the month of July. In the criminal division there were 133 offenses...
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Ashland Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, 2400 Centre St., will have a free soup and sandwich lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16. All are welcome. For more information, call 570-875-2700....
View ArticlePottsville street to be closed until noon today
Pottsville Police Chief Richard F. Wojciechowsky announced that Mahantongo Street, between South Centre and South Second streets, will be closed from about 6 a.m. to noon today. The street will be...
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Boy, 9, injured in pit bull attack ASHLAND — A 9-year-old boy was injured when he was bitten by a dog in the borough on Thursday. Ashland police said the incident occurred about 6 p.m. in the area of...
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James K. Reiley A Tamaqua man arrested by Pottsville police for illegally having a firearm on May 15 waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley,...
View ArticlePottsville’s Yorkville Hose celebrates block party for 90th year
POTTSVILLE — A milestone was achieved Tuesday as Yorkville Hose Fire Company held its annual block party for the 90th year. The community event is the only block party held by one of the seven fire...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 9, 2017
Deeds Cass Township — Michael S. Ceganick to Michael S. Ceganick; 728 Forest Lane; $1. Michael S. Ceganick to Michael S. Ceganick; 0.331-acre property on Forest Lane; $1. Cressona — Myquest LLC to...
View ArticleElizabethville bicentennial committee announces beautification winners, event...
Elizabethville has a weeklong schedule of activities to mark its bicentennial from Aug. 12 to 19, culminating in country singer Lee Greenwood serving as grand marshal for the parade Aug. 19 and...
View ArticlePolice investigate theft after ATV run at fire company in Llewellyn
LLEWELLYN — Branch-Reilly police are investigating a break-in and theft at the Good Intent Fire Company between Sunday night and Monday morning. Joseph Pothering, a former trustee with the company,...
View ArticleKidnapping charge dismissed against Orwigsburg man
PORT CARBON — Kidnapping and other charges against an Orwigsburg man were dismissed Tuesday after the alleged victim failed to appear at his preliminary hearing. Michael N. Krause, 27, of 30 White...
View ArticleNativity BVM student attends honors-only science program
POTTSVILLE — No matter the experiment, Michael Durant, 16, said science is always intriguing. “It is exciting because sometimes you think you know what the results are going to be, then it comes out...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 9, 2017
Ashland The Ashland Public Library, 1229 Centre St., in conjunction with Boy Scout Troop 745 and Cub Scout Pack 749, is holding a back-to-school supply drive through Aug. 25. Donations of new...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 9, 2017
POTTSVILLE — A Minersville woman returned to prison Friday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked her parole. Loren M. Zelonis, 33, must remain in prison until Oct. 22, and could remain there until...
View ArticlePearl Theatre staying put, for now
FRACKVILLE — The Pearl Theatre Stadium 8 will remain open through the end of the year. The future of the movie theater at the Schuylkill Mall was unclear after an announcement in May of the mall’s...
View ArticleCommissioners move toward countywide curbside recycling
POTTSVILLE — Every resident in Schuylkill County may soon be able to take their recyclables to the curb. Last month, county commissioners approved the updated Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan that...
View ArticleStudent newspaper moves into Mahanoy City home
MAHANOY CITY — The building that once housed the Mahanoy City Lumber & Supply Co. was recently donated to a nonprofit student-run newspaper that publishes quarterly. On Sept. 9 and 10, the...
View ArticleRingtown council appoints former mayor to board
RINGTOWN — The borough council Tuesday filled a vacancy on the board with a former mayor. The council accepted the resignation of Peg Forgotch Thompson in July. With a unanimous vote, the board...
View ArticleStill time to make summer memories
Have you had enough summer fun yet? There’s still more time to make memories before the kiddies go back to school and our calendars fill. Boscov’s in Pottsville will host Summer Reading on the Road in...
View ArticleFrontier Communications customers may experience service disruption
Customers of Frontier Communications may experience service disruptions due to a cut line, according to the Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency. The disruption may affect landline and voice...
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