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Prohibition Director John T. Davis stated today that in the event of an epidemic of influenza in the state, and where it can be reasonably shown that shiskey is an alternative, he will provide the...
View ArticleArrest made at Carbon ski resort
State police at Lehighton reported an arrest made at the Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County. Troopers said Jeremy Patrick Richardson, 18, of Tamaqua, was found to...
View ArticleMurder at River Run Inn
A kind-hearted widow is brutally murdered in the quiet village of South Tamaqua. The killing is so savage that people are shaken to the core. But so far, the culprit hasn't been identified and answers...
View ArticleHay leads Bombers past NW
Kelsey Hay wasn't interested in how many points she scored after the Palmerton girls handed Northwestern a 37-32 loss in a Colonial League battle on the Bombers' court. It didn't matter that she...
View ArticleFracking
Uncertainty prompts me to write that as a doctor, I do not know what to tell Pennsylvania patients when they ask me if hydraulic fracturing – fracking – in their neighborhood or region might affect...
View ArticleNew burning ordinance introduced
Schuylkill Township intends to enact a new burning ordinance that will limit what can be burned in the township, including the elimination of burn barrels. "Our current one is over twenty years old....
View ArticleRobber strikes twice
A man wearing a black North Face-like jacket and red ski mask, walked into the Turkey Hill Minit Market in Hometown, Rush Township at about 2:30 this morning, then pointed a gun at the teller and...
View ArticleNesquehoning man revoked from ARD
A Nesquehoning man was one of five people who were removed from the Accelerated Rehabilative Disposition (ARD) probation program by Senior Judge D. Michael Stine in Schuylkill County court. Leonard E....
View ArticleMarriage licenses
Dean Michael Gombert and Stephanie Ann Larson, 211 N. Third St., Lehighton. Mark William Hlavka and Pamela Anne Gaines, 611 South Ave., Jim Thorpe. Robert Francis Farrell Jr. and Brianne Haydt, 922...
View ArticleTamaqua news
Zion Lutheran The Rev. Jeffrey Kistler will officiate at the 9:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Also on Sunday, the senior choir will rehearse at 11 a.m. and the...
View ArticleJim Thorpe news
Essay contest finalist The students at Saint Joseph Regional Academy, Jim Thorpe, submitted Stand Up For Life Essays. The essay contest was co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of the Diocese of...
View ArticleTamaqua wins Schuylkill swim title
ORWIGSBURG The Tamaqua Lady Raiders swim team defeated Blue Mountain, 96-87, on Thursday for the Schuylkill League championship. That accomplishment, in itself, is commendable. However, there are some...
View ArticleThree enter guilty pleas
Three defendants who entered guilty pleas to criminal charges were sentenced by judges in Schuylkill County court. Judge John E. Domalakes placed Korey Wronski, 22, of 441 Roosevelt Drive, New Boston,...
View ArticlePanther Valley Library has full schedule
What's happening at the Panther Valley Public Library in February? Preschool Story Time will be offered every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Saturday, Feb. 11 to Tuesday, Feb. 14: "Romance is in...
View ArticleSummit Hill police warning
Summit Hill police chief Joe Fittos is warning people about the most recent phone scam. He's had reports of people getting calls from people identifying themselves as representatives of Publishers...
View ArticleMan jailed after failing to fulfill contracts
A Montgomery County man, who claimed to be a contractor, is sitting in the Schuylkill County prison, Pottsville, after failing to fulfill contracts he allegedly fraudulently signed. read more
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to drug arrests
A traffic stop by Pocono Mountain Regional police led to drug charges pending against two individuals. Police said the stop occurred about 7:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, along SR115 in Tunkhannock...
View ArticleBail hearings held in Schuylkill County
Hearings were held by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin in Schuylkill County court on motions to revoke and reduce bails. Jason Miller, 33, when arrested resided in an apartment at 34 Greenwood St., Tamaqua,...
View ArticleMarcin-Shollenberger
George and Susan Marcin of Lehighton have announced the Christmas engagement of their daughter Tara to Joshua Shollenberger, son of Jack and Donna Shollenberger of Palmerton. The bride-to-be is a...
View ArticleNew budget adopted in Carbon
Carbon County residents will again see their county taxes remain the same in 2012. During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday, the board voted 2-1 to accept the new amended 2012 county...
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