High winds, steep slope challenge fire crews
Since the beginning of April, local fire departments from multiple counties, as well as state fire crews from DCNR, have amassed thousands of combined man-hours to do battle against two dozen...
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Rodman Morgan, Bright's Store executive who headed the highly-successful Carbon County Heart Association fund drive this year, reported receipts of $10,245 to date on the occasion of a dinner meeting...
View ArticleRed Cross on hand
Volunteers with the Schuylkill and Eastern Northumberland Chapter of the American Red Cross were on hand during yesterday's brush fire in West Penn providing food and refreshments to firefighters and...
View ArticleSwitch-pitcher creates unusual strategy
Something strange happened at the ballpark last Friday night as the IronPigs hosted the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Normally, managers have to deal with the righty/lefty match-ups as the game...
View ArticleLehigh cyclist dies of injuries
A Lehigh County motorcyclist, who was seriously injured in a crash on March 17 in Monroe County, has died of those injuries. State police at Lehighton said Dallas Seidel, 35, of Emmaus, died on Monday...
View ArticleSheriff sale for local resort is continued until June 8
The sheriff sale of a major Carbon County resort scheduled for Friday has been continued until June 8. The sale, which put up for bid one of the largest and most valuable parcels to be sold by the...
View ArticleMartin case
It's been 17 years since the O.J. Simpson murder case, the "trial of the century" that gave us 134 days of courtroom drama. Now, we could be in for another blockbuster murder trial involving...
View ArticlePolk Township news
Polk movie night Polk Elementary's PTO will be having a family movie night on Friday, April 13 from 6-8 p.m. in the cafeteria. All Polk students and their families are welcome to attend. PVI PTO...
View ArticleCommercial lender hired at Neffs bank
Marianne (Gelatko) Eisenhower has joined The Neffs National Bank as a commercial lender. Marianne has over 20 years of banking experience. She previously held positions as the commercial loan division...
View ArticleLansford awards five-year trash collection contract
Lansford borough council on Wednesday awarded a five-year, $1,520,150 trash collection contract to Tamaqua Transfer. The company was the lowest of three bidders, the other two being Solid Waste...
View ArticleSummit Hill plans street sweeping
Street sweeping in the borough of Summit Hill will begin on April 16. Residents should watch for signs to be posted On Thursday, April 19, the east side of town, including Kneppers Trailer lots, and...
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Summit Hill Hydrant flushing The Summit Hill Water Authority will conduct its annual fire hydrant flushing program next week. The hydrants will be flushed from Tuesday through Friday, April 17-20,...
View ArticleMen of Marian 500 Plus surpasses membership goal
Members of the Marian Catholic High School's Men of Marian (MoM) booster organization are excited to have reach over 500 members via their Men of Marian 500 Plus membership campaign. Tom Gerhard, MoM...
View Article79 year old man arrested for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy
Rush Township police arrested 79-year-old Gene S. Lutz of Barnesville for the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy. Lutz, who was taken into custody yesterday at the Hometown Farmer's Market,...
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April 12, 1986 Panther Valley's Brian Raabe and Marian's Diane McCullion both earn their team's MVP honors at the Optimist All-Star Classic, which pits Berks County against Schuylkill County. Raabe...
View ArticleSchuylkill court news
Sentence affirmed Robert Warren McFarland, 40, Pottsville, lost his appeal as the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the sentence imposed Aug. 2, 2011, after he was convicted by a jury of driving...
View ArticleMiller-Keystone Blood Center announces blood drive dates
Miller-Keystone Blood Center has announced the upcoming blood drives: Wednesday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, 211 N. 12th Street, Lehighton, Call 610-377-7350....
View ArticleMeth lab found in Coaldale
Coaldale police expect to make arrests shortly in the case of a meth lab discovered at 40 E. Ridge St. Chief Timothy Delaney said police investigating a possible meth lab at the address found residue...
View ArticleFree community dinner offered
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 Race St., Jim Thorpe, will hold a free community dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 22. The menu will include BBQ chicken.
View ArticleCounty recovers portion of settlement check
Controller Christy D. Joy informed members of the Schuylkill County Employees Retirement Board at its monthly meeting held Wednesday at the courthouse in Pottsville he received a check for $10,037.57...
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