Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Preliminary Budget with 3.5-Mill Increase in Property Taxes
Police Seek Info on Alleged Road Rage Incident with Shots Fired on Route 61 Tuesday Evening
Fourth Minersville Armed Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In
Rivers Gets 12½ to 38 Years for Role in Fatal Cass Township Crash
Commissioner: “Schuylkill County Has to be Open for Business”
- News
Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Preliminary Budget with 3.5-Mill Increase in Property Taxes
Police Seek Info on Alleged Road Rage Incident with Shots Fired on Route 61 Tuesday Evening
Fourth Minersville Armed Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In
Rivers Gets 12½ to 38 Years for Role in Fatal Cass Township Crash
Commissioner: “Schuylkill County Has to be Open for Business”
- Business
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
Burrito Cut to Celebrate Opening of Onvo Travel Plaza at Highridge Business Park
The Farm Store Wins Ignite Schuylkill Business Competition, $100K in Startup Capital
Pottsville Pizzeria Ready for 75th Anniversary Celebration
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- Obituaries
Michael W. Brennan Jr., 53 – Social Club Manager at Tower City Fire Co.
Carolyn Carroll, 82 – Went to High School with Chubby Checker
🇺🇸 Stanley P. Brozana Jr., 72 – Served 37 Years as Orwigsburg Police Chief
Alberta “Dolly” Eye, 100 – Active in Girardville Community
🇺🇸 Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
Source: Blankenhorn Being Promoted to Nationals
Blankenhorn Cracks 5 Homers in Series Against Lehigh Valley; Nahas Earns Second Win
Schuylkill Haven Grad Kicking for Playoff-bound Arizona Rattlers in IFL
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It's about time!
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
At some point (like, in 2020), local governments need to take their own approach to COVID. We're not there in Schuylkill County, apparently.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It's really time to end the mask mandates at local schools.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Just a few holdout schools remain.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Positive tests and quarantines among teachers have left the school short-staffed since returning from Christmas break.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Tomorrow was supposed to be the first day without mandatory masks at Pottsville Area School District since the beginning of the 2021-22 school term....
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This makes 18 in the last 2 weeks reported by the Courthouse.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you're looking for a COVID vaccine in Schuylkill County in 2022, there are numerous places to get one.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
COVID madness continues at the Courthouse.
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Pottsville Area School District released its updated Health and Safety Plan on Tuesday. It calls for an end to the mask mandate, just not...
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Now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled the school mask mandate was illegal as a statewide rule, most schools in Schuylkill County are...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam didn’t have the authority to issue a school mask mandate like she...
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The Grinch comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes. And this year, at least for county government employees, he comes in the form of...
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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled the school masking order issued back in September by Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam as void. Just chalk...
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We’re coming up on a month of the state’s face mask mandate being enforced at most Schuylkill County schools. The mandate went into effect...
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Tuesday’s Tamaqua Area school board meeting ended with a lot of shouting and some members of the public telling board members that they weren’t...
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Blue Mountain School District released data on Thursday obviously trying to show that mandatory face masks on students and staff work. In reality, it...
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Pennsylvania’s Education Secretary recently sent a threatening letter to board members at Tamaqua Area School District over their decision to defy the state’s indoor...
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After a prolonged and at times heated debate Wednesday night, school board members at Blue Mountain School District voted to allow parental exemptions from...
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Blue Mountain school board members met Wednesday night specifically to discuss exemptions to the mandatory indoor face mask mandate. But masks weren’t required for...
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Masks will be mandatory at Hamburg Area schools starting Wednesday … WINK 😉. School board members there voted Tuesday night, 5-3, to approve a...
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Hamburg Area School District may be joining Tamaqua Area in defying the indoor mask mandate announced by the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf...
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Tamaqua Area school board president Larry Wittig said Thursday night he wasn’t looking to “stick a finger in the Governor’s eye” but at the...
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Whenever you hear someone complain that someone “doesn’t believe in science” or they’ll argue “the science is clear” it makes you wonder if they...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is preparing to implement an indoor face mask mandate at all public schools with an announcement expected on Tuesday afternoon....
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Schuylkill Haven Area School District announced Monday afternoon that it’s reinstituting its face mask mandate for students, teachers, and staff inside school buildings. In...
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North Schuylkill School District is again mandating face masks be worn inside school buildings. The policy goes into place on Aug. 30 and requires...
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Geisinger became the latest major Schuylkill County employer to require its workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In an announcement on Wednesday, Geisinger says...
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Blue Mountain school board members voted Wednesday night to mandate face masks be worn by students while they’re riding buses and other transportation contracted...
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Visitors and employees at any Schuylkill County government building must now wear a face mask indoors regardless of their “vaccination status”. This policy goes...
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Schuylkill County is heading toward being classified as one with a High rate of community transmission of COVID-19. According to the latest data from...
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Some of Schuylkill County’s biggest employers have begun requiring their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this week, some of the top healthcare...
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Schuylkill County spent exactly 1 day under the pivotal “Substantial” status regarding community transmission of COVID-19. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated Schuylkill County’s COVID-19 community transmission level to Substantial. According to the agency’s data updated on...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners appear ready to start dipping into the more than $13 million in American Rescue Plan funds they got earlier this year....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you want to fritter away a couple hours, go up to Schuylkill County Courthouse and ask them how hard they worked on getting...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last week, Schuylkill County Commissioners basically said that the issue of the 2020 CARES Act – and the $12.7 million we got from it...
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Pottsville Area School District officials are trying to encourage students to get a COVID vaccine by offering 2 chances to win an Amazon gift...
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A new small business grant program will soon be available to companies in most Schuylkill County communities. According to information from Schuylkill County Commissioners,...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners finally released details of how they spent the $12.7 million in CARES Act spending received last summer to help combat the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County government officials finally released details on how they spent more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding last year. And to the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Out of the blue Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington announced the Courthouse will finally divulge how it spent the $12.7 million it got...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington threw a temper tantrum on Wednesday during the board’s regular meeting. Boots didn’t like the public comments from...
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Tom Wolf’s tyrannical reign over Pennsylvania during the COVID pandemic is officially over. Earlier this week, the State House and Senate voted to approve...
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The number of confirmed cases, the percent positive rate, and number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 has plummeted recently in Schuylkill County. According to...
2021 Election
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday soundly rejected Governor Tom Wolf and his abuse of emergency powers. By a 54%-46% margin, the people voted YES on...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The announcement from the CDC and then the PA Dept. of Health that people vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to wear masks (unless, for...
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Pennsylvania has lifted its face mask mandate for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move comes just a few hours after updated guidance from...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last year, the Schuylkill County Commissioners said they were launching a “broadband project” with the goal of bringing high-speed internet to parts of the...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that nearly all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 will be lifted in the state on...
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COVID vaccine administration in Schuylkill County over the last 7 days (ending May 1) remained about level with the previous week, with nearly 6,000...
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The community spread of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County continues to decline after a brief increase more than a month ago. According to the Pennsylvania...
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About 5,800 COVID vaccine doses were administered last week in Schuylkill County. That number is down by 1,900 over the last week. It’s also...
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It appears the local hijinks with federal COVID aid money will have a 2021 (and probably 2022) version. Last week, Schuylkill County officials discussed...
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Nearly one-third of Schuylkill County residents 16 years old and older have gotten a full COVID vaccine. According to information from the Pennsylvania Dept....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Governments in Schuylkill County are about to experience quite the windfall from the American Rescue Plan. According to estimates from the National Association of...
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You’ve no doubt heard that white conservatives are hesitant to get the COVID vaccine. That’s definitely the narrative the mainstream media has adopted. But...
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More than 27% of Schuylkill County residents approved to get a COVID-19 vaccine have gotten their full dosage. And more than 43% of locals...
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All adults in Pennsylvania can begin scheduling appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 13. That announcement came today from Gov. Tom Wolf, who...
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Schuylkill County’s COVID-19 positive rate went up to 13.2% over the last 7 days tracked by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health. That’s the 10th...
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About 23% of Schuylkill County residents have now gotten their full COVID vaccine dosage. And all Pennsylvanians in Phase 1B of the state’s vaccine...
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A total of 73 small businesses in Schuylkill County recently got word they’d been awarded a CHIRP grant. This grant was created specifically for...
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A total of 10 Schuylkill County businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID violations Many of these violations won’t even...
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Businesses in Pottsville have a chance to get back some of the losses they’ve incurred during the COVID pandemic. The City, along with Pottsville...
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Schuylkill County’s COVID positive rate jumped to 11.4% over the last week, a 3.3% hike over last week’s rate. But before everyone starts panicking...
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COVID vaccination administration dropped 19% in Schuylkill County last week. And the number of shots delivered into local arms has dropped for the last...
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After consistently dropping for months, the COVID percent positivity rate in Schuylkill County rose over the most recent 7 days tracked. According to information...
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Despite the current fake news narrative that Republicans don’t want the COVID vaccine, about 15% of Schuylkill County adults approved to get a shot...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that more COVID restrictions on businesses will be eased or lifted entirely, starting April 4. On that date,...
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The percent positivity rate of COVID-19 tests in Schuylkill County continues to drop. Over the last 7 days tracked by the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
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Last week set a new high mark for the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Schuylkill County. At the end of the week (through...
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A Port Carbon business refuses to cower before Gov. Tom Wolf. Owners of The Port Bar and Grill said they won’t close despite being...
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Small businesses in Schuylkill County’s hospitality industry can now apply for grants to get back some of the losses they suffered during the coronavirus...
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Schuylkill Transportation System will start offering free riders for COVID vaccine appointments to local residents. STS announced this service starts Monday, March 8. To...
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Despite the fact that some of your friends may insist “no one wears a mask” or wonders why “people can’t just follow the rules”...
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US Rep. Dan Meuser slammed the Democrat idea that public schools need more cash to “reopen safely” after the COVID pandemic. In this Facebook...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is not going back to “normal” by any stretch, at least not any time soon. Yes, on Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that...
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After Schuylkill County’s most productive week of vaccinating residents for COVID-19, there are now nearly 10,000 people who’ve gotten both doses of the Moderna...
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A Schuylkill County volunteer fire company along with several local small businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID-19 mitigation violations....
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A Schuylkill County restaurant has been ordered to close by the Dept. of Agriculture for violating COVID-19 orders. According to information from the Agriculture...
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Schuylkill County’s COVID percent positive rate is below 10% for the first time in months. According to information released by the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
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More than 7,300 Schuylkill County residents have gotten the full vaccine for COVID-19. That represents approximately 7% of the county’s population that’s been approved...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf clearly wants to handle the pandemic on his own even as the state’s COVID vaccine distribution remains one of the...
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As many as 100,000 Pennsylvanians will likely have to reschedule an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine due to an apparently supply chain error...
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NEWS ANALYSIS Did anyone else find it curious that the county’s daily newspaper of record decided to publish a story about a singular case...
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Schuylkill County’s percent-positivity rate for COVID-19 infections continues an encouraging trend. According to information released Monday by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, the percent...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County businesses in the hospitality industry – bars, restaurants, and hotels, for example – once again have a chance at getting some financial...
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Nearly 3.5% of the Schuylkill County population has received the full 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Over the last 7 days, as reported by the Pennsylvania...
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Five more Schuylkill County businesses were recently cited for COVID-19 violations by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement. Some of the violations include the...
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COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Schuylkill County. And there have been thousands to already get their first dose of the vaccine. We’ll monitor...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
State Sen. Dave Argall (PA-9) announced Friday that his offices in Pottsville and Mahanoy City are now open by appointment only for the purpose...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners finally approved a new contract for a consulting firm they hired last year to help distribute and spend the $12.7 million...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioners held off hiring one consulting firm but agreed to hire another. The reason given earlier this week for paying...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners held off approving a consulting contract with a company that allegedly helped divvy up the $12.7 million in CARES Act money...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners will vote Wednesday on whether to retain the services of one of the consulting firms that helped it bungle the $12.7...
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Schuylkill County Prison officials didn’t report a single case of COVID at the facility for nearly 9 months of the pandemic. Despite this, Schuylkill...
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Three Schuylkill County restaurants were recently ordered to close by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture for violating shutdown orders issued to mitigate the spread...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health released new phases for its COVID-19 vaccine distribution. There are 4 phases and the state has determined who should...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania State Senator wants face mask violations to be punished with an exorbitant fine of up to $5,000. State Sen. Art Haywood (Democrat,...