Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Despite throwing gobs of money at the problem, COVID infections continue to plague the Schuylkill County Courthouse as officials there battle over what steps...
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- Local
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
- Crime
- Weather
- 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
Public and private schools in Schuylkill County are getting more money in COVID-19 relief grants, according to information released by State Sen. Dave Argall....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Dept. of Health reported a new record number of positive COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County on New Year’s Day. According to information posted...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The year 2020 was one helluva year. No other way to put it. We’ve tried to encapsulate all that happened over the past 366...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that he intends to allow the latest round of COVID business shutdown orders to expire on Jan. 4....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy recently started The Barstool Fund to help struggling small businesses get through the COVID pandemic. And a Schuylkill County...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A drive-thru COVID testing site is coming to Schuylkill County, starting Sunday. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health announced this week that it’s opening a...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Not only is Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington choosing not to read public comments critical of his administration’s policies and decisions, public comments...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington is openly editing and/or refusing to read public comments during regular meetings. On Wednesday, Hetherington acknowledged and then...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Several Schuylkill County businesses decided to open on Saturday despite some sort of shutdown order from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Earlier this week, Wolf...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Saturday, Pennsylvania restaurants will no longer be able to serve customers indoors. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered restaurants to shut...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Less than 2 days after denying a report that he was going to issue new business shutdown orders, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued sweeping...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf revealed Wednesday that he’s got COVID-19. Wolf announced he was positive in a statement released by his office Wednesday. He...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
One Schuylkill County elected official is calling for an “immediate audit” of the Commissioners use of the CARES Act funding it received earlier this...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A report Tuesday night says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will announce sweeping business and social restrictions Wednesday he believes will curb increases in COVID-19...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
How can you trust a room full of well-paid people who can’t host a proper Zoom call after weeks of trying to get broadband...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Dave Argall announced Thursday he’s tested negative for COVID-19. Argall had been quarantining after it was revealed that Sen. Doug Mastriano had...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
“Something just isn’t right over there.”
Carbon Commissioner Questions Schuylkill CARES Act Spending
One Carbon County Commissioner has publicly called out the Schuylkill County Commissioners over their apparent mismanagement of the $12.7 million we received in CARES...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners on Wednesday approved, on a split vote, an ordinance that sees the county government enter into two bond agreements totaling up...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners are set to vote Wednesday morning on whether or not to approve $6.11 million in bonds (or general obligation notes) that...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A pair of Schuylkill County businesses were recently busted serving booze to customers without a meal and violating other COVID-19 mitigation regulations. According to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Mahanoy Area School District is threatening to go to the extreme steps of pressing charges and contacting social workers for students who aren’t participating...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has reported an unusually high number of positive COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County lately. And on Monday, we learned that Schuylkill County has...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
PA CareerLink offices have closed for most services across Pennsylvania due to rising number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state. And that includes...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 7 Schuylkill County public school districts will have students attending virtually when classes resume this week. Many local school districts still...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania used the Wireless Emergency Alert System on Wednesday afternoon as its latest way to warn residents about the dangers of COVID-19. The alert...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County officials finally released the money from its CARES Act allotment to small businesses, non-profits, and municipalities. The money was part of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
An inmate at SCI-Mahanoy who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died. On Tuesday, the state prison reported that the inmate is the first...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is banning sales of alcohol at restaurants and bars on the eve of Thanksgiving to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Regarding recent school closures in Schuylkill County … are we trusting the science and data or are we trusting the teachers unions? In the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
As Schuylkill County Commissioners faced increased criticism of its reckless spending of the $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received earlier this year,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Area School District announced Friday that its school board committed on Thursday to keeping schools open through the second marking period. Specifically,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Minersville Area School District announced Wednesday that it’ll be going to a full virtual classroom schedule for 2 weeks, starting this coming Monday. The...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: The state has revised this order and will not require masks to be worn by some athletes. Leaving the article as-is to show...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania now requires people to wear face masks in their homes if they’ve got people from other households visiting. This is just one of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
After dropping for a week, the percent-positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County rose 3.5% in the last week. According to new data...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County prompted local hospitals to restrict visitors once again. These visitation policies were...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Some Schuylkill County schools have been very open about their ongoing battle with COVID-19 infections. Others, not so much. At North Schuylkill School District,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Students at Blue Mountain High School will attend all classes virtually for the rest of November, the district announced Friday. After telling more than...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
When you see how another county managed its COVID business grant program and compare it with how Schuylkill County ran its program, you might...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you missed Thursday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, you missed an opportunity to see what it looks like when someone gives themselves a celebratory...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District says it’s got numerous staff and students under a quarantine because they were determined to have had close contact with...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Earlier this week, Tri-Valley School District announced that students attending Tri-Valley Junior-Senior High School would return to a full virtual class schedule. The announcement...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Saint Clair School District announced Wednesday that it’s switching to a full virtual learning plan until after the Thanksgiving break. The switch to a...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A couple weeks ago, Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington addressed a controversial part of the already controversial new Public Comments rules. He said...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tamaqua Area School District says it wants 56 people to quarantine after it learned of a positive case of COVID-19 in its high school....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The percent-positivity rate of COVID-19 infections in Schuylkill County dropped nearly 2% in the last week. According to information released Monday from the Pennsylvania...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners meet Thursday morning at 10 a.m. and you can once again join it virtually via Zoom or phone. To join the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County government officials spelled out just how it’s spent the more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received to...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Not only are the Schuylkill County Commissioners squeezing out small businesses in the area from receiving aid grants from the CARES Act fund, they’re...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce says small businesses in the area are hurting. Their time, Chamber CEO Bob Carl said on Monday, could soon...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners keep approving big-ticket projects using CARES Act money like they’ve got 3 minutes to run around the store on Supermarket Sweep....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
TL;DR … County Commissioners passed the new rules on Public Comments. It didn’t go over well. Lots of arguing. The County is probably going...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last week, we got a lot of reaction to the news that Schuylkill County Commissioners were going to spend about $238,000 on automatic...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A Pottsville area bar owner was attacked by a customer Monday evening when he asked him to wear a face mask. According to State...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area school board members voted Tuesday to formally oppose the potential County government purchase of the former GIANT grocery store in the city....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Commissioners likely will approve a request to upgrade the HVAC system at Schuylkill County Prison this morning. But the price tag for the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners will try once again this week to pass a series of rules designed to limit public criticism and squash First Amendment...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County totally botched its management of the $12.7 million it received from the federal CARES Act. But its mismanagement of this largess didn’t...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District announced that 32 students and staff members have been “placed under quarantine” due to COVID-19 positive test results in the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced new limits on crowd sizes for outdoor and indoor events on Tuesday. While the move was mildly celebrated by...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says the rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Schuylkill County recently is concerning. On Monday, the state Dept. of Health...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State health officials say 2 more Schuylkill County residents have succumbed to COVID-19 recently. In its weekend update on coronavirus case data, the Pennsylvania...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 2 on Friday, according to data from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health. These deaths are the 54th...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania health officials reported the 53rd Schuylkill County death linked to coronavirus on Thursday. The sad news marks the first time in nearly 2...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter early this morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A Courthouse official is again questioning the local government’s protocol when dealing with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among Schuylkill County employees. Clerk of Courts...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The recent spike in coronavirus cases reported in Schuylkill County can be linked, at least partly to nursing homes here, and an outbreak at...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Parents of students at Mahanoy Area School District were warned about their kids violating the face mask policy on Tuesday. District officials say...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf has clearly contracted the Election Infection. And he doesn’t want you to get it because you probably won’t vote the way he...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County over the last 4 days. That figure includes 41 new...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Rep. Neal Goodman (D-123) was 1 of 25 Democrat Representatives in Harrisburg who backed off overriding a veto on HB 2787, legislation that...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a piece of legislation Monday that would have given local school districts the liberty to set their own attendance...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
About a month ago, we asked our readers a question we expected to have lopsided results. But honestly, we’re a little baffled that it...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Back on June 24, Schuylkill County approved receiving $12,765,970 in CARES Act funding through the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant. At that time, Commissioners...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania health officials reported just 5 new cases of COVID-19 among Schuylkill County residents in the past 2 days. And for the fourth straight...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Public health officials say 4 more cases of COVID-19 were found in Schuylkill County in the last 24 hours. That brings Schuylkill County’s cumulative...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that restaurants in the state can increase their indoor seating capacity to 50%. But it doesn’t start until...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health announced 6 more cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on Sept. 7. That brings the county’s cumulative total of...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
We’ve gone more than a month without a COVID-19 death in Schuylkill County. Even as the cumulative total of confirmed cases of the China...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
In the latest episode of the We the People of PA podcast, host Marcus Riddell, from the Tower City area, looks into the idea...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County’s Representative in Congress has tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) made the announcement via press release on Saturday, the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education updated its guidance Monday on face masks for students in schools. Now, school students must wear face masks at all...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On the latest episode of the We the People of PA podcast, host Marcus Riddell continues to examine the state’s response to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lebanon County Commissioners reached an agreement Friday that gets the rogue county its $12.8 million in CARES Act funding....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you’re a local bar or restaurant owner, you need to be on the lookout for the state’s Happy Plate patrol. Apparently, the Pennsylvania...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Commissioners rushed through a resolution on Wednesday to spend $2.197 million on communications devices for the 9-1-1 center in Pottsville in case...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It’s been months since Schuylkill County found out it would get nearly $13 million in CARES Act funds. How the County decides to spend...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan says he “would not hesitate” to take hydroxychloroquine if he were afflicted by COVID-19. “Not for a New...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
It was the mic drop heard around Pennsylvania on Thursday. At a press conference to discuss, what else but the coronavirus pandemic, someone in...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has activated threat mode. Earlier this week, Wolf visited the Susquehanna Township Police headquarters to lecture us all on the many...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says a Pottsville area business was gouging customers on the price of N95 face masks. The N95 face mask...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Sect. Rachel Levine are expected to be in northern Dauphin County on Thursday to announce the opening of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf may be on the cusp of imposing new restrictions on the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If Schuylkill County moves forward with plans to purchase the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat, it could use some of the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board released new guidelines for bars and restaurants. The PLCB is now trying to define what is and...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Could keeping students at home away from schools turn them into marshmallows? One local school board president believes it could. At their recent...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you’re in Cressona and drive by Hot Rod Bar & Grill, you’ll notice this sign: Hilarious, yes. But the scene inside Hot Rod’s isn’t...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on July 17. That total, if true, marks the 4th...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Having a beer at a bar? Nah, fam. You’ll catch your death from the COVID. Having a little meal with that beer at a...