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Explosive Gender Reveal Party Damages Several Homes in Schuylkill County
Plans to Demolish, Rebuild Sheetz Outside Schuylkill Haven Moving Forward
People Make Themselves at Home Inside Incarcerated Woman’s Apartment
Former Pottsville Convent to Become Apartments
Garbage Bills in Some Schuylkill County Communities are Going Up … WAY UP
- News
Explosive Gender Reveal Party Damages Several Homes in Schuylkill County
Plans to Demolish, Rebuild Sheetz Outside Schuylkill Haven Moving Forward
People Make Themselves at Home Inside Incarcerated Woman’s Apartment
Former Pottsville Convent to Become Apartments
Garbage Bills in Some Schuylkill County Communities are Going Up … WAY UP
- Business
The Farm Store Wins Ignite Schuylkill Business Competition, $100K in Startup Capital
Pottsville Pizzeria Ready for 75th Anniversary Celebration
Small Business Showcase: Honey Brook Farm
Travel Plaza Nears Completion at Highridge, Approval Given for Extended-Stay Hotel
Ateeco Announces Retirement of COO Mark Tarzwell
- 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
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A special blessing of a newly renovated dome at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Saint Clair took place on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Kirill Zawatski,...
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Schuylkill County Historical Society was recently awarded a grant to support its operation. The Historical Society based in Pottsville was awarded an $8,000 Cultural...
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STC North and South hosting events on Wednesday
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Rain or shine this Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
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Shelter can hold up to 125 people during an emergency.
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When they say “typical Schuylkill County” they’re usually talking about something negative but what happened yesterday in Minersville was about as “typical Schuylkill County”...
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Dozens of photos and division winners announced.
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Contest is open for girls and women ages 7-20.
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Scenic train rides, bus tours, historic attractions, and plenty of vendors.
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The shelter is loaded with cats to adopt.
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The scavenger hunt runs from June 14-18.
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On Saturday morning, Mark Halabura and dozens more farmers and enthusiasts from Schuylkill County and beyond participated in an antique tractor pull. The event...
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Block party season is officially underway in Schuylkill County!
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The Minersville Railway Restoration Project 113 hosted its first-ever Community Day on Saturday. A little bit of rain didn’t hold people back from being...
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Any outdoor activity is perfectly acceptable.
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Plant sale is being held on May 18 at Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven.
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Award given by Hawk Mountain Council BSA
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Event is a fundraiser for Servants to All, based in Pottsville.
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Deadline to purchase is Feb. 13.
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Are you looking to plant some trees on your property? Now is a great time to pick up some tree seedlings and help a...
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Ice cold balloons support Special Olympics athletes.
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One of the most popular community events in Schuylkill county – the Girardville St. Patrick’s Day Parade – will not be happening in 2024....
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American Cancer Society fundraiser moving to Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven.
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Part of the T-102 Local Reads special
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Event is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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There are a pair of upcoming blood drives scheduled for Minersville and Pottsville. Volunteers in Medicine and the Miller-Keystone Blood Center will be hosting...
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Bridge 127 helps at-risk youth in the area.
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More than 600 lights adorn the 26-foot tree in Garfield Square.
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Santa Claus is one guy who knows how to make an entrance. And he really made one of those entrances Friday in Shenandoah. About...
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Carnival starts at 2:30, Tree lighting at 6!
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More than 70 vendors ready! Weather as close to perfect as you can get!
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Hayrides, pumpkin painting ... and a boilo contest!
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Coal mine tours available during the event.
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Check out The Addams Family 2 on Saturday, Oct. 14th.
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Food, crafters, and artists among those setting up shop this weekend.
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A Molly Maguires presentation coming up this week!
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More than 60 vendors and food trucks expected
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Deadline for sign-ups is fast approaching.
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The day starts with Memorial Day Mile run.
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Easily more than a thousand people packed into a few blocks of Shenandoah on Saturday for one of Schuylkill County’s most popular community events,...
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Annual plant sale coming up!
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Master craftsman's artful birdhouse talk
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Tickets are $20 for the event.
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Don't wait. Spots on the bus fill up quickly!
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Get those applications in now!
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There's nothing to gain, from a parade in the rain.
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Photos from the parade!
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Grants application period now open.
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Organizers of Girardville’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade are putting out a call for participants for the upcoming event. This year’s parade will take...
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More than $3 million has gone toward renovating this building.
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Program at Historical Society set for Oct. 12.
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Schuylkill County honors the fallen.
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It's good to see events like this making a return!
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The money goes toward the fight against pediatric cancer
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Check out the kids' projects!
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It's less than 2 months away!
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The book signing will be Jan. 22 in Pottsville.
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The popular event returns to the Fairlane Village mall in February.
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The bottle of Lager raises up at midnight in Pottsville.
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More than $1 million awarded.
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The Lager bottle set to rise at midnight in Pottsville.
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More than 2,000 people hopped aboard the Santa Train out of Minersville this weekend. It was the first time the Santa Train ran out...
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A new Christmas tree is back in the middle of Garfield Square in Pottsville. Earlier this week, city workers replaced the tree after another...
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The future of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pottsville is up in the air. On Thursday, organizers of the annual parade, posted what...
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On Wednesday, the Christmas tree at Schuylkill County Courthouse was unveiled and lit for the first time this season. Every year, one row office...
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Santa Claus made his annual drop into Shenandoah on Friday afternoon. But high winds prevented the jolly one from gliding into the Shenandoah Valley...
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Today marks the return of the popular annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K race in Pottsville. It, like many events, took a year off...
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Schuylkill Reach, an overdose awareness and support group, is hosting a Walk for Recovery this Saturday in Schuylkill Haven. The event starts with registration...
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The history of immigration at Ellis Island will be the focus of a discussion at Schuylkill County Historical Society tonight. Historical researcher and writer...
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Good Intent Fire Co. in Pottsville celebrated its 175th anniversary on Saturday with a raucous and circuitous lights and sirens parade all over the...
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Feels like it was just blazing hot from the summer sun but the peak of Fall foliage season is only about 3 weeks away....
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A new sign has been added to the Butterfly Garden at Canal Park in Pine Grove. South Schuylkill Garden Club says the sign was...
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Cemeteries tell a lot of stories. And when you have one as large as the Charles Baber Cemetery in Pottsville, there are plenty of...
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Schuylkill County is holding a Fall Cleanup and Recycling event in several communities starting this week. The Fall Cleanup is a great time to...
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Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting several events in September that’ll interest local history buffs. Here’s a look at what’s coming up on the...
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A Comcast Lift Zone is now available at the Pottsville Salvation Army. Your first question may be: What is a Comcast Lift Zone? Well,...
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The Schuylkill County Fair made a triumphant return in 2021 after COVID forced it to be canceled the previous year. Apparently, us locals were...
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Two big events in Shenandoah were cancelled in 2020. So, this year, they had them together in one big event that celebrated the community’s...
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After a year off due to the COVID pandemic restrictions, Schuylkill County Fair returns in 2021. The annual fair is being held from Aug....
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A clean-up of a cemetery just outside Pottsville is one of several events planned by Schuylkill County Historical Society over the next month. Right...
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Port Carbon kicked off the Independence Day holiday in Schuylkill County with its annual 4th of July Parade this morning. Local fire companies, youth...
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An upcoming program at Schuylkill County Historical Society will focus on Lithuanian traditions. Meredith Domalakes will present slides and artifacts on the country’s traditions...
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Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting a pysanka (or pysanky) egg making class later this month. The class will be conducted by Georgine Postupak-Borchick,...
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The rescheduled 2021 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Girardville is now canceled. Parade organizers announced last week that the popular local event will be...
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Looks like COVID-19 will still be affecting local events in ’21. Recently, the Schuylkill County Coalition of Historical Societies and Museums announced it’s canceling the...
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Chalk up another beloved community event that’s been nixed due to the pandemic. Organizers of the highly-anticipated Saint Clair Halloween parade announced Monday that...
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As tempers flare on social media over the protests in various parts of the country, a group of local residents is hosting a virtual...
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Pottsville Free Public Library is hosting the second annual Putting Fore Pottsville Library. This is a mini-golf tournament held inside the historic library in...
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Schuylkill County’s weather forecasting groundhog, Grover, makes his winter prediction today at 1 p.m. Grover emerges from his stump at Sweet Arrow Lake Park...
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Ashland did it again. First, Halloween. Now, Christmas. Ashland Christmas Tree 2019 Over the weekend, they got the town Christmas tree ready. According to...
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A new walking trail along the Schuylkill River opened in New Philadelphia this week. Politicians and local conservationists gathered to cut a ceremonial ribbon...
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The Ashland Trunk or Treat event is a prime example of what happens when you let government take too much control. They’re going to...
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Pottsville Cruise Night used to be right up there with the Super Bowl. That’s not a stretch, either. For some people in town, it...
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The Pottsville Free Public Library wants your input on how best to celebrate John O’Hara’s 115th birthday in 2020. They’re holding a meeting on...
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In case you thought you’d heard the last of the people complaining on Facebook about the fireworks “going all night”, you’re going to be...