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PPL Blames High Bills on “Technical Issue”
PennDOT Road Projects in Schuylkill County This Week
2 Polling Locations in Schuylkill County are Changing for the 2023 Elections
Judge Orders County to Make Critical Decision on Jane Doe Suspensions
Commissioners Admit Not Knowing How Much of the Money They’re Giving Away They Actually Have
- Business
Tim Holden Responds to Critics on Liquor Store Price Hike
EIDL Loans Available to Some Schuylkill County Businesses Following Summer Drought
Explore the Coal Region on the Craft Beverage Trail
Thousands Expected in Pottsville Today for Yuengling Summer Celebration
Axe-Throwing Bar, Skate Shop Prevail in Launch Pottsville Business Competition
- Sports
PSU-Schuylkill Women Trounce Fisher College Twice
Pottsville Marathoner Signs with HOKA NAZ Elite Running Team
Hazing Charges Filed Against Former Mount Carmel Football Players
FAIL! Phillies Fan Tries to Scale the Yuengling Sign During World Series
Blue Mountain Grad Bartholomew Scores Ridiculous Hurdle Touchdown for Pitt vs. Tennessee
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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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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...
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Want to know if they’re having fireworks tonight (July 6) in Schuylkill Haven and Saint Clair: GO HERE. There aren’t nearly enough fireworks displays...
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We’re zipping through Facebook on Friday night and a post comes up from Columbia Hose & Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 in Shenandoah....
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Schuylkill County has a proud and rich military history. That’s why you can’t go a few miles this weekend without finding some Memorial Day...
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Do they save the best St. Patrick’s Day parade in America for last? The festivities in Girardville certainly made a solid case for that....
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America’s last St. Patrick’s Day parade is ready to step off in Girardville, Pa. It begins at noon on Saturday, March 30. This tiny...
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Coal Region Canary at the Pottsville St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 16, 2019. Pottsville’s strong Irish heritage was on full display Saturday morning...
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February 17 is National Cabbage Day in the U.S. It’s a day with a lot of Schuylkill County significance. There’s probably cabbage on the...
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It’s just around the corner, so now is a very good time to start planning what things to give up for Lent. Since Lent...