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Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
Schuylkill Commissioners Question Proposed Coroner’s Office Lease
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Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
Schuylkill Commissioners Question Proposed Coroner’s Office Lease
- Business
- Crime
Juvenile Victim of Schuylkill County Woman’s Alleged Indecent Exposure Testifies at Hearing
Philadelphia Woman Charged with Smuggling Drugs Into SCI-Mahanoy In Her Bra
Schuylkill County Woman Charged with Making False Report of Hanging
Pottsville Police Looking for Strong-Armed Robbery Suspects
Schuylkill County Woman Arrested for Exposing Herself, Yelling at Convenience Store Customers
- 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
Pottsville Area Accepts Resignation of Head Basketball Coach, Hires Replacement
Blankenhorn Signs a Minor League Contract with LA Angels
Blankenhorn Signs with Mexican League Team for 2025 Season
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
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Here is a look at the upcoming schedule of events and programs at Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library. 🧶 Weekly & Monthly Programs 🧒...
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Bus trip to Chanticleer and Jenkins Arboretum
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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...