Schuylkill County Obituaries
James Robert King, 77, of Ashland, died on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at home. He was the husband of Sara (nee Nahf) King...
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- Local
Seemingly Obvious Sunshine Act Violation in Naming Pottsville’s New Mayor
BRADS Landfill the Subject of a Second DEP Public Meeting in Schuylkill County
DEP to Host Public Meeting in Tremont Over Western Schuylkill County Environmental Concerns
FIRE RISK ELEVATED: Schuylkill County Residents Urged to Exercise Caution Due to Extremely Dry Conditions
UPDATE: Missing Teen Found Safe
- News
Seemingly Obvious Sunshine Act Violation in Naming Pottsville’s New Mayor
BRADS Landfill the Subject of a Second DEP Public Meeting in Schuylkill County
DEP to Host Public Meeting in Tremont Over Western Schuylkill County Environmental Concerns
FIRE RISK ELEVATED: Schuylkill County Residents Urged to Exercise Caution Due to Extremely Dry Conditions
UPDATE: Missing Teen Found Safe
- 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
Schuylkill County News
Seemingly? Actually, pretty obvious.
Schuylkill County News
Public pressure leads to a second meeting with affected residents.
Local News
Pottsville City Councilman Mark Atkinson is expected to be appointed the next Mayor at a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at City Hall. The city...
Schuylkill County News
Learn how to submit questions ahead of the meeting.
Schuylkill County News
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s bone dry outside. It hasn’t rained in Schuylkill County in quite some time and in the last few...
Schuylkill County News
Last seen leaving Blue Mountain High School on Wednesday
Schuylkill County News
The war of words between Gillingham Charter School and Pottsville Area School District continues. After Gillingham students, parents, and teachers sued Pottsville Area, its...
Schuylkill County News
The latest on the gas leak on Route 61 ...
Schuylkill County News
PASD lawyer: Suit has "no legal merit"
Schuylkill County News
Q&A with DEP, CES Landfill reps on the agenda
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for failing to appear at prison to begin serving a sentence.
Schuylkill County Police News
Christopher Cordes, the former Tamaqua police officer who was previously charged with crimes involving minors and dogs, was indicted this week by a federal...
Schuylkill County Police News
Frannicia Venture-Dion remanded to Schuylkill County Prison on $500K bail.
Schuylkill County Police News
Police in Schuylkill County are investigating a case of retail theft at TJ Maxx in the Fairlane Village Mall. According to State Police-Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill Haven man died from injuries he sustained in a vehicle crash last week in Port Carbon. According to information released today by...
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for failing to appear for jury selections and a status conference
Local Sports
Here is a weekly update on coal region natives in pro baseball.
Local Sports
Arizona advances to league championship game on Aug. 17.
Local Sports
Travis Blankenhorn is returning to The Show. The Washington Nationals are expected to promote the Pottsville native to their Major League roster today, according...
Local Business News
Store first opened in April 2001.
Local Business News
Owner says opening this salon was a childhood dream
Local Business News
It's Onvo's biggest store to date.
Local Community News
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,...
Local Community News
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...
Local News
Former Hazleton cop convicted in September on attempted homicide charge
Local News
We haven't seen a quarter-inch of rain in almost a month.
Local News
Shenandoah’s plan to hire Portnoff Law Associates to collect unpaid tax, utility, and services bills hit a bit of a snag recently. The Allentown-based...
PA News
US Rep. Meuser calls for prayers for Trump
PA News
US Attorney: Gang used drugs and guns for its heists
PA News
Bill now goes to State House for consideration.
Coal Region Culture
Host a spectacular cookout this summer!
Coal Region Culture
The results were pretty remarkable.
Coal Region Culture
Grover's prediction aligns with Punxsutawney Phil.
Schuylkill County Man
The wig apparently didn't work.
Pottsville News
An argument about the swords' pedigree escalated quickly.
Schuylkill County Man
His blood-alcohol level was 0.172%.
Schuylkill County Woman
She hit him in the face with tongs.
Schuylkill County Woman
Tamaqua has a no nonsense policy.
Schuylkill County Woman
Woman entered two homes without permission .
Local Weather
A little rain in the forecast ... a VERY little
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Schuylkill County Obituaries
David Scott Reichert, 67, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Lehigh High Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Born in Pottsville on March...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Theresa Mary Czaplicki, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on March 6, 2021 at the age of 70. She is...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
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...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph Palamar, 84, of Pottsville, left this world to be with our Savior on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Green Valley Nursing Center,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eleanor Joan Barrack, 91, of Danville, passed away Saturday, March 6th, at Geisinger Medical Center. Eleanor was born in Mahanoy City on March 23,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jonas M. Smith, 76, Mahanoy Plane, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home. Born in Mahanoy Plane, he was a...
Biden Quotes
President Joe Biden suffered his latest mental lapse on Monday at what should have been a scripted, made-for-TV event. The administration waited until International...
PA News
Police in Tilden Township, just over the Schuylkill County line, are looking for a woman they say was involved in a road rage incident...
Schuylkill County News
The public is being asked for help in locating a missing teen from Pottsville. According to information at MissingKids.org, 16-year-old Jasmine Keim has...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
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...
Local Weather
Get Ready to Open the Windows Last night was probably the last you needed to sleep under two blankets for a while. Warm, Spring-like...
Coal Region Op-Ed
“SOLUTIONS” – OP-ED COLUMN BY TODD ZIMMERMAN During the 2016 presidential cycle both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump gained enthusiastic supporters by stating “the...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Charles “Charlie” Wiscount, Sr., 81, of Tremont, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Branchdale, May...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Donald L. Lentes, 81 of Ashland, died Friday, March 5,2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ashland January 12,1940 the son of the late...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
George Semko, Jr., 66, of Tamaqua, died on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Coaldale. He was the husband of Kathy (nee Boyle) Semko...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Richard W. Kantor, 72, of Tamaqua, died on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Salisbury Township, PA. Born in Coaldale on July 8, 1948, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Karen J. Liebner, age 62, of Port Carbon, passed away Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest in Allentown. Born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruth E. Kimmel, 95, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in the Tremont Health & Rehab Center. Born on April 16, 1925 in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Helen Kruel, of Buck Run, Foster Township, died Thursday at Manor Care. Born in Buck Run, she was a daughter of the late...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert M. “Ben” Blue, 77, of Barnesville, died peacefully early Thursday morning, March 4, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family and God’s...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Darlene Florence Masser, 78, of Klingerstown, passed away Friday, March 5, 2020 at her home. Darlene was born in Ashland, PA on June...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Lisa A. Prettyman, 58, of Middletown, DE passed away Friday, February 26th, at her mother’s residence in Pine Grove. Born in Pine Grove,on November...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Samuel R. Bebelheimer, 81, of Pottsville, passed away Friday, March 5th, at his home in Pottsville. Born in Port Carbon on December 31,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
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...
Local Sports
Several Schuylkill League boys’ basketball teams punched their ticket to the next round of the 2021 District XI basketball tournaments with wins on Friday...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 5A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 5A Boys...
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2021 District XI Class 4A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 4A Boys...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 1A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 1A Boys...
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