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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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Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
More than 7,300 Schuylkill County residents have gotten the full vaccine for COVID-19. That represents approximately 7% of the county’s population that’s been approved...
Schuylkill County News
Auburn Fire Company sent out the notice after it was determined two people broke into the secured area containing the borough’s water supply...
Local Weather
NWS: 2-4 Inches of Snow on Monday in Schuylkill County We were lucky to escape the snow showers on Saturday and with a sunny...
Local Sports
North Schuylkill graduate Reggie Crawford delivered an absolute monster home run over the right field wall on Friday in the 2021 baseball season opener...
Conservative Opinion
In a recent monologue, Fox News host Tucker Carlson destroys the mainstream media coverage of new President Joe Biden. For the 4 years prior,...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for stealing several valuable items from a fire company in Schuylkill County. According to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf clearly wants to handle the pandemic on his own even as the state’s COVID vaccine distribution remains one of the...
Local Weather
Another Round of Snow Likely on Monday in Schuylkill County Snow is once again in the weather forecast for Schuylkill County. The good news...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was found passed out behind the wheel of his truck earlier this week, shortly after he was discovered passed out...
Coal Region Consumer
The Shamrock Shake goes on sale at McDonald’s locations nationwide this week. Believe it or not, this is the 51st year for the Shamrock...
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather Report for Friday, Feb. 19 Light snow wraps up during the Friday morning hours with little to no new accumulation. After...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have provided an update on a multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County during the ice storm...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW PREDICTED SNOW TOTAL National Weather Service now places Schuylkill County and several others in Pennsylvania in a WINTER STORM WARNING....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
As many as 100,000 Pennsylvanians will likely have to reschedule an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine due to an apparently supply chain error...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Schuylkill County from tonight into Friday morning. NWS predicts between 6-9 inches of snow...
Schuylkill County News
You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more? For the umpteenth time in the last couple weeks, Schuylkill County is set for...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
NEWS ANALYSIS Did anyone else find it curious that the county’s daily newspaper of record decided to publish a story about a singular case...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: There is no Antifa organization. Antifa means anti-fascist. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Democrats and Republicans, including FDR and Dwight Eisenhower...
Canary Reader Survey
There’s currently a public debate unfolding in Pottsville over whether the city’s public schools should fully reopen for class. People are divided over 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 obituaries...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Alma Stramaitis, 94, of Pottsville, formerly of Minersville, passed away at home with her daughter, granddaughter, grandson and great-grandson at her side. Born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy R. Gleason, 90, of West West Terrace, Branch Township, passed away on Wednesday at home. Born on September 6, 1930 in Minersville, she...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Kathleen “Debbie” Sendatch, 63, of Mahanoy City, passed away Friday, February 12th, at her residence. Kathleen was born in Morea on July 23,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Irene Kufrovich beloved mother and wife, 61, of New Boston, passed away Thursday, February 11th, at her residence. Irene was born in New Boston...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Harold J. Roberts Jr., 74, Frackville passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 13th at his home. Born in Ashland, he was a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Richard L. O’Donnell, 69, of Frackville, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at his residence. Born Oct. 22, 1951, in Butler Township, he was a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Mary C. Monahan, 103, formerly of St. Clair, died Monday February 8, 2021, at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in St. Clair, January 8,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy M. Dailey, 78, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Bonnie Keim, 63, of Walnut St., Ashland, passed away February 9, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in the former Ashland...
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