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REASSESSMENT UPDATE: Change of Assessment Notices in the Mail
More Haulers Cited, Fined for Safety Violations Bringing Loads to BRADS Landfill
Pottsville Giving Up Fight Against Little League Indoor Batting Building
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
- News
REASSESSMENT UPDATE: Change of Assessment Notices in the Mail
More Haulers Cited, Fined for Safety Violations Bringing Loads to BRADS Landfill
Pottsville Giving Up Fight Against Little League Indoor Batting Building
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
- Business
- 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
Vikings Select Blue Mountain Grad Gavin Bartholomew in 6th Round of NFL Draft
Bartholomew Could Be Selected on Final Day of NFL Draft 2025
New Jersey Man Takes Yuengling Light Lager Jogger Crown Once Again
Minersville OKs Indoor Batting Facility at Little League Complex
Traffic and Parking Restrictions for the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger
Schuylkill County News
The next critical phase of the Schuylkill County Property Tax Reassessment is now underway. About 28,000 Change of Assessment notices were mailed to Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
Cracked frames and axles, bald and flat tires noted
Local Sports
Orwigsburg's Tyler Ruff was the top local finisher Saturday.
Schuylkill County Police News
Retired State Trooper to help get ORI number before officer hires can be made
Schuylkill County News
No objectors came forward against Little League's appeal
Schuylkill County News
About 10 machines believed to be operating in Cressona
Schuylkill County News
Bernard Scherr, 56, arraigned Wednesday
Schuylkill County News
The closure of Cressona Pool in 2025 had an unexpected plot twist Monday evening. A representative from Cressona American Legion Post 286 told Borough...
Schuylkill County News
A decision on whether or not the Penn State-Schuylkill campus will be closed has been delayed, according to a statement from the University President....
Schuylkill County News
Lease rate goes from $200 to $2,500 but that's not what Commissioners are questioning.
Schuylkill County Police News
The drugs weren't what they were supposed to be and not drugs in one case.
Schuylkill County Police News
Claude failed to appear to begin serving prison sentence
Schuylkill County Police News
DNA left on a beach towel helps connect suspect to crime, police say
Schuylkill County Police News
Buyer claims she paid $2,500 for the dog
Schuylkill County Police News
Jailed on simple assault charge
Local Sports
2021 Blue Mountain grad could go as early as the 6th round
Local Sports
2021 Blue Mountain grad could go as early as the 6th round
Local Sports
Minersville Borough Council members recently gave the green light to the construction of an indoor batting building to be located at the Little League...
Local Business News
Pottsville’s Zoning Hearing Board once again denied an application for a variance to open a convenience store at the former Candles & Collectibles store...
Local Business News
Sugar Bytes features a wall of self-serve soft serve and much more.
Local Business News
Small-format store opened April 11
Local Entertainment
Celebrating 15 years of swing with bold shows and big surprises.
Local Community News
Hundreds of plants, expert advice, and low prices—rain or shine.
Local Community News
Donations now being accepted
Local News
Only the third time since 2017 that taxes haven't gone up
Local News
Pottsville Area School District accepted the resignation of its head basketball coach Wednesday night. And it also hired his replacement. At Wednesday’s meeting of...
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
Gradual clearing today with strong wind gusts
Local Weather
Showers, maybe a storm in the morning followed by chance of showers, storm this afternoon
Local Sports
Annual race is Saturday morning in Pottsville
Schuylkill County News
No objectors came forward against Little League's appeal
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Health officials confirmed 9 new cases of Chinese virus in Schuylkill County on Easter Sunday. The county total, to date, is 188. Two people...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A second death in Schuylkill County is being blamed on the Chinese coronavirus, public health officials confirmed Saturday. Also on Saturday, another 15 positive...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
To the people around Schuylkill County who seem to think it’s cool to be ruled by authoritarians, and to those of you who continue...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
In Schuylkill County on Friday, another 15 positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were confirmed. Cumulatively, the total number of positive cases in Schuylkill County...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (District 33) threatened Gov. Tom Wolf with a subpoena if he doesn’t release the controversial business waiver list immediately....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Way back when the coronavirus pandemic response started here in Pennsylvania, there’s been a controversy over the life sustaining business waiver list. This is...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Public health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 coronavirus-related death in Schuylkill County Thursday. A total of 338 Pennsylvanians have died from coronavirus-related complications since...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Schuylkill County residents allegedly had their identities stolen recently. The perpetrators then used that stolen personal information to rack up thousands...
Schuylkill County News
State Police believe a pigeon-toed man robbed a Cressona convenience store at gunpoint Wednesday morning. The man allegedly walked away with the entire cash...
Local Entertainment
Knoebels Amusement Resort announced this week it’s pushing back its 2020 opening until a date to be determined. In an announcement from the company...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 136. That total is 17 higher than yesterday. And it represents the highest daily...
Schuylkill County News
Barron “Boots” Hetherington was appointed the next Schuylkill County Commissioner Tuesday. He’ll replace and fill the unexpired term of Frank Staudenmeier, who passed away...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 119. That total is 16 higher than yesterday. And it represents the highest daily...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Last week, a fake statistic spread as fast as coronavirus around Hazleton. And since then, the city and some surrounding communities enacted curfews to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 103. That total is 13 higher than yesterday. This is the 16th consecutive...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, April 5, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 90. That total is 13 higher than yesterday. This is the 15th consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 77. That total is 14 higher than yesterday. This is the 14th consecutive day...
Local Business News
Yuengling Brewery topped the list of the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies in 2019 released earlier this week by Brewers Association. The non-profit brewers’...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Darlene R. Dunkelberger, age 83, of Hegins, passed away Monday, March 30, at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Margaret R. Almeida, 78, of Ashland, passed away Monday, March 30, at her home. Born February 21, 1942 in Philadelphia the daughter of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dennis Charles Timony, 77, of Tamaqua, died on Wednesday, April 1, in Salisbury Township. Born in Hackensack, NJ on December 4, 1942, he was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William Stoppi, 89 of Pottsville, died Saturday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born May 11, 1930, in Frackville a son of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joan M. Chambers, 84, of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian St., Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, on May...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy (Oakill) Monaghan, 91, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Providence Place, Pottsville. Born in Forestville, December 8, 1928, she was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ann M. “Nanny Ann” Pavlick, age 95, of Port Carbon, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, April 2, at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Louis J. D’Ambrosio, 85, of Pine Grove, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020. Born on June 3, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA, he was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dennis M. “Merf” Miller, 69, of Tamaqua, passed away on Friday, March 27, in the Hometown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lehighton, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy A. Melocheck, 72, of Minersville passed away Friday at her home. Born in Platon, Oregon, she was a daughter of the late Burris...
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