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PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
Schuylkill County Community Rallying to Help Cats Rescued from Hoarding Situation
Schuylkill Commissioners Tell DEP to Shut Down Biosolids Processor
71 Cats Removed from Minersville Home, Police Say
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PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
Schuylkill County Community Rallying to Help Cats Rescued from Hoarding Situation
Schuylkill Commissioners Tell DEP to Shut Down Biosolids Processor
71 Cats Removed from Minersville Home, Police Say
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The Venue on the Trail Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Small Business Showcase: Mady’s Charming Creations
PADCO Seeks Business Input to Secure Downtown Facade Grant Funding
PSU Schuylkill Student Earns First Place at National FBLA Competition
Schuylkill County Attorney Honored with State Trial Lawyers Association’s Top Award
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Schuylkill County Man Used Brother’s Name During Traffic Stop Because He’d Been Sentenced to Jail for Driving on a Suspended License
Schuylkill County Man Wanted After Police Say He Traded Nude Photos With 16-Year-Old
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed After Allegedly Breaking Woman’s Eye Socket with Phone During Argument
Police Investigating Hit-and-Run in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Using Brackets to Trap Victim Inside Bathroom During Domestic Altercation
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Two State Troopers Shot in Franklin County
Two State Troopers Shot in Susquehanna County; Suspect Dead
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Phone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
Proposed Bill Would End Ban on Sunday Vehicle Sales in Pennsylvania
Proposed Legislation Would Mandate Front License Plates in Pennsylvania
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Nabholz Has Allowed Just 1 Earned Run in 5 Appearances Since Promotion to Eugene
Barton Cards Sub-70 Round to Pace Haven; Blue Mountain Sweeps Tri-Match
Wreckers, Raiders Earn Wins in Golf Action Tuesday
Blue Mountain Slips By Exeter for First Win of 2026
Schuylkill County Girls Tennis Results – Aug. 24, 2026
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Pottsville Area School District
102 stories · latest Aug. 19, 2026
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Lengel students successfully got Pottsville to overturn 1966 ban
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The Pottsville Rotary Club recognized its March and April Students of the Month at the Club’s weekly meetings on Wednesday, March 4, and Wednesday,...
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Pottsville, Haven, North Schuylkill to lead tours of facilities later this month
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Pottsville Area High School junior joins statewide group fostering environmental leadership.
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Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, North Schuylkill submit bids
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Still intended to submit RFP by Tuesday deadline
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Pottsville Area School District has released a statement regarding recent public remarks from officials within Saint Clair Area School District regarding their desire to...
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Saint Clair school board members approve RFP
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Agreement in place for 35+ years could come to an end
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Crimson Tide advances to 5A semifinals
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Students highlight milkweed's importance to monarchs, prompting city policy change.
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PASD lawyer: Suit has "no legal merit"
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Here's who is meeting tonight ...
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Pottsville native is back in the starting lineup Saturday.
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Pottsville native could be on the move again.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Tomorrow was supposed to be the first day without mandatory masks at Pottsville Area School District since the beginning of the 2021-22 school term....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area School District released its updated Health and Safety Plan on Tuesday. It calls for an end to the mask mandate, just not...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled the school mask mandate was illegal as a statewide rule, most schools in Schuylkill County are...
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A threat written on a bathroom stall inside Pottsville Area High School has the building under lockdown this afternoon. Superintendent Sarah Yoder emailed Pottsville...
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Schools in Schuylkill County apparently aren’t immune to the Devious Licks Challenge. It’s the latest stupid trend on TikTok featuring short videos of kids...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Hamburg Area School District may be joining Tamaqua Area in defying the indoor mask mandate announced by the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf...
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Pottsville Area is competing in the Gold division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Tom McGeoy Class: 4A Here’s a look at the Crimson...
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Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn recorded a pinch-hit single Friday night in his return to the New York Mets lineup. Blankenhorn entered the game hitting for...
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Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn recorded his first start and base hit with the New York Mets Saturday night. Mets manager Luis Rojas inserted Blankenhorn into...
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Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn is on the move once more this season. After being place on waivers by the Seattle Mariners, he was quickly scooped...
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Two of Pottsville’s most decorated military members helped the city remember those who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice at the 2021 Memorial Day parade and...
Local Politics
BASED ON UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS … It appears the sitting board president at Pottsville Area School District will be out by the end of...
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Pottsville Area graduate Travis Blankenhorn made his 2021 debut for the Minnesota Twins Wednesday. He even scored a run, coming into the game in...
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After boasting about expecting a $1.2 million surplus next year, and a $600,000 surplus this year, Pottsville Area school board members voted 8-1 on...
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Pottsville Area school board members voted 7-2 on Wednesday to select Sarah Yoder as its next Superintendent. Yoder replaces Jeffrey Zwiebel and Acting Superintendent...
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https://www.facebook.com/ctidepride/videos/300263681504664/ Pottsville Area school board members are meeting Wednesday evening to consider the hiring of a new Superintendent. It’s expected they’ll hire Sarah Yoder...
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Board members at Pottsville Area School District are set to vote on hiring a new Superintendent at tomorrow night’s regular monthly meeting. According to...
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The Pottsville Area school board voted in favor of cutting 2 jobs last week, including a teacher and a nurse. Directors did not identify...
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Bob Thomas, the father of Pottsville Area School District’s online watchdog Scott, announced Tuesday, he’s running for a seat on the school board in...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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...
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Teachers at Pottsville Area School District are not pleased with the school’s decision Wednesday to transition back to full in-person instruction. Pottsville’s school board...
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Board members at Pottsville Area School District voted Wednesday to return to full, in-person learning at all its schools through March, despite strong opposition...
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The solar panels sitting on many of the buildings at the Pottsville Area School District have been online for 3 months now. And while...
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Pottsville Area School District’s solar panel project hit a major snag right out of the gate in 2020. It’s something the district may not...
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Pottsville Area School District officials have 30 days to release emails from its estranged Superintendent, according to an order handed down Monday from Pennsylvania’s...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area school board members voted Tuesday to formally oppose the potential County government purchase of the former GIANT grocery store in the city....
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 3 of the 2020 season. Friday, Sept. 25 MARIAN CATHOLIC (1-2)...
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Pottsville Area School District will finally allow some fans to attend its home varsity football and volleyball games. After playing one home football game...
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Members of the Pottsville Area School District voted Thursday night to approve a plan that gets students back in school 4 days a week....
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The chances of Pottsville Area School District returning to in-person classes 5 days a week any time soon seem unlikely. The school’s pandemic planning...
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The estranged Superintendent at Pottsville Area School District Jeffrey Zwiebel told directors there he does not intend to seek a renewal on his current...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Pottsville Area High School. Pottsville Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Crimson Tide Head Coach: Tom McGeoy...
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Pottsville Area School District board members voted Tuesday to continue a ban on voluntary sports practices and workouts held on campus. Directors fear potential...
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Pottsville Area School District board members approved a “blended” reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The blended model has students returning to in-person...
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Pottsville Area School District board members are meeting and expected vote on a reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. You can watch here:...
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Pottsville Area School District recently handed over months of mobile phone bills for its estranged Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. The district did this responding to...
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Pottsville Area School District decided Tuesday night to ban all Fall high school sports practices and team workouts on its campus. The ban is...
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Pottsville Area School District was ordered Monday to turn over business-related text messages from its estranged Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. Zwiebel was placed on an...
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Last week, Schuylkill League member schools voted 14-4 to continue with Fall high school sports on schedule. That would mean today should have started...
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Pottsville Area School District will announce its reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school term on Aug. 18. That’s less than 2 weeks before the...
Local Politics
An outspoken critic of Pottsville Area School District administration announced this week his latest media project, which looks to offer a broader look at...
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Pottsville Area school board members voted unanimously on Tuesday to grant Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel an extended medical leave. The vote came during special board...
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Pottsville Area School District posted social distancing rules and guidelines on Tuesday afternoon for its special school board meeting this evening. Even if this...
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UPDATE: Zwiebel Out-ish as Pottsville Area Superintendent It appears the Pottsville Area school board is ready to move on from Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. They called...
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Pottsville Area school board officials postponed a vote implementing a pay-to-play policy for sports and extra-curricular activities. The proposal, if it passes, would have...
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While cataloging reasons why previous members of the Pottsville Area school board should have raised property taxes or cut expenses some time over the...
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School board members at Pottsville Area School District faced a lose-lose situation last week. People knew they were going to raise property tax rates....
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You can watch live the June 2020 meeting of the Pottsville Area school board. Expected tonight are votes to raise property taxes and cut...
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Public school districts in Schuylkill County are going to feel the pain of the coronavirus pandemic response where it hurts the most later this...
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The business manager at Pottsville Area School District announced Tuesday he’s leaving for a job at Shikellamy schools. Directors at Pottsville Area accepted Manning’s...
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The bad news from Pottsville Area School District keeps on coming. Although, the news that property taxes are going up again isn’t exactly a...
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Members of the Pottsville Area school board hold their regular monthly meeting via Zoom tonight. Watch Live You can watch the May 2020 Finance...
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We’ve got more details on the proposed cuts at Pottsville Area School District. In addition to the sports programs facing the ax for the...
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The Pottsville Area teachers union says some major sports programs are just part of the cuts they’re expecting as the new school term begins...
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It’s getting hard to lose the shock value of some of the stories coming out of Pottsville Area School District these days. But on...
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Former Pottsville Area school board member Scott Thomas plans to once again go live and give locals a chance to air their grievances with...
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The situation at Pottsville Area School District keeps getting uglier. In the last week, we learned as many as 15 teachers will get furloughed...
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Board members at Pottsville Area School District approved a motion that appears to OK a settlement in the so-called hazing lawsuit that riled up...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County schools closing for 2 weeks starting today puts a burden on many families in the coal region, especially at meal time. That’s...
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UPDATE: Schuylkill County Schools Closed 2 Weeks on Coronavirus Fears Information below is archived. Please click the link above for the latest. On Thursday,...
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Several Schuylkill County school districts indicated to parents this week that they’re monitoring updates on the coronavirus outbreak. We know that Pottsville Area, Saint...
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The proposed cut to Pottsville Area School District’s Publications Department is being met with fierce public backlash. So far, in just a few days,...
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As of Wednesday morning, more than 1,500 people have signed an online petition opposing a proposed cut in Pottsville Area School District’s beloved Publications...
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Lots of reasons were given for ignoring the public bid process in Pottsville Area School District’s decision to finance then purchase more than 4,500...
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A federal judge recently agreed to a new timetable in the Pottsville hazing lawsuit. Court records show that Judge Jennifer P. Wilson agreed on...
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Last week, we shared with you the heartbreaking story of Branchdale teen Carter Larkin-Kukta. Sadly, he took his own life after withstanding persistent bullying...
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Pottsville’s Green New Deal to buy more than 4,000 solar panels sounds like a good environmental decision. After all, you’ve been led to believe...
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Earlier this week, officials at Pottsville Area School District said they’re considering alternate locations for some of the solar panels we’re about to finance....
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On Tuesday night, Pottsville Area School District’s teachers’ union said it took a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. They also voted...
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More than 500 people have digitally signed a petition at Change.org opposing Pottsville Area School District’s recent decision to move the football practice field....
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Patricia Pacenta, a beloved educator in the city of Pottsville, died December 16. Pacenta worked in Pottsville Area School from 1956 until 1992. She...
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We don’t want to be like the school board members at Pottsville Area School District and hastily jump to conclusions on solar panels. Maybe...
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TLDR: Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a scathing 48-page report Thursday detailing gross financial mismanagement at Pottsville Area School District. The school also...
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The Pottsville hazing incident carries on. And there are indications it could extend well into 2020. Late last week, Pottsville Area School District responded...
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Hundreds of people joined a call Monday in support of Pottsville High School band director Craig N. Shoener. He’s allegedly been replaced in that...
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TLDR (Too Long, Didn’t Read) K.S. updates lawsuit filing in Federal court on May 10 Argument insists K.S. was victim of an unfair hearing...
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Democrats maintain control of Pottsville government. And it looks like that’s going to be the case for at least another 4 years. In order...
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This is literally what it looks like when elected officials sweep something under the rug. They’re hiding it in plain sight. That’s usually how...
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The Pottsville Area School District school board likely violated Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act when it met Wednesday night, Feb. 27. It’s probably the least news-worthy...
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Don’t let anyone fool you. The alleged Pottsville hazing incident is not an isolated football thing. This speaks to the culture at Pottsville Area...