- Schuylkill County Historical Society Hosting Crafts Market on Aug. 29
- Schuylkill County Administrator Says Appraisal Price on GIANT Property is “Privileged” Information
- Edna G. Brower, 85 – Worked in Local Garment Industry
- Halcovage Suggests GIANT May Be Used for County Office Space Because of COVID-19
- Schuylkill County Might Use CARES Act Money to Purchase GIANT Property
- William Patrick Shaw, 58 – Loved Hiking, Reading, Schuylkill County History
- 🇺🇸 James J. Feeley, 89 – Backup Olympic Bobsledder
- Christine Rennick, 67 – Secretary for Domestic Relations
- READER POLL: What Do You Think of the Proposed Pre-Release Prison at the Former GIANT in Pottsville?
- Argall Calls Pre-Release Prison at GIANT Site a “Major Setback” to Revitalization
- Camo’d Man Shot While Sleeping on a Chair in the Woods
- “Maria, would you please sit down?” – Drama Over Agenda Order at Schuylkill Commissioners Meeting
- Zwiebel Out-ish as Pottsville Area Superintendent
- Christy Joy Quitting as Schuylkill County Controller
- Superintendent Out? Pottsville School Board Calls Special Meeting for Tuesday
- Joseph J. “Dewey” Ballat, Jr, 72 – Fancied Himself a ‘Professional’ Texas Hold’em Player
- Hess Urges Hetherington to Lean On Bender, Not Halcovage
- Solicitor Says Schuylkill County Commissioner Halcovage Violated Sexual Harassment Policy
- Schuylkill County Man Dumped in Millersburg Park – Pair Charged with Corpse Abuse, Evidence Tampering
- William A. Pope, 62 – Former Member of Kiwanis Club
- Turnt Schuylkill County Woman Falls Asleep in Rite Aid Bathroom
- Peter M. Ryon, 39 – Loved Being a Dad
- Another Anti-Racism Rally Planned in Pottsville Saturday
- Third Man Charged in Pottsville Bar Shooting, Two Others Out on Bail
- Sandra C. Davis, 80 – Worked at M&T Bank in Pottsville
- 🇺🇸 Joseph. J. Conway Sr., 87 – Served in the U.S. Navy During Korean War
- 🇺🇸 Charles J. Shaud, 75 – Selected to 1961 WigWam Wisemen All American Football Team
- Watch LIVE: Pottsville Area School Board Meets – Teacher Cuts and More Likely Discussed
- Patricia Gatley, 70 – Loved Cryptograms
- Eleanor C. Wessner, 81 – Cressona High School Class of 1957
- Major Sports Being Cut from Pottsville Area as Fiscal Disaster Unravels
- The A-Plus is Everything That’s Wrong with Pottsville … Change Our Mind
- Pottsville School Directors, Teachers Both to Blame for Massive Cuts
- Pottsville Area School District Ordered to Turn Over Superintendent’s Text Messages
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- Pottsville Police Report Stolen Station Wagon is Found
- AG Shapiro: Pottsville Area Business Gouged Customers for $26 on N95 Masks
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- James J. Kellman, 72 – Life Member of New Minersville and West End Fire Companies
- 🇺🇸 Richard H. Underwood, 80 – Served on First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
- Nearly 2 Years Later, Progress Avenue Hole Work to Begin
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- Pottsville Man Has Glock, Louis Vuitton Bag Stolen from Car in Berks Pool Parking Lot
- Melissa A. “Missy” Zuppert, 45 – Kind and Affectionate
- Bonnie Casey Llewellyn, 72 – Switchboard Operator at Pottsville Hospital for 30 Years
- Pottsville Officials Clap Back at Schuylkill Commissioners Over Prison Plans
- 500+ Sign Petition to Stop County Purchase of GIANT Supermarket to Build Pre-Release Prison
- Schuylkill County Man Hid the Drugs Where the Sun Don’t Shine
- Halcovage Confined to Office, Bathroom Breaks at Schuylkill County Courthouse
- Pottsville Posts Social Distancing Rules for School Board Meeting
- Power Outages, Storms, Soaking Rain Across Schuylkill County
- Schuylkill County Republican Committee Asks Halcovage to Resign as Commissioner, RNC Delegate
- Former County Detective: “King George” Halcovage “Will Make Your Life a Living Hell”
- Halcovage Steps Aside as Schuylkill Commissioners Chairman
- First LGBTQ+ Festival in Pottsville Draws Capacity Crowd
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- $5-6 Million in Building Improvements Needed at Pottsville Area School District, Board Prez Says
- 🇺🇸 Francis “Vic” J. Vukmanovich, 87 – Served in US Army During Korean War
- Weekend of Protests in Schuylkill County – But Are They Even Protesting Something Real?
- Jeanette Schwartz, 79 – A Hard Worker
- Giant Supermarket Closing Downtown Pottsville Location
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- Schuylkill County Man Caught Dumping All Over the Place
- More Fairlane Village Mall Stores Announce Reopening
- Phillies Throwback – Incaviglia Blasts a Salami Off Nabby
- 🇺🇸 William T. Moran, 79 – Member of the Yorkville Hose and Fire Company
- 15 Teachers Plus Staff and Education Program Cuts Proposed at Pottsville Schools
- Cleonna A. Picus, 84 – Retired Teacher from the Pottsville School District
- 🇺🇸 Susan T. Roman, 68 – Served in the Air Force and Spoke Multiple Languages
- Schuylkill County Cheap Booze Bandit Strikes Again – What Did He Steal This Time?
- Pottsville School Board Held Committee Meetings at Roma?
- 🇺🇸 Lamar Moyer, 87 – Founding Member of Schuylkill Federal Credit Union
- The Case of the Cursed Washing Machine in Pottsville
- New Maroons Bar Owner Dismisses Demolition Rumors
- Wally Kilraine, 65 – Known as “The Hulk”
- Mary J. Cappel, 78 – Graduate of the Ford School of Business
- William Keely, 66 – Business Owner
- Game Used Pottsville Maroons Ball Expected to Bring Up to $60K at Auction
- Gerald Gaughan, 73 – Lifelong Girardville Resident
- Carolyn M. “Lynn” Mager Ward Falls, 89 – Sang by Invitation at Carnegie Hall in New York City
- Pottsville Will Announce School Reopening Plan on August 18
- Source: Schuylkill County Eyes Former GIANT Supermarket in Pottsville for Prison Pre-Release Center
- Thomas Switches Watchdog Focus from Schools to Courthouse Drama, Local Politics
- Halcovage Accusers Talk to TV Media Before Wednesday’s Commissioners Meeting
- Should Henry Clay Stay or Go? Online Debate Heats Up
- Redskins Should Not Change Their Name to Maroons Because They Never Were
- Stephen F. “Buzzy” Weiss, 60 – Member of Big Diamond Pit Crew for His Two Brothers
- Schuylkill Clerk of Courts Calls Halcovage a “Serial Perpetrator” Who “Prowls the Hallways”
- Hess Says Halcovage Should Consider Stepping Down as Schuylkill County Commissioner
- Pottsville Schools Hold Off on Pay-to-Play for Sports and Extra-Curriculars
- Pottsville School Board Officials Invoked “Fiduciary Duty” Cutting Teachers, Raising Taxes
- Vinny Davalos, 25 – Loved ATV Riding, Being Around Family
- James Stratton “Tank” Miller, 77- Loved Cruising in His 1948 Ford
- Joseph V. McElvaney Sr., 80 – Served on Schuylkill County Republican Executive Committee
- Minersville and Pottsville Police Bring in Neck Ink Guy
- ‘Freedom to Breathe’ George Floyd Protest in Pottsville Stays Civil
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- Return to Normal – Parking Tickets Resume June 8 in Downtown Pottsville
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- Goodfellas Bar Owner Says He’s Had Enough – Reopening Friday
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- Property Taxes Going Up at Pottsville Area School District
- Tressia R. Van Daley, 66 – Member of the Choir of The First Baptist Church
- 🇺🇸 Lester F. Koch, 78 – Served in the US Army
- Therese Lynch, 89 – Managed the Tastee Freeze in Mill Creek
- Judge Denies Bond Reduction for Megan Hall in Patrick Murphy Murder Case
- Former Pottsville School Board Member Hosting Another Airing of Grievances Tonight on Facebook
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