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- Local
PPL Price to Compare Rising 10% for Homes, Dipping for Small Businesses
DEP Hearing Thursday on Natural Soil Products Permit Renewal
Man Wanted on Vehicular Homicide Charge in Fatal I-81 Crash in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Raises Fine, Adds Synthetic Mushrooms to Proposed ‘Gas Station Drug’ Ban
Route 209 in Nesquehoning Closed Up to 8 Weeks Following Wall Collapse
- News
PPL Price to Compare Rising 10% for Homes, Dipping for Small Businesses
DEP Hearing Thursday on Natural Soil Products Permit Renewal
Man Wanted on Vehicular Homicide Charge in Fatal I-81 Crash in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Raises Fine, Adds Synthetic Mushrooms to Proposed ‘Gas Station Drug’ Ban
Route 209 in Nesquehoning Closed Up to 8 Weeks Following Wall Collapse
- Business
Saunders Real Estate Moves Into Former Phoenix Firehouse in Pottsville
Yuengling to Release Cranberry Sour as Eagle Series #20 on Nov. 19
Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Expedited, Modified LERTA for Land at Highridge Business Park
Echo Valley Campground Revamped
Schuylkill County Business Owner Says Skill Games Ban Will Cost More Than $1 Million a Year, Force Job Cuts
- Crime
Man Cited After Firework Breaks Apart Pottsville Fence, Damages House
Schuylkill County Man Charged in Two Porch Thefts
Schuylkill County Man Wanted After Allegedly Breaking Man’s Jaw Outside Tremont Bar
Trucker Accused of Assaulting Tow Truck Driver at Schuylkill County Amazon Warehouse
Man Accused of Stealing More Than $7K in Jewelry From Schuylkill County Walmart
- Weather
Freeze Warning Issued for Schuylkill County Sunday Morning
Freeze Watch Issued for Schuylkill County This Weekend
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Schuylkill County Friday
Remnants of Isaias to Bring Soaking Rain to Schuylkill County Sunday
Plan to Convert Former School Building to Apartments Gets OKs from Schuylkill Zoning Board
- State
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
- Sports
Five Schuylkill League Teams Playing for District XI Volleyball Titles
Shenandoah Valley to Screen Fans, Ban Bags for District XI Semifinal Against Northern Lehigh
Ten Schuylkill League Teams Set for District XI Football Playoffs
Blue Mountain, Minersville, Schuylkill Haven Reach District XI Soccer Finals
Pine Grove Area Sweeps Into District XI Class 3A Volleyball Final
All posts tagged "Pottsville"
City Council · 5 seats
Tom SmithR
Mayor · Elected 2025
Jan 2030
Jonathan MarshR
Director of Accounts and Finance · Elected 2025
Jan 2030
Scott PriceR
Director of Parks and Public Property · Elected 2025
Jan 2030
Dottie BottoD
Director of Public Safety · Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
Andy WollyungD
Director of Streets and Public Improvements · Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
Four council members plus the mayor, who presides and votes.
Other Elected Officials
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Mike WeresD
City Controller · Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
Taryn Dragna
City Treasurer · Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
Appointed
Gretchen SternsR
Solicitor · Appointed 2026
John Morrow
Police Chief
On the November 2027 ballotDottie Botto, Andy Wollyung, Mike Weres (City Controller), Taryn Dragna (City Treasurer). Nomination petitions circulate February and March 2027.
Recurring Meetings
Regular MeetingRule
2nd Monday of the month · 5:00 p.m.
City Hall, 401 N. Centre St., Pottsville PA 17901 · Next: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Municipal Office
- School District
- Pottsville Area
- Police
- Pottsville Bureau of Police
- Magisterial District
- 21-3-07
- State Representative
- Rep. Tim Twardzik
- State Senator
- Sen. David Argall
Real Estate Millage · 2026
Pottsville5.36
School district9.17
County3.61
Total millage18.15
Mills are dollars of tax per $1,000 of county-assessed value.
Compiled by Coal Region Canary · last verified Aug. 13, 2026
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It'll be an incubator for artists and non-profits.
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The owner has previous experience in the hard cider business.
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The founder explains why he wants to move his business to Pottsville.
Schuylkill County News
It certainly beats the look of a rundown supermarket.
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Anyone up for artisanal donuts and made-to-order ice cream?
Schuylkill County Police News
The suspects wore some very identifying clothing for their scheme.
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The Chopping Block is a proposed axe throwing bar for Pottsville.
Local Entertainment
Second time in a year SNL name drops the Pottsville brewer.
Local Business News
Arrow would be a downtown Pottsville space for creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs.
Schuylkill County News
It answers the question: What do former supermarkets go for in this economy?
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An issue on which we can definitely sympathize.
Local Sports
As if we'd just lift the curse just to be nice.
Local Weather
How much are we really going to get? Some say it's still too soon to tell.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Positive tests and quarantines among teachers have left the school short-staffed since returning from Christmas break.
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....
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An investigation into this suspect began in early 2021.
Local Business News
The store would replace a busy gas station.
Local Entertainment
The free concert and Summer Celebration is set for July 9.
Local Community News
The book signing will be Jan. 22 in Pottsville.
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The popular event returns to the Fairlane Village mall in February.
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You probably forgot how much fun shoveling snow can be.
Local Business News
Business contest enters Phase 2. Winners may open by end of year.
Local Community News
The bottle of Lager raises up at midnight in Pottsville.
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More than $1 million awarded.
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The money will go toward renovating the former Giant supermarket in Pottsville.
Schuylkill County Police News
Can you identify the 3 masked people?
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Lebanon County man is facing some charges following incident early Monday.
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The suspect picked up later after smashing windows at nursing home.
Local Community News
The Lager bottle set to rise at midnight in Pottsville.
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The company that owns the radio stations T-102, A-106, and WPPA-1360 in Pottsville say someone robbed them of about $100,000 in copper earlier this...
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Fire severely damaged a home on Garfield Square in Pottsville on Tuesday afternoon. City firefighters – with the help of emergency units from around...
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A Schuylkill County man has been charged with DUI after he crashed into a public fountain in the middle of Chambersburg, Franklin County, earlier...
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A Lackawanna County man was arrested last week after causing damage with a rock at a Pottsville area nursing home. According to State Police...
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...
Local Business News
Pottsville’s first medical cannabis dispensary has announced its opening date. According to Jushi Holdings Inc., a Beyond/Hello dispensary will open at the former Schuylkill...
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A Mount Carbon woman says someone stole a bench and cauldron from her property this week. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, a...
Local Community News
A new Christmas tree is back in the middle of Garfield Square in Pottsville. Earlier this week, city workers replaced the tree after another...
Local Community News
The future of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pottsville is up in the air. On Thursday, organizers of the annual parade, posted what...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
A new trial date has finally been set for Magen Hall, who faces a mandatory life sentence, if she’s found guilty of murdering...
Coal Region Consumer
Boyer’s Food Markets has rescinded a recall it issued earlier this week on ground meat. On Monday, the local grocery store chain announced a...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is facing a felony theft charge after being accused of stealing some Pennsylvania Lottery instant game scratch-offs. According to State...
Coal Region Consumer
For many Schuylkill County natives, their first sip of beer was likely a Yuengling Premium. It’s truly one of the signature tastes of the...
Local Business News
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. announced this week that it’s acquired Riverview Financial Corporation. The transaction was completed after the close of business on November...
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The Christmas tree in Pottsville was toppled on Tuesday night when someone crashed their vehicle into it. The crash was reported a little after...
Canary Jumped the Shark
Seriously, what is it about Sheetz that makes people talk about pee? Confused? Well, there are more people than you think talking about pee...
Schuylkill County News
On Election Night, Pottsville voters put a Republican into the Mayor’s office at City Hall for the first time this Century. But the balance...
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Pottsville Police say a Saint Clair man was drunk behind the wheel of a pickup truck when he struck a 12-year-old girl last month...
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A Pottsville man has been indicted on federal charges of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine as well as possessing an illegal gun. According to information...
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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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Police in Pottsville have arrested a city man they say stabbed a woman on W. Race St. Wednesday afternoon. According to information released Thursday,...
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State Police say there was never a threat of a school shooting at the Schuylkill Vocational Technical School in Mar Lin. Police say they...
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A Minersville man had his leg amputated while he was walking along the Pottsville-Minersville Highway early Tuesday morning. According to information from State Police...
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Pottsville Police say they’ve identified the driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash downtown last week that injured a 12-year-old girl from the...
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Reading Anthracite is reporting that someone made off with as much as $40,000 in copper wiring from its land in Cass Township. According to...
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Minersville Police recently took down Mr. Freeze. It turns out his icy lair was located in the borough, at a home on Lewis St....
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Police ID Driver in Pottsville Hit-and-Run That Injured 12-Year-Old Girl – Not Yet Releasing Name Police in Pottsville are asking for the public’s help...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Magen Hall appeared before a Louisiana judge Wednesday as she awaits her murder trial for allegedly killing Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy back in 2019....
Schuylkill County News
Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a Pottsville man in Cass Township last week. According to information from State...
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A New York man is facing a felony strangulation charge following an incident in Pottsville over the weekend. Pottsville Police say Elit M. CalderonBruno,...
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Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen. They say 16-year-old Abby Splain left her home in Pottsville at about...
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The historic brick building in downtown Pottsville which used to house the former Maroons bar and an antique store before that faced the proverbial...
Coal Region Consumer
Yuengling Brewery in downtown Pottsville may have won Halloween. We spotted this very creative decoration outside America’s Oldest Brewery’s Gift Shop along Mahantongo Street...
Schuylkill County News
You may have read that Pottsville Area School District has saved more than $100,000 since installing thousands of solar panels on the roofs of...
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A total of 18 vehicles were damaged by vandals in Pottsville during the overnight hours of Oct. 11-12. According to information released by police...
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Police in Schuylkill County were able to track down and arrest a Pottsville man Tuesday wanted on strangulation and terroristic threats charges. According to...
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Police have obtained a search warrant for 2 men suspected of homicide in the 2015 killing of a Pottsville man. City police say they’ve...
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Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. The report that Raymond Gower, of Pottsville, was reported missing by...
Local Community News
Today marks the return of the popular annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K race in Pottsville. It, like many events, took a year off...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
A new trial date for Magen Hall was not set today in a New Orleans courtroom. A pre-trial conference scheduled for Wednesday only resulted...
Local Community News
The history of immigration at Ellis Island will be the focus of a discussion at Schuylkill County Historical Society tonight. Historical researcher and writer...
Local Community News
Good Intent Fire Co. in Pottsville celebrated its 175th anniversary on Saturday with a raucous and circuitous lights and sirens parade all over the...
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Police have identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Route 901 last week in Schuylkill County. They say 20-year-old Gregory Calkins,...
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A flasher is apparently on the loose in Norwegian Township. According to a report from Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers, State Police in Schuylkill Haven are...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Hurricane Ida has forced the latest delay in the murder trial of the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman Pat Murphy back in 2019....
Coal Region Consumer
The employee shortage facing many businesses nationwide has affected some popular local businesses. Bowers Donuts Inc., which owns several Dunkin’ franchises in Pottsville and...
Coal Region Consumer
A liquor shortage in Pennsylvania has caused the state’s Liquor Control Board to ration sales on some bottles. This rationing is now in effect....
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman says her engagement ring is missing after she attempted to send it to the maker for maintenance. According to information...
Local Politics
Tempers flared in downtown Pottsville Monday afternoon at a protest against State Sen. Dave Argall’s support of a forensic audit of the 2020 election...
Local Politics
A liberal activist group is planning a protest this afternoon in front of State Sen. Dave Argall’s office in Pottsville. And a counter-protest could...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man died early Sunday morning in a crash involving a city police vehicle. According to limited information available from State Police in...
Local Community News
Cemeteries tell a lot of stories. And when you have one as large as the Charles Baber Cemetery in Pottsville, there are plenty of...
Schuylkill County News
On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, it’s clear that the people of Schuylkill County never forget. For the...
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Schuylkill County Courthouse will be awash in purple light through the month of September to honor National Recovery Month and Suicide Prevention Awareness. On...
Local Weather
This alert was cancelled at 5:45 p.m. by National Weather Service. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Schuylkill County until 6 p.m....
Local Community News
Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting several events in September that’ll interest local history buffs. Here’s a look at what’s coming up on the...
Local Sports
A Mount Carmel man died and 3 Schuylkill County residents were injured in a head-on vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Schuylkill County. According to...
Schuylkill County News
A shopper at the Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville sure got an eyeful earlier this month. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill...
Local Community News
A Comcast Lift Zone is now available at the Pottsville Salvation Army. Your first question may be: What is a Comcast Lift Zone? Well,...
Schuylkill County News
Police are still investigating the death of a man on Tuesday evening in Port Carbon. Not much information is available to us at the...
Local Sports
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...
Schuylkill County News
A Northumberland County man died Saturday following a head-on crash on the Gordon Nagle Trail outside Pottsville. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Local Community News
A clean-up of a cemetery just outside Pottsville is one of several events planned by Schuylkill County Historical Society over the next month. Right...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area School District officials are trying to encourage students to get a COVID vaccine by offering 2 chances to win an Amazon gift...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man was arrested Tuesday after police say he shot at a vehicle outside his residence. According to court papers obtained by The...
Local Sports
Former Pottsville High standout Travis Blankenhorn is back with the New York Mets for another cup of coffee. But if he puts more charges...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman brought a divisive, partisan message to the second annual Pottsville PrideFest on Saturday afternoon. While PrideFest is supposed to...
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Police have identified the people injured in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday. According to information released today from...
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During a puzzling 2-minute, 18-second set of remarks at the official announcement of Alvernia University’s Pottsville CollegeTowne project last week, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots...
Local Community News
Port Carbon kicked off the Independence Day holiday in Schuylkill County with its annual 4th of July Parade this morning. Local fire companies, youth...