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- Local
Lipton Out as Pottsville Parking Authority Director
New Pottsville Council Hints at Change to Parking Downtown
Olson Sues Frackville: Ex-Chief Claims Firing Violated Contract
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Lewd Acts In Front of High School Student
New Republican Majority in Pottsville Says This Change is Different
- News
Lipton Out as Pottsville Parking Authority Director
New Pottsville Council Hints at Change to Parking Downtown
Olson Sues Frackville: Ex-Chief Claims Firing Violated Contract
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Lewd Acts In Front of High School Student
New Republican Majority in Pottsville Says This Change is Different
- Business
Small Business Showcase: Revive Chiropractic
Tamaqua Chamber Announces 2026 Board of Directors, Executive Committee
Small Business Showcase: Irish Creek RV Service
Reading & Northern Railroad Covering Adoption Fees Thru Jan. 15 at Hillside SPCA
Mrs. T’s Pierogies Promotes Dominic Tedesco to National Account Manager, Retail Sales
- Crime
Schuylkill County Woman Reportedly Kept Saying ‘COVID, We Got COVID’ During DUI Traffic Stop
Schuylkill County Man and Woman Jailed Following Alleged Ambush Attack on Man
Schuylkill County Woman Allegedly Bites Man During Fight Over Her Card Collection
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Stealing Police Uniforms Right in Front of Police Station Front Door
Three Face Felony Charges – Including the Victim – After New Year’s Eve Party in Schuylkill County
- Weather
- Obituaries
Jurors Hear From Accuser, Defendant in Schuylkill County Holiday Party Indecent Assault of Minor Case
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
- State
UPDATE: Trooper Released from Hospital, Another Has Condition Upgraded to Serious
THE LATEST: One State Trooper Critical, Another in Serious Condition Following Shootout with Retail Theft Suspect
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
- Sports
Schuylkill Commissioners Get Visit from Penn State’s Unmasked Mascot, Schuylkill Haven Native
Spooky Schuylkill 5K Draws 200+ Participants
Pottsville Maroons Author Remembers Mayor Clews as Huge Fan, Advocate of Storied NFL Team
Pine Grove Area Senior Thrilled to Showcase Bull Riding Talent to Local Crowd
British Artist to Visit Ali Camp for Thrilla in Manila Event Later This Month
All posts tagged "Pottsville"
Schuylkill County News
You hear two narratives coming from the business community in downtown Pottsville. One is the stale narrative we’ve been hearing for the last 20-30...
Coal Region Culture
Today is Valentine’s Day. Some people really love it. And man, some people absolutely hate the holiday. For this recent Talkback 16 caller from...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The trial for the woman accused of murdering Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy has once again been delayed. According to court records in New Orleans,...
Schuylkill County News
Warrants are out for two men connected with the robbery of a well-known Pottsville attorney’s home following his death last year. A bench warrant...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ann M. Maccarone, 63, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday, February 8, at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest, Allentown. Ann was born in Mahanoy City on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Elena “Lanie” Herb, 65, of Swoyersville, former Lavelle resident, passed away Friday, February 7, shortly after admission to the Geisinger Wyoming Hospital, Wilkes Barre....
Pottsville Green New Deal
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...
Local Sports
Blue Ridge Cable finally uploaded the full game video of Kobe Bryant’s one and only appearance at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Kobe’s Lower Merion...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruth M. Hobbs, 91 of Pottsville, died Tuesday evening. She was born October 2, 1928, in Frackville, a daughter of the late Frank M....
Local Weather Alerts
National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County starting Wednesday evening. The Winter Weather Advisory lasts from 8 p.m. Wednesday until...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Margaret Mistysyn, 86, Pottsville died Sunday, February 2, at Lehigh Valley Health-East Norwegian Campus. Born December 12, 1933, in Pottsville, she was the daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Harry W. Roberts, 71, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest surrounded by his wife and friend....
Pottsville "Hazing" Incident
A federal judge recently agreed to a new timetable in the Pottsville hazing lawsuit. Court records show that Judge Jennifer P. Wilson agreed on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William S. (Bill) Dormer, 86, of West West Terrace, passed away Monday, January 27, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Bill was born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rose Marie C. Pogirski, 88, of West West Terrace passed away Monday, January 27th, at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY with her son Michael,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rosalie Schneck, age 71, of Pottsville, passed away with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at her home. Born...
Local Sports
We finally found some video of Kobe Bryant’s one spectacular game at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Somehow, just about any big game in PIAA...
Local Business News
Yuengling Brewery appears set to announce a brand new beer soon. The Canary caught a sign advertising Yuengling Flight during our morning vehicular constitutional....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert M. Reber, 68, of Frieden Manor passed away Thursday, January 23. Robert was born in Pottsville, on January 14, 1952, a son of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Esther T. Smith, 95, of Pottsville passed away Thursday morning at Orwigsburg Center. Born November 1, 1924, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ronald J. Goetz, Pottsville, passed away a Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, on January 22, 2020. Born May 4, 1928, he was the son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert W. Gray, Jr., 86, of Pottsville, formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 23, at Hospice House...
MAGA News
Ready to help Keep America Great in 2020? You can get involved locally by volunteering to help re-elect President Donald Trump and Vice President...
Local Business News
The owner of the Hidden Treasures antique store in downtown Pottsville says “personal circumstances” led her to the decision to close up shop. Melissa...
Schuylkill County News
Last year, we heard some crime reports out of Pottsville indicating things are definitely taking a turn for the worse around here. We weren’t...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jane K. Hammond, 62, of Orwigsburg, died Friday, January 17, 2020, at Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Born in Pottsville, August...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Debra A. Kramer, 62, of Pottsville, PA, passed away Monday, January 20, at home. Born in Minersville on December 15, 1957, she was a...
Local Politics
State Rep. Mike Tobash (R-125) will not seek re-election in 2020, sources tell The Canary. He’s the second Schuylkill County representative in Harrisburg to...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Catherine Barton, 103, of Pottsville, fell into eternal sleep Wednesday evening, January 13, at Lehigh Valley Schuylkill–East. Born December 3, 1916, in the village...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Hilda E. Lamb, 101, of Pottsville, died Friday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born July 31, 1918, in Clementon N.J. a daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Geraldine Mildred Hartranft, 89, passed away Thursday, January 16, at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident. Born in Pottsville on April...
Schuylkill County News
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...
Local Weather Alerts
The snowstorm predicted didn’t materialize as we’d hoped but Saturday promises to be a tricky travel day across Schuylkill County. According to our analysis...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ian G. Campbell, 88, of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday morning at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg. Services will be private at the convenience...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Charles K. Schartel, 57, of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday afternoon in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on December...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ronald E. Rose, Jr., 50, of Pottsville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday in his residence. Born in Pottsville, on June 10, 1969, Ron was...
Schuylkill County News
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....
Canary Announcements
With a big snowstorm in the forecast, you’re bound to see some fantastic photos of the Coal Region covered in a wintry white blanket....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Thomas Raymond Quirk, Jr., 68, of Pottsville passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East. Born in Pottsville on December...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Donald W. “Sluggo” Andrews, 88, of Pottsville passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born May 29, 1931, in Phoenix Park,...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man faces arson charges after allegedly setting fire to his residence on West Arch Street in Pottsville Sunday night. After Pottsville...
Schuylkill County News
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...
Local Business News
One of the top restaurants in Schuylkill County closed its doors for the last time as the calendar turned to 2020. The Greystone Restaurant...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Andrew Pollog, 89, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday at Luther Ridge. Born in Saint Clair on July 29, 1930, he was a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dale D. Austerberry, Jr., 43, of Minersville, died Wednesday at home. He was born October 5, 1976, a son of Dale D. Austerberry, Sr.,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Monette H. Pflueger Treon, 94, formerly of Pottsville, died Tuesday, January 7, at Pinebrook Personal Care Facility, Orwigsburg. Born October 3, 1925 in Fulton...
Local Entertainment
On Thursday, Yuengling Brewery announced the date for the 2020 Summer Celebration. It’s the sequel to the wildly popular 2019 edition that celebrated the...
Schuylkill County News
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....
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
There’s a (another) new date for the Megan Hall murder trial. Hall is accused of killing Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy last February. Death of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Clair G. “Fetter” Yeasted, 94 of Pottsville, died Sunday at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg. He was born September 29, 1925, in Pottsville a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, Francis “Blix” Donnelly of Pottsville passed away at age 80 at Advent Health Hospital, Ocala, FL. Francis was born...
Local Fire News
Fire crews from in and around Pottsville responded to a call at Friendly’s restaurant Monday evening. At around 7 p.m., multiple departments responded to...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Megan (or Magen) Hall, the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy last February, is scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday. Hall...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Marie “Marcy” Schnerring, 89, of Pottsville, died peacefully Wednesday at home with her son John Holden and grandson Eric Borrell at her side. She...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph Michael Hupka, 77, of Pottsville, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest in Allentown. Born in Saint Clair,...
Local Business News
This town ain’t big enough for two Pizza Hut restaurants. Pottsville Pizza Hut Closing According to a sign posted on the door to the...
Schuylkill County News
A recent headline from Shenandoah caught our attention. Actually, it wasn’t the headline — as disturbing as it is — as much as it...
Local Fire News
Fire officials still search for the cause of a Sunday afternoon blaze in Pottsville. One man is temporarily homeless and a neighborhood is lucky...
Schuylkill Arts
Pottsville Free Public Library announced plans for the upcoming John O’Hara Birthday Celebration. January 31, 2020, would be O’Hara’s 115th birthday. And in the...
Schuylkill County News
New Pottsville Parking Authority Executive Director Ian Lipton slammed the organization’s outgoing interim director in a poison pen letter. Unfortunately for Lipton, he has...
Local Business News
(Cue Applause) Johnny Carson: Hey, have you seen the potholes in the Fairlane Village Mall parking lot. Those potholes are SO DEEP. Audience: HOW DEEP...
Schuylkill Schools
Patricia Pacenta, a beloved educator in the city of Pottsville, died December 16. Pacenta worked in Pottsville Area School from 1956 until 1992. She...
Local Business News
Two iconic Schuylkill County brands announced a collaboration this week. Yuengling Brewery and Mrs. T’s Pierogies whipped together a fun party appetizer recipe featuring...
Local Fire News
Fire claimed the life of one person and destroyed a Howard Avenue home in the Yorkville section of Pottsville overnight Thursday into Friday. Some...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service downgraded the impending winter storm on Schuylkill County. Previously under a Winter Storm Watch, Schuylkill County is now under a Winter...
Schuylkill County News
Demolition on the former Mootz Candies property in downtown Pottsville got underway Wednesday. The Canary was there as a demolition crew wrapped up work...
Local Sports
U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) honored two local athletic teams on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. Meuser dedicated some...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
It’s been nearly 30 years since the company that owns Dunkin’ Donuts bought Mister Donut stores in the U.S. That’s when nearly all the...
Local Business News
You’ve probably been heading to the Yuengling.com site to see where you can get a taste of this new Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter Beer. And...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, law enforcement officials in Schuylkill County announced two notable drug busts. At the State Police barracks in Summit Station, Schuylkill County DA...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The new murder trial date in the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is January 7, 2020. According to court records from Orleans Parish,...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
UPDATE: New Trial Date Set in Pat Murphy Murder Case IN BRIEF: Joint continuance likely will push start of Patrick Murphy murder trial back...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
UPDATE: Delay Likely in Patrick Murphy Murder Trial Original report below: Magen Hall appeared in a New Orleans courtroom today for a pre-trial conference. She’s...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Suspect in the bank robbery at BB&T in downtown Pottsville this morning is identified as Rikki Jay Williams, of Pottsville. Court documents show...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Despite expected delays, the murder trial in the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is moving along according to schedule. According to a spokesperson...
Schuylkill Schools
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...
Schuylkill County News
The tagline for America following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 has been “Never Forget”. It’s gotten to the point where you have...
Schuylkill Schools
In a Philadelphia Inquirer article Friday (Sept. 6, 2019), Pottsville Area School District Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel says the school still doesn’t pay Gillingham Charter...
#ThisIsSchuylkillCounty
We saw this tweet from Twitter user @matharu_sonny about a month ago … “the crackheads on east side of pottsville need to shut the...
Schuylkill County News
The last thing Pottsville needs right now is a parking lot. Correction: The last thing Pottsville needs right now is a $7 million parking...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Marian R. Miller, 82, of Pottsville, who made us laugh, who walked the bike path, who sported a tan, who loved the beach and...
Local Entertainment
The pop punk band Handguns tweeted plans on Monday that they’ll be playing in Pottsville this October. According to the band’s verified Twitter account,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Donald J. Burns, 84, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, August 27, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St., Pottsville. Born in Pottsville...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
David M. Wixted, age 72, of Pottsville, PA passed away August 22 at his home. Born in Pottsville, PA on July 1, 1947, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Theodore Francis “Ted” Casey, 35, of West Chester and formerly of Pottsville, passed away unexpectedly on August 22. He was the beloved son of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jeanne Marie Guers, 93, of Pottsville, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family August 18 at Providence Place. Jeanne was an owner...
Local Fire News
Firefighters from around Schuylkill County responded to a house fire on Glenworth Road just outside Pottsville Tuesday morning. At the scene, those firefighters found...
Local Community News
Pottsville Cruise Night used to be right up there with the Super Bowl. That’s not a stretch, either. For some people in town, it...
Local Sports
The public’s been invited to a visitation service for Dr. Jack Dolbin at Pottsville’s Martz Hall on Friday, August 16. The service will happen...
Local Sports
Pottsville chiropractor and former NFL star Jack Dolbin died Thursday. He was 70. The news comes as a shock to many locally. Jack Dolbin...
Local Business News
The former Pottsville Club property is changing hands once again. According to a Facebook post from “The Lodge at Sharp Mountain”, Pottsville native and...
Schuylkill County News
The man Pottsville police seek in connection with a shooting on July 13 in the city is back on Facebook. But we don’t know...
Local Business News
Take a step back to the ‘Mad Men’ era of American advertising. It’s a time when a Pottsville classic, the Van Heusen shirt, adopted...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
We have a trial date in the Patrick Murphy murder case. According to court records, on Thursday, the judge set a trial date of...
Local Sports
The Yankees lost Thursday night. Bad. Really bad! Boston beat them 19-3. And the person taking the heat for the loss is starting pitcher...
Local Community News
The Pottsville Free Public Library wants your input on how best to celebrate John O’Hara’s 115th birthday in 2020. They’re holding a meeting on...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville has 30 days to turn over records it has over the gaping hole on Progress Avenue. The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records ruled...
Local Entertainment
The news that local radio DJ “RC” no longer worked at T102 radio shocked a lot of people. Some expressed disbelief. Others seemed happy....
Schuylkill County News
The man suspected in a shooting incident in Pottsville Saturday afternoon let everyone know this afternoon that he’s innocent. And he’s at the beach....