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Coal Region Canary
- Local
Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- News
Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- Business
- Crime
Convicted Killer at State Prison in Schuylkill County Allegedly Kicked Corrections Officer
Schuylkill County Woman Charged Following Reported Bar Fight
Schuylkill County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Copper Theft Investigation
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Parked Knowingly Stolen Vehicle Right Across the Street from a Police Station
Pottsville Man Jailed After Allegedly Assaulting Woman in Her Car
- 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
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
Fighter’s Heaven to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Thrilla in Manila
All posts tagged "Schuylkill County Commissioners"
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Schuylkill County’s property tax reassessment is, for all intents and purposes, complete. There are about 150 property owners who’ve appealed their final reassessment valuations...
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Commissioner says he won't approve a final budget that calls for tax increase
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Unanimous approval given to all
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Properties were unsold at Judicial Sales
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Schuylkill County Commissioners last week voted to essentially end the years-long property tax reassessment. But in doing so, they also said that property owners...
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Service provider didn't request hike in 2024
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Per diem rate of $73 approved
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Approvals granted at Aug. 27 meeting
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Dunkel refutes claim that Gaffney is terrified
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Airport Authority seeking Commissioners approval on debt service guarantee
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Haunted house zoning denial sets wheels in motion
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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...
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Lease rate goes from $200 to $2,500 but that's not what Commissioners are questioning.
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Commissioners say the area of Liberty Soils has been the source of odor complaints.
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Jane Doe settlement announced
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Seven ADAs to get $5,000 temporary raises
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The Jane Doe lawsuit centered around the alleged sexual harassment by former Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage has been settled just days before a...
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Schuylkill Keep It Pretty (SKIP) honored its 2024 nominees for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful awards this week at the Schuylkill County Commissioners board meeting. SKIP...
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One Commissioner says government shouldn't get involved
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9-1-1 costs in 2025 largely blamed for property tax increase
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Two candidates recently backed out
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Schuylkill County Commissioners recently approved several property repository sales. At their Christmas Eve meeting, the Commissioners approved sales of the following properties, which were...
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Paul Buber retired Dec. 13; On-demand contract would extend to end of year
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County was projecting to spend $500K on Wegovy without a change
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A Mechanicsville man told Schuylkill County Commissioners last week that they need to get their house in order before he loses his. Steven Moyer...
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Twigg says she was denied an interview for her old job.
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Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a preliminary 2025 budget Wednesday morning that calls for a 3.5-mill increase in property taxes. That means for every $1,000...
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Padora says locals need to work out deals with prospective developers.
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Padora on cuts: "Everything's on the table."
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Jobs being cut are currently unfilled
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Q&A with DEP, CES Landfill reps on the agenda
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Dates not firm just yet
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$170 per hour is a bargain with this company
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Concerned residents of Saint Clair last week urged Schuylkill County Commissioners to do anything in their power to address what they call an emerging...
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Data has been collected on 100% of residential properties.
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Schuylkill County government officials are beginning the process of privatizing the Tax Claim office at the Courthouse. At Wednesday’s work session meeting, Solicitor Paul...
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Another financial report from the Courthouse with no context given.
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Critics say she should be fired over alleged payroll scheme.
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Businesses may be required to obtain a Small Games of Chance license, eventually pay tax on machine revenue.
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Padora says there's a "continuity of services" issue in County government.
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Investigation ends
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Here’s video from the Schuylkill County Commissioners Work Session meeting held on June 19, 2024. During the Work Session meeting, Commissioners heard proposals from...
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Collin Adams, a 2024 Pine Grove Area High School graduate, presented his award-winning essay on the importance of the First Amendment in America to...
Local Politics
Last meeting in May.
Schuylkill County News
A Commissioner who supports the idea of a pre-release prison says the project cost is "out of control."
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Padora reads prepared statement following passage of the settlement terms.
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They meet Thursday at 10 a.m. for a vote.
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Results of Monday's meeting shared at Work Session meeting.
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Wednesday marked 942 days suspended.
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The plaintiff and her attorney want to rescind their original agreement on a settlement.
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Contract cap set at 15 hours/week
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A good discussion on the western Schuylkill biosolids situation was abruptly ended by the Solicitor.
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Yeah, this is normal.
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Padora says, "Harrisburg has to give us more power."
Video
The first of 4 night meetings in 2024.
Video
Even Boots is now responding to Public Comments.
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Kent Hatter accused of having an inappropriate conversation during a 2021 meeting with a Jane Doe accuser.
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By making a big stink over what people say, a bigger stink is made of what they're saying.
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Federal judge denies motions for summary judgments.
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Chief Tax Assessor and former HR Director named in lawsuit.
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Jane Doe claims the County retaliated against her for filing the complaint.
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Next step: Meet with DEP, Commissioners say.
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A great Public Comment portion with plenty of back-and-forth between the public and the Commissioners.
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Full ARPA spending details included
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A return to the normal Work Session protocol? Just 1 vote taken during this meeting.
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The new Commissioner appeared underwhelmed by the quarterly spending update he just received.
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A Climate Survey was conducted in December.
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Drama surrounding the Tax Claims office ... again.
Schuylkill Arts
We've got an art emergency at the Schuylkill County Courthouse.
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A rep for the former Commissioner turned in the property Monday morning.
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Appointments made to Planning Commission, Airport Authority, Senior Services Advisory Board, and more.
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Not without a little bit of controversy, of course.
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The sneeze to end all sneezes ...
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This would be the third year in a row approving this extra money.
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He scoffed at the idea that the Courthouse needed a clean sweep.
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Commissioners urge people to support their local fire companies.
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The caution tape is down but it's still there ... a not-so-subtle reminder.
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This was like an express meeting with a few changes to the agenda.
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Four is more than 2; maybe next year we shoot for 12.
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With ongoing and potentially new legal troubles, Commissioner Gary Hess may want to steer clear.
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Attorney says she's currently representing a new cient potentially planning to sue.
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Something's missing from this picture ...
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Boots takes some not-so-subtle jabs at Halcovage in remarks Wednesday.
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Commissioners meet on Wednesday at 10 to vote on the raises.
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Lots of speculation surrounding Halcovage's temporary exit during the meeting.
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Details few and far between at this point.
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The Speech Police were out in force on Wednesday.
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The caution tape DMZ is getting smaller
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Trainees start at $15.50 per hour.
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The Commissioners simply refuse to reverse this "policy" of keeping the public in the dark.
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Recount tally nearly identical to Election Night results.
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On the pay rate for dispatchers, Clews said, "Are you kidding me?"
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Don't miss the public comment portion of today's meeting!
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We can barely afford the prison we have and they want to build a second one?