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Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
Schuylkill Commissioners Question Proposed Coroner’s Office Lease
- News
Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
Schuylkill Commissioners Question Proposed Coroner’s Office Lease
- Business
- Crime
Juvenile Victim of Schuylkill County Woman’s Alleged Indecent Exposure Testifies at Hearing
Philadelphia Woman Charged with Smuggling Drugs Into SCI-Mahanoy In Her Bra
Schuylkill County Woman Charged with Making False Report of Hanging
Pottsville Police Looking for Strong-Armed Robbery Suspects
Schuylkill County Woman Arrested for Exposing Herself, Yelling at Convenience Store Customers
- Weather
- Obituaries
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
🇺🇸 Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Pottsville Area Accepts Resignation of Head Basketball Coach, Hires Replacement
Blankenhorn Signs a Minor League Contract with LA Angels
Blankenhorn Signs with Mexican League Team for 2025 Season
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
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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...
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Last meeting in May.
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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."
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The first of 4 night meetings in 2024.
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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.
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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?
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It's a parody.
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Anyone can say they're transparent. Being transparent requires actual action.
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Those ARPA funds aren't going to last forever.
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Commissioners approve the 2024 Preliminary Budget
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It's just another secretive budget process and it doesn't have to be.
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Boots wasn't letting anyone go a second over their 3 minutes of comment time today!
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The Commissioners argued over those findings and more.
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The race really wasn't that close in the end.
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Will this money buy the Republicans a win on Tuesday?
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Mary Jo Moss is the write-in candidate the County GOP is working overtime to make you despise. But why?
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Someone going the extra mile to prove a point that doesn't exist.
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Things got a little chippy at the end.
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Suddenly, the Commissioners seem to have found some power they once claimed not to have.
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It's 75 minutes you won't want to give back.