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PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
Schuylkill County Community Rallying to Help Cats Rescued from Hoarding Situation
Schuylkill Commissioners Tell DEP to Shut Down Biosolids Processor
71 Cats Removed from Minersville Home, Police Say
- News
PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
Schuylkill County Community Rallying to Help Cats Rescued from Hoarding Situation
Schuylkill Commissioners Tell DEP to Shut Down Biosolids Processor
71 Cats Removed from Minersville Home, Police Say
- Business
The Venue on the Trail Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Small Business Showcase: Mady’s Charming Creations
PADCO Seeks Business Input to Secure Downtown Facade Grant Funding
PSU Schuylkill Student Earns First Place at National FBLA Competition
Schuylkill County Attorney Honored with State Trial Lawyers Association’s Top Award
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Used Brother’s Name During Traffic Stop Because He’d Been Sentenced to Jail for Driving on a Suspended License
Schuylkill County Man Wanted After Police Say He Traded Nude Photos With 16-Year-Old
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed After Allegedly Breaking Woman’s Eye Socket with Phone During Argument
Police Investigating Hit-and-Run in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Using Brackets to Trap Victim Inside Bathroom During Domestic Altercation
- Weather
- 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
Nabholz Has Allowed Just 1 Earned Run in 5 Appearances Since Promotion to Eugene
Barton Cards Sub-70 Round to Pace Haven; Blue Mountain Sweeps Tri-Match
Wreckers, Raiders Earn Wins in Golf Action Tuesday
Blue Mountain Slips By Exeter for First Win of 2026
Schuylkill County Girls Tennis Results – Aug. 24, 2026
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Schuylkill County Government
County · Schuylkill County
Board of Commissioners · 3 seats
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Larry PadoraR
Chairman · Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
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Boots HetheringtonR
Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
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Gary HessD
Elected 2023
Jan 2028on the 2027 ballot
Appointed
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Gary Bender
County Administrator
On the November 2027 ballotLarry Padora, Boots Hetherington, Gary Hess. Nomination petitions circulate February and March 2027.
Recurring Meetings
Board MeetingRule
1st and 2nd and 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month · 10:00 a.m.
Next: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026
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Real Estate Millage · 2026
County3.61
Total millage3.61
Mills are dollars of tax per $1,000 of county-assessed value.
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Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners appear ready to start dipping into the more than $13 million in American Rescue Plan funds they got earlier this year....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you want to fritter away a couple hours, go up to Schuylkill County Courthouse and ask them how hard they worked on getting...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last week, Schuylkill County Commissioners basically said that the issue of the 2020 CARES Act – and the $12.7 million we got from it...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A new small business grant program will soon be available to companies in most Schuylkill County communities. According to information from Schuylkill County Commissioners,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners finally released details of how they spent the $12.7 million in CARES Act spending received last summer to help combat the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County government officials finally released details on how they spent more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding last year. And to the...
Schuylkill County News
Last year, Schuylkill County Commissioners approved rules on public comments at their board meetings in an attempt to curb some of the criticism and...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Out of the blue Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington announced the Courthouse will finally divulge how it spent the $12.7 million it got...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington threw a temper tantrum on Wednesday during the board’s regular meeting. Boots didn’t like the public comments from...
Schuylkill County News
Alvernia University will purchase the former GIANT grocery store in downtown Pottsville and transform it into its latest CollegeTowne campus. President John Loyack...
Local Politics
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday soundly rejected Governor Tom Wolf and his abuse of emergency powers. By a 54%-46% margin, the people voted YES on...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last year, the Schuylkill County Commissioners said they were launching a “broadband project” with the goal of bringing high-speed internet to parts of the...
Schuylkill County News
The editing of public comments at Schuylkill County Commissioners meetings continued Wednesday. On two separate occasions, Chairman Boots Hetherington openly admitted that the County...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It appears the local hijinks with federal COVID aid money will have a 2021 (and probably 2022) version. Last week, Schuylkill County officials discussed...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Governments in Schuylkill County are about to experience quite the windfall from the American Rescue Plan. According to estimates from the National Association of...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington decided to edit public comments submitted to be read during last week’s public meeting. The comment we’re talking about...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A total of 73 small businesses in Schuylkill County recently got word they’d been awarded a CHIRP grant. This grant was created specifically for...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Businesses in Pottsville have a chance to get back some of the losses they’ve incurred during the COVID pandemic. The City, along with Pottsville...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Small businesses in Schuylkill County’s hospitality industry can now apply for grants to get back some of the losses they suffered during the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
US Rep. Dan Meuser slammed the Democrat idea that public schools need more cash to “reopen safely” after the COVID pandemic. In this Facebook...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County businesses in the hospitality industry – bars, restaurants, and hotels, for example – once again have a chance at getting some financial...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners finally approved a new contract for a consulting firm they hired last year to help distribute and spend the $12.7 million...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioners held off hiring one consulting firm but agreed to hire another. The reason given earlier this week for paying...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners held off approving a consulting contract with a company that allegedly helped divvy up the $12.7 million in CARES Act money...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners will vote Wednesday on whether to retain the services of one of the consulting firms that helped it bungle the $12.7...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Prison officials didn’t report a single case of COVID at the facility for nearly 9 months of the pandemic. Despite this, Schuylkill...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Despite throwing gobs of money at the problem, COVID infections continue to plague the Schuylkill County Courthouse as officials there battle over what steps...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Public and private schools in Schuylkill County are getting more money in COVID-19 relief grants, according to information released by State Sen. Dave Argall....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The year 2020 was one helluva year. No other way to put it. We’ve tried to encapsulate all that happened over the past 366...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy recently started The Barstool Fund to help struggling small businesses get through the COVID pandemic. And a Schuylkill County...
Schuylkill County News
Not only is Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington choosing not to read public comments critical of his administration’s policies and decisions, public comments...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington is openly editing and/or refusing to read public comments during regular meetings. On Wednesday, Hetherington acknowledged and then...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Less than 2 days after denying a report that he was going to issue new business shutdown orders, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued sweeping...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
One Schuylkill County elected official is calling for an “immediate audit” of the Commissioners use of the CARES Act funding it received earlier this...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
How can you trust a room full of well-paid people who can’t host a proper Zoom call after weeks of trying to get broadband...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
“Something just isn’t right over there.”
Carbon Commissioner Questions Schuylkill CARES Act Spending
One Carbon County Commissioner has publicly called out the Schuylkill County Commissioners over their apparent mismanagement of the $12.7 million we received in CARES...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners on Wednesday approved, on a split vote, an ordinance that sees the county government enter into two bond agreements totaling up...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners are set to vote Wednesday morning on whether or not to approve $6.11 million in bonds (or general obligation notes) that...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County officials finally released the money from its CARES Act allotment to small businesses, non-profits, and municipalities. The money was part of...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
As Schuylkill County Commissioners faced increased criticism of its reckless spending of the $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received earlier this year,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
When you see how another county managed its COVID business grant program and compare it with how Schuylkill County ran its program, you might...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you missed Thursday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, you missed an opportunity to see what it looks like when someone gives themselves a celebratory...
Schuylkill County News
A couple weeks ago, Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington addressed a controversial part of the already controversial new Public Comments rules. He said...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners meet Thursday morning at 10 a.m. and you can once again join it virtually via Zoom or phone. To join the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County government officials spelled out just how it’s spent the more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received to...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Not only are the Schuylkill County Commissioners squeezing out small businesses in the area from receiving aid grants from the CARES Act fund, they’re...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce says small businesses in the area are hurting. Their time, Chamber CEO Bob Carl said on Monday, could soon...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners keep approving big-ticket projects using CARES Act money like they’ve got 3 minutes to run around the store on Supermarket Sweep....
Schuylkill County News
TL;DR … County Commissioners passed the new rules on Public Comments. It didn’t go over well. Lots of arguing. The County is probably going...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last week, we got a lot of reaction to the news that Schuylkill County Commissioners were going to spend about $238,000 on automatic...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area school board members voted Tuesday to formally oppose the potential County government purchase of the former GIANT grocery store in the city....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Commissioners likely will approve a request to upgrade the HVAC system at Schuylkill County Prison this morning. But the price tag for the...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners will try once again this week to pass a series of rules designed to limit public criticism and squash First Amendment...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County totally botched its management of the $12.7 million it received from the federal CARES Act. But its mismanagement of this largess didn’t...
Schuylkill County News
Free speech lives to see another day (or week) in Schuylkill County! On Wednesday, the County Commissioners did not pass a new rule that...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners will vote on a motion Wednesday that would severely limit participation at their weekly public meetings. The preview to the new...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Back on June 24, Schuylkill County approved receiving $12,765,970 in CARES Act funding through the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant. At that time, Commissioners...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington clearly has had enough of the sideshow that’s developing during public comments at his board’s weekly meetings. Last week,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
In the latest episode of the We the People of PA podcast, host Marcus Riddell, from the Tower City area, looks into the idea...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On the latest episode of the We the People of PA podcast, host Marcus Riddell continues to examine the state’s response to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lebanon County Commissioners reached an agreement Friday that gets the rogue county its $12.8 million in CARES Act funding....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners rushed through a resolution on Wednesday to spend $2.197 million on communications devices for the 9-1-1 center in Pottsville in case...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It’s been months since Schuylkill County found out it would get nearly $13 million in CARES Act funds. How the County decides to spend...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If Schuylkill County moves forward with plans to purchase the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat, it could use some of the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Tom Wolf pulled out his big book of names today and started slapping them on the “local politicians” and “businesses” in Schuylkill County. Now,...