Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
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...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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 Pennsylvania
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...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
Courthouse insiders are buzzing, as the GOP race for State Representative in the 125th district between County Controller Christy Joy and Register of Wills...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf pulled out his big book of names today and started slapping them on the “local politicians” and “businesses” in Schuylkill County. Now,...
2019 Municipal Primary
For General Election results, Click or Tap Here Here are the 2019 Primary Election results for Schuylkill County government offices: Schuylkill County Commissioner Schuylkill...
Pottsville News
Someone at Schuylkill County Courthouse botched processing a convicted heroin dealer. It allowed serial suspect Nancy Cole — convicted and sentenced — to sell...
2019 Municipal Primary
Right now, there are 5 people running for Schuylkill County Prothonotary in the upcoming Municipal Primary. Election Day is May 21. If you registered...
Local Politics
If you’re a fan of the 76ers, you’ve seen a fair share of celebrity sightings courtside this season. For a while, it was Kendall...
Local Politics
Local Politics
The American flag flying above Schuylkill County Courthouse looks ragged. Ragged, is putting it kindly. It’s torn and frayed all along the stripes. Coal...
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Pottsville News
A Schuylkill County judge agreed to reduce bail for accused child rapist Dale Schimpf on Monday. According to court records, Judge Jacqueline Russell agreed...
Local Politics
A couple years ago, former Schuylkill County DA Christine Holman was working to lock up guys like Dale Schimpf. Now, she’s working for him....
Local Politics
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s current Clerk of Courts Maria Casey recently tried to block a potential opponent from getting on the May Republican primary ballot. There’s...
Schuylkill County News
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s former Clerk of Courts Steven Lukach has pleaded guilty to fraud and tampering with an FBI investigation. According to a brief from...
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Local Politics
Voters are atwitter about the financial mess and open nepotism in the office of Schuylkill County Prothonotary David Dutcavich. Dutcavich is not providing his...