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Over 200 Homes Without Power in Schuylkill County Sunday Evening
PPL is reporting over 200 homes without power Sunday evening.A majority of the outages are within Mahanoy Township where 195 homes in the Morea/New Boston/Locust Valley area. Butler Township is also...
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Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/05/19
Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/05/19---------------------------------------------------Claude A. Turton, Jr., 87 years of age of East Broad Street Tamaqua, passed away peacefully on Friday May 3,...
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Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/06/19
Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/06/19Monday - Clouds Early with some Sun in the Afternoon - High in the Lower 70'sMonday Night - Clear - Low near 50-----------------------------------Tuesday...
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Blaschak Coal Corp Begins Production on Mount Carmel’s Mammoth Seam
In 2016, leading anthracite producer Blaschak Coal Corp embarked upon the largest redevelopment project in its 81-year history – the Mammoth seam at Mount Carmel. After nearly three years of...
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Tamaqua Student Competes in YEA! Saunders Scholar Semi-Finals
On Friday, May 3, 2019 the Schuylkill Saunders Scholar, Kaiah Heisler, of Tamaqua, and a student of Gillingham Charter, presented his business called Heisler's Coal Cracker Creamery at the 11th Annual...
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Rain Postpones Big Diamond Season Opener Until May 10th
Once again last Friday the weather refused to cooperate with Big Diamond Speedway allowing the 2019 to get underway. Arriving at the track last Friday, bright sunshine covered the area. However, the...
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LCCCA and Penguins Announce Agreement in Principle on Ten Year Extension
The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority and the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins jointly announced Monday morning that both parties have reached an agreement in principle on a...
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Pottsville Police Looking to Identify Woman Who Picked Up Dropped Money
The Pottsville Police is asking for help identifying a woman they say took money that was dropped by someone else.The Pottsville Bureau of Police are investigating a theft of mislaid property that took...
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Attorney General Shapiro Announces Major Hazleton Fentanyl Distribution Ring...
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced charges against of six individuals Friday for operating a major fentanyl distribution organization in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Agents executed search warrants on...
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Schuylkill County Teacher Announced as Finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of...
On Monday, the Wolf Administration announced the 12 finalists for the 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, including one from Schuylkill County.“Teaching is more than a profession; it is a calling,”...
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Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/06/19
Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/06/19---------------------------------------------------Beatrice J. "Beacie" Fisher, age 90, of Willow Lake, passed away Sunday, May 5th, at Schuylkill Center,...
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Blink-182 & Lil Wayne to Perform at Hersheypark Stadium This Summer
Blink-182 and Lil Wayne will take the stage at the Hersheypark Stadium on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm. Tickets prices start at $37.60 (processing fees apply). Tickets for this show will be...
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Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/07/19
Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/07/19Tuesday - Sunny with Scattered Showers and Storms in the Afternoon - High in the Mid 70'sTuesday Night - Cloudy - Low in the Upper...
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Explosive Device and Methamphetamine Seized While Executing Search Warrant...
Authorities seized an explosive device and drugs Tuesday morning while executing a search warrant in Tremont.According to Tremont Police, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 the Tremont Borough Police Department,...
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AdvanSix Announces Closure of Pottsville Plant
AdvanSix, a nylon packing company, has announced they will be closing their Pottsville Plant.According to a Press Release on the companies web site last week, “Following a thorough strategic review of...
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Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/07/19
Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/07/19---------------------------------------------------Virginia S. Fago, 92, formerly of Ashland, PA, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Suncoast Hospice Care...
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Schuylkill County Native Joins Lehigh Valley Physician Group in St. Clair
McKenzie A. Mady, D.O. has joined Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG)–Family Medicine at 502 South Second Street, St. Clair. She joins Ivor Lewis, MD. New patients are being accepted by calling...
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Schuylkill County Man Sentenced To 105 Months’ Imprisonment For Heroin And...
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Mountz, 35, of Schuylkill Haven, was sentenced on May 6, 2019, to 105 months’ imprisonment followed by...
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Grand Opening of Children’s Interactive Garden
South Schuylkill Garden Club gift to the Orwigsburg Community is ready to be opened to the public. What is that gift you say? It is the Walborn Community Playground Children’s Interactive Garden. The...
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LCCC Tamaqua Will Host Campus Visit Event
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will host a Visit Your Tamaqua Campus event from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the college’s Morgan Center, 234 High St., Tamaqua.High school students and...
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