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Showing posts with label News. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/08/19


Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/08/19

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.

Grand Opening of Children’s Interactive Garden

South Schuylkill Garden Club gift to the Orwigsburg Community is ready to be opened to the public.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Schuylkill County Man Sentenced To 105 Months’ Imprisonment For Heroin And Methamphetamine Trafficking


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 four years on supervised release, by Senior U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo, for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed heroin and methamphetamine in the Schuylkill County area in 2016.

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 888-402-LVHN (5486).

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/07/19


Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/07/19

AdvanSix Announces Closure of Pottsville Plant

AdvanSix, a nylon packing company, has announced they will be closing their Pottsville Plant.

Explosive Device and Methamphetamine Seized While Executing Search Warrant Tuesday Morning

Authorities seized an explosive device and drugs Tuesday morning while executing a search warrant in Tremont.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/07/19


Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/07/19

Monday, May 6, 2019

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.

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/06/19


Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/06/19

Schuylkill County Teacher Announced as Finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year


On Monday, the Wolf Administration announced the 12 finalists for the 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, including one from Schuylkill County.

Attorney General Shapiro Announces Major Hazleton Fentanyl Distribution Ring Takedown

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced charges against of six individuals Friday for operating a major fentanyl distribution organization in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

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.

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 10-year contract lease extension to keep the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League in Northeast Pennsylvania.

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.

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 YEA! Saunders Scholar Semi-finals in Rochester, NY.

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 development and a $14 million investment, production at one of the richest seams of anthracite in the region commenced on April 18.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/06/19


Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 05/06/19

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/05/19


Schuylkill County Obituaries for 05/05/19