North Schuylkill Student Eliminated in 3rd Round of National Spelling Bee Prelimaries

North Schuylkill 8th grader, Devina Singh, who traveled to Washington D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, reached the 3rd Round of Preliminaries Wednesday.

Mahanoy City Police Take Man Into Custody Wanted On Charges in Luzerne County and New Jersey

Photo from MCPD
Facebook Page

The Mahanoy City Police Department took a man into custody Tuesday wanted on charges in Luzerne County and New Jersey.

According to their Facebook Page, Eric Scott Creamer, 23, was taken into custody for several warrants for his arrest in Luzerne County and for burglary, corruption of minors and other theft-related charges in the State of New Jersey.







Link to MCPD Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/MahanoyCityPoliceDepartment

COAL REGION CONNECTIONS: Recalling Your High School Memories (Manual Typewriters, lunch box and thermos, Slide rules)

By: Mark Marek, Coal Region Connections

How many "ol'-timers" remember the pictures below: desks with round holes in the upper right side...typing class with manual typewriters...lunch box & thermos...& slide rules? Before white boards, computers, TVs, & DVD players, we had blackboards with chalk, film strip & film projectors.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Schuylkill County

A severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for South Central Schuylkill County until 5:30pm

Tamaqua Native Releases New Single "Life on Earth"

A Tamaqua musician released a new single Tuesday.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Schuylkill County

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Schuylkill County.

Ashland's 2014 Memorial Day Parade