Schuylkill County Road Work Scheduled for This Week
Monday, September 21, 2015
Man Facing Robbery and Drug Charges
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Philadelphia Man Arrested on Warrants
Friday, September 18, 2015
"Wonders of the Wilderness" at Sweet Arrow Lake Park
Discover the natural wonders of the wilderness on October 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sweet Arrow Lake County Park clubhouse with Brandy Watts Martin.Three Days, Three Tractor Trailer Accidents
Emergency personnel were called again to the intersection of East Plane and Biddle Streets in the borough just after 6:00pm Friday.
The truck was hauling a orange juice. Bottles could be found all over the road and intersection.
Accidents took place on Wednesday and Thursday as well at the same intersection.
Borough officials had already announced Thursday that they will be meeting with PennDOT in order to come up with a plan for the road.
Additional photos from Coal Region Fire
Schuylkill County High School Football Scores for Week #3
Friday, September 18th
Blue Mountain - 24
Pottsville - 13
Jim Thorpe - 23
Tamaqua - 7
Lehighton - 33
North Schuylkill - 13
Mahanoy Area - 42
Panther Valley - 12
Marian Catholic - 40
Minersville - 20
Pine Grove - 0
Juniata - 79
Schuylkill Haven - 47
Shenandoah Valley - 0
Tri-Valley - 28
Williams Valley - 6
Saturday, September 19th
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech - 32
Nativity BVM - 24
Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 09/18/2015
Equipment, Copperwire Stolen from PPL Substation in Schuylkill County
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Second Tractor Trailer Crash at Bottom of the Gordon Mountain in Two Days
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Local Author Panel Discusses Navigating the Path to Publication Event
Black Diamond Writer's Network PresentsIrish Blessing Returning to Sweet Arrow Lake Park
"Critters Beyond Your Back Door" at Sweet Arrow Lake
If you enjoy wildlife programs and don’t mind learning while you laugh, join us at the Sweet Arrow Lake Clubhouse on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for “Critters Beyond your Back Door” with multimedia nature advocate Jack Hubley.Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #3
Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #3
Argall Pushes Federal Officials to Support U.S. Anthracite Coal
HARRISBURG – The state Senate unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the president and federal lawmakers to impose tariffs on imported anthracite coal on Wednesday, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks).
Anthracite coal industries in Russia, Ukraine and China are heavily subsidized by their respective governments, allowing producers to reduce prices for exports below market value.
Senate Resolution 54, sponsored by Argall, would call on federal officials to place tariffs on imported anthracite coal in order to level the playing field.
“When it is cheaper to import foreign energy from halfway around the globe than it is to produce the same thing in our own backyard, we have a real issue,” Argall said. “We should be standing up for own energy production in Pennsylvania and in the United States, but instead this federal administration continues to hamstring domestic energy production while giving countries like Russia and China a free pass. Brian Rich of Reading Anthracite summed up the issue best at our Pottsville public hearing when he said that other countries have a war for coal, but in the United States, we have a war on coal.”
The measure was the topic of a state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee public hearing in June in Pottsville.
The anthracite industry accounts for more than 1,000 jobs in the state and contributes approximately $200 million to the state’s economy, according to the Pennsylvania Anthracite Council.
During the hearing, President and CEO Greg Driscoll of Blaschak Coal Corporation, based in Mahanoy City, suggested that leveling the playing field in terms of foreign subsidies could result in the creation of up to 12,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania.
The resolution will be sent to President Obama, members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation and leaders in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Anthracite coal industries in Russia, Ukraine and China are heavily subsidized by their respective governments, allowing producers to reduce prices for exports below market value.
Senate Resolution 54, sponsored by Argall, would call on federal officials to place tariffs on imported anthracite coal in order to level the playing field.
“When it is cheaper to import foreign energy from halfway around the globe than it is to produce the same thing in our own backyard, we have a real issue,” Argall said. “We should be standing up for own energy production in Pennsylvania and in the United States, but instead this federal administration continues to hamstring domestic energy production while giving countries like Russia and China a free pass. Brian Rich of Reading Anthracite summed up the issue best at our Pottsville public hearing when he said that other countries have a war for coal, but in the United States, we have a war on coal.”
The measure was the topic of a state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee public hearing in June in Pottsville.
The anthracite industry accounts for more than 1,000 jobs in the state and contributes approximately $200 million to the state’s economy, according to the Pennsylvania Anthracite Council.
During the hearing, President and CEO Greg Driscoll of Blaschak Coal Corporation, based in Mahanoy City, suggested that leveling the playing field in terms of foreign subsidies could result in the creation of up to 12,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania.
The resolution will be sent to President Obama, members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation and leaders in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Home Damaged By Fire Wednesday Evening in Ashland
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