Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 11/18/2016

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 11/18/2016

Schuylkill County Police Log for 11/17/16

Schuylkill County Police Log for 11/17/16

Man Facing Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

FRACKVILLE - According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, a traffic stop was done at the intersection of Arch and Balliet Streets in Frackville on 11/13/16 around 12:15pm.

The driver of the vehicle, Richard Arrigo Jr., 24, of Frackville was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Truck Driver Facing DUI Charges

West Mahanoy Township - On 11/15/16, around 5:00am, the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville were called to Industrial Park Road, in West Mahanoy Township.

A tractor trailer drive called to say that he could not drive down Industrial Park Drive because another rig was parked in the middle of the road.  When Police arrived they found John Keating, 59, of South Carolina, sleeping in the truck in the middle of the road.

Keating was arrested by Police on charges of Driving Under the Influence.

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Schuylkill County Obituaries for 11/18/16

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 11/18/16

Vietnam Era Veterans from Schuylkill and Berks Counties Honored at Ceremony

Over 180 veterans from the Vietnam era were honored during a ceremony hosted by Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) and Representative Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) at Hamburg Area High School Thursday night.

Senate’s Failure to Vote on HB2375 Forces Labor and Industry Layoffs

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry today announced that it will lay off nearly 600 of its staff as a result of the Senate’s failure to vote on HB2375, which would have allowed for $57.5 million in funding to administer unemployment benefits to out-of-work Pennsylvanians. The bill, a bi-partisan piece of legislation, was passed by the House on October 19.

Bret Michaels Returning to Schuylkill County Thanksgiving Night

Bret Michaels is returning to Schuylkill County Thanksgiving night

Celebrate Schuylkill Presents 5th Annual Spirit of the Holidays Art Tour

Celebrate Schuylkill, a group of local art enthusiasts including The Arts Barn, The Walk In Art Center, The, Mud & Maker Pottery Studio, The Art and Craft Gallery of Hamburg, The Schuylkill Choral Society, Strawberry Playhouse and Gabriel Youth Orchestra recently announced the schedule for their fifth annual Arts Tour, Spirit of The Holidays. 

This year, the tour not only expands their calendar to offer more events than in past years, but also adds a new venue, The Art and Craft Gallery of Hamburg. 

Celebrate Schuylkill is sponsored in part by The Schuylkill County Visitor’s Bureau. The community is invited to attend open houses, art displays, holiday shopping, crafts, raffles, giveaways, concerts, presentations, caroling, kids activities, visits with Santa, Victorian teas, bake sales, theatre and more. 

Each location features something different during the month long tour with the common focus of celebrating and enjoying art in our community. 

According to Lisa Robinson, Executive Director of The Walk In Art Center, The Spirit of the Holidays is a wonderful way to celebrate art in our community. We encourage everyone to visit as many venues on the tour as you can and see how much the area has to offer.” 

Lisa explained that a detailed calendar of events is listed on the Celebrate Schuylkill’s and the individual venues’ websites and Facebook pages. 

For more information please visit www.celebrateschuylkill.com.