MINERSVILLE — A speaker at the Minersville Area commencement services talked about the importance of first impressions and of meeting a young teacher who would eventually become the superintendent. Read moreMinersville Area graduates advised to make good first impression 💬
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SHENANDOAH — The 80 graduating seniors from Shenandoah Valley High School’s Class of 2024 received their diplomas Friday at the school’s first… Read more80 graduate from Shenandoah Valley 💬
ORWIGSBURG — Call it the long blue line — 220 students in blue caps and gowns with white cuffs — making its way from Blue Mountain High School… Read moreBlue Mountain graduates told to pour their hearts into life at commencement 💬
Seventy-four students left the gymnasium at Marian Catholic High School on Friday night as graduates “prepared for our missions” and grounded … Read more74 Marian Catholic graduates 'prepared for our missions' 💬
Tri-Valley Junior/High School graduated 75 seniors at Friday’s commencement exercises at the Bulldog Stadium in Hegins. Read moreTri-Valley graduates 75 from senior class 💬
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The Schuylkill County Conservancy will take over maintenance of a section of the Schuylkill River Trail near Auburn, the organization announce… Read moreSchuylkill County Conservancy to maintain 1.5-mile section of Schuylkill River Trail 💬
ELIZABETHVILLE — Brenda Leitzel and Donna Beitman presented a program in May for the Elizabethville Area Historical Society on the history and… Read moreBelieve in Blessings store program presented at Elizabethville Historical Society 💬
Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and county detectives are asking the public to help locate Carlos Andres Cruz, 26, a His… Read moreFugitive sought: Man wanted for violating the conditions of his parole 💬
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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrated its 90th anniversary last weekend with a reunion of wildlife conservationists from around the world — all g… 💬
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, Jackson Twp., Luzerne County, called former President Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business record… 💬
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The beach at Tuscarora State Park is closed until further notice due to resampling requirements, according the Pennsylvania Department Conserv… Read moreTuscarora State Park beach closed 💬
MAHANOY CITY — After a one-day closure, the Mahanoy Area School District reopened its doors Wednesday for its last day of school and graduatio… Read moreGym dried, trees removed, Mahanoy Area has final day of school, graduation 💬
MINERSVILLE — Saying it will have an “immediate effect,” the Most Rev. Alfred A. Schlert, bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, blessed the new … Read moreCatholic Charities food truck to have 'immediate effect' in Schuylkill County 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Ignoring foreboding clouds, Schuylkill Haven Area High School forged ahead and held its commencement Wednesday on Rotary Field. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area graduates 70, despite foreboding clouds 💬
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ALLENTOWN — Massimo Rizzo walked into the empty locker room just behind the Phantoms bench at the PPL Center in Allentown earlier this month. Read moreRizzo aims to show he can make the jump from NCAA champion to the Flyers 💬
PINE GROVE — Blue Mountain’s late spark on offense was enough for the Eagles to prevail over Northwestern Lehigh, winning their second-consecu… Read moreD-11 SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain secures second straight 4A title 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The No. 1 ranked youth male weightlifter in the United States, Schuylkill Haven’s Ryan McDonald recently won a second place… Read moreRyan McDonald takes 2nd at Peru Weightlifting World Championshis 💬
PINE GROVE — Tri-Valley’s 10-0 win over Minersville in a six-inning mercy-rule game was not as easy as the final score would indicate Wednesda… Read moreD-11 BASEBALL: Bulldogs surge to 10-run win in Class AA title game 💬
CENTRAL VALLEY — A late rally by Bethlehem Catholic ultimately sank North Schuylkill’s hopes of a state tournament appearance when they fell W… Read moreNorth Schuylkill can't survive late rally by Bethlehem Catholic 💬
The resegregation of America’s public schools has led to the same inequitable public education funding that prompted the 1954 U.S. Supreme Cou… Read more70 years after ‘Brown v. Board of Education,’ fair school funding is the only way to counter ongoing segregation
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is done with his state Senate’s GOP shenanigans when it comes to this year’s presidential ballot. The gov… Read moreEditorial: GOP ballot games: Republican officials plot voter disenfranchisement
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