POTTSVILLE — When Knights of Columbus Schuylkill Council 431 was formed on June 4, 1899, special trains brought 400 fellow knights from Scranton, Reading and Philadelphia to commemorate the occasion during a high Mass at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. Read moreKnights of Columbus Schuylkill Council 431 celebrates 125th anniversary 💬
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POTTSVILLE — A preliminary hearing for the man charged with killing two New Philadelphia teenagers is scheduled for 9 a.m. July 24 at the Schu… Read morePreliminary hearing for man charged in New Philadelphia teens' deaths to be held in July 💬
POTTSVILLE — The Schuylkill County Sheriff's Department and Human Resources Office reached an agreement over an identification badge access policy. Read moreAgreement reached on county ID badge policy 💬
HARRISBURG — Joyce Knestrick can independently give physical exams, diagnose health conditions, prescribe select medications, and make referra… Read moreNurse practitioners say they could ease rural health care shortage with more authority, but doctors say it won't work 💬
The June edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall,R-29, Rush Twp., features a tour of the John B. Rich Memorial Power Statio… Read moreArgall program highlights efforts to reclaim mine-scarred land for power generation 💬
Blue Mountain High School has received national recognition for excellence in global education from EF High School Exchange Year. Read moreBlue Mountain High School receives recognition for efforts in student exchange program 💬
Geisinger St. Luke’s Wound Care Center in Orwigsburg is now open. The Center specializes in treating difficult to heal wounds caused by diabet… Read moreGeisinger St. Luke’s opens wound care center in Orwigsburg 💬
Is "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" worth the ride? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the latest installment in the action-comedy franchise. 💬
Most of us are all too familiar with someone in our family or workplace who can be described as a hyperactive or high-energy person. I am sure… 💬
D-Day, June 6, 1944, couldn’t have come soon enough for Americans and their allies in Europe. 💬
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At this time of year it's not an uncommon scene: Little League baseball players wheeze as they cross home plate and try to catch their breath.… 💬
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrated its 90th anniversary last weekend with a reunion of wildlife conservationists from around the world — all g… 💬
Gardening has seen significant growth these past handful of years. There are people who strictly garden with outdoor plants and there are othe… 💬
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Blue Mountain returns to PIAA 4A championship game
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Schuylkill PrideFest: A place to be accepted for who you are
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Argall program highlights efforts to reclaim mine-scarred land for power generation
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Schuylkill County Conservancy completes cleanup on Schuylkill River Trail
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Nurse practitioners say they could ease rural health care shortage with more authority, but doctors say it won't work
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Malawi’s vice president and nine others have been killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said Tuesday. The wreckage of the military … 💬
AUBURN — The Schuylkill County Conservancy’s first maintenance project on the Schuylkill River Trail came with a pleasant surprise on Saturday… Read moreSchuylkill County Conservancy completes cleanup on Schuylkill River Trail 💬
FRACKVILLE — From atop the cogeneration plant at the John B. Rich Memorial Power Station, Alexander Brush gazes at a panorama of lush, green f… Read moreEND OF COGEN? Gov.'s plan could force closure of refuse plants, lawmakers, trade group say 💬
SUMMIT STATION — Smore Seager wore a hat of many colors Saturday at Schuylkill PrideFest on the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds. Read moreSchuylkill PrideFest: A place to be accepted for who you are 💬
Blue Mountain High School has received national recognition for excellence in global education from EF High School Exchange Year. Read moreBlue Mountain High School receives recognition for efforts in student exchange program 💬
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MERTZTOWN — Northwestern Lehigh's softball team spent most of Monday's PIAA Class 4A semifinal game against Blue Mountain digging itself into … Read moreBlue Mountain returns to PIAA 4A championship game 💬
LIME RIDGE — Tri-Valley put any questions aside early in Monday's PIAA Class AA semifinal game who was headed to the state championship game i… Read moreTri-Valley runs over Wyalusing Valley, earns trip to Class AA state championship game 💬
HERSHEY — Tri-Valley's Braedon Doyle knew serving up three runs to Delone Catholic to tie the game in the second inning of a PIAA Class AA qua… Read moreTri-Valley gets behind Doyle, advances to PIAA Class AA semifinal game 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — With the start of this year’s Schuylkill River Sojourn six days away, 200 paddlers have registered for the trip from Island… Read moreOUTDOORS: “The Living River” is theme of this year’s Schuylkill River Sojourn 💬
ALLENTOWN — The ball popped Talia Piragas' mitt as the final Tri-Valley batter swung and missed. Read moreOld Forge edges Tri-Valley in Class A softball quarterfinal 💬
ALLENTOWN — When it comes to the ‘student’ part of student-athlete, Marla Freiwald and her fellow Blue Mountain softball seniors have already … Read moreBlue Mountain dominates Pope John Paul II in PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal 💬
Republicans appear to be of two minds about mail voting as we approach the November General Election. Read moreRemember when voting by mail was uncontroversial?
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, writing on behalf of the Continental Congress, proclaimed that all people have an inalie… Read moreEditorial: Americans are unhappier than ever. Two officials want to address that
Normally, a trial in the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, for lying about not being a drug addict on a form to buy a Colt Cobra .38… Read moreError and trial: Hunter Biden’s trial is not about his father
Pundits keep chirping about how voters want President Joe Biden to do something to bring prices down, particularly at the grocery store. Read moreEditorial: When it comes to taming inflation, the consumer — not the president — is king
Amazon sells its premier membership program with the slogan: “There’s more to Prime. A truckload more.” Read moreElected officials, regulators must protect the public interest in Amazon deal
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