MAHANOY CITY — A group of seventh and eighth graders from Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School were recognized for a video they created highlighting manufacturing and will now compete on the statewide level. Read moreMahanoy Area students’ manufacturing video advances to statewide competition this week 💬
Ray Jones, longtime borough manager of Ashland and a candidate for Schuylkill County commissioner last year, has died. Read moreLongtime Ashland borough manager dies 💬
Officials also discussed renovations to the middle school, and the founding of an archery club. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area School District's tentative budget has no tax increase 💬
People climbed on board the massive B-29 bomber, a sort of living-history exhibit, that helped America win World War II. Read moreAviation buffs get rare look inside B-29 at Lehigh Valley International Airport 💬
HARRISBURG — Top Pennsylvania state legislators accepted nearly $30,000 in travel expenses in 2023, often from groups that have interests befo… Read morePennsylvania lawmakers accepted trips from lobbying groups, others seeking to influence state in 2023 💬
The May edition of the local TV program hosted by stat Sen. David G. Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., highlights a bipartisan public hearing about the… Read moreArgall program highlights child care being key issue for families, employees 💬
POTTSVILLE — For a few precious moments on Saturday morning, Centre Street became Basin Street. Read moreNew Orleans jazz messengers commemorate historic marker of Allan Jaffe, their mentor 💬
POTTSVILLE — Kaley Hampford remembers her father’s dedication to the Pottsville Fire Department. Read moreFirefighters recognized in parade to end convention week in Pottsville 💬
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Mahanoy Area students’ manufacturing video advances to statewide competition this week
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New Orleans jazz messengers commemorate historic marker of Allan Jaffe, their mentor
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Firefighters recognized in parade to end convention week in Pottsville
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Two die in crash on Route 183 in Schuylkill County
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Aviation buffs get rare look inside B-29 at Lehigh Valley International Airport
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Pottsville big leaguer Blankenhorn credits success to Schuylkill County competitiveness
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Schuylkill Haven Area School District's tentative budget has no tax increase
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Argall program highlights child care being key issue for families, employees
May 15 is the anniversary of the 1942 founding of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. The corps was initiated by U.S. Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers t… 💬
Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and county detectives are asking the public to help locate Megan Sue Garland, 45, a whit… 💬
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POTTSVILLE — Calling it a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of history, Mayor Dave Clews dedicated a mural honoring the history of the c… Read more'Testament to volunteerism,' Pottsville dedicates Discovery Park firefighting mural 💬
POTTSVILLE — For a few precious moments on Saturday morning, Centre Street became Basin Street. Read moreNew Orleans jazz messengers commemorate historic marker of Allan Jaffe, their mentor 💬
Two young people died in a two-car crash on Route 183 in Wayne Twp. early Friday. Read moreTwo die in crash on Route 183 in Schuylkill County 💬
POTTSVILLE — Kaley Hampford remembers her father’s dedication to the Pottsville Fire Department. Read moreFirefighters recognized in parade to end convention week in Pottsville 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: France did not send troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war… 💬
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DuBOIS — Penn State Schuylkill managed only five hits and limped to an 11-0 loss in five innings to Florida National Monday in the Nittany Lio… Read moreCOLLEGE SPORTS: PSU Schuylkill drops USCAA World Series opener 💬
LANSFORD — Javelin runs in Panther Valley senior’s Brad Lee Jones’ family as he gets set to continue his academic and track and field endeavor… Read moreJones picks Mount St. Mary's to continue track career 💬
Although Steve Smith is new to his position as executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission — being appointed to replace Bryan Burha… Read moreOUTDOORS: New PGC executive director Smith a long-time veteran with agency 💬
MOOSIC — Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn credits much of his professional baseball success to competing on sports fields across Schuylkil… Read morePottsville big leaguer Blankenhorn credits success to Schuylkill County competitiveness 💬
Schuylkill County Treasurer Linda L. Yeich provided details about changes related to Pennsylvania Game Commission antlerless license sales. Read moreSchuylkill County treasurer summarizes recent hunting, dog license changes 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trying to find who left dog treats embedded with fish hooks along the Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County o… Read more‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating fish hooks embedded in dog treats along Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County 💬
The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination… Read moreOne mother's crusade to make Pennsylvania's roads safer
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for t… Read moreGive 911 operators the title, and the benefits, they deserve
Ever wonder why election results from Florida are typically available just hours after the polls close on Election Day while in Pennsylvania, … Read moreState Senate should support pre-canvassing bill
There is no artificial intelligence without the vast trove of human knowledge. Read moreArtificial Intelligence not possible without wealth of human knowledge
Across Pennsylvania, thousands of families are waiting in limbo, unsure whether their loved ones with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID… Read moreShapiro promised to end the wait list for disability services. Now, back it up
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