SHENANDOAH — After about a decade in gestation, officials finally put shovels in the ground Thursday to start what will become the Center for Education, Business & Arts. Read moreOfficials celebrate ceremonial groundbreaking of Center for Education, Business & Arts in Shenandoah 💬
POTTSVILLE — What says Yuengling more than dressing up as a bottle of beer and running in the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K? Read moreCreative costumes add dash of fun to Pottsville's annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 💬
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County’s voting system was reviewed Thursday during a demonstration at the county election bureau. Read moreVoting machines set for Tuesday's primary, Schuylkill County officials report 💬
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SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A group of young ballet dancers will showcase their talents this weekend in the brand-new production of “A Tale of a Frozen… Read moreSchuylkill Ballet Theatre to premiere ‘A Tale of a Frozen Heart’ in Schuylkill Haven 💬
The Schuylkill County commissioners and Schuylkill County’s VISION will convene the Schuylkill County Youth Summit on Monday at Penn State Sch… Read moreSchuylkill County Youth Summit returning Monday 💬
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BOISE, Idaho — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger met the deadline to file their client’s alibi defense in the murder case against him in the death… Read moreAttorneys for Kohberger file alibi defense in Idaho student homicide case 💬
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SHENANDOAH — Borough police will soon be equipped with license plate readers. 💬
MINERSVILLE — Standing on his front porch Monday morning, staring at the burned-out shells across the street, Oscar Rivera was in a melancholy… Read moreUPDATE: 'Hero' recounts harrowing rescue in Minersville; video captures intense moment 💬
SHENANDOAH — After more than a century, the hulking steel-and-brick building at 39 White St. will be torn down. Read moreJ.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah to be demolished 💬
SAINT CLAIR — An extension of the Schuylkill River Trail from Saint Clair to Frackville will be an economic boon to the area, officials said M… Read moreSchuylkill River Trail from Saint Clair to Frackville to spark an economic boon, officials predict 💬
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area Elementary School students were introduced to hockey by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Lehigh Valley P… Read moreMahanoy Area Elementary introduced to hockey by Penguins and Phantoms 💬
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LANSFORD — Minersville struck early and scored three runs in the first inning while Kaycee Raczka hurled a complete-game shutout en route to a… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Minersville scores early and runs over Panther Valley on the road 💬
PHILADELPHIA — Originally commissioned to slowly regain his form through a kind of second spring training, Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker has… Read moreWalker making progress in rehab process 💬
TAMAQUA — Pottsville held a 6-0 lead after five innings, but Tamaqua tallied four runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh to pull ou… Read moreTamaqua rallies late to defeat Pottsville 💬
ORWIGSBURG — Rosalind Gergely swept the weight tosses as Blue Mountain's girls track team dominated Pine Grove 103½-46½ in a Division I dual m… Read moreGergely sweeps weight tosses, boosts Eagles past Cardinals 💬
POTTSVILLE — Mylei Hablett and Marla Freiwald both homered and Blue Mountain overcame an early deficit to pull away for a 14-3 lopsided victor… Read moreHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain explodes late for lopsided comeback win at Pottsville 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven forced extra innings to a two-run rally in the seventh inning and tallied the game-winner in the 10th as t… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS WRAP: Schuylkill Haven edges Marian girls in 10 innings 💬
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