Weissport Council reorganized and the end result was a president voted in by the board.
Taking over as chairman was Gene Kershner. Sue Pywar will remain as vice president. Kershner replaces Tim Rehrig...
An incumbent maintained his post as chairman, while a new supervisor was seated on the Lower Towamensing Township Board of Supervisors.
The township's board of supervisors unanimously agreed to reappo...
A paraprofessional educator will be reinstituted at Towamensing Elementary.
The school board unanimously agreed at a special meeting on Tuesday to recall a paraprofessional educator at the building fo...
Three teens were cited for underage drinking in Schuylkill County.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said troopers responded to 11 Rudy St., Cressona, about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, for a repor...
Ryan Price, son of Jody and Lisa Price of Coaldale, is pursuing a master's degree in Accounting at the University of Florida in Gainesville after graduating from Penn State University. Price earned a ...
Newspaper drive
The men and boys of St. John's Lutheran Church will hold their monthly newspaper drive on Saturday, Jan. 7. There will be one sweep of the Palmerton, Aquashicola, and Little Gap areas ...
Three New York state residents were arrested on various drug charges following a traffic stop in Monroe County. Pocono Mountain Regional police said the incident occurred about 11:16 a.m. on Dec. 27 a...
Garden club news
The Lewistown Valley Garden Club held its annual Christmas party on Dec. 27 in the social hall of Zions Church, Lewistown Valley. In lieu of a gift exchange, members donated to a loca...
The Schuylkill County Prison Board held its reorganization meeting Tuesday at the courthouse in Pottsville and re-elected President Judge William E. Baldwin as its chairman.
The only other action take...
There's an important meeting Thursday night in Franklin Township. It's not only important to township residents, but for anyone who commutes regularly and uses the Thomas J. McCall Memorial Bridge, wh...