Local News in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Mahanoy City man loses another appeal of life in prison sentence
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:12:02 -0800
A Mahanoy City man, sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the death of a man in an apartment fire in 1990, lost another battle in court to gain his freedom.
Students of the month, Feb. 5, 2012
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:59:12 -0800
Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area High School seniors Gabrielle Irvin and Douglas Aaron Wells Jr. were named students of the month for October by Mahanoy City Elks Lodge 695.Gabrielle is a member of the National Honor Society, Schuylkill County Academic team, B
Northern Schuylkill communities discuss regional police force option
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:14:51 -0800
The concept of regional police forces has worked in many areas around the country by helping to control costs and improving the quality of coverage.However, regional policing is not for every area, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Around the Region
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:21:21 -0800
n Mahanoy City: Elks Lodge 695 will host its annual Citizen of the Year banquet this year honoring Kathleen (Whalen) Wufsus. The event will be held Saturday in the lodge, 135 E. Center St., beginning with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.
Blaschak Coal Corporation Sets Coal Mine Production and Sales Record in 2011; Anticipates Record 1 Million Tons of ...
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:48:00 -0800
Blaschak Coal Corporation reported a record year in coal mine production and sales in 2011 and expects to produce a record 1 million tons of coal in 2012, as global and residential
Thunder/Enlightning
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:25:09 -0800
Iran knows that we have a weak president so they threaten to stop oil shipments going through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices go up and Obama says nothing about the threatened blockade, but he tells the Iranians that he is sorry one of their nuclear sci
Deans list, Jan. 29, 2012
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:51 -0800
IUPBrittany Lee Gilroy, Shenandoah, a sophomore criminology major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA. A 2010 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School, she is a daughter of Michael a
Judge recommends no changes in county magisterial districts
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:07:46 -0800
President Judge William E. Baldwin is recommending the state legislature make no changes in redistricting the seven magisterial districts in Schuylkill County and invited public input to voice their opinion.
Regional police a good idea for many areas, but not all
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:41:30 -0800
SHENANDOAH - The concept of regional police forces providing inter-municipal law enforcement has worked in many areas around the country by helping to control costs and improving the quality of law enforcement.However, regional policing is not for every
Monday night's Pa. high school hoops scoreboard
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:49:00 -0800
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