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Estate settles with Pa. borough for $32.5K over woman’s suicide in prison
WILLIAMSPORT — The estate of a woman who committed suicide in Schuylkill County Prison in 2020 has reached a $32,500 settlement of its claims against the Coaldale Borough and three police officers. The settlement, which needs the approval of U.S. Middle District Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle, resolves only...
Crossing repairs close Grier Ave; will close Route 54
RYAN TOWNSHIP – If you’re heading to Delano via Barnesville, you’ll have to find a different route this week. The Reading and Northern Railroad is working on the railroad crossing just north of the Barnesville Post Office and traffic is being detoured via Route 54 and Interstate 81.
Holy cow! Blue Mountain High School gets a visitor
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A high school in Schuylkill County had an unexpected visitor in the form of a cow. A cow roamed the parking lot and fields of Blue Mountain High School. Viewer Bobbi-Sue Colna snapped some photos of the animal that escaped from a nearby farm. It...
Pottsville's Stars and Stripes Celebration Celebrates Music, Yuengling, and Hometown Feel
This past Saturday, the sound of music rang through the city of Pottsville during the Yuengling Stars and Stripes Summer Celebration. The event, which spanned from the iconic Yuengling Brewery to Arch Street and Progress Avenue, was a festive homage to live music and Yuengling beer. A Day Filled with...
Southern Columbia superintendent allowed to be armed guard
CATAWISSA, Pa. — In a unanimous vote, members of Southern Columbia's Board of Education accepted a motion to allow Superintendent James Becker to carry a firearm as an armed school security guard. The amendment adds an extra $300 a month to Becker's current salary to make up for the...
Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds predicted with thunderstorms to hit Columbia County Monday
On Monday at 6:39 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 7 p.m. for Columbia County. The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 6:39 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Iola, moving...
Adventure Continues at Your Library!
Join us for Summer Reading Week 2 at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library! This Wednesday (7/17) we will be hosting Reptiland and their special presentation “Reptiles: The Beautiful & the Deadly” featuring a host of different creatures that we’ll get to see and learn all about. Just like...
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