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Former township worker charged with theft in Schuylkill County
TREMONT, Pa. — State police in Schuylkill County have charged a former employee for stealing money from Tremont Township. Rhiannon Adams, 40, of Tremont, is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds. Police say Adams made purchases totaling more...
Mahanoy City Man Charged for Stealing Donation Jar from St. Clair Gas Station
A Mahanoy City man is facing charges for stealing a donation jar from a gas station in Schuylkill County. According to the St. Clair Police Department, officers were contacted by the manager of the Sunoco Gas Station on South Second Street on June 20th, 2024, in regard to a theft.
Home Health Aide Charged with Stealing Nearly $7,000 from St. Clair Client
A home health aide is facing charges for stealing nearly $7,000 from a client in Schuylkill County last year. According to St. Clair Police, Natasha Twigg, 40, of Pottsville has been charged felony with Financial Exploitation of Older Adult or Care Dependent Person and Receiving Stolen Property. St. Clair Police...
Reading Man Wanted by Schuylkill County Detectives
Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael O’Pake, Schuylkill County Adult Probation and the Schuylkill County Detectives are asking the public to help locate a Reading man. Jimmy Miguel Smith, age 45, is a Black, Non-Hispanic male, 5 feet 9 inches in height and weighs approximately 205 lbs. There is one...
New Tripoli community plans memorial for volunteer firefighters, remembers fallen firemen
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. — Northwestern Lehigh’s firefighter community gathered Sunday at Ontelaunee Park to celebrate the region’s volunteer fire companies. And to honor two fallen firemen who died fighting a Schuylkill County house fire in 2022. The inaugural Firefighter Appreciation Picnic featured food vendors, live music, corn...
South Schuylkill Garden Club recognizes beautification effort
Joanne Yuengling of Pottsville is the recipient of the 2024 Helen Moyer Curb Appeal Beautification Award presented by the South Schuylkill Garden Club to recognize outstanding gardening in Schuylkill County. Joanne and Carol Haldeman, president of South Schuylkill Garden Club, look over her hillside front yard.
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