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Hometown heroes banner on display in Schuylkill County
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Memorial Day, events are happening across our region to honor those who have given their lives for our freedom. One borough in Schuylkill County is putting the faces of those who have served on display. Pancakes are on the menu at Schuylkill Haven High School on Monday morning. […]
Danville honors service members on Memorial Day
Danville, Pa. — Under gray skies, Danville's Memorial Day ceremony went off without the threatened rain, as veterans, American Legion members, and onlookers honored those fallen Monday morning. The ceremony began at the Riverside Bridge at 10 a.m. with an invocation by Anthony Turel Jr., a U.S. Air Force veteran and VFW chaplain, followed by a tribute of flowers tossed from the bridge to honor those who were buried or lost at sea. Second-graders Ava Lynch and Naila Budic, along with pre-K student Piper Brown served as the flower girls for the ceremony. Danville's American Legion Post 40 Honor Guard gave the rifle salute before U.S. Navy veteran and Honor Guard Bugler Marvin Sassaman played "Taps." Following the bridge ceremony, the parade traveled through downtown Danville. The Memorial Park Ceremony, which was to take place at the park on Bloom Street, was moved to the Danville Middle School due to weather.
Fire damages business and homes in Schuylkill County
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — A fire on Thursday night caused a building to collapse and left people without a place to live in Schuylkill County. The Wire Tele View building collapsed during an intense fire along East Market Street in Pottsville. Crews were back on Friday morning. Clearing away debris so investigators could search for a cause of the fire that took hours to get under control after a gas leak caused delays when the building collapsed.
Plans in motion for Wawa store in Danville
Danville, Pa. — The Danville Borough Council recently approved preliminary development plans for a Wawa store. The council reviewed land development plans and gave a conditional approval at the May 14 meeting, according to Brindy Mordan, borough manager. The borough's planning commission had reviewed the land development and subdivision plans for the convenience store and gas station that will potentially be built on 4.5 acres of vacant land on Montour Boulevard. ...
Shamokin & Coal Township Celebrates Community at Anthracite Heritage Festival 2024
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Cleanup after the storms in Pottsville
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After Wednesday night’s thunderstorms, crews are working to clean up downed trees in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Crews can be seen using chainsaws to cut up toppled trees along Timber Street that fell Wednesday night. The strong storms uprooted large trees, which took down power lines. Pottsville was one of the […]
Shamokin-Coal Township Library Closure on Memorial Day
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'Community Matters' town hall first of its kind behind prison walls
Coal Township, Pa. – A groundbreaking “Community Matters” town hall meeting brought community together in a new way at State Correctional Institute (SCI) Coal Township on Wednesday, May 15, as members of two philanthropic organizations inside the prison met with representatives from a variety of community groups in the area. The meeting was the first of its kind to be held inside the walls of a medium security prison. The goal? For members of Triumph and Lifeline Association, two organizations composed of men inside the...
Thousands without power across Pennsylvania
28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Wednesday night’s storms have thousands without power across the Keystone State. Almost 300 PPL customers are without power in Schuylkill County due to downed power lines from Wednesday night’s storm. Crews in Schuylkill County expect power to be restored around 9:00 p.m. Thursday. Meanwhile, thousands are without power in Lehigh and […]
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