Mahanoy City News

The flames of seven candles came together to light a larger one Saturday afternoon.

The flames of seven candles came together to light a larger one Saturday afternoon.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Middle Jul. 13--MAHANOY CITY -- John Fowler has been appointed training officer for the Mahanoy City Fire Department, Chief Randy Kalce announced this week.

A Tamaqua man who admitted taking videos and photographs of a girl sexually exposed and engaged in sex acts was sentenced to state prison Monday, despite pleas from his ex-wife -- who had reported him to police -- that he be sent to county prison so he could continue working and giving her money.

Timothy M. Dunstan, 37, was sentenced to 12 to 24 months by Schuylkill County President Judge William Baldwin on charges of indecent assault, corruption of minors and sexual abuse. He pleaded guilty to the counts in March, after charges of sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated indecent assault were dropped.

By JIM DINO Staff Writer Parishioners at St. Kunegunda's Church in McAdoo and both churches in Tresckow have appealed closings ordered by the Diocese of Allentown.

The rising price of aluminum is leading to a rising rate of beverage can thefts at Schuylkill County recycling sites and from local curbside pickups.

The Allentown diocese is closing a third of its churches, many in Carbon and Schuylkill counties.

At St. Patrick's in McAdoo, congregants cried at the news. At St. Andrew in Catasauqua, they collectively sighed.

By BRIAN KELLEY, My Clay Sun JoAnne Horton began to tear up as she talked about her family.

“The county has been gracious enough to communicate with us”

By Kent Jackson Staff Writer A proposal to change the heating source in Schuylkill County's courthouse, prison and nursing home to natural gas from coal puzzles coal producers who believe their fuel costs less. via Standard Speaker

“The closing of churches is a terrible thing, especially when it's not necessary”

Plans to close several Catholic churches have people fired up in Schuylkill County. via PAHomepage.com

“Our office compliments the work of the Mahanoy City and Frackville police departments as well as our drug task force in keeping the Mahanoy City area safe”

By PETER E. BORTNER Staff Writer The Mahanoy City man who prosecutors say operated a meth lab in his home will spend five to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty Friday in Schuylkill County Court to ... via Standard Speaker

“We want local communities to be aware that recycling these bulbs can become part of their permanent recycling program.”

By JIM DINO Staff Writer PPL, in promoting the use of energy-efficient, compact fluorescent light bulbs, is encouraging residents to discard used ones through a 29-county free recycling program. via Standard Speaker

The results of the recent Primary Election are merely the latest indication that the Schuylkill County Republican Party is in dire need of new leadership that is centered somewhere south of Mahanoy City. via The Bud Angst Report

Timothy Krajcir, the man who terrorized women in several states in the late 1970s and early 1980s, gave up his right to a preliminary hearing in Berks County Court today on charges he raped and murdered Myrtle ... via The Morning Call

Diakon Community Services for Seniors will administer the Senior Farm Market Nutrition Program through the Schuylkill County Senior Community Resource Centers. via The Bud Angst Report

The "handful" of citizens who attended last week's Schuylkill Haven meeting of the Schuylkill County commissioners probably had no inkling that they were witnessing the transaction, however routinely, of County ... via The Bud Angst Report

“We would, again, like to announce the important of our Election Bureau's outreach program”

' The Schuylkill County Commissioners today called attention to their Election Bureau's Outreach Project which includes instructive sessions on voting with the County's electronic voting machines. via The Bud Angst Report

“For retirement, for our own future”

A couple in Schuylkill County is trying to build a successful business. For years Vito Baslie and his wife, Paola, have worked at pizza shops owned by relatives, including a restaurant in Mahanoy City. via WNEP-TV Moosic

Four teenagers -- one of whom is pregnant -- used two-way radios to communicate during a Sunday night break-in at Hometown Farmers Market in Rush Township, police say. They are accused of trying to take hundreds of DVDs and other merchandise.

Police say the radios even helped two of the teens briefly elude capture when the other teens, sitting in a car outside the market, warned the pair inside that officers were coming.

But all four were arrested in nearby Mahanoy City after police found numerous items stashed in duffel bags in the market and broadcast a description of the getaway car. Read more