Ashland News

Phyllis Schiavone and Greta Schiavone Kichline, two-thirds of the 1950s vocal trio The Laurie Sisters, will be attending the Mount Carmel Township High School Alumni Banquet on Saturday, Aug.

He was ordered to appear for arraignment Aug. 6 at Northumberland County Courthouse.

' It will be at least another week before Ashland Borough Council finds a replacement for retired Ashland Police Officer Joseph Groody.

POTTSVILLE, Pa., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Schuylkill County residents now have access to the Internet, e-mail and other data on their laptops at faster speeds and can download music, watch videos, play 3D games ...

INVITATION TO BID Ashland Area Municipal Authority is requesting bids to harvest timber on sections of the Ashland Borough Watershed.

Kathy Waschek placed an urn containing her sister's ashes on a podium, and poured her heart out today to a Schuylkill County judge about how her sibling was murdered.

Police said they have the man who robbed a convenience store Sunday night in Schuylkill County.

By PETER E. BORTNER Staff Writer The North Schuylkill School Board unlawfully voted May 8 to close Ringtown Elementary School, 10 parents alleged Friday in a Schuylkill County Court lawsuit seeking to keep it ...

Nearly two dozen dogs burned to death in a fire Tuesday morning at a kennel in Schuylkill County.

By Bud Angst Schuylkill County taxpayers will pay an estimated $15,000 to repair an Ashland property damaged during the County's demolition of an adjacent property.

“I can walk him to school. If something happens, if he gets sick in school, all I have to do is come on over”

A school in Schuylkill County is due to close at the end of the school year. Some parents in the North Schuylkill School District vow to fight the school board's decision to close Ringtown Elementary Center. via WNEP-TV Moosic

A Northumberland County man has been charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault after he snatched his mother from a Schuylkill County nursing home on Wednesday and dragged several employees who tried to ... via The Morning Call

“If the winds were blowing, at a good speed, the direction of the fire, with all the homes you'd probably have a pretty good fight to save them.”

The fire raced up the side of a mountain outside of Ashland . Crews battled the fire by land and air. via PAHomepage.com

“This case signifies that our office is continuing to investigate what we consider to be a significant fraud on the DBE program. Any individuals who are found to have participated in this fraud will be dealt with appropriately. ”

U.S. Department of Justice Middle District of Pennsylvania William J. Nealon Federal Building 235 N. Washington Avenue P.O. Box 309, Suite 311 Scranton, PA 18501-0309 Phone: 348-2800 Fax: 348-2037 or 348-2830 ... via Federal Bureau of Investigation

A second person has pleaded guilty in a fraud case involving a company in Schuylkill County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“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

“We came to believe that he was corrupted. He was in fact being asked being asked by his father to commit a crime and went along with it because it was his father and he committed a crime”

The first of possibly a dozen trials for a man from Ashland ended today in Schuylkill County court. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“It's surprising to me, especially around here, people don't have any money and to come up with that much means a lot”

It was an emotional day at a school in Schuylkill County today as students and faculty came together to help a family who lost two children in a tragic fire. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“It was a good idea that we did it because i used to help him out in class and he was a really nice kid. He touched my heart.”

A donation from the heart helps a Schuylkill county mother and father recover from tragedy. via PAHomepage.com

“As Prothonotary, I have seen first-hand hard-working people struggling to keep their houses and filing for bankruptcy.”

Democrat Peter P.J. Symons, Schuylkill County Prothonotary, is officially announcing his 2008 run for the 29th Senatorial District of the Pennsylvania Senate. via The Bud Angst Report