DETURKSVILLE - Washington Township residents will have to wait a little longer for repairs to two township bridges, one closed since last spring, and the other posted with a weight limit.
Supervisor W. Randy Stump reported January 16 that he had spoken to both Michael Keffer, a Light-Heigel engineer, and the Department of Environment Protection within the past several days in the hopes of moving the repair work along. "Can't act without the DEP'S approval," said Stump. He added, however, that the DEP had promised to look at the township's applications for permits shortly.
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TOWER CITY - Williams Valley added a new sport, and accepted the resignation of a successful football coach during the January 12 school board meeting.
The school board recognized gymnastics as a district sport, to be run at no cost to the district.
Paul Herb of Wiconisco will serve as a Volunteer Gymnastics Coach. Herb's daughter, Natalie, is a sophomore at Williams Valley and is a member of the competitive team, Gymettes at Central PA Academy of Gymnastics, Mechanicsburg.
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PINE GROVE - Pine Grove borough council's newest member has been in office less than a month and he already has himself in hot water with some of the community's older population.
With only five minutes to speak, Russ Stump did not have time to complete his remarks, but he did read from a copy of a Facebook page he had recently received anonymously through the mail, and after reading it aloud, he suggested Steve Kramer apologize or resign.
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MANDATA - Nearly 40 people attended the Line Mountain School Board meeting January 10 to voice concerns about the possible closure of Leck Kill and Dalmatia elementary schools.
There were many opinions, but most centered around early start times, young students mixing with older students and young student having to spend extended periods of time riding to and from school if the buildings close.
"There's an assumption that no one rides the bus now," board President Troy Laundenslager said, noting there are already students who spend an hour or longer on the bus. "It's going to happen. We're a big district and we're spread out."
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SPRING GLEN - A Spring Glen man is in Schuylkill County Prison after he allegedly sliced his girlfriend's throat.
Police said Joshua Thurman, 25, attacked Natalie Barr, 33, at 34 Schoolhouse Road on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 18 while the two were on their front porch. The incident occurred between 9:50 and 10:50 p.m., police said.
Police said Thurman used a box cutter to slice Barr's throat and then knocked her to the ground, where he struck her in the face and the head before a neighbor stopped the assault.
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