MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area closed its football season with a championship Friday night, defeating Old Forge 37–7 in the Eastern Conference Class A/AA final.
Quinton Rucker scored four touchdowns, including three rushing scores of more than 50 yards, to lead the Golden Bears. Mahanoy Area finished the season 5–6, while Old Forge ended its year at 4–7.
Follow Schuylkill County high school football playoff scores for November 5–7, 2026, including the first round of the District XI playoffs and the Eastern Conference Championship.
Obituaries published for the Schuylkill County area on , including family remembrances and available funeral service information.
The Schuylkill County Register of Wills public index lists 11 marriage licenses with official issued dates from , through .
The index was reviewed on November 6, 2026. Issuance of a marriage license does not confirm that the couple married.
The Minersville Area Historical Society will mark two decades of preserving local history with a free wine and cheese open house on .
The celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the society’s History House in the Thomas Asenavage Memorial Building, 100 S. Third St., Minersville. The event is open to the public, and refreshments will be complimentary.
FRACKVILLE — Schuylkill Technology Center will host its 32nd Annual Vendor and Craft Show and Basket Raffle on , from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its North Campus in Frackville.
The event benefits career and technical education in Schuylkill County, helping students participate in competitions that showcase the skills they are developing for future careers.
Pottsville’s Megan Yost and Anna Burke and Tri-Valley’s Kirrra Klinger and Faith Melocheck earned their divisions’ top individual honors in the 2026 Schuylkill League volleyball all-star selections.
Yost, a senior setter, and Burke, a senior middle hitter, were named Division 1 Co-Players of the Year. In Division 2, Klinger, a senior libero, and Melocheck, a senior outside hitter, share Player of the Year honors.
The selections recognize 49 players across both divisions, including the Players of the Year, first-team, second-team and honorable mention honorees.
Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville and Schuylkill Haven released information on 31 separate crashes across Schuylkill County, including a fatal Interstate 81 collision, injury crashes, hit-and-runs, and numerous incidents involving deer.
Runners from 11 Schuylkill County schools are listed among the entries for the 2026 PIAA Cross Country Championships, scheduled for , at Big Spring High School in Newville.
Patchy morning fog and a chance of isolated showers will give way to gradual clearing across Schuylkill County on Friday, November 6, 2026. Cooler and breezy conditions arrive Saturday, followed by a mostly dry stretch through Veterans Day.
A Hazleton man charged in a fatal Interstate 81 crash that killed a Shenandoah man is now in custody at Schuylkill County Prison.
Obituaries published for the Schuylkill County area on , including family remembrances and available funeral service information.
Pennsylvania singers are being invited to audition for the 2027 Pennsylvania Farm Show’s national anthem contest, an opportunity that has brought statewide recognition to Schuylkill County performers for five consecutive years.
Blue Mountain captured both the boys and girls District XI Class 3A soccer championships on , with shutout victories over Southern Lehigh and Lehighton, respectively.
A 70-year-old Wilkes-Barre man died following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, on October 28, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville.