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May 6—MINERSVILLE — Beneath the iconic statue of a coal miner, officials of the Schuylkill County Labor Council paused Saturday morning to remember eight members of the United Mine Workers of ...
MINERSVILLE, Pa. - Nobody was hurt after fire swept through a set of row homes in Schuylkill County Tuesday morning.
Mine electrician and tour guide Zachary Petroski talks with tourist Bob Doeer about the Go-Devil, a machine used to move heavy coal loaded carts at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford on ...
MINERSVILLE, Pa. - Cities and towns across Pennsylvania are passing ordinances to outlaw ATVs and dirt bikes on their streets, but one Schuylkill County town voted Tuesday to welcome the off-road ...
Sports From the Coal Region to the Sunshine State; Minersville Area's Dante Carr commits to UCF After receiving 11 Division I offers, Carr decides to take his talents to the South.
MINERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Two miners have been rescued after part of a roof at an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine fell on them.
Andy Matsko Andy Matsko/staff photo Coal miners from S&J Coal Co. in Pine Grove who work in a mine in Heckscherville visit the new miners exhibit in Minersville on Wednesday.
JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Austin Sphar, of Stowe, Pa., poses for pictures during the NGA Mr. Anthracite Natural and Mr. Coal Natural at the Ramada Inn in downtown Pottsville on ...
MINERSVILLE, Pa. — As is the case for many communities in the coal region, Minersville has dealt with ups and downs over the past few decades. But some young business-minded people see it as an ...
The Schuylkill County Labor Council honors members of the United Mine Workers of America during a service Saturday at the Coal Miners' Statue along Route 209 near Minersville.