Frackville NewsLocal news for Frackville, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Uni-Mart chain in financial trouble- May 31, 2008 From staff reports Uni-Mart LLC, which operates a chain of convenience stores and gas stations in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/uni-mart-chain-in-financial-trouble?fromrs... Woman injured in a crash in E. Union Twp. Police Blotter- May 29, 2008 EAST UNION TWP. A Hazleton woman was injured Wednesday after state police said she failed to come to a complete stop before entering Green Mountain Road from the Office Max Warehouse parking lot in Schuylkill ...http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/woman-injured-in-a-crash-in-e-union-twp-po... Judge hears of differing stories in homicide case- May 26, 2008 A Schuylkill County man who fatally ran over a woman with his pickup truck after she rejected his sexual advances kept changing his story as state troopers interviewed him, according to testimony Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court.Joseph A. Cress first told investigators he knew the victim, Roseann D. Barrett, 45, of Girardville, as ''Ruth'' and had met her two weeks before her June 15, 2007 death.Then he told a trooper he met Barrett at a Girardville bar, parked along a road near the small...http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/judge-hears-of-differing-stories-in-homici... Man Charged in Connection with Mother's Death- May 23, 2008 A man who police said kidnapped his mother from a nursing home is now charged with being responsible for her death.http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/man-charged-in-connection-with-mothers-dea... Tamaqua athletes must pay to play- May 21, 2008 Trying to balance a budget that has a half-million-dollar shortfall, Tamaqua Area School Board will require athletes to pay $10 a year for each scholastic sport in which they participate, and will not fund a ...http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/tamaqua-athletes-must-pay-to-play?fromrss=... 4 counties seek tourism brand name- May 19, 2008 With a $50,000 state grant, tourism bureaus representing four counties -- Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill -- have hired a consultant to help them develop a brand name, according to Mark T. Major, ...http://www.topix.net/city/frackville-pa/2008/05/4-counties-seek-tourism-brand-name?fromrss... |