GIRARDVILLE - About a month from now, a basket/gift card auction will be held in Girardville, benefiting a borough woman and her battle with stage four cancer.

The auction will benefit Love for Louanne, helping Louanne Olson, and will be held on July 7 at borough hall.

SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - A woman was uninjured when her Chevrolet sedan ran off PA Route 924 and into a ditch near the access road to the former Sandy Beach facility Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters from Shenandoah and Shenandoah Heights were called to the area of the Tastee Freeze around 4:00pm Thursday for reports of the single vehicle crash.

​SHENANDOAH - Today, state legislators joined family and friends of the McAndrew family as PA Route 54 through Lost Creek and William Penn were formally dedicated in memory of Francis V. McAndrew.

Joined by Senator David G. Argall and Representatives Jerry Knowles and Neal Goodman, wife Margaret R. "Sissie" McAndrew uncovered one of the pair of signs at the West Mahanoy Township/Shenandoah Borough line.

SHENANDOAH - ​Over 180 runners traversed the hills of northern Schuylkill County for the 39th annual Coal Cracker 10k.

Event organizers said this year's field was the largest in the event's history.

This year, the race began at West Centre and Jardin Streets, instead of North Main and Lloyd as in year's past. The rest of the course remained the same, taking runners from downtown Shenandoah through Gilberton, St. Nicholas, and back into Shenandoah to the finish line at East Centre and Market.

MAHANOY CITY - Eighty-one students became Mahanoy Area graduates Friday night before a packed gymnasium of family and friends.

Class of 2019 Valedictorian Colin Fegley had the opportunity to speak to the gathered crowd, sharing thoughts and advice with his fellow graduates.

​"As a group, we are unique individuals with different interests, hobbies, friends, beliefs, ideas, and values, but we share one thing in common: we are Mahanoy Area's Class of 2019," said Fegley. "Tonight is a nostalgic time to recall, reminisce, and relive the memories, the laughter, the smiles, and the friendships that were created through our time here."

​MAHANOY CITY - At the school's commencement ceremonies Friday evening, the Mahanoy Area Class of 2019 presented a gift to the school in memory of who they termed a "true friend of education."

Class of 2019 President Brian Boyle presented the bench in memory of late school board president Jay Hanley, who passed away last December.

QUAKAKE - A woman is facing charges after Rush Township Police say she assaulted a 67-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy in the village of Quakake Tuesday.

Malayasia Whitaker, 44, of Quakake, is facing simple assault, child endangerment, and harassment charges for the incident, which occurred around 10:00pm Tuesday night.

Police were called to a home in the unit block of West Main Street in the village at that time, finding that she had assaulted a 67-year-old man and a 14-year-old. Charges were filed and a warrant was obtained for Whitaker, who turned herself in yesterday.

She was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James Ferrier and committed to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $7,500 straight bail, and will have a preliminary hearing in the near future.

SCRANTON, Lackawanna County - Four from our area were named to Marywood University's Dean's List for Spring 2019.

The Dean's List for the school was announced yesterday for its three college: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, and the College of Professional Studies.

Four northern Schuylkill County students from two of the colleges were named to the list.

TURKEY RUN - Someone who played the Powerball at a Shenandoah convenience store will soon be a millionaire, once they claim their prize.

A $2 Million winner was sold at Redner's Quick Shoppe in the Gold Star Plaza, Turkey Run, for yesterday's drawing.

The ticket matched all five white balls, 17-23-28-34-38, but missed the powerball itself. 

Redner's will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

If you played the powerball at Redner's lately, check your card, and, if you're the winner, sign the ticket and contact the nearest Lottery office.

​SHENANDOAH - Four were recognized Wednesday at Trinity Academy's eighth grade graduation ceremonies, held at the Divine Mercy Parish on West Cherry Street across from the school.

The four -- Consuelo Barcenas, Kerrigan Digris, Madison Kramer, and Christopher Stanalonis -- donned blue and gold gowns and were joined by friends, family, and school faculty for the ceremony, which doubled as a mass.