Ron Devlin

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Ron Devlin

MINERSVILLE — Rev. Jason F. Stokes rushed home from Bethlehem, where he spent Easter with family members, to celebrate Mass at Holy Family Church Monday morning after seeing the announcement of Pope Francis’ death. “He was a holy man of God,” said Stokes, who was present when Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the steps of the Art Museum in Philadelphia in 2015. A picture of Pope Francis sits in front of the altar at Holy Family Catholic Church in Minersville, Monday, April 21, 2025.

3 days ago | republicanherald.com | Ron Devlin

MINERSVILLE — Rev. Jason F. Stokes rushed home from Bethlehem, where he spent Easter with family members, to celebrate Mass at Holy Family Church Monday morning after seeing the announcement of Pope Francis’ death. “He was a holy man of God,” said Stokes, who was present when Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the steps of the Art Museum in Philadelphia in 2015. “He gave his life to the church.”After a lengthy illness, the 88-year-old Pontiff died at 7:35 a.m. Monday in Rome.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Ron Devlin

Former President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt did a whistle-stop tour of Schuylkill County towns in October 1914. After arriving in Tamaqua on October 26, he journeyed to Pottsville, where he spoke at the Hippodrome Theater. After that, he made brief stops in Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, Ashland, Mount Carmel and on to a speaking engagement in Williamsport.

5 days ago | republicanherald.com | Ron Devlin

TAMAQUA — State Fire Warden Paul Kennedy was still onsite monitoring a brush fire on Schuylkill County’s eastern edge Friday afternoon when he was called to another brush fire on the county’s western edge. Back-to-back fires, occurring almost as if on a schedule, underscored the intensity of the current brush fire season. While driving from one fire to the other, about a 40-mile trek, Kennedy took time to talk about the challenges presented by the upcoming brush fire season.

5 days ago | standardspeaker.com | Ron Devlin

TAMAQUA — State Fire Warden Paul Kennedy was still onsite monitoring a brush fire on Schuylkill County’s eastern edge Friday afternoon when he was called to another brush fire on the county’s western edge. Back-to-back fires, occurring almost as if on a schedule, underscored the intensity of the current brush fire season. While driving from one fire to the other, about a 40-mile trek, Kennedy took time to talk about the challenges presented by the upcoming brush fire season.