WPPA / T-102 RADIO NEWS / Thursday

08/17/06 JUVENILE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES

OFFICERS OF THE POTTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY WERE CALLED TUESDAY NIGHT TO THE AREA OF 800 NORTH 2ND STREET ,PROPERTY WHICH IS OWNED BY THE POTTSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITYFOR A DISTURBANCE INVOLVING A JUVENILE.UPON RESPONING TO THE AREA POLICE OBSERVED A JUVENILE ARGUING IN THE 700 BLOCK OF NORTH 2ND STREET. AS POLICE APPROACHED THE JUVENILE HE REACHED INTO HIS POCKET AND THREW A RED TUBULAR OBJECT AND A WHITE IN COLOR TUBULAR OBJECT AGAINST A FENCE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTAGATION THE ITEMS LOCATED ON THE GROUND WERE AN M AND M CONTAINER CONTAINING 1.1 GRAMS OF COCAINE AND AN ADVIL CONTAINER CONTAING ANOTHER 1.1 GRAMS OF COCAINE . UPON SEARCHING THE JUVENILE POLICE FOUND A BAGGIE CONTAING. 4 GRAMS OF COCAINE WHICH TOTALED TO 2.7 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE. THE JUVENILE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND CHARGED WITH FELONY POSSESION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER COCAINE AND MISDEMEANOR POSSESION OF COCAINE. HE WAS ARRAIGNED BEFORE DISTRICT JUDGE DAVID PLACHKO AND COMMITED TO SC COUNTY PRISON UNABLE TO POST $20,000 STRAIGHT CASH BAIL.


08/17/06 A POTTSVILLE WOMAN FACES CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGES

AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE BOROUGH OF GIRARDVILLE MONDAY IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY STATE POLICE AT FRACKVILLE. ACCORDING TO REPORTS TROOPERS SAY THAT RHONDA HEIDLEBAUGH 23 OF POTTSVILLE WENT TO THE HOME OF DIANE HEIDLEBAUGH 56 OF WEST MAIN STREET AND WAS TOLD TO LEAVE. HOWEVER RHONDA HEIDLEBAUGH PRECEDED TO SMASH A WINDOW BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE. HEIDLEBAUGH WILL FACE CHARGES OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF BEFORE DISTRICT JUDGE BERNADETTE NAHAS.


08/17/06 POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL BOARD REVEALS ITS SIX YEAR EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT

THE POTTSVILLE AREA SCHOOL BOARD WEDNESDAY EVENING ANNOUNCED ITS SIX YEAR EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT. THE 22 PAGE PLAN AVAIABLE FOR REVIEW UNTILL SEPT.20 AT THE DISTRICTS ACADEMIC CENTER,OUTLINES GOALS BOARD MEMBERS HOPE TO ACHIEVE BEFORE ADOPTING THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN IN SIX YEARS. ON SEPT.20TH THE BOARD WILL VOTE TO ADOPT THE PLAN AND SEND IT TO THE STAE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THE PLAN INCLUDES A FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE GOAL THAT REQUIRES ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME EDUCATED CONSUMERS AND RESPONSIBLE CHILCARE PROVIDERS AND WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC LIFE SKILLS. ANOTHER GOAL DEALS WITH ONLINE GRADE REPORTING ,A SIGN THAT THE DISTRICT IS WORKING TO STAY UP TO SPEED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES. A WORLD LANGUAGE GOAL STATES THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT OTHER CULTURES. THE BOARD ALSO ANNOUNCED THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH RATES FOR THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR WILL NOT INCREASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION BY LISA ECKLEY DISTRICT FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR.


08/17/06 APARTMENT FIRE IN PINE GROVE LEAVES 4 HOMELESS

A FIRE THAT COMPLETELY GUTTED AN APARTMENT UNIT IN PINE GROVE WEDNESDAY LEFT A FAMILY OF FOUR TEMPORARILY HOMELESS.ACCORDING TO THE POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN EIGHT FIRE COMPANIES WERE CALLED TO THE 22 LAUREL STREET SCENE OF THE TWO ALARM FIRE THAT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.DAVID SATTIZAHN ,PINE GROVE HOSE , HOOK AND LADDER FIRE CHIEF SAID THE FLAMES STARTED IN THE KITCHEN AREA OF THE APARTMENT WHERE KATHERINE WEWER AND HER HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN RESIDED. A REAR DETACHED APARTMENT WAS LARGELY UNAFFECTED BY THE BLAZE. ACCORDING TO SATTIZAHN HE RECEIVED THE CALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES.WEWER SAID SHE WAS COOKING WITH GREASE ON THE STOVEAND 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER THE FIRE STARTED. SATTIZAHN WHO CALLED THE APARTMENT UNIT UNLIVABLE AND SAID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING AMERICAN RED CROSS ASSISTANCE.