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Hi there, Minersville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Minersville's golfers opened their season against Tamaqua and Pine Grove
  • How Minersville students benefit from a record year of food aid
  • How a $15 million fraud connects back to Minersville's federal prison

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Schuylkill County Varsity Golf Results from August 24th, 2026 (skooknews.com) — Golf fans in Minersville can celebrate a solid start to the varsity season, with the team shooting 347 to defeat Pine Grove after an opening loss to Tamaqua. Detailed scorecards highlight strong rounds from Emma Troutman and Garrett Sukeena as Schuylkill County teams opened league play on August 24.
   

• Helping Harvest has record year distributing food in Berks, Schuylkill (readingeagle.com) — Families in Minersville should know Helping Harvest now runs a school food pantry right in the district, part of a record year of assistance across Berks and Schuylkill counties. The food bank distributed over 12 million pounds of food last year, is on pace for even more, and is asking for local donations and volunteers to keep up with rising demand.
   

• Hertel & Brown owners ran billing fraud. They agree to pay $15 million (goerie.com) — Residents should know a federal inmate now housed at the Schuylkill facility in Minersville is tied to what prosecutors call Erie's largest white-collar crime case, a $15 million health-care billing fraud. Owners of the defunct Hertel & Brown therapy chain agreed to pay that restitution jointly and severally after prison sentences, with major insurers like Highmark, Medicare, and UPMC listed as victims.
   

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  • Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Pottsville. Apply here.
  • Giant Food Stores, LLC posted a job opening for PT Deli Associate - 6030 in Pottsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pottsville

  • Pottsville Library offering free computer classes (republicanherald.com)
  • Pottsville Car Show Brings Back "Daisy Duke", Plans Rolling Cruise for 2027 (skooknews.com)
  • Human Resource Manager (grocery - Full & Mdc) (walmart.com)

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Ok Minersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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