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Mining, farming blend in the fertile West End
Hegins Township, established in 1854, was named for Judge Charles W. Hegins of Sunbury, the first elected judge of the courts of Schuylkill County.

The Hegins and Valley View area involves a mix of coal mining and agriculture, where mountains of black gold slope into fertile farming fields.


Population: 3,561  Founded: 1854

Government
Three-member board of supervisors.
Members: N. Kathryn Otto, chairwoman; Susan J. Troup, vice chairman; Vernon E. Schlegel, treasurer

Municipal Address and Phone Number
P.O. Box 630
421 S. Gap St.
Valley View, PA 17983
Phone: 570-682-9133
Fax: 570-682-9782

Office Hours:
9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.

Regular Meeting Time:
7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month.

Part of the Tri-Valley School District

DISTRICT OFFICE:
1801 W. Main Street
Valley View, Pa 17983
Phone: 570-682-9013
Fax: 570-682-9544
Superintendent: Jack S. Herb

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1102

HIGH SCHOOL:
155 E. Main Street
Hegins, Pa 17938
Phone: 570-682-3125
Fax: 570-682-9873
Principal: Mark D. Snyder

HEGINS-HUBLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
1801 W. Main Street
Valley View, Pa 17983
Phone: 570-682-9011
Fax: 570-682-3124
Principal: William Creps

MAHANTONGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
RR 1, Klingerstown, Pa 17941
Phone: 570-648-6062
Fax: 570-648-8739
Principal: William Creps

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Dennis L. Shomper, president; Daniel Wagner, vice president; Robert R. Lettich, secretary; A. Donald Buffington, treasurer; Kurt Hepler, Keith Koppenhaver, Steve Snyder, Vicki Harman,

BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME: 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month
Map of Hegins Township