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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Thieves Steal Thousands of Dollars Worth of Tools/Parts/From Two Businesses in Tamaqua

Photo Courtesy of TamaquaArea.com

Tamaqua Police are investigating two burglaries that occurred sometime Saturday night (September 6, 2014) into Sunday morning at two adjacent businesses, Lehigh Tire and All American Jeep, along SR309 in the north section of the borough. Thousands of dollars worth of tools and car parts were stolen.

Pine Grove Area Students Dismissed Tuesday Due to Bomb Threat

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health, to host World Suicide Prevention Day. In 2011 an estimated 40 countries held awareness events to mark the occasion. The United Nations issued 'National Policy for Suicide Prevention' in the 1990s which some countries use as a basis for their suicide policies.

According the Pennsylvania Lottery, a PA Lottery Cash 5 Ticket worth $600,000 was sold in Schuylkill County.

The Mount Carmel Police posted the following to their Facebook page Tuesday about a stolen vehicle

Early Dismissal For Pine Grove Area

Pine Grove Area will dismiss school early on Tuesday, September 9th.

With fall and winter right around the corner, Yuengling’s Ice Cream announced today that it will release two new seasonal flavors – Spiced Pumpkin Roll and Peppermint Crunch – in the coming months.

Coal Region Connections: Remembering Schuylkill County's First Hospital

IT WAS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY'S 1ST HOSPITAL, BUT NOW IT'S JUST A MEMORY. Click LIKE if you remember Ashland State General Hospital or were a patient or employed there.

NCAA Restores Penn State's Postseason Eligibility, Scholarships

Garage Fire in Mahanoy City Sunday Evening

Photo by Denise Gehrman posted
to Schuylkill County Firewire

Fire Crews were called to the 1300 block of East Mahanoy Ave Sunday evening for garage fire just after 6:00pm.

Units from Mahanoy City and Shenandoah responded.

No word yet on the cause of the fire.

Link to Schuylkill County Firewire
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Schuylkill-County-Firewire/277658282307175?fref=ts

Porter Twp. House Fire Sunday Morning

Photo Courtesy of Coal Region Fire

Fire crews were called to a working structure fire in Porter Township Sunday morning.

Scheduled PennDot Work for Interstate 81 This Week

The human remains that were found near Coaldale Saturday afternoon were identified as that of a man missing since January.

According WFMZ, the human remains found in a wooded area near Coaldale were that of 24 year old, Corey Samuels of Coaldale. He has been missing since January 20th and was last seen walking along Route 209 in Coaldale.

The investigation is said to be ongoing.

Link to story from WFMZ
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/remains-of-missing-man-found-in-schuylkill-county/27924090

Crews at Scene of Structure Fire in Porter Twp. Sunday Morning

Structure Fire in Delano Twp. Sunday Morning

VIEWING TAMAQUA SIDEWALK SALES PICTURES IN PREVIOUS POSTS, FANS SAY "REMEMBER THOSE OLD TAMAQUA AREA BUSINESSES"? Here's a list of over 80 Tamaqua business blasts from the "not-so-distant" past--click LIKE if you recall, patronized, or worked for these businesses. Keep count & post your total below.

In an update from our story last night about human remains being found near Coaldale, TamaquaArea.com has updated that the remains were skeletal.

Police are to be at the scene Sunday to continue their investigation.

The remains were found approximately a quarter-mile south of the Seek section of the borough.

Link to story from TamaquaArea.com
http://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/skeletal-remains-found-in-mountains-southwest-of-coaldale/

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Almost 400 Homes Without Power in Western Schuylkill County

According to PPL almost 400 PPL customers are without power at this time in Hegins Twp. and Porter Township.

No word on how long it will take until the power is restored.

Body Found Near Coaldale

A body was near Coaldale around 4pm Saturday afternoon.

Photo Posted to Schuylkill County Firewire
by Mark Mili Mlynek

On Friday, the Mahanoy City Hook and Ladder received their new aerial truck after their other truck was destroyed in a fire last year.

Schuylkill County along with other counties have been issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00PM

ADAMS BERKS BUCKS CARBON CHESTER CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE FRANKLIN LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH MONROE MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON PERRY PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL YORK

Tamaqua Home Burglarized Friday; Reward Offered for Info Leading to Arrest

Tamaqua Police are investigating a burglary at a home of an 89-year-old woman who lives at 308 Gay Street in the borough. Luckily, the woman was not home when the burglary occurred.

Woman Injured After Two Vehicle Accident in Walker Township

A woman was taken to the hospital via ambulance Thursday evening following a two-vehicle collision along US209 in Walker Township, just northeast of Tuscarora Mountain Drive.

FOR MANY COAL REGION TOWNS IT WAS THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE SUMMER. Click LIKE if you remember the huge downtown sidewalk sales from decades ago & the excitement they created.

Yuengling Ice Cream released the following about their new fundraising program

Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #2

Police Looking for Help Identifying Who Stole From Vehicles at Heisler's Dairy Bar

Police Looking for Two Men Who Stole Lottery Tickets from White Birch Golf Course

Photo from TamaquaArea.com/Rush Township Police

Can you help identify these two individuals?

Facebook went down for approximately 15 minutes Wednesday sending social media into a panic.

Twitter and other social media outlet users began using the hashtag #FacebookDown during the outage.

The outage last from approximately 3:45pm until 4:00pm.

This will be Facebook's third outage of the summer.

Do you think we rely on Social Media to heavily?

Home Depot Investigating "Massive" Data Breach

Did you shop at Home Depot over the last couple months? If so, your credit or debit card information may have been compromised.

Residents of Schuylkill County unhappy about cable provider dropping Big Ten Network.

Yuengling’s Ice Cream, recently reintroduced after a nearly 30-year hiatus, is looking for a few good men and women with excellent taste. It is holding a contest to find 12 “ultimate fans” who will serve as its official taste-testing team. The winners will help to choose the flavors that will appear on the shelves.

Family With Special Needs Child Moving On After Fire

WBRE caught up with the Wycheck Family, who lost their home in last week's fire in Mahanoy City

Biker Injured After Crash Near Brockton Tuesday

One male was taken to the hospital after crashing his motorcycle on Tuesday.

Where is the Tamaqua Area Weatherman?

Schuylkill County's Weatherman, Tamaqua Area Weatherman hasn't been seen on Facebook for months. Where did he go? Skook News has the exclusive look into where his whereabouts are.

Schuylkill County High School Football Power Rankings After Week #1

To date the Schuylkill County Musicians Group has featured close to 20 bands from the area. Featured bands/artists aren't chosen on a whim or are we paid by bands to be featured (as some people have accused of happening) We contact bands and ask bands that would like to be featured. We then look at the band and see its talent and history. Fortunately, We have not had to turn a band down to be a feature. We've had a few bands drag their feet getting us information but at the end of the day the one common factor is that Schuylkill County musicians are filled with talent, history and much more. Our features aren't just for Facebook, you can also read any of these features on our website (https://sites.google.com/site/schuylkillmusicians).

Interstate 81 Roadwork Scheduled for Schuylkill County

3 people were charged after a Meth Lab was uncovered by Frackville Police

Scheduled PennDot Work For Schuylkill County

Minersville Police Department Seeking Public Assistance in Identifying a Subject involved in a Pursuit

Photos from Mahanoy Twp. Police
Facebook Page

Man Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges in Mahanoy Township

More vehicles were vandalized over the weekend in Tamaqua

Coal Region Cookbook Treasure Will Be Sold At Zoostock 14 Tomorrow

COAL REGION COOKBOOK TREASURE WILL BE SOLD AT ZOOSTOCK 14 IN LANSFORD TOMORROW. Click LIKE if you support Zoostock's many volunteers who will spend the holiday helping to raise money to fight cancer. Thank you for SHARING this post to get the word out on behalf of Zoostock's dedicated volunteers.

Mahanoy City Police are looking for Jacob Allen Schopfer, 21 years old, white male, 5' 6" tall, approx. 150 lbs., blonde hair, blue eyes, wanted for felony escape and criminal trespassing.