Schuylkill County Upcoming Events

Sunday September 15th -  5PM
Dedication of Monument to first settler in Minersville

Union Cemetary on 5th Street, Minersville

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Lewis' General Store Storytime and Crafts for kids - 10AM - Saturday, September 14th
22 East Main St. Schuylkill Haven

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Shenandoah Town Wide Yard Sale - September 21st

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Autumn Stroll Followed By Halloween Parade - October 19th
Pine Grove

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Frackville Museum Open House - 1-4PM, Saturday, September 14th

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TOB Marching Band Competition - Williams Valley Football Stadium - 6PM, September 14th

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Chinese Auction -Schuykill County Predators Semi-Pro Football Team.
Masonic Hall, Pottsville

All proceeds go to benefit Breast Cancer and Autism

Schuylkill County Man Dies When Car Falls and Pins Him

This morning around 9 AM emergency personnel was called to South and South 3rd Streets, Minersville for what was originally reported as a vehicle accident with injuries.  The individual hurt was pinned beneath the car.

We have now learned that someone in the accident has died from their injuries.  All we know at this point is that the person was male.

Look at our site for future updates on this story.

UPDATE:  WNEP is reporting that it was not a motor vehicle accident but the man was working beneath the car when it fell and pinned him.

Schuylkill County High School Football Week #3

Week #3 of Schuylkill County High School Football

Pottsville @ Blue Mountain
Marian @ Mahanoy Area
Schuylkill Haven @ Minersville
North Schuylkill @ Jim Thorpe
Panther Valley @ Kutztown
Pine Grove @ East Juniata
Shenandoah Valley @ Tamaqua
Tri-Valley @ Newport
Williams Valley @ Millersburg

Saturday Games
Our Lady of Mount Carmel @ Nativity BVM

Washington Hook and Ladder's Fire Truck Being Removed

The Washington Hook and Ladder, Mahanoy City, is reporting on their Facebook page that at 9AM, Wednesday, September 18, they will be removing their chard fire truck from their firehouse.

On the morning of Saturday, August 24th, their fire house caught and destroyed their aerial truck.  This was also the morning of the 2013 Firemen's Convention that also took place in the borough.

Since then they've received an outpouring of donations from the borough and surrounding areas.

Help is even coming as far as Lackawanna County where it's been said that a department is to donate an aerial truck to them.

Mahanoy Area Fixes Bus Misspelling

Mahanoy Area's spell check must have kicked in!

The MA school bus, that Skook News reported on Monday having a misspelling on the side,was corrected as of yesterday morning.  This was reported by numerous people who saw the original misspelling.

Original Article from Monday
http://skooknews.blogspot.com/2013/09/mahanoy-area-school-bus-has-misspelling.html

Help Save The Rack for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we would like to do our part and spread the awareness of breast cancer.

We've created the shirt below to sell and the proceeds from this shirt will go directly to the Susan G Komen.

Help us Save The Rack!!

http://teespring.com/SaveDaRack

UPDATED: Early Morning Fire in North Union Township

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire

Crews were called to an early morning 2nd Alarm House Fire on Catawissa Creek Road, Zion Grove, North Union Township this morning around 6 AM.

UPDATE:  The owners of the home were said to be on vacation but the family lost 2 cats in the fire.

Crews from Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties responded and it took several hours to put the fire out.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze.

Person Killed in Crash Near Cressona Mall

Yesterday afternoon around 5 PM, James Gorski, 65, was traveling south on 61, used the left turn lane to turn onto Seven Stars Road and crossed into the path of Thomas Salvadora.  Salvadora could not stop and hit the passenger side of Gorski's car.

Salvadora was not injured but Gorski died from his injuries.

Route 61 was shut down for a short time in the area.

Skooks Think We Should NOT Get Involved With Syria

Even though this doesn't directly impact Schuylkill County, the issue with the United States getting involved with Syria using chemical weapons has become a hot topic.  At some point, our United States Representatives and Senators will be taking a vote on whether the United States should do something about Syria.

Our elected officials are to represent us and our views, so we asked our readers on our Facebook page the other day what we should we do about Syria?

Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11

Below is a list of everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.

Black Bear Cubs Play in Schuylkill County Food Plot

Brad Daub, of Harrisburg, wondered what was pressing down the vegetation of one of his woodland food plots in western Schuylkill County, until his most recent check of the video on his game camera.

There he found clip after clip of a pair of black bear cubs wrestling their way across the food plot, snapping and trampling all vegetation in their path.

"I have almost 30 videos of these two over four days," he explained. "In almost every video they are playing and rolling around like this."

The recent video clips were the first time Daub spotted the cubs and their mother never showed herself in front of the camera.

Schuylkill County Roadwork - Week of 9/09/13

ROAD NAME: Gordon Mountian Road
BETWEEN: Heckscherville Road AND Biddle Street
Type of Work: Milling & Paving
Work being Done By: PENNDOT Contractor
Type of Restriction: Daytime
RESTRICTION: Lane restriction with flagging.

START DATE: 09/16/2013 Est. Completion Date: 10/31/2013
Restrictions in Effect (time of day): 7:00 AM To 7:00 PM

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Release from Public Utilities Commission Regarding New Area Code Overlay

***NEW AREA CODE OVERLAY FOR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES IN 570 AREA CODE***
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced today that mandatory ten-digit dialing is set to begin in September 2013 for residential and business customers within the existing 570 area code.

Presently, customers in this area are taking part in a permissive dialing period. However, beginning Sept. 21, 2013, mandatory 10-digit dialing will be required. During the upcoming mandatory dialing period, all calls must be made using the area code plus the seven-digit number. If only the seven-digit telephone number is dialed, customers will reach a recorded announcement stating they must hang up and redial the number using the area code plus the seven-digit number. This recording will be available permanently.

On July 15, 2010, the Commission approved an overlay plan for the 570 code, after consideration of public input and area code relief options. An overlay plan means that once the existing telephone numbers in the 570 area code are exhausted, new telephone services in that geographic region will be assigned telephone numbers out of the new area code, which has been designated as 272. 

Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts Down 81 South

A tractor trailor fire has 81 south shut down at exit 131.   Around 2:15pm, authorities got a call that a tractor trailor was on fire at mile marker 129 going south on 81 in Schuylkill County.

Picture from Ryan Twp Facebook page

Mahanoy Area School Bus Has Misspelling

What would you think if a school district, who was teaching your kids how to read and write, had a misspelling of their own?

Well, in Schuylkill County, that's the case, particularly Mahanoy Area.

One of our readers sent in the picture to the left today.  It's one of Mahanoy Area's buses with a misspelling.

The side of the bus reads "Mahanoy Area Schools District".

The left side of the bus contains the misspelling, but the right is correct.