Thursday, January 16, 2014
SKOOK EVENT: Chili Cook Off
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
County Cartoonist Memoir To Be Published By Scholastic
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| Cartoon by Jimmy Gownley |
Work to Begin on Route 61 Mady's Bridges
Work Set to Begin on PA 61 “Mady’s” Bridges in Schuylkill County
Allentown – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today work to replace the structurally deficient PA 61 “Mady’s” bridges (one over Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad in the City of Pottsville and Palo Alto Borough, and the other over the Schuylkill River in the City of Pottsville) in Schuylkill County is set to begin. The project also includes bridge roadway approach work on PA 61 in North Manheim Township.
Schuylkill County School Delays for 1/15/14
Schuylkill County School Delays for 1/15/14
Assumption BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay
Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Panther Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Pine Grove - 2 Hour Delay
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Maple Ave. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Special Ed. Ctr - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech North - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech South - 2 Hour Delay
St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
St. Clair - 2 Hour Delay
St. Jerome Regional/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
St. Nicholas/Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay Modified Kindergarten
Tri-Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Monday, January 13, 2014
Schuylkill County Weather Forecast
By: Monsoon Mike
Tuesday will be a generally dreary, grey day with some light rain, but nothing too heavy like this past weekend's event. Temperatures will still be generally on the mild side and deep into the 40s to low 50s.
I'm still debating whether or not we see any wintry precipitation Wednesday as temperatures begin to drop and as mentioned the past few days. If anything, if we did, as it would be more in the way of later Wednesday as our next system is trending slower and warmer. Again, this would just be a nuisance event at most late Wednesday into early Thursday, but as you know, it's those "nuisance" events that wind up causing the 40 car interstate pileups as we've seen happen as of late. I'll keep you posted.
Beyond that, it looks like we gradually continue our downward trend of more wintry weather and by the weekend, it looks like we may be back into the freezer, although not as historically brutal as last week but rather more in the way of typical January weather.
BEST OF SKOOK: And the Best Pizza in Schuylkill County Is
Now onto the winner! After combing through hundreds of votes . . . . .
The restaurant who was voted as "Best Pizza in Schuylkill County" is:
The Roma Pizzeria in Pottsville!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roma-Pizzeria/116142961743998?rf=141070012595014
Second Place goes to!
Centioles in Girardville
https://www.facebook.com/groups/65409403637/
Third Place Went to Palermo's
http://palermopizzarestaurant.com/
Fourth to the Pizza Place in Frackville,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pizza-Place-Frackville-Pa/113620615405872
and not far behind was the Pottsville Pizzeria
Our honorable mentions are (in no particular order)
- Prima - Valley View
- Miones - Tower City
- Rut's Cafe - Mahanoy City
- Pascoli's - Mahanoy City
- Suglia's - Schuylkill Mall
- Valenties - Orwigsburg
- Vito's - St. Clair
Fire That Destroyed Mansion Caused By An Extension Chord
The state police fire marshal said that the fire began in a room on the first floor.
Damage to the mansion is said to exceed $400,000.
Suspect in Custody in Shenandoah Robbery
A female called 911 and reported a young male stole her purse from inside her occupied vehicle. The female's description of the suspect was a dark skinned male, scruffy facial hair and wearing a Camo jacket with a yellow hoodie underneath.
Police located the stolen purse under some leaves on unit block of North Market street and there was nothing taken from the purse.
Through investigation, at 1:30pms, police learned the suspects name to be Bobby Taylor and took him into custody at 13 North Main street. Taylor was arraigned before Judge Reiley of Pottsville and was unable to post $25.000, 10% cash bail.
Taylor was committed to the Schuykill County prison on charges of Robbery, Theft of property and receiving stolen property.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Body Found in West Mahanoy Twp. Parking Lot
At this time the death is not considered suspicious but the investigation is ongoing.
The man's name has not been released yet.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Schuylkill County Weather Forecast
By: Monsoon Mike
A hefty dumping of rain is on the way Saturday on the order of one to two inches. Some of the rain in the afternoon especially could be heavy & believe it or not, I cannot rule out a flash of lightning or rumble of thunder. This all opens up the door to another problem which is rapid meltoff of leftover snow & ice which could cause flash flooding issues. It will also be unseasonably warm with temperatures perhaps approaching 60 especially in southern parts of the county. A strong cold front then sweeps through and Sunday will be chilly here but not overly brutal.
Friday Morning's Fire in Rush Township (Pictures and Video)
Firefighters were called around 8:15 this morning (Jan. 10, 2014) to 92 Ben Titus Road in Still Creek (Rush Township) for a working structure fire. Despite a quick response by firefighters, the home was severely damaged. Two pets were also lost in the fire. The family of five will be staying with family.
Thursday's Two Vehicle Accident on Route 309
Firefighters responded to SR309 (between PennDOT shed and Lofty Road) just before 7:45 AM today (Jan. 9, 2014) for a two-vehicle accident with a Jeep on its roof and entrapment. Reportedly, one woman was trapped in the vehicle while McAdoo firefighters worked to extricate her. Traffic was backed up heavily during the rescue and as a MedEvac helicopter landed on SR309 to transport the entrapped woman.
Crews Contain Pine Grove Fire To Attic Area
When crews arrived, they found an electrical fire in the attic of the home.
The fire was quickly put out by the responding fireman and were able to keep the fire contained to the attic area.
The fire has left the 2 adults and 3 children who live in the home temporarily homeless until the repairs can be made.
The American Red Cross was on scene to provide food and lodging for the family.
The Pine Grove, Suedberg, and Ravine companies responded to the fire.
Schuylkill County School Delays and Closings - 1/10/14
Schuylkill County School Closings and Delays for 1/10/14
Updated: 6:06am
Assumption BVM/Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay
Gillingham Charter - 2 Hour Delay
Mahanoy Area - 2 Hour Delay
Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
North Schuylkill 2 Hour Delay
Pine Grove - 2 Hour Delay
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill County Head Start - No Pre-k, day care open, policy committee meeting cancelled
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Health School of Nursing - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Maple Ave. 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Special Ed. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech North - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech South - 2 Hour Delay
Shenandoah Valley - 2 Hour Delay
St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
St. Clair - 2 Hour Delay
St. Jerome/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
St. Nicholas/Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
Tri-Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Trinity Academy - 2 Hour Delay
Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Schuylkill County Forecast
By: Monsoon Mike
I'm going to go against the majority here and say that the minor precipitation event on Friday will be more in the way of light snow rather than freezing rain like the National Weather Service is prognosticating. I think the column of air above the surface is cool enough to support mainly snow but I do agree that some freezing rain is possible near the end of the storm. Nevertheless, this is a very minor event with only a little bit of percipitation included, however it does come at a bad time. So despite small precipitation numbers, the fact that it hits the morning rush hour could result in school delays and poor driving.
The precipitation basically ends Friday afternoon and we get a little break until Saturday when temperatures warm well into the 50's but also a good amount of rain possible. So Saturday will be mild but not the prettiest of days by any means.
Cooler but not overly cold weather then for Sunday.
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