Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 1/22/14

High School Basketball Scores from 1/22/14

Boys
Williams Valley - 62
Marian Catholic - 46

Schuylkill County School Delays - 1/23/14

Schuylkill County School Delays - 1/23/14

Schuylkill County Delays and Closings - 1/22/14

Schuylkill County Delays and Closings for  1/22/14

Assumption BVM - 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 Headstart/Child Development - Pre-K Closed, Daycare opens at 8

Schuylkill Haven - 2 hour delay

Schuylkill Maple Ave.  - 2 Hour Delay

Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - 2 Hour Delay

Schuylkill Tech North and 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

Snow Covered Roads Made Travel Difficult Tuesday

The snow began falling around 8am Tuesday morning and by lunch time was the cause of many headaches across the county.

The snow layered with a this sheet of ice made back roads and any other untreated roads made travel very difficult.

The Vulcan Hill, Hometown-side, Mahanoy Township was closed for a few hours while the roads were treated and cleaned up after numerous cars and tractor trailers got hung up trying to make their way up the hill.  The road was open again by 2:30pm.

Vulcan Hill

Carbon Monoxide Investigation Monday Evening in Tamaqua

From tamaquaarea.wordpress.com

Tamaqua firefighters and EMS were dispatched to 327 Washington Street just before 8:45 PM tonight (Jan. 20, 2014) after family members called 911 to report a possible CO (carbon monoxide; a colorless, odorless gas) issue in the two-part home. Firefighters arrived and evacuated the home, as well as placed exhaust fans to expel the dangerous gas. During the response, some of the firefighters were covered with black smoke, as someone was working on the furnace when they arrived.

Tamaqua Fire Chief Tom Hartz said that the incident was related to the furnace. Two families were temporarily displaced while plumbers responded and did repairs. Prior to calling 911, a neighbor brought over a carbon monoxide detector to the home. The levels it showed were 250 ppm (parts per million).

One resident, a woman, was cared for by Tamaqua Ambulance while on scene. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention website states that any levels of CO at 1,200 ppm or higher are considered an immediate danger to life. It adds that a 60-minute EEGL (Emergency Exposure Guidance Level) to a CO level of 400 ppm or more can cause severe or permanent injuries; even death.

Hartz stressed that all homes should install a CO detector.

CO detectors are more affordable now than ten years ago. You can purchase a quality CO detector (with readout) for as low as $25 at Tamaqua area stores.

Weather Related Announcements

Schuylkill County Weather Related Announcements for 1/21/14

Sports

Panther Valley Girls Basketball game is postponed until tomorrow night

Mahanoy Area vs. North Schuylkill Boys Basketball is postponed until January 31st. 

Nativity BVM girls basketball postponed until tomorrow

Tuesday Morning Kitchen Fire in Ashland

Tuesday Morning around 10am, crews were called to 11 North 11th Street, Ashland, for a kitchen fire.

Schuylkill County School Early Dismissals

Early School Dismissals for 1/21/14

Blue Mountain  - MS and HS at 10:30, Elem. at 11:05

Gillingham Charter School - Early Dismissal

Minersville - EARLY DISMISSAL; HS11AM, ELEM11:30AM; LLEW 4KAM./Kdg. 11:45

Nativity BVM - dismiss at 10am

Penn State/Schuylkill - Campus closing early

Pottsville - HS @ 10am, MS @ 10:30am, and Elem @ 11:00

Schuylkill Haven - Dismiss 11am, No Evening Activities

Shenandoah valley - HS 11:30, Elem 12:00

St. Clair - dismiss @ 11am

St. Jerome/Tamaqua - 11:15 dismissal

St. Nicholas/Minersville - dismiss at 11:30am

Tamaqua - Early Dismissal - Secondary 10am, Elementary 11:15am, No PM kindergarten 

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores

Schuylkill County High School Basketball scores for 1/20/14

Boys

North Schuylkill - 69

Panther Valley - 45

Blue Mountain - 54

Tamaqua - 30

Marian Catholic - 36

Lourdes Regional - 29

Mahanoy Area - 50

Tri-Valley - 14

Minersville - 57

Shenandoah Valley - 40

Girls

Pine Grove - 56

Panther Valley - 32

Schuylkill County Delays and Closings - 1/21/14

Schuylkill County Delays and Closings for 1/21/14

Mahanoy Area - CLOSED

North Schuylkill - CLOSED

Pine Grove Area - CLOSED, All activities cancelled

Schuylkill Maple Ave. - CLOSED

Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - CLOSED

Schuylkill Tech North & South - CLOSED

Tri-Valley - CLOSED

Trinity Academy - CLOSED

Williams Valley - CLOSED

Motor Vehicle Accident, Kline Township, Saturday Evening

Posted from TamaquaArea.wordpress.com

Emergency personnel responded Saturday (Jan. 18, 2014) at 6:50 PM to mile marker 13.7 along Interstate 81 in Kline Township for a single motor vehicle accident with injuries. Kline Township B49-47 and McAdoo BLS 920 arrived on scene and found a single vehicle accident car into a rock embankment with front end damage with one driver still in the vehicle. The driver had to be removed from vehicle by crews and then transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton. E29-11 & E6-10, PSP and Medic 11 also assisted McAdoo crews. Crews were on scene for about an hour. Firefighters noted that this was the four vehicle accident in Kline Township in two days.

BEST OF SKOOK: And the Winner of "Best Burger" in Schuylkill County is . . . .

Well this shouldn't come as a surprise but Tony's Lunch, Girardville, was clear winner of "Best Burger" in Schuylkill County.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonys-Lunch/153679787981975?rf=132310310155444

Man Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Sunday morning, authorities received a 911 call from a woman feeling confused in the borough of St. Clair.

When authorities arrived at 434 S. 2nd Street, they found Charles Gately and his girlfriend, who has not been identified and who made the 911 call.  Both were taken to the hospital where Gately was pronounced dead.  His girlfriend remains in intensive care.

Police believe Gately attempted to start his coal furnace and the flue pipe was clogged causing the fumes to fill the home.

WNEP spoke to some of his neighbors and friends earlier today.

http://wnep.com/2014/01/19/man-dies-after-clogged-coal-furnace-fills-home-with-co-fumes/ 

One Man Injured, Utility Pole Snapped in Rt. 209 Crash

Posted From tamaquaarea.wordpress.com

A man was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries after snapping a utility pole early this morning (Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014) along US209 between Tamaqua and Coaldale. Emergency personnel were called to US209, just past Sisters Cantina Restaurant, in Tamaqua just after 12:30 AM for a report of an overturned pickup truck with wires down. Firefighters and EMS arrived and placed the man on a stretcher for transport to St. Luke’s Hospital – Miners Campus. The man was said to be the only person in the vehicle. Responding were Tamaqua firefighters, Tamaqua Rescue Squad, Tamaqua Police, Tamaqua Fire Police and Tamaqua Ambulance. Firefighters on scene stated that the wires were communication lines, and not power lines. Both lanes US209 were closed for the duration.

Dispute Between Neighbors Ends in Fatal Shooting in Shenandoah Heights

State Police were called to the 500 Block of Indiana Ave., Shenandoah Heights, West Mahanoy Twp. for a shooting around 11:30am.