Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Schuylkill Twp. Crash Sends 2 Adults, 2 Children to the Hospital
Car Hits Utility Pole Near Delano
Two women escaped injury after crashing their car into a utility pole along Trenton Road in Delano. The incident occurred around 3:45 PM today (Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014). Responding were Ryan Township Rescue Squad, Delano Fire Company, State Police and fire police.
Schuylkill County Little League and Softball Signups
2014 Little League/Softball Signups
Ashland Little League Boys and Softball Girls Signups
Ashland Area Girls Softball/Tee Ball & Boys Little League Signups will be this Saturday and Sunday (2/1 & 2/2) from 2pm to 4pm and Mondays (2/3 & 2/10) from 6pm to 8pm at the Ashland Elks.
Mahanoy City Girls Softball
Ages 6-16
Feb 1 from 12-3pm middle school lobby
Feb 12 from 5-8pm middle school lobby
Feb 15 and 22 are try outs and sign ups from 9am- 12pm
9am instructional try-outs
10am minor league try-outs
11am major league try-outs
** If your league is interested in posting your signups, please contact us through our Facebook page or email us at skooknews@outlook.com. Thank you
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 1/29/14
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 1/29/14
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 1/28/14
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 1/28/14
Klingerstown Fire Damages Post Office and Apartment
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| Photos from Schuylkill County Firewire |
Around 2pm Tuesday, crews were called to Main Street in Klingerstown for a structure fire. When crews arrived they found heavy flames and smoke coming from the roof.
The building was the location of the Klingerstown Post Office and also housed apartments upstairs.
One person is reported to have lived upstairs but made it out.
A home next to the fire is said to also been damaged.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Schuylkill County Basketball Scores
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 1/27/14
Boys
North Schuylkill - 81
Jim Thorpe - 33
Minersville - 48
Lourdes Regional - 27
Weatherly - 52
Panther Valley - 38
Tamaqua - 71
Pine Grove - 31
Marian Catholic - 57
Shenandoah Valley - 44
Schuylkill County School Delays/Closings for 1/28/14
Schuylkill County School Closings for 1/28/14
Assumption BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay
Child Development - CLOSED, Daycare Open
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
Saint Clair - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour DelaySchuylkill Maple Ave - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech North & South - 2 Hour Delay
Shenandoah Valley - 2 Hour Delay
St. Ambrose - 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
Names of Victims from Friday's Morea Road Crash
Daniel Jackson, 51, of Mahanoy City was pronounced at the scene of the crash. The passenger in the car, Robin Capone, 52, also of Mahanoy City, was taken to the hospital but later died from her injuries.
Police are still investigating the crash.
BEST OF SKOOK: The Winner of "The Best Bar in Schuylkill County is . . . ."
And the winner of "Best Bar in Schuylkill County is . . ."
Minersville Native Needs Skook Votes to Get Ad on During Super Bowl
Shaeffer, who now lives in Phoenix, Arizona, made his "Time Machine" commercial with his friends for the Crash the Super Bowl Contest.
The online votes are not disclosed but the video is in second place based on the Youtube votes.
The winner will be announced during the Super Bowl.
You can watch the video at the link below and vote
https://www.doritos.com/base/finalists?region_id=us-en&content_id=14397&tab_id=14
Car Crashes into Car Lot Along Route 309 Monday Morning
No one was injured today (Monday, January 27, 2014) after a female driver lost control and crashed her car into a parked Jeep Wrangler on the ’309 Auto Sales’ lot along North Railroad Street (SR309) in Tamaqua. The incident occurred just before 6:30 AM. Responding in addition to Tamaqua Police, were East End Fire Company and American Hose Company. Tamaqua Fire Police also responded. Hope’s Towing removed the vehicle
Crash Closes Southbound Route 61 Between Frackville and St. Clair
A multi-vehicle crash has closed Route 61 Southbound between Frackville and St. Clair around 8am Monday morning. The call for the accident stated it was in the area of Dead Man's Curve.
The State Police have shut down the highway until further notice.
No injuries have been reported.
Stay tuned for more details.
Early Morning Englewood Fire
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| Posted from Firewire Schuylkill County |
When crews arrived they found flames showing from the right side of the double block home.
Within the hour firefighters had the fire under control.
The fire is still being investigated.
No injuries were reported.
We'll have more on this as we get more information.
One Man Dies in West Penn Township Crash
A man was killed early today (Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014) after his pickup truck crashed and hit a utility pole along Andreas Road in Andreas (West Penn Township). Emergency personnel were called to the area of 25 Andreas Road around 2:45 AM for a report of a pickup truck, a black Nissan Titan, on its side with entrapment.
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