Schuylkill League Basketball Playoffs - Semi-Finals
Monday, February 10, 2014
BEST OF SKOOK: Who was voted the "Best Florist in Schuylkill County"?
Fire Destroys Barn Near Pine Grove
No people or animals were hurt in the fire.
http://wnep.com/2014/02/08/fire-rips-through-barn-in-schuylkill-county/
Sunday House Fire Displaces Family in New Philadelphia
Two families, consisting of 8 children and 3 adults, are were displaced following a fire in a home in New Philadelphia (Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014). Around 1:45 PM, emergency crews were called to 174 Kimber Street for a fire in a bedroom. Firefighters arrived to see flames rising from the second story of the duplex home. Reports over the scanner said the fire started in the closet of the bedroom of the home, although that information hasn’t been confirmed.
Schuylkill County School Delays/Closings for 2/10/14
Schuylkill County School Delays/Closings for 2/10/14
Assumption BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay
Gillingham Charter - 2 Hour Delay
Mahanoy Area - 2 Hour Delay
McCann School of Business/Pottsvile - 2 Hour Delay
Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
North Schuylkill - 2 Hour Delay
Panther Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Pine Grove - 2 Hour Delay
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Saint Clair - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Health School of Nursing - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Maple Ave. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech North and South - 2 Hour Delay
Pine Grove - 2 Hour Delay
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Saint Clair - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Health School of Nursing - 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. Jerome/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
St. Jerome/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
St. Nicholas/Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Tamaqua Area - 2 Hour Delay
Tri-Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Tri-Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Trinity Academy - 2 Hour Delay
Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Body Found In Shenandoah Sunday Morning
A body was found Sunday morning in Shenandoah in the area of South Bower St. At this time, the Shenandoah Police, Schuylkill County Coroner's office, and State Police are investigating.
UPDATE (1:50PM): From the Pottsville-Republican, the name of the victim was Nicholas McCabe, 23.
His body was found after officers were called around 5am to an old railroad bed between Lehigh and Bowers Street, Shenandoah.
No other details were given other than hypothermia might have been a factor in the death.
An autopsy is schedule for Monday morning to determine the exact cause of death.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 2/7/14
Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 2/7/14
Friday, February 7, 2014
Police Believe Store Video Shows Suspect Purchasing Items Involved in Tamaqua Woman's Death Investigation
Extradition proceedings are underway for a man who was in possession of a car belonging to a murdered Tamaqua woman. According to a story in the Times News newspaper, Anthony Darrell Heath, 24, of Allentown, is currently charged with theft of a motor vehicle. Jean Engler, an assistant district attorney in Carbon County, said it is believed Heath used the vehicle in Carbon and Lehigh counties.
Spruce Up That Pothole
With more and more potholes opening up everyday along Schuylkill County roads, here are some alternatives to making this pot holes useful.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Two From Tamaqua Killed in Lehigh County Crash
A man and woman from Tamaqua were killed Wednesday after their pickup truck collided with a work van on SR309 in Lynn Township (Lehigh County). State Police of Fogelsville identified the victims as Roger Jones, 52, and Geraldine Jones, 58, of Tamaqua. The two-vehicle crash occurred about a half-mile south of Gun Club Road on the Blue Mountain around 2:30 PM. In addition to recent precipitation on the roadway, officials added that the area was also shrouded in a light fog.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Schuylkill County Delays/Closings for 2/6/14
Schuylkill County Delays/Closings for 2/6/14
Assumption BVM - 2 Hour Delay
Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay
Gillingham Charter - 2 Hour Delay
Mahanoy Area - 2 Hour Delay
McCann School of Business - 2 Hour Delay
Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
North Schuylkill - 2 Hour Delay
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - 2 Hour Delay
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - 2 Hour Delay
Pine Grove Area - 2 Hour Delay
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Health School of Nursing - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Maple Ave. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Soecial Ed. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Tech North & South - 2 Hour Delay
Shenandoah Valley - 2 Hour Delay
St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - 2 Hour Delay
St. Jerome Regional/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
St. Nicholas/Minersville - 2 Hour Delay
Tamaqua Area - 2 Hour Delay
Tri-Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Trinity Academy - 2 Hour Delay
Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay
Speed Restrictions Lifted On All Highways
Interstate Reopens After Crash
Posted from TamaquaArea.Wordpress.com
Interstate 81 is reopened after being closed for a short time.
State Police shut down Interstate 81 north around 9:55 AM today at the Mahanoy City exit for a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer. In addition, scanner traffic said State Police were requesting fire police to help shut down the Interstate and northbound on-ramp at exit 131 (Hometown/Mahanoy City exit).
There were reports of one or two vehicle accidents, one involving a tractor trailer, between mile marker 131 and 133.
Plow Truck Catches Fire in Pottsville Overnight
The driver escaped without injuries.
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