Schuylkill County School Delays/Closings 2/18/14

Schuylkill County School Delays/Closings for 2/18/14

Updated: 6:38am

Assumption BVM - 2 Hour Delay

Blue Mountain - 2 Hour Delay

Child Development - HEad start and pre K closed, day care open

Gillingham Charter - 2 Hour Delay

Mahanoy Area - CLOSED

Minersville - 2 Hour Delay

Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay

North Schuylkill - 2 Hour Delay

Our Lady of Lourdea Regional - 2 Hour Delay

Penn State&/Schuylkill - open at 10

Pine Grove - 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 Special Ed. Center - 2 Hour Delay

Schuylkill Tech North & 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

BEST OF SKOOK: And the winner of the "Best Cheesesteak in Schuylkill County" is . . .

 

And the winner of the "Best Cheesesteak in Schuylkill County" is . . . . 

Summit Hill Couple Turns Snow Piles in Snow Art

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A sizable creation in the front yard of a Summit Hill home is drawing lots of attention. Summit Hill residents Fred Evans Jr., Shannon O’Donnell and Kevin Gieniec have spent numerous man-hours creating a 45-foot long Valentine’s Day display made of snow, ice and a few other materials. It’s features include a red heart-colored igloo, a 10-foot red arch and about a dozen colored ice hearts.

Schuylkill League Championship Finals

Final scores from tonight's Schuylkill League Championships

Girls

Minersville - 61

Marian - 46

Boys

Mahanoy Area - 45

Pottsville - 44

Photo courtesy of: Megan Powers

Pottsville Church Opens Doors To Help Others Through Snowstorm

Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville had opened a shelter for the heatless, homeless, or anyone who needed a place to stay throughout the snowstorm.

WNEP and the Republican Herald posted stories about this incredible act of kindness.


Republican Herald
http://republicanherald.com/news/church-in-city-offers-shelter-to-snowbound-homeless-1.1634529


WNEP
http://wnep.com/2014/02/13/helping-storm-victims-in-pottsville/

Schuylkill County School Closings/Delays for 2/14/14

Schuylkill County School Closings for 2/14/14 

Alvernia universe/ Schuylkill, Closed

Blue Mountain - Closed

Child Development - Closed, Daycare opens at 8am

Gillingham Charter - Closed

Mahanoy Area - Closed

Marian Catholic - Closed
McCann School of Business/Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay

Minersville - Closed

Nativty BVM - Closed

North Schuylkill - Closed

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - Closed

Penn State Schuylkill - Closed

Pine Grove - Closed

Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay, Act 80 Begins at 10am, No School for students

Schuylkill Haven - Closed

Schuylkill Maple Ave - Closed

Schuylkill Tech North and South - Closed

Shenandoah Valley - Closed

St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - Closed

St. Clair - 2 Hour Delay, Act 80 begins at 10am, No school for students

St. Jerome/Tamaqua - Closed

St. Nicholas/Minersville - Closed

Tamaqua - Closed

Tri-Valley - Closed

Trinity Academy - Closed

Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay

Pictures from Around Schuylkill County During the February Snowstorm

Pictures from around Schuylkill County today during the February 2014 snowstorm

Outside T102 (From T102 Fan Page)

Outside T102 (From T102 Fan Page)

Dutch Hill, Tamaqua (TamaquaArea.com)

Pine Grove

Mahanoy City

Port Carbon

Speed Limits Reduced on 209, 309, and Interstate 81

Due to extreme winter road conditions, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit on several roadways in the region. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways:

• Interstates 78, 80, 81, 176 and 380;
• U.S. Routes 22, 222 and 422; and
• State Routes 33, 209 and 309.

2 Injured in Walker Township Crash

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Two people were taken to the hospital for unknown injuries around 5:30 PM, Wednesday after the pickup truck they were in crashed into a tree along Wildcat Road in Walker Township. The crash occurred westbound in the area of 200 Wildcat Road. Responding were Tamaqua Rescue Squad, New Ringgold Ambulance, Walker/New England Fire Company, Tamaqua’s South Ward Fire Company and State Police.

Schuylkill County Basketball Semi Final Results

Schuylkill League Basketball Playoffs - Semi-Final Results

Girls

Minersville - 46

Pottsville - 42

Marian - 31

North Schuylkill - 28

Boys

Mahanoy Area - 49

Blue Mountain - 35

Pottsville - 56

Williams Valley - 30

Schuylkill County School Closings and Delays for 2/13/14

Schuylkill County School Closings and Delays for 2/13/14

Alvernia College Schuylkill - Closed

Assumption BVM - Closed

Blue Mountain - Closed

Gillingham Charter - Closed

Mahanoy Area - Closed

Marian Catholic - Closed

McCann School of Business/Pottsville - Closed

Minersville - Closed

Nativity BVM - Closed

North Schuylkill - Closed

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - Closed

Penn State/Schuylkill - Closed

Pine Grove - Closed

Pottsville - Closed

Schuylkill Haven - Closed

Schuylkill Maple Ave - Closed

Schuylkill Special Ed. - Closed

Schuylkill Tech North and South - Closed

St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - Closed

St. Jerome Regional/Tamaqua - Closed

St. Nicholas/Minersville - Closed

Tamaqua - Closed

Tri-Valley - Closed

Trinity Academy - Closed

Williams Valley - Closed

Recalls on Prius and Graco Car Seats

The first recall announced this morning was for the Toyota Prius.  The massive global recall is to fix a software glitch that could cause the car to stall.

The recall includes 1.9 million vehicles that were sold from 2010 to 2014.

The second recall is for almost 3.8 million Graco car sets for a faulty belt buckles that could make it hard to free a child during an emergency.  The seats recalled are the 2009 to 2013 model years of the Cozy Cline, Comfort Sport, Classic Ride 50k, My Ride 65, My Ride with Safety Surround, My Ride 70, Size 4 Me 70, Smartseat, Nautilus, Nautilus Elite and Argos 70.

Schuylkill County Parking Bans - 2/12/14 through 2/14/14

Schuykill County Parking Bans for 2/12/14 through 2/14/14

Keep an eye on this page for more parking bans before, during, and after the storm.

** If you know of any that are not listed, please let us know via our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/SkookNews

Ashland

Snow Emergency - A snow emergency has been declared for Thursday and Friday, all vehicles must be moved from the posted route between the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM to allow the PADOT trucks to plow to the curb.

 http://www.ashlandborough.com/snow-emergency/

Frackville

Snow ban in effect until Friday at 4pm

Mahanoy City Borough

2/13/14

Snow Parking Ban again Tonight Mayor has issued a snow parking ban once again tonight There will be NO PARKING between Midnight & 7AM on the following streets: Centre St. , Main St. , South St from 2nd Street west to Borough line.

 Although the ban is only midnight to 7am, I recommend not parking on those streets starting now.

Middleport

Update to Middleport Snow Ban as of 6 P.M. tonight till 6 P.M. on Friday. There will be no parking both sides on Washington St., Coal Street (South side of the street), Walnut Street and Kaska St. (East Side of the street) More Streets may be added Times may change also any updates please check Citizen's fire company #1 of Middleport Facebook page.

Minersville

All vehicles must be moved off of Sunbury St. By 5am, 2/13/14. Vehicles not moved will be removed by police.

Pottsville

As of 4 PM today (Wednesday)....City of Pottsville Snow Emergency is in effect. All vehicles must be off the route. Peacock St. however is exempt from this storm due to excessive ice that cannot be plowed. PLEASE SHARE

Shenandoah Borough

There will be NO PARKING along snow emergency routes on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 due to the Inclement weather we are suppose to receive. The snow emergency route is as follows, *Main street*- From Washington St to the Gold star bridge and *Centre* Street- Between White st and West streets.

***This ban will be in effect from 2AM Thursday Feb. 13 until 6AM Friday Feb. 14.***

Tamaqua

Tamaqua Mayor Chris Morrison declared a State of Emergency around 8 AM this morning for the borough. “The State of Emergency is to encourage drivers to stay off the roads and allow plow crews to do their jobs,” said Borough Manager Kevin Steigerwalt. He added that the State of Emergency was also issued in case of any possible state or federal assistance. “Tamaqua’s State of Emergency remains in effect until further notice,” added Steigerwalt. Lansford also issued a State of Emergency for it’s borough.

Charges Dismissed in Assisted Suicide Case

The Republican Herald is reporting that the charges against Barbara Mancini, of Philadelphia have been dismissed in the case against her that she allegedly helped her father try to kill himself in Pottsville in February 2013.

http://republicanherald.com/charges-dismissed-in-assisted-suicide-case-1.1632669

Ashland Elks Lodge #384, 2013 "Citizen of the Year", William "Mick" McFadden

Photo by:  John E. Usalis

By:  Adam J. Bernodin III

 William “Mick” McFadden a Washington Fire Company and Washington Fire Company Ambulance Association 50 year member was the Ashland Elks Lodge #384, 2013 "Citizen of the Year" Award back in November.