Schuylkill County School Delays for 2/20/15

Schuylkill County School Delays for 2/20/15

Schuylkill County School Delays - 2/19/15

Schuylkill County School Delays - 2/19/15

Frackville Man Accused of Setting Fire Inside Cell at SCI-Mahanoy

A Frackville man is accused of setting fire to his cell at SCI-Mahanoy.

Gas Prices Rise for Three Consecutive Weeks

The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has increased every day since January 27 for a total of 22 cents per gallon over 22 days. Today’s average price of $2.26 per gallon is seven cents more than one week ago and 19 cents more than one month ago. Consumers are still saving $1.10 per gallon at the pump in comparison to this date last year, a spread that has slowly started to narrow after widening to as much as $1.25 per gallon on January 26.

Schuylkill County St. Patrick's Day Shirts Available

Our 2015 Schuylkill County Saint Patrick's Day Shirts are available.

Schuylkill County Elections Announcments - 2/18/15

On Tuesday, two announcements were made regarding elected Schuylkill County officials.

Tuesday Night's District 11 High School Basketball Playoff Scores - 2/17/15

Tuesday Night's District 11 High School Basketball Playoff Scores - 2/17/15

PennDOT Temporarily Waives Certain Restrictions on Commercial Drivers Hauling Heating Oil, Propane Gas‏

To ensure that much-needed heating fuel can reach Pennsylvanians with no interruptions, PennDOT has temporarily waived certain restrictions on commercial drivers to allow for the smooth delivery of heating oil and propane gas to homes and businesses for heating purposes.

Schuylkill County Woman Accused of Stealing from Grandmother

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that agents from her office have arrested a Schuylkill County woman accused of stealing $11,400 in Social Security benefits from her grandmother, who has dementia and was not capable of consenting to the withdrawals from her bank account.

Jackpot-Winning Cash 5 Tickets Sold in Schuylkill County

Middletown - A jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 wwas sold in Schuylkill county for the Feb. 15 drawing.

State Police Investigating Kidnapping in Berks County; Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous

The State Police out of Hamburg are investing a kidnapping that occurred Monday, February 16th, 2015 on the 1300 block of Hawk Mountain Road, Albany Twp. Berks County.

K-Mart in the Schuylkill Mall to Close

The Republican Herald is reporting that on Tueday morning employees of the K-Mart in the Schuylkill Mall were informed that the store would be closing later this year.

Mall Manager, Elaine Maneval, had the following comment

"We have valued Kmart as a tenant at Schuylkill Mall for many years, and are obviously disappointed that they will not be extending their lease at the end of its current term, which is Oct 2015. Candidly, this is not a big surprise, as Kmart and Sears have been realigning their corporate strategy, and as a company, now operates fewer than ½ the stores that existed (3500) when the companies merged, with approximately 200 stores closing in 2014.

In anticipation of this potential closure, the Landlord engaged CBRE|FAMECO to pursue replacement tenant(s) in the event Kmart did not extend their lease, effectively trying to get in front of the decision, proactively, rather than reacting to the official notice provided today. This is also our first notice that Kmart has formally decided to close their store at Schuylkill Mall."

Earlier story regarding the space being up for lease
http://www.skooknews.com/2015/02/k-mart-location-at-schuylkill-mall.html

Link to story in the Republican Herald
http://republicanherald.com/kmart-to-close-at-schuylkill-mall-later-this-year-1.1834317


**Story updated at 3:30pm to add comment from Elaine Maneval

Haulpak Overturns in Mahanoy Township

Emergency personnel were called to Patriotic Hill along Route 54 between Mahanoy City and Shenandoah for an overturned haulpak around noon Tuesday.

Schuylkill County School Delays and Closings - 2/17/15

Schuylkill County School Delays and Closings - 2/17/15

TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash Reported on Southbound Route 61 Between Frackville and St. Clair

Around 3pm, emergency personnel were called to the area of Deadman's curve on Route 61 southbound on the Frackville Grade between Frackville and St. Clair.