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Friday, September 23, 2016

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores for Week #5

High School Football Games Scheduled for Thursday, September 22nd, 2016.

Lehighton - 51
Panther Valley -19

High School Football Games Scheduled for Friday, September 23rd, 2016.

Blue Mountain - 29
Tamaqua - 7

Jim Thorpe - 54
Shenandoah Valley - 0

Hamburg - 41
Mahanoy Area - 20

Schuylkill Haven - 17
Marian Catholic - 6

Tri-Valley - 17
Minersville - 7

Kutztown - 27
Nativity BVM - 13

North Schuylkill - 28
Mt. Carmel - 14

Pine Grove - 20
Upper Dauphin - 12

Williams Valley - 20
Line Mountain - 14

High School Football Games Scheduled for Saturday, September 24th, 2016.

Pottsville @ Crestwood

Crash Closes Route 61 in Berks County Friday Morning

As of 9:30am, Friday morning, Route 61, south of Shoemakersville, near the Glen Gery Brick Plant was closed due a crash.

Both directions of the highway have been closed while the crash is cleaned up and investigated.

UPDATE: As of 11:30am, the road is still closed in both directions. We've also learned the crash was fatal involving a motorcycle.

UPDATE: The highway reopened around 1:30pm.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Man Takes Own Life After Standoff

Around 1:00pm, Thursday afternoon, the Pennsylvania State Police responded to the 300 block of Spring Street in Ringtown for the report of a man threatening to harm himself.

Police are responding to an active police incident in Ringtown, Thursday afternoon

We have been told by nearby residents that as of 3:30pm, Thursday afternoon, State Police were currently responding to an active police incident on Spring Street in the borough of Ringtown.

North Schuylkill has also notified parents that due to the incident, school buses that drop off in the borough may be delayed.

Avoid the area as the situation is ongoing.

UPDATE
http://www.skooknews.com/2016/09/man-takes-own-life-after-standoff.html

Tamaqua Area Football Player Fulfills Dream

Many of us attend football games not only to watch the games but to just be there in that atmosphere. The socializing, the sights, the smells, and the sounds. But what if the sounds were not there. The play calling, the sound of helmets hitting, or the sound of crowd screaming.

Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #5

EvenFlo Recalling Evolve Booster Seat

Evenflo has announced a voluntary recall on select models of its Evolve Booster Seat over concerns that some children can access and activate the harness adjustment button without adult assistance, and potentially loosen the harness. Evenflo is providing owners with a new harness adjustment button which will effectively eliminate this possibility. No injuries have been reported, but Evenflo wants to remind caregivers that a snug harness is essential to proper restraint.