An Ashland man is locked in Schuylkill County Prison after having a bench warrant, violating a PFA, and robbing a woman of her purse.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Man Locked Up on Warrant After Violating PFA, Robbing Woman's Purse
An Ashland man is locked in Schuylkill County Prison after having a bench warrant, violating a PFA, and robbing a woman of her purse.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tamaqua Shuts Out North Schuylkill to Win District XI Class AAA Championship
It was Tamaqua Area's night when they faced North Schuylkill during the District XI Class AAA Championship in Lehighton Friday night.Road Work Announced for Schuylkill County - 11/12 through 11/15
Road Work Announced for Schuylkill County
Friday, November 8, 2019
District XI High School Football Playoff Scores - 11/08/2019
District XI High School Football Playoff Scores - 11/08/2019
Overturned Tractor Trailer Spills 40,000 Pounds of Tortillas onto Route 901 on Tuesday
According to authorities, on Tuesday, around noon, a tractor trailer hauling tortillas was travelling east on Route 901 near the Foster Township building when it took a turn too fast and struck a tractor trailer heading in the opposite direction.
The tractor trailer continued until it hit a car causing the truck and trailer to overturn spilling the 40,000 pounds of tortillas across Route 901.
All three drivers were reported to have suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Route 901 was closed for several hours and reopened around 5:00pm, Tuesday.
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Geisinger Provides Update; Finds Source Bacteria in NICU
On Friday, Geisinger provided an update and identified the sources of bacteria inside their neonatal intensive care unit that led to the death of three infants.
Geisinger Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Edward Hartle, M.D., issued the following statement regarding the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville:
“Geisinger has now received confirmation of the source of the pseudomonas bacteria exposure in eight premature infants; we have concluded that the exposure came from the process we were using to prepare donor breast milk.
Using DNA testing, in collaboration with the PA Department of Health, our infection control team has traced the bacteria to the equipment used in measuring donor breast milk, which helps premature infants with their nutritional needs. Since September 30, we have changed this process, and have been using single-use equipment to measure and administer donor breast milk. We have had no new cases of infants becoming ill from pseudomonas in the NICU since making this change.
Pseudomonas bacteria is present throughout the environment, and only presents a health risk in extremely fragile patients.
The Department of Health (DOH) visited our Danville campus on October 18 to review our practices and cited us for not having a written policy for cleaning equipment used to measure donor breast milk to reflect the changes made on September 30. We immediately corrected the citation and drafted a new policy.
We would like to extend our sincere apologies to the families who have been affected by this incident. We know that the public holds us to the highest standards, and we will continue to strive to live up to those expectations as we have throughout our history, constantly improving on what we do and how we do it.
It is important to emphasize that the donor breast milk at Geisinger is safe and we are certain the milk itself was not the cause of the exposure. Additionally, mothers should have no concerns about the safety of their own breast milk for their babies. Breast milk is the best food for all infants, including premature infants.
Geisinger Medical Center will remain on diversion for mothers delivering at less than 32 weeks and babies born prematurely at less than 32 weeks while we consult with DOH on the appropriate time to resume normal operations.
Geisinger is committed to doing all that we can to support the infants and families affected and ask the community to join us in keeping them in our thoughts.”
A hotline has been established for any community members who may have questions regarding this announcement. The hotline numbers are 570-214-9087 and 570-214-9088.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas in St. Clair
STC Students Install Wind Turbine as part of STEM Program
On Monday, November 4, 2019, students enrolled at the North Campus of Schuylkill Technology Center installed two 20 foot, 600 watt LabVolt Wind Turbines in conjunction with National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) week.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Pottsville Downs Wilson to Move onto District XI Semi-Final
The Crimson Tide took care of Wilson this past Saturday in their quest for a District XI Championship.Man Seriously Injured After Falling Asleep and Crashing into Box Truck in Hometown
A man was seriously injured Wednesday morning after he fell asleep while driving on Route 309 in Hometown.ELECTION RESULTS: Schuylkill County School Board Elections
The following are the results from the elections from around Schuylkill County on November 5, 2019 for the General Election for School Districts.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Tractor Trailer Rollover Closes Route 901 in Foster Township
As of 12:30p, Wednesday, Route 901 is currently closed in the area of the intersection of Route 901 and Valley Road.Deer to Blame for Two Crashes on Interstate 81
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