Minersville Woman Dies in Route 61 Crash

Yesterday afternoon around 4:30PM in New Castle Twp., Edith Lescavage, 78, Minersville, was killed when she was attempting to turn left onto 61 North from East Darkwater Road when a southbound pickup truck slammed into the driver-side door of her vehicle.

Vicki Hesse, 43, of Port Carbon, was driving the pickup truck with Florence Doyle, 80, Minersville as a passenger.  Both Hesse and Doyle were taken to local hospitals for injuries.

Yuengling to Start Making Ice Cream Again

One thing that might not come to mind when hear the word "Yuengling" is ice cream, but that is about to change.

Yuengling started making ice cream back in the prohibition days but back in 1985, it stopped production of it for unknown reasons.

A relative of Dick Yuengling, David Yuengling, and a partner have decided to revive the family's ice cream brand.

A Naked Haunted House?

Do you think of yourself as a REALLY brave person?  Do you love haunted houses?

A Sinking Spring haunted house is looking to scare the bravest of the brave with something called "The Naked and Scared Challenge".

Recent Vandalism in Schuylkill County

Over the past two days, two incidents of Vandalism have happened within the county

Last night, Xtreme Fitness, St. Clair was broken into and robbed.  If you know any information about this, please call the St. Clair Police

Early Monday morning in Minersville, someone damaged construction trucks and two large dump trucks along Route 901 near Minersville, near the Reading Anthracite Company.  If you know any information about this, please call the Schuylkill County State Police

SKOOK, The Movie, All About Coming Home to the Skook

We were contacted yesterday about a feature-length movie that was selected for the New Orleans Film Society's Narrative and Documentary Competition that will take place in New Orleans October 10th-October 17th.

This movie, simply called, "Skook", is about a New York City art student who returns home to rural Pennsylvania, aka Schuylkill County, and unexpectedly falls for the guy who made her life hell throughout high school.  Caught off guard by the excitement, she starts to have flashbacks of the high school event that made her leave Schuylkill County in the first place.

The writer/producer/lead, Ashley Pishock, grew up in Schuylkill County.

You can find out more about this movie at

https://www.facebook.com/skookfilm

http://www.skookfilm.com

Check it out!

Juvenile Arrested Minutes After Tamaqua Robbery

A juvenile who robbed the Turkey Hill Minit Market at 2:30AM, Monday in Tamaqua  with a knife was arrested within 10 minutes after the holdup.

The Tamaqua Police Department did not disclose the name or age who will be charged with robbery, prohibited offensive weapons, terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and simple assault.

The boy entered the store, wearing a trench coat and ski mask, and forced the clerk at knifepoint to hand over the cash in the register.

The juvenile was turned over to the Schuylkill County juvenile court for prosecution.

Ashland Woman In Court For Prostitution Charges

A Lehigh County judge ruled that an Ashland woman will be charged with prostitution-related offenses after a sting at strip club in Allentown earlier this year.

Tawnia J. Brown, 23, of Ashland, along with 3 other women went before a judge this morning for a preliminary hearing on the charges.