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

Posted from TamaquaArea.Wordpress.com

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.