Police Identify People Killed In Route 61 Accident

Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner, Andrew Szczyglak released the names of the two individuals killed this morning in a head on crash on Route 61, north of St. Clair.

The victims were Ervin Wallace, 48, Shenandoah and Brian A. Hibshman, 32, Berks County.

Double Fatality On Route 61

Emergency personnel received a call last around 3:30AM this morning for a head on collision just north of St. Clair in the area of Dark Water.

Route 61 was closed for a short period of time while the accident was cleaned up and investigated.

Two victims of the crash died from their injuries.  As of the writing of this article, the names have not been released of the victims.

Stay tuned to Skook News for further details.

Man Crushed By Car Identified

On Friday Afternoon, Police released the name of the man that was crushed by a car as Raymond Yocum, 57, of Tamaqua.

It was said that he was working on a car on a hill and the car accidentally slipped out of gear causing the car to roll on top of Yocum.

Yocum's death has been ruled accidental.

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores - Week #3

Schuylkill County High School Football - Week #3

Marian 6  Mahanoy Area 40
Pottsville 23  Blue Mountain 21
Schuylkill Haven 41  Minersville 7
North Schuylkill 21 Jim Thorpe 41
Panther Valley 40 Kutztown 26
Pine Grove 33 @ East Juniata 14
Shenandoah Valley 15  Tamaqua 38
Tri-Valley 13  Newport 7
Williams Valley 54 @ Millersburg 13

Suspended Gilberton Police Chief Declares Candidacy for County Sheriff

It looks like suspended Gilberton Borough Police Chief Mark Kessler is looking to bigger and better things when it comes to his job.

While Kessler is still suspended from his current job of Police Chief of Giberton, he has announced that his is running for Schuylkill County Sheriff as an Independent write-in.

He said he has been thinking about running for awhile.

Kessler will be running against the incumbent Sheriff Joseph G. Groody (Democrat) and Patrick Reynolds (Republican) in the November 5th election.

Further on Kessler's disciplinary hearing, it will be held  at 10AM on September 19th at the borough municipal building.

Schuylkill County Upcoming Events

Sunday September 15th -  5PM
Dedication of Monument to first settler in Minersville

Union Cemetary on 5th Street, Minersville

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Lewis' General Store Storytime and Crafts for kids - 10AM - Saturday, September 14th
22 East Main St. Schuylkill Haven

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Shenandoah Town Wide Yard Sale - September 21st

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Autumn Stroll Followed By Halloween Parade - October 19th
Pine Grove

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Frackville Museum Open House - 1-4PM, Saturday, September 14th

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TOB Marching Band Competition - Williams Valley Football Stadium - 6PM, September 14th

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Chinese Auction -Schuykill County Predators Semi-Pro Football Team.
Masonic Hall, Pottsville

All proceeds go to benefit Breast Cancer and Autism

Schuylkill County Man Dies When Car Falls and Pins Him

This morning around 9 AM emergency personnel was called to South and South 3rd Streets, Minersville for what was originally reported as a vehicle accident with injuries.  The individual hurt was pinned beneath the car.

We have now learned that someone in the accident has died from their injuries.  All we know at this point is that the person was male.

Look at our site for future updates on this story.

UPDATE:  WNEP is reporting that it was not a motor vehicle accident but the man was working beneath the car when it fell and pinned him.

Schuylkill County High School Football Week #3

Week #3 of Schuylkill County High School Football

Pottsville @ Blue Mountain
Marian @ Mahanoy Area
Schuylkill Haven @ Minersville
North Schuylkill @ Jim Thorpe
Panther Valley @ Kutztown
Pine Grove @ East Juniata
Shenandoah Valley @ Tamaqua
Tri-Valley @ Newport
Williams Valley @ Millersburg

Saturday Games
Our Lady of Mount Carmel @ Nativity BVM

Washington Hook and Ladder's Fire Truck Being Removed

The Washington Hook and Ladder, Mahanoy City, is reporting on their Facebook page that at 9AM, Wednesday, September 18, they will be removing their chard fire truck from their firehouse.

On the morning of Saturday, August 24th, their fire house caught and destroyed their aerial truck.  This was also the morning of the 2013 Firemen's Convention that also took place in the borough.

Since then they've received an outpouring of donations from the borough and surrounding areas.

Help is even coming as far as Lackawanna County where it's been said that a department is to donate an aerial truck to them.

Mahanoy Area Fixes Bus Misspelling

Mahanoy Area's spell check must have kicked in!

The MA school bus, that Skook News reported on Monday having a misspelling on the side,was corrected as of yesterday morning.  This was reported by numerous people who saw the original misspelling.

Original Article from Monday
http://skooknews.blogspot.com/2013/09/mahanoy-area-school-bus-has-misspelling.html

Help Save The Rack for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we would like to do our part and spread the awareness of breast cancer.

We've created the shirt below to sell and the proceeds from this shirt will go directly to the Susan G Komen.

Help us Save The Rack!!

http://teespring.com/SaveDaRack

Today's Weather Forecast - 9/12/13

We are going to start out the day with some fog and a thunderstorm.  Clouds will stick around all day with the chance of thunderstorms all afternoon and evening.  High of 79 and humid

Tonight we will still have the chance of thunderstorms and by midnight just partly cloudy skies.  Low of 56

Tomorrow, things finally cool off.  We will have a partly sunny day with a chance of a stray shower late in the afternoon.

Saturday and Sunday are looking perfect with sunny skies, clouds, and highs around 70 degrees.

UPDATED: Early Morning Fire in North Union Township

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire

Crews were called to an early morning 2nd Alarm House Fire on Catawissa Creek Road, Zion Grove, North Union Township this morning around 6 AM.

UPDATE:  The owners of the home were said to be on vacation but the family lost 2 cats in the fire.

Crews from Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties responded and it took several hours to put the fire out.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze.

Person Killed in Crash Near Cressona Mall

Yesterday afternoon around 5 PM, James Gorski, 65, was traveling south on 61, used the left turn lane to turn onto Seven Stars Road and crossed into the path of Thomas Salvadora.  Salvadora could not stop and hit the passenger side of Gorski's car.

Salvadora was not injured but Gorski died from his injuries.

Route 61 was shut down for a short time in the area.

Skooks Think We Should NOT Get Involved With Syria

Even though this doesn't directly impact Schuylkill County, the issue with the United States getting involved with Syria using chemical weapons has become a hot topic.  At some point, our United States Representatives and Senators will be taking a vote on whether the United States should do something about Syria.

Our elected officials are to represent us and our views, so we asked our readers on our Facebook page the other day what we should we do about Syria?

Today's Weather Forecast - 09/11/2013

Today's forecast is HOT!!  We will start out the day mostly sunny but by the afternoon the thunderstorms will be popping up.   Today's hi will be around 90 but will feel closer to 100.

Tomorrow will be a mix of sun, clounds, showers, and thunderstorms throughout the day.  Still humid too.  High around 82 but will feel well into the 90's.

Friday, autumn will arrive.  Much cooler temperature with a high in the mid 60's.  Sunny but the chance of an afternoon shower.

Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11

Below is a list of everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.

Black Bear Cubs Play in Schuylkill County Food Plot

Brad Daub, of Harrisburg, wondered what was pressing down the vegetation of one of his woodland food plots in western Schuylkill County, until his most recent check of the video on his game camera.

There he found clip after clip of a pair of black bear cubs wrestling their way across the food plot, snapping and trampling all vegetation in their path.

"I have almost 30 videos of these two over four days," he explained. "In almost every video they are playing and rolling around like this."

The recent video clips were the first time Daub spotted the cubs and their mother never showed herself in front of the camera.

Schuylkill County Roadwork - Week of 9/09/13

ROAD NAME: Gordon Mountian Road
BETWEEN: Heckscherville Road AND Biddle Street
Type of Work: Milling & Paving
Work being Done By: PENNDOT Contractor
Type of Restriction: Daytime
RESTRICTION: Lane restriction with flagging.

START DATE: 09/16/2013 Est. Completion Date: 10/31/2013
Restrictions in Effect (time of day): 7:00 AM To 7:00 PM

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Today's Weather Forecast - 09/10/13

After starting our Partly Cloudy this morning, the will begin to come out between 10 and 11 and by the afternoon we will see Mostly Sunny skies.  The high for today will be around 83 degrees but will close to 90.

Tonight will be mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 60's to almost 70.

Tomorrow is going to be mostly sunny with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.  High of 88 but will feel well into the 90's.

Thursday will be the gloomiest day of the week with showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.  As the day goes on, we could be seeing some heavy thunderstorms by the afternoon. High around 85.

By Friday and the weekend, Autumn will begin with high temperatures only reaching into the 60's and dry.