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Saturday, March 29, 2014

2 People Killed in Crashes in County Saturday Morning

On Saturday morning, 2 separate crashes claimed the lives of 2 individuals.

Human Bones Found Between Frackville and St. Clair

WNEP is reporting that State Police are investigating human remains that were found in a woooded area along Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair yesterday evening.

They say a skull and hip bone were found by 2 hikers around 6pm Thursday evening.

The investigation is still ongoing.

http://wnep.com/2014/03/28/hikers-find-human-remains-in-schuylkill-county/

Flood Watch Issued For Schuylkill County

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS ...ADAMS ...COLUMBIA ...CUMBERLAND ... DAUPHIN ...FRANKLIN ...JUNIATA ...LANCASTER ...LEBANON ...MONTOUR ... NORTHERN LYCOMING ...NORTHUMBERLAND ...PERRY ...SCHUYLKILL ... SNYDER ...SOUTHERN LYCOMING ...SULLIVAN ...TIOGA ...UNION AND YORK.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* A STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY REDEVELOP ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST ON SUNDAY. RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES ...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81.
* STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TIME OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS ...CREEKS AND MAINSTEM RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS ...CREEKS ...POOR DRAINAGE ...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

Breast Cancer Awareness Football Game Saturday

On Saturday, March 29th, the Schuylkill County Predators will be taking on the Mifflin County Tomahawks at the Simon Kramer Cancer Institute, New Philadelphia in a Breast Cancer Awareness Game.

Both teams are 2-0 and are asking that all people that attend should wear pink.

Kick off is at 1PM.

The game is free to attend.

Parking Restrictions for Mahanoy City Residents

The Mahanoy City Police Department posted on their Facebook page parking restrictions for the borough that will start Monday, March 31st.

A web site has been setup if you are interested in donating to the family of Michael Allen, 7, who was injured on March 20th when he was playing on a hill in Pottsville and a boulder gave way and struck him. He has been in a medically induced coma since the accident.

If you would like to help out, you can donate through a page that has been setup at the link below

https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/2794/hope-for-mikey-allen

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Reported Man Poses As Cop in West Brunswick Twp.

According to a report from WGAL out of Lancaster, State Police are looking for a 6 foot tall, white male, with a bald head, no facial hair, in his late 30's, for posing as a cop in West Brunswick Twp. over the weekend. The suspect was said to be wearing jeans and a black shirt.

The Republican Herald is reporting that authorities are considering last evening's fire on Schuylkill Ave. in Pottsville suspicious.

You can read the story below

http://republicanherald.com/fire-chief-considers-pottsville-blaze-suspicious-1.1658363

The newspaper is also reporting that the two firefighters that were injured were electrocuted when their ladder struck a PPL line. Both were taken to the hospital where they were treated and released.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

4 Homes Damaged By Fire In Pottsville, Firefighters Injured

Around 9pm, Wednesday evening, crews were called to 734 Schuylkill Ave. in Pottsville on a working structure fire.

Matt Freiler, of Deer Lake, the man behind the "Skook State of Mind" video that went viral earlier this month, has finally released an official video.

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According to multiple reports, including CBS Sports, Mike Rhoades, a native of Mahanoy City, has been hired as Head Coach of the Rice University Owls Men's Basketball team.

In prior years, the Owls have posted single digit wins for consecutive seasons and have missed the NCAA Tournament 44 years consecutively.

Rhoades has been an assistant coach for Virginia Commonwealth University since 2009. In 2011, VCU reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournment.

Prior to VCU, Rhoades was head coach of the Division III Randolph Macon. As head coach Rhoades posted a record of 197-97 over 10 years.

We'd like to wish Rhoades the best of luck.

Jamie Barton Drops Out of State House Race

The Republican Herald is reporting this morning that one of the Republican candidates for the 124th State Legislate District, Jamie Barton, has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination.

Barton was attempting to unseat the incumbent Republican Jerome Knowles.

Below is the full story
http://republicanherald.com/barton-drops-out-of-race-for-state-house-nomination-1.1657301

Schuylkill County School Delays for 03/26/14

Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Reports of Fuel Stolen in Porter Township

Reports are stating that someone stole about 250 gallons of off road diesel fuel from the Rausch Creek Coal Co. in Valley View, Porter Township.

It's said that the gas was stolen from the gas tanks on an excavator and bulldozer between 4pm Friday, and 7am Monday.

Anyone with information is to call State Police at Schuylkill Haven at 570-739-1300.

Monday, March 24, 2014

2 Injured in Accident on Frackville Grade Saturday

Saturday Morning, crews were called to Route 61, between Frackville and Saint Clair, in the area of Deadman's Curve for a motor vehicle accident.

Its being reported that Robert Barlow, 32, of Ashland was driving south on Route 61 when he made an abrupt right turn causing the vehicle he was driving to hit the berm of the road. The vehicle struck a rock and became airborne and hit a tree, and then finally resting on an embankment.

Barlow only suffered minor injuries but his passenger, Leighann Pflueger, 48, of Pottsville was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital. No word on her condition at this time.

List of Winners from Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Girardville

According to an article posted by the News Item, the State Police are investigating the death of a male resident at Pinebrook Assisted Living, Orwigsburgh, where two residents got into a fight last Monday, March 17th.

John Govern, 92, was transported to a hospital for a minor head injury, facial pain, and abrasions on both arms. While being treated, Govern went into cardiac arrest and later died.

The name of the other male involved has not been released.

News Item: http://newsitem.com/news/police-probe-death-after-nursing-home-fight-1.1655011

PAHomePage.com: http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/nursing-home-death-investigation/33691/g-fCDRMTi0aM49YIp6zzeA

BEST OF SKOOK: And the winner of "Best Hoagie/Sub" in Schuylkill County is . . . . .

And the winner of "Best Hoagie/Sub" in Schuylkill County is . . . . .

When the iconic Yuengling Ice Cream relaunched earlier this year, one promise they made was that they would donate three percent of it's profits to charity.

Schuylkill County Native Eyes NCAA Wrestling Championship

A Schuylkill County native is eyeing the NCAA Wrestling Championship in Oklahoma City.

Josh Kindig, a native of Auburn, and graduate of Blue Mountain High School will be in the championship round of the NCAA Championships. He went into the tournament as the 11th seed.

Kindig is a Red Shirted Junior for Oklahoma State University.

Special thanks to Allen Schrader for informing us of this story.