Monday, March 31, 2014

BEST OF SKOOK: And the Winner of "Who Serves the Best Ice Cream" in Schuylkill County is . . . .

And the Winner of "Who Serves the Best Ice Cream" in Schuylkill County is . . .

Individuals from Schuylkill County Announce Re-Election Bid for Republican State Committee

Scott Thomas, Pottsville, and Mary Beth Dougherty, Girardville, announced this morning in a press release, their intention to seek reelection to the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania.

Dougherty, a former member of the Girardville Borough Council, was first elected to the position in 2000, while Thomas, a former member of the Pottsville Area School Board, was elected in 2008.  Both were also elected as the Delegates to the Republican National Convention in 2012 representing the 17th. Congressional District.

Hundreds in County Without Power Monday Morning

According to PPL, as of 7:00am, there are approximately 630 customers without power within Schuylkill County Monday morning.  The outages appear to be in the western portion of the county near Hegins, Upper Mahantango Twp., Hubley Twp., and Porter Twp.

We also received reports of outages in Pine Grove and Tremont.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Schuylkill County School Delays for 03/31/14



Schuylkill County School Delays for 03/30/14

Mahanoy Area - 2 Hour Delay
Minersville Area - 2 Hour Delay
McCann School of Business/Pottsville - 2   Hour Delay
Nativity BVM - 2 Hour Delay
North Schuylkill - 2 Hour Delay
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - CLOSED
Pine Grove - CLOSED
Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Maple Ave. - 2 Hour Delay
Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - 2 Hour Dela
Schuylkill Tech North and South - 2 Hour Delay
Shenandoah Valley - 2 Hour Delay
St. Clair - 2 Hour Delay
St. Jerome Regional/Tamaqua - 2 Hour Delay
Tamaqua Area - 2 Hour Delay
Tri-Valley - CLOSED
Trinity Academy - 2 Hour Delay
Williams Valley.- 2 Hour Delay

Winter Weather Advisory Issue For Schuylkill County

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Gilberton Borough Council Votes to Abolish Police Department

In 1981, the Gilberton Borough established an ordinance to create a Police Department and Fire Chief position.  On Thursday, the borough's council voted to abolish the Police Department portion of that ordinance 6-0.

The borough has been without it's sole member of the police force, Mark Kessler, since July, when he was suspended after creating Youtube videos using the borough weapons with it's permission.

In February, the borough settled with Kessler

2 People Killed in Crashes in County Saturday Morning

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