Schedule for Round 1 of the PIAA State High School Basketball Championship Playoffs

Schedule for Round 1 of the PIAA State High School Basketball Championship Playoffs

Girls

Class A

03/05/16
Tri-Valley vs. West Catholic (St. Joseph Prep, Philadelphia @ 3:30PM)
Mahanoy Area vs. Delco Christian (Martz Hall @ 3:00PM)

Class AA

03/04/16
Minersville vs. Wellsboro (Blue Mountain @ 7:00PM)
Pine Grove vs. Imhotep (Lincoln HS, Philadelphia @ 6:00PM)

Class AAAA

03/04/16
Pottsville vs. Lower Dauphin (Blue Mountain @ 5:30PM)

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Boys

Class A

03/04/16
Shenandoah Valley vs. St. John Neumann (Milton Area HS @ 7:00PM)

Class AA

03/05/15

Minersville vs. Wellsboro  (Martz Hall @ 4:30PM)
Mahanoy Area vs. Mastery Charter North (South Phila. HS @ 6:00PM)

Class AAA

03/04/16

Blue Mountain vs. Lewisburg (Shamokin @ 7:30PM)
Pottsville vs. West Scranton (Minersville @ 7:30PM)

Restrictions Scheduled for Interstate 81 This Week

Restrictions Scheduled for Interstate 81 This Week

Tractor Trailer Crashes on Route 61 Saturday Morning

(02/27/16)  Around 10am, Saturday Morning, emergency crews were called to the Intersection of Route 61 and 895 in West Brunswick Township near Orwigsburg.

Saturday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/27/16

Saturday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/27/16

District XI High School Basketball Championship Scores for 02/27/16

District XI High School Basketball Championship Scores for 02/27/16

Scheduled Schuylkill County Road Work - Week Ending March 5, 2016

Scheduled Schuylkill County Road Work - Week Ending March 5, 2016

District XI High School Basketball Championship Scores

District XI High School Basketball Championship Scores

Friday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/26/16

Friday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/26/16

LCCC Offers Noncredit Fitness Classes

Schnecksville, Pa., Feb. 25, 2016 – Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will hold a variety of noncredit exercise classes for fitness and recreation this semester. The following classes will be held at an off-campus location.

Piloxing is a combination of Pilates, boxing and dance that results in a fun, fat-burning, muscle-toning workout. Two sessions will be offered, both on Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. – from March 16 through April 20 and April 27 to June 1. Location is Krazter Elementary School, 2200 Huckleberry Road, Allentown, Pa., and tuition is $65.

Learn the basics with a new dance class, Social Dance Sampler, that emphasizes the lead-follow technique. A flat or low, wide “Cuban” heel shoe is recommended; couples are required. Class runs Tuesday, April 5 through 26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and takes place at Parkway Manor Elementary School, 768 Parkway Road, Allentown, Pa. 18104. The cost is $70.

To register, call 610-799-1197 or email ncregistrar@mymail.lccc.edu. For a complete listing of courses, visit www.lccc.edu.

Water Main Break Reported in Mahanoy City

(02/26/16) A water main break was reported Friday morning in Mahanoy City.

Snow Squalls Possible Friday Morning

(02/26/16)  Snow squalls will cross Schuylkill County later Friday morning and could cause visibility issues while driving.

Big Diamond Speedway Mall Show Begins Next Week

MINERSVILLE, PA. -- Maybe for once, the groundhog was right!

Schuylkill County School Delays - 02/26/16

Schuylkill County School Delays  - 02/26/16

Mahanoy Area - 2 Hour Delay; Transportation included

Shenandoah Valley - 2 Hour Delay

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Case Held for Court for Woman Who Allegedly Murdered Granddaughter

Photo posted from Mahanoy City Police

On Friday, February 12, 2016, Mahanoy City Police arrested Pietrina C Hoffman, 52,  for the death of her 14 month old granddaughter, Navaeh Doyle, on January 10th, 2016 in the borough.

Thursday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/25/16

Thursday's Schuylkill County Weather Forecast - 2/25/16

LCCC Partners to Offer Noncredit Cooking Classes

Schnecksville, Pa., Feb. 25, 2016 – Through partnerships with Catasauqua and Whitehall School Districts, Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) can offer a variety of noncredit cooking classes to the community on a convenient and flexible schedule. Locations vary; additional materials fees may apply and are payable to the instructor. For a complete listing of the following courses, visit www.lccc.edu.

• Cupcake – Wednesday, March 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. Fee is $30
• 30-Minute Meals – Wednesday, April 27 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Fee is $40
• Nut Roll – Tuesday, March 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $25
• Cheeses of Europe – Wednesday, March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Fee is $30
• Kiffles – Tuesday, March 22 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $25
• Knife Skills – Wednesday, March 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fee is $30
• Kiffles – Wednesday, March 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $25
• Canning – Wednesday, April 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. Fee is $30
• Cheesemaking I – Wednesday, April 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $25
• Cheesemaking II – Wednesday, April 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $35
• Italian Soul Food – Wednesday, May 4-18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fee is $82

To register, call 610-799-1197 or email ncregistrar@mymail.lccc.edu.

2016 District XI High School Basketball Championship Schedule

2016 District XI High School Basketball Championship Schedule

Students Helping to Shape the Future at the Upcoming Schuylkill County Youth Summit

The County Commissioners will convene the fourth annual Schuylkill County Youth Summit on March 10th, 2016 at the Penn State Schuylkill campus in Schuylkill Haven. This year’s summit will once again bring together youth from all county high schools to engage them in making the county a better place for them to live, work, play, and raise their families. This year’s summit has had more students input. The topic for the summit will be blight. The Youth Summit Youth Ambassadors, a subset of the summit representatives, have been meeting for several months to find out more about the issue. Tom Palamar, Pottsville City Administrator and Mary Beth Dougherty of Senator Argall’s office have both shared information with this group.

At the summit, students will hear from Micha Gursky, part time executive director of the Tamaqua Community Partnership, about the transformation of Tamaqua over the past years. There will also be a panel of experts to address students’ questions and offer coaching. The students do not only want to look at the problem of blight but come up solutions. Each school will work on a plan to address blight in some way in their community.

One new addition to the Youth Summit Youth Ambassadors this year has been the appointment of the Youth Ambassador Executives. Four students have been meeting regularly with Commissioner Hess and Kay Jones of VISION to make the Youth Summit more students driven. An active community advisory group meets monthly to provide suggestions on how to support the students. In addition a new group of community leaders is looking at the issue of preparing our students for the jobs in the region. This group began meeting in 2015 and continues to work on this issue that students had identified as one of the most pressing for them.

As the summit continues to develop, its basic mission to engage, equip and support our youth remains the primary focus. Each year the summit becomes more sensitive to students’ concerns and their ability to address some of these with support from the community. Each year the Youth Summit receives more support from community organizations. This year the summit has received support from 17 community businesses. We especially thank M & T Bank, , The Schuylkill Chamber Foundation, the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, and the West Charitable Trust for their support.

Wednesday Night's District XI High School Basketball Playoff Scores - 02/24/16

Wednesday Night's District XI High School Basketball Playoff Scores - 02/24/16

Boys

Minersville - 44
Marian Catholic - 28

Mahanoy Area - 45
Willams Valley - 34

Girls

Mahanoy Area - 32
Shenandoah Valley - 31

Tri-Valley - 35
Williams Valley - 32

Bethlehem Catholic - 46
Blue Mountain  - 33

Power Outages Reported Around Schuylkill County After Storms Wednesday Evening

After storms rolled through Schuylkill County around 7pm Wednesday evening, numerous municipalities are reporting outages.

According to PPL, as of 8:15pm over 1,700 customers are without power around Schuylkill County.

The following have reported outages.

• Branch Twp
• Girardville
• Hegins
• Hubley Twp.
• McAdoo
• Middleport
• North Manheim Twp.
• North Union Twp.
• Pine Grove Twp.
• Ringtown
• Rush Twp.
• Ryan Twp.
• Tamaqua
• Washington Twp.
• Wayne Twp.

No times have been reported on when they will be restored.