Wednesday, May 14, 2014

God's Chuckwagon is Coming to Ashland

Would you like a free meal for you and your family to help stretch the food budget? God's Chuck Wagon, a ministry fully supported by private donations, will be in front of New Beginning Church 919 Centre Street in Ashland every Friday afternoon from 4-6.

Overnight Dryer Fire in Coaldale

Just after midnight, Wednesday morning crews were calls to 242 W. Ridge St. for a house fire.  When crews arrived they found smoke coming from the house and the house adjacent to it at 240 W. Ridge St.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Shenandoah Kielbasa Festival This Saturday

The Shenandoah Kielbasi Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 17th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BEST OF SKOOK: And the winner of "Best Chinese Restaurant" in Schuylkill County is . . .

And the winner of "Best Chinese Restaurant" in Schuylkill County is . . .

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Ashland's Mother's Memorial


Schuylkill County's Memorial to our mothers, Ashland's Mother's Memorial.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Pottsville Man Faces Charges After Being Shot At By Trooper in Lehigh County

The Morning Call Newspaper out of Allentown is reporting that a Pottsville man is facing charges after being shot at by a trooper in Lehigh County.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Wednesday Morning House Fire in St. Clair

Image Courtesy of
Schuylkill Police/Fire/EMS Facebook Page

As of 10:45am, crews were on the scene of a house fire at 207 N. Front St. in St. Clair.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Schuylkill Haven Police Looking For Suspicious Males in Tire Slashings

The Schuylkill Haven Police Department is looking for the public's help regarding multiple calls they've received for slashed tires.

Monday, May 5, 2014

PennDot Launches 511PA Mobile App

PennDot announced in a press release Monday afternoon the launch of their new 511PA mobile app.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Garage Fire Closes Part of Route 61

Photo by Collin Atkinson posted on
Schuylkill County Firewire
Just after midnight, a garage fire closed Route 61 south for a short time while crews put out the fire.

The garage was located across Route 61 from Sands Ford.

Pottsville fire put out the blaze while Pottsville Fire Police closed Route 61.

No other information is available at this time.

Friday, May 2, 2014

PennDot Announces New Traffic Patterns on Route 61 in Pottsville

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced new traffic patterns for Route 61 near Pottsville starting Monday.

Tamaqua Police Confiscate Drugs in Raids

According to an article posted by the Times News, Tamaqua Police conducted 2 raids in Tamaqua Thursday evening.  Marijuana, Cocaine, rifle and cash were all confiscated during the raids.

Couple Charged in Death of Baby

WNEP is reporting that a couple in Tamaqua has been charged with the death of their 6 month old baby.

Phone Scam Alert Tries to Gain Access to your Computer

According to multiple reports to our page and also now reported on "Schuylkill County Police Activity", there is a new phone scam alert where scammers are trying to gain access to your computer.

Southern Schuylkill County Fire Companies Called For 5 Alarm Blaze in Hamburg

According to the Reading Eagle, a fire broke out at 130 N. Third St., Hamburg just before 1:30am.  The fire quickly went to 3 alarms then later 5 alarms.