Schuylkill County High School Football Power Rankings After Week #2

Schuylkill County High School Football Power Rankings After Week #2

State Grant Will Fund Tamaqua Streetscape Improvements‏

Photo Courtesy of TamaquaArea.com

A $196,200 state grant will improve public safety by financing additional streetscape improvements in Tamaqua Borough, according to Senator David G. Argall (R-29).

ZZ Top Cancelled for the Bloomsburg Fair

ZZ TOP HAS CANCELLED THEIR ENGAGEMENT AT THE BLOOMSBURG FAIR. A REPLACEMENT ACT WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Man Jailed for Threatening Police Officer With Knife

Man Jailed for Threatening Police Officer With Knife

Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11

Below is a list of everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.  We will never forget

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores for Week #2

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores for Week #2

North Schuylkill - 24
Blue Mountain - 0

Mahanoy Area - 38
Schuylkill Haven - 21

Panther Valley - 0
Marian Catholic 52

Minersville - 8
Lehighton - 50

Jenkintown - 21
Nativity BVM - 7

Pine Grove - 21
East Juniata -  13

Pottsville - 14
Berwick - 46

Shenandoah Valley - 0
Jim Thorpe - 46

Schuylkill Valley - 6
Tamaqua - 25

Upper Dauphin - 12
Tri-Valley - 0

Williams Valley - 24
Millersburg - 21

One Person Flown to Hospital After Accident on Route 183

Emergency personnel were called to Route 183 in the area of the Blue Ridge Hotel for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment Wednesday afternoon.

Thieves Steal Thousands of Dollars Worth of Tools/Parts/From Two Businesses in Tamaqua

Photo Courtesy of TamaquaArea.com

Tamaqua Police are investigating two burglaries that occurred sometime Saturday night (September 6, 2014) into Sunday morning at two adjacent businesses, Lehigh Tire and All American Jeep, along SR309 in the north section of the borough. Thousands of dollars worth of tools and car parts were stolen.

Charges Pending After Bomb Threat; Pine Grove Area Students Dismissed Early Tuesday

Pine Grove Area Students Dismissed Tuesday Due to Bomb Threat

Light a Candle to Help Spread Awareness of World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health, to host World Suicide Prevention Day.  In 2011 an estimated 40 countries held awareness events to mark the occasion.  The United Nations issued 'National Policy for Suicide Prevention' in the 1990s which some countries use as a basis for their suicide policies.

PA Lottery Cash 5 Ticket Worth $600,000 Sold in Schuylkill County

According the Pennsylvania Lottery, a PA Lottery Cash 5 Ticket worth $600,000 was sold in Schuylkill County.

Vehicle Stolen in Mount Carmel Tuesday Morning

The Mount Carmel Police posted the following to their Facebook page Tuesday about a stolen vehicle

Early Dismissal For Pine Grove Area

Pine Grove Area will dismiss school early on Tuesday, September 9th.

Yuengling Ice Cream To Release Two New Seasonal Flavors

With fall and winter right around the corner, Yuengling’s Ice Cream announced today that it will release two new seasonal flavors – Spiced Pumpkin Roll and Peppermint Crunch – in the coming months.

Coal Region Connections: Remembering Schuylkill County's First Hospital

IT WAS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY'S 1ST HOSPITAL, BUT NOW IT'S JUST A MEMORY. Click LIKE if you remember Ashland State General Hospital or were a patient or employed there.

NCAA Restores Penn State's Postseason Eligibility, Scholarships

NCAA Restores Penn State's Postseason Eligibility, Scholarships

Garage Fire in Mahanoy City Sunday Evening

Photo by Denise Gehrman posted
to Schuylkill County Firewire

Fire Crews were called to the 1300 block of East Mahanoy Ave Sunday evening for garage fire just after 6:00pm.

Units from Mahanoy City and Shenandoah responded.

No word yet on the cause of the fire.

Link to Schuylkill County Firewire
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Schuylkill-County-Firewire/277658282307175?fref=ts

Porter Twp. House Fire Sunday Morning

Photo Courtesy of Coal Region Fire

Fire crews were called to a working structure fire in Porter Township Sunday morning.

Scheduled PennDot Work for Interstate 81 This Week

Scheduled PennDot Work for Interstate 81 This Week

Human Remains Found Yesterday Were That of Missing Man

The human remains that were found near Coaldale Saturday afternoon were identified as that of a man missing since January.


According WFMZ, the human remains found in a wooded area near Coaldale were that of 24 year old, Corey Samuels of Coaldale.  He has been missing since January 20th and was last seen walking along Route 209 in Coaldale.

The investigation is said to be ongoing.

Link to story from WFMZ
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/remains-of-missing-man-found-in-schuylkill-county/27924090