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2024 Schuylkill County Fair highlights
The Schuylkill County Fair runs Monday through Saturday at the fairgrounds near Summit Station. Admission is $5 person. Children 10 and under get in free. Free parking. Additional charge for truck/tractor pulls and midway attractions. Monday – Pulling Day (open at 4 p.m.) 4 p.m. Queen/Princess Contest, with crowning...
Sheep-to-shawl team to appear at Schuylkill County Fair
The Baaahd Girls will be demonstrating their talents at the Schuylkill County Fair. The sheep-to-shawl team from the Walk-In Art Center Fiber Arts Guild in Schuylkill Haven takes the fleece from a sheep and turns it into wearable art. The ladies in the group are preparing for the Pennsylvania Farm...
South Schuylkill News Calendar, July 18, 2024
• Shop Pine Grove Area Pathway, 5-7 p.m., 42 S. Tulpehocken St. enter through blue door on ground floor. Proof of residency and $10 cash donation. • Schuylkill Haven Food Pantry, noon-3 p.m., behind Walk In Art Center on Market Street between Parkway and St. Charles Street. • LeadFoot –...
JT Hall of Fame: Vitti to be honored
Kevin Vitti, a 2016 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School and a 2020 graduate of Bloomsburg University, was a standout linebacker for the Olympians’ football team during his four-year career. Vitti’s accolades included Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) first team linebacker, SCFCA North Co-Defensive Player of the...
The Baaahd Girls to Demonstrate Sheep to Shawl Talents at Schuylkill County Fair
The Baaahd girls, a team of Sheep to Shawl participants based in Schuylkill Haven, have made the team. Like the Olympics, The Baaahd Girls are demonstrating their talents at the Schuylkill County Fair. So, what are The Baaahd Girls? A team from the Walk-In Art Center Fiber Arts Guild in...
Holy cow! Blue Mountain High School gets a visitor
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A high school in Schuylkill County had an unexpected visitor in the form of a cow. A cow roamed the parking lot and fields of Blue Mountain High School. Viewer Bobbi-Sue Colna snapped some photos of the animal that escaped from a nearby farm. It...
Estate settles with Pa. borough for $32.5K over woman’s suicide in prison
WILLIAMSPORT — The estate of a woman who committed suicide in Schuylkill County Prison in 2020 has reached a $32,500 settlement of its claims against the Coaldale Borough and three police officers. The settlement, which needs the approval of U.S. Middle District Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle, resolves only...
First responders plan Night Out events in area communities
SHENANDOAH – Next month, first responders in three area communities will hold events to help connect the community with those who serve. In Shenandoah, the Shenandoah Community Ambulance Association, Shenandoah Fire Department, and Shenandoah Police Department are joining forces to hold their annual National Night Out event on August 6 from 5pm to 8pm.
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