Both sides in domestic cited
A husband and wife involved in a domestic dispute over custody of their children were both cited, state police at Frackville reported. The incident occurred about 10:11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, at...
View ArticleNo more muddy games at Northern Lehigh
When I interview Northern Lehigh football players after games, the process is always the same. The first thing they do is try to wipe their wet, dirty hands off on their muddy uniform. Then they give a...
View ArticleCommissioners praise health system's turnaround
Carbon County officials are pleased with a local business' turnaround in recent years. During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday, Commissioner William O'Gurek pointed out that Blue Mountain...
View ArticleTwo charged with tossing meth waste in Summit Hill woods waive hearings
Two men who allegedly tried to get rid of the remnants of an illegal methamphetamine lab by tossing the chemicals into a wooded area in Summit Hill waived their hearings on the charges this week. Ricky...
View ArticleJROTC leader given contract
Apparently, the third time was the charm for Panther Valley High School's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Senior Army Instructor Kenneth Markovich: The school board on Thursday voted 5-3, with...
View ArticlePair to stand trial in theft, crash of truck
A pair of Carbon County men accused of stealing a vehicle that was later crashed will have their trial bound over to county court. Alan Arthofer, 22, of Bowmanstown, and Chad Mack, 23, of Aquashicola,...
View ArticleNothing to cheer about
After listening to the impassioned pleas of parents and a coach, the Panther Valley school board sent back to committee Thursday a proposal to change the middle school cheerleading coach position from...
View ArticleCarbon teen cited for theft in Rush
A 17-year-old Weatherly male faces charges of retail theft after being cited by Rush Township Police, for allegedly taking $49.70 worth of merchandise from the Hometown Commons Walmart. The incident...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for robbing bank
Two Dauphin County men were nabbed a short time after police say they robbed a Schuylkill County bank. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Darrell D. Dixon, 28, and Juan Ricardo Cooke II, 32, both of...
View ArticleFranklin crash injures three
Three persons were injured Thursday evening, a woman and two children, when their car came into contact with a second car at the intersection of SR248 and State road in Franklin Township. The crash...
View ArticlePalmerton residents warned of utility scam
Palmerton residents are urged to be on the lookout for a utility scam. Council Vice President Chris Olivia informed Borough Council on Thursday of the fraudulent scheme. Olivia said the borough was...
View ArticleObesity at a glance
Here's a snapshot of some key findings from a National Center for Health Statistics survey on the prevalence of obesity in the United States: *In 2009–2010, 35.7 percent of U.S. adults were obese. *In...
View ArticleBears fall to Eagles
The Pleasant Valley football team came out in its season opener and played a great half of football against Lehigh Valley foe Nazareth. Unfortunately for the Bears, their second half of football was...
View ArticleBombers fall to ND
The lack of an offense early and turning the ball over six times kept Palmerton from getting off on the right foot on Friday night. Notre Dame of Green Pond capitalized on a couple of breaks and rolled...
View ArticleThe Readers' Turn - Labor Day
What are your plans for Labor Day, the summer's final holiday?
View ArticleChautauqua was a highlight of Tamaqua Labor Day in 1912
By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com A century ago, a large tent was erected in Tamaqua's YMCA Park for Chautauqua, part of a nationwide adult education movement which became popular and spread throughout...
View ArticlePGC issues warning to hunters who are traveling
Annually, thousands of Pennsylvanians travel to hunt big game and Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director Carl Roe said that in an effort to prevent the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease...
View ArticleSchool property taxes ensure community-controlled education
I am a strong supporter of local school property taxes as they put the community in charge of our children's education. In the Hamburg School District where I live, our taxes are higher than the...
View ArticleThe kind of calorie a key to weight loss
I prefer to be polite, so I won't say Scientific Method and Mainstream Medicine were wrong. Instead, I'll say they were cautious, thorough, and chose to ignore a friend of mine, Common Sense, and in...
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