Driver cited after Monroe crash
A driver was cited following a one-vehicle crash in Monroe County. Pocono Mountain Regional police said about 9:30 p.m. on July 7 officers responded to a crash along Sawmill Road in Wagner Forest. On...
View ArticleRotary Foundation seeks business professionals for goodwill trip to Mexico
As part of the Group Study Exchange Program of the Rotary Foundation, District 7410 is currently seeking four business leaders and professionals who are not Rotarians to visit Mexico in April 2013....
View ArticleBob infidel
Dear Editor: This July I was in Harrisburg and saw for the first time Sharia law in the United States. The Islamabins were not shackling a woman to a wall to be stoned nor executing a homosexual nor...
View ArticleSurviving a storm
When it comes to hurricanes, there are two major types of people. One group is adventurous enough to think hurricanes are just one more adventure. The other group gets anxiety ridden as a hurricane...
View ArticleJim Thorpe to join WVIA Our Town Project
Jim Thorpe was invited to join WVIA's Our Town project at an organizational meeting hosted by WVIA host and Our Town project producer Lisa Mazzarella. The meeting, with approximately 20 members from...
View ArticleNo Header!
One thing is for sure heading into Penn State's first game of the season against Ohio this afternoon (12 noon on ESPN). That is the Bobcats have not seen much tape on starting running back Bill Belton,...
View ArticleBrotherly love
We just returned from Texas where we watched our 22-year-old grandson Jordan graduate from Air Force basic training. It was a long car trip. The weather was hot and we drove through frog-strangling...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Court news
Exempt property Norwegian Township Supervisors won an appeal in court to have a property they own declared tax exempt. read more
View ArticleBulldogs stun So. Lehigh
New playing surface. Same old Bulldogs. Playing its first game on the new artificial turf at Bulldog Community Stadium, Northern Lehigh jumped out to a big league on this year's Colonial League...
View ArticleShip ahoy!
I love the water. I love to look at it, hear it, touch it, and I really love to float on it. Having a boat has long been a dream of mine. Unfortunately, I don't have the kind of money to buy the kind...
View ArticleMischief incidents in Schuylkill County
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported investigating two acts of criminal mischief that occurred on Aug. 30 at Schuylkill County locations. Troopers said two window panes on the Everything Paws N'...
View ArticleBumper stickers
By BOB URBAN rurban@tnonline.com Becoming a senior citizen is no easy task. And although many are called and many are chosen, it's still quite an accomplishment making it to our later years. Many...
View ArticleHolencik Roofing named Business of the Month
Have a roof that's sprung a leak? For that, or any other type of roofing solution, Holencik Roofing, of Coplay, is more than up to the task. Located at 113 North Front St., the commercial and...
View ArticleON THIS DATE
September 1, 1979 Mike Tracy carries 27 times for 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help Marian ruin Blue Mountain's stadium debut with a 40-6 rout. Tracy breaks free for long scoring runs of 71...
View ArticleIrish open 125th season in Ireland
Today begins the third year of the Brian Kelly era at Notre Dame and the school's 125th season of college football. This is also the year we learn if Kelly is the man for the job or just another in a...
View ArticleA fish story
I have had pets most of my life. Granted the early part of my life we really shared family pets, but we considered them ours as well. When I moved out on my own, there was a brief period of time I had...
View ArticleNew artificial turf dedicated at Northern Lehigh stadium
By LINDA KOHLER lkohler@tnonline.com Northern Lehigh Area School District's notables participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the dedication of the new artificial turf at Bulldog Athletic...
View ArticleThe true cost of a 'permit' or 'license' is almost always freedom and liberty
When someone questions the requirement to obtain a permit or a license, many people say: "Just get the permit (or license) and do what those in government tell you to do." or "Work within the system."...
View ArticleChildhood obesity a growing concern
Obesity rates among children ages 2-19 have tripled since 1980, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. That means 17 percent, or 12.5 million, children are too fat. Narrow...
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