Schuylkill League wrestling championship results
at Blue Mountain HS TEAM SCORING & LEGEND 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 198; 2. Blue Mountain (BM) 191; 3. Pine Grove (PG) 170.3; 4. North Schuylkill (NS) 132.5; 5. Upper Dauphin (UD) 127.5; 6. Tamaqua (T)...
View ArticleRabenold a candidate for state representative
Ronald Rabenold, a resident of Franklin Township, Lehighton, has announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 122nd Legislative District. He is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination in...
View ArticleBusy weekend for PennDOT
PennDOT workers were out in force all weekend clearing roads of ice and snow. A plow truck driver clears snow on Center Street in Tamaqua.
View ArticleJoe Paterno was Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right...
View ArticleSad day for PSU family
Area individuals whose lives were touched by Joe Paterno remember him as a man who put family, academics, and ethics above football. "I think it's a sad day not just for the university, but for college...
View ArticleSnowman for sale
Bud Wychulis displayed a humerous winter attitude when he made and displayed this "Snowman For Sale" sign outside his home on 5th Street in Coaldale.
View ArticleGirl's best friend
Aunya Goepfert, 7, gives her dog Zuess, a 5-year-old Great Dane, a hug while playing in the snow in Coaldale.
View ArticleA Deuce in the snow
Saturday's snowfall made for a great opportunity for Paul Macenka to take out his newly restored 1972 M35 2.5 ton cargo truck and troop carrier – aka Deuce and a Half among military buffs – out for an...
View ArticleFun in the Lansford snow
Brandon Stilitino, 9, enjoys the recent snowfall while sledding down "Granny's Lot" hill in Lansford.
View ArticleSchuylkill crashes
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported on four crashes, including two hit and runs, investigated by troopers over the past weekend. A one vehicle crash occurred about 5:22 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21,...
View ArticleNeither rain or snow ...
Lansford mail carrier Deborah Norton walks through unshoveled sidewalks to deliver mail. Officials regularly stress residents to shovel their sidewalks and treat them with salt if needed.
View ArticleRimbey finishes fourth in pentathlon at Lehigh
Lehighton grad Vanessa Rimbey took fourth in the Pentathlon for the Bloomsburg University women's indoor track team on Friday at the Mountain Hawk Invite held at Lehigh University. Rimbey compiled with...
View ArticleAnnual book swap held by Slatington fifth graders
Swap and shop. That's what fifth-grade students at Slatington Elementary did for their fifth annual Book Swap held recently at the school. The event, whose motto was "Give a Book, Get a Book", was held...
View ArticleTamaqua car theives were juveniles
Tamaqua police have identified and charged two Tamaqua juveniles who stole a 2000 Ford Taurus New Year's Eve from a North Railroad Street home and then crashed it into a utility pole on Birch Crossing...
View Article15 first offenders placed in probation program
Fifteen first time defendants in criminal cases were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program recently. If a person successfully completes all conditions...
View ArticlePaterno
After hearing the steady stream of coaches, players and fans reflect on the life of Joe Paterno Sunday, the most poignant and solemn comment for me was the thought that the Penn State icon died in...
View ArticleRaiders' Mashack golden at 106
ORWIGSBURG - For the final five minutes of his Schuylkill League championship bout at 106 pounds, Tamaqua's Colin Mashack couldn't register a point. That was no problem for the Raider sophomore,...
View ArticleSmoke scare in Coaldale on Friday
After tenants reported seeing smoke coming from their housing unit at 409 East Ridge Street in Coaldale Friday night, firefighters from Coaldale, Tamaqua, Lansford and Summit Hill responded quickly....
View ArticleMemorable time with the top Lion of them all
Several Tamaqua residents were lucky enough one spring day to get their photo taken with Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. The young people were walking to the Blue and White inter-squad game at...
View ArticleSlatington driver cited after crash
A Slatington driver was cited following a two vehicle crash that occurred about 6:46 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, along SR100 at Macungie Road, in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County. State police at...
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