Hunter Meckes Soccer Tournament raises $10,000 toward memorial scholarship fund
For the past five years, a grieving mom has worked hard to memorize the life of her young son who was lost his life in a car accident on Jan. 27, 2003. Sherry Meckes of Penn Forest knew her much her...
View ArticleFighting fire from the air
A helicopter of the Department of Forestry was used to dump water on the fast moving flames in Polk Township Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleCommUNITY Drum Circle at Schuylkill UU
Schuylkill Unitarian Universalists (Sch. UU) will present Schuylkill CommUNITY Drum Circle led by Mike Clipman of "Livin' in the Rhythm/Earth Rhythms," from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. Doors...
View ArticleWanamaker slam lifts Indians
Earlier in the week, the Lehighton baseball team suffered an upset loss to East Stroudsburg North. While they rebounded well with a win against ES South, the Indians appeared to be on the verge of...
View ArticleCrash probed near Tamaqua
State police at Frackville reported investigating a one-vehicle crash about 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, outside Tamaqua in Walker Township. Troopers said a 16-year-old male from New Ringgold was...
View ArticleTwo teens cited at Schuylkill Mall
Two teens were cited for an incident at the Schuylkill Mall in New Castle Township. State police at Frackville said they responded to the mall about 8:20 p.m. on Friday, April 13, for an incident of...
View ArticleSUPPORT GROUPS
St. Luke's Miners Campus will host a Diabetes Support Group throughout the year. All meetings will be held from 6-7 p.m. in the café on the second floor. Tentative meeting dates are as follows: April...
View ArticlePhoto ID is not necessary to vote in Primary Election
When H.B. 934 passed through the Pennsylvania General Assembly (House and Senate) earlier this year and was subsequently signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett, voting in the commonwealth changed. The new...
View ArticleJT board appoints new member
The Jim Thorpe Area School Board appointed Robert Schaninger to fill the opening on the school board at a special board meeting. Schaninger will be replacing Jeremy Melber, who recently resigned from...
View ArticleNFIB endorses Argall
The National Federation of Independent Business today announced their endorsement of Dave Argall over his opponent in the upcoming Primary Election. Kevin Shivers, NFIB's State Director, said that...
View ArticleTamaqua man to face charges
A Tamaqua man faces charges following a traffic stop in the borough on March 29. Officer Dane O'Brien was on patrol at 6 p.m. when he made a traffic stop in the 200 block of Market Street. The vehicle...
View ArticleForest fire battled in Polk Township
Firefighters from at least four counties battled a stubborn forest fire Saturday in Polk Township. The fire started just northeast of the sprawling Wild Creek Reservoir of the Bethlehem Water...
View ArticleOn this date
The Carbon County Commissioners meeting this morning, received a communication from the state Department of Justice, Bureau of Correction, in which they were advised that the Carbon County Jail was...
View ArticleHelping firefighters
An amphibious vehicle of the U.S. Army from the Tobyhanna Army Depot was utilized to get food and refreshments to the firefighters battling the huge forest fire Saturday in Polk Township.
View ArticleRenovations to auditorium will cost district $928,000
Renovations to its high school auditorium could cost Palmerton Area School District nearly $930,000. Five companies submitted bids to the district on Friday, with CC Inc., of Bethlehem, turning in the...
View ArticleON THIS DATE
April 16, 1991 Northwestern's 6-6 center, Mike Wertman, is named to the Small School PIAA All-State Third Team basketball squad. Wertman, a senior, averaged 14.8 points per game for the Tigers, coached...
View ArticleArea residents among 82 arraigned on criminal counts
Many area residents were among 82 who were arraigned Monday before District Attorney Karen Byrnes Noon in Schuylkil County court on criminal charges and all entered pleas of not guilty and requested...
View ArticleWoman stabbed in Lehighton
Lehighton police are investigating a stabbing which occurred early this morning. Police were first dispatched to a report of a domestic dispute at 626 Coal St. just before 4 a.m. But soon after a...
View ArticleWanamaker slam lifts Indians
Earlier in the week, the Lehighton baseball team suffered an upset loss to East Stroudsburg North. While they rebounded well with a win against ES South, the Indians appeared to be on the verge of...
View ArticleFree community dinner
Grace-St. Paul's UMC will host a free community dinner from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The church is located at 40 Church Road in Penn Forest Township, just off Route 903, next to the Butterfly...
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