Panthers, Bears, Colts and Wreckers win
Panther Valley, Pleasant Valley, Marian and Weatherly all notched baseball wins over the weekend. BASEBALL Panther Vy.-CMVT The Panthers got on the winning track with a 11-5 win over Columbia-Montour...
View ArticleStudents recognized for Presidents' Day essay contest
Lehighton Area Republican Club President Jason Galloway recognized the winners of the 2012 "Dollar Bill" Presidents' Day Essay Contest at the recent Lehighton Area School Board meeting. First prize was...
View ArticleEarth Day litterbug
Tamaqua police closed a portion of SR209 near Sisters Cantina for a short time Saturday evening while good samaritans worked in the rain to clean up a large trail of garbage strewn on the road. Sisters...
View ArticleRain forest animal show scheduled this week
Live animals will be featured today starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Tamaqua Elementary School during a live show via performers with "The Rain Forest" group. Touring under the name "Live on Stage, The...
View ArticleS.K.I.P. Earth Day cleanup held in Tamaqua
Kevin Steigerwalt, TBA President, on right, talks with all the volunteers prior to the cleanup. Steigerwalt stated this was the biggest turnout for volunteers he's had in years.
View ArticleLansford and Nesquehoning parishes welcome new priest
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Lansford, and St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Nesquehoning, recently welcomed their new priest, the Rev. Vasyl Chepelskyy, his wife, Maria, and...
View ArticleLocal teacher competing for Man & Woman of the Year
Ben Warren of Jim Thorpe is one of the nine candidates competing in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Man & Woman of Year fundraising campaign. Agreeing to utilize his leadership...
View ArticleRain, snow dumped on East Coast
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A spring nor'easter packing soaking rain and high winds churned up the Northeast Monday morning, unleashing a burst of winter and up to a foot of snow in higher elevations inland,...
View ArticleNo serious injuries after 3 vehicle accident
Emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Barnesville Drive, SR54, (Ryan Township), Pine Creek Drive (Rush Township) and Fairview Street, following a three vehicle accident that occurred...
View ArticleTen area defendants enter guilty pleas
Ten area defendants were among 18 who entered guilty pleas to criminal charges recently in the Schuylkill County Court and where sentenced by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin. Timothy John Postupack, 33, of...
View ArticleMonroe firm appeals solar project ruling
A Monroe County firm that wants to construct solar energy panels to meet electrical power needs at Lehigh and Moore elementary schools is appealing a Northampton County Court decision that rejected the...
View ArticleCupcake volunteer
Elizabeth Stahl, 10, bites into a cupcake made by Ida Piccia during a recent community event held at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tamaqua. Piccia has been an active volunteer at the church...
View ArticleTruck crashes into warehouse in New Philadelphia, driver missing
Police are looking for the person who crashed a grey Toyota Tacoma extended cap pickup trick into the side of a warehouse located at the intersection of Pine Street and North Valley Street (SR209) in...
View ArticleChildren enjoy a great day of fishing at Durigan's Pond
Nearly 100 children enjoyed a great day of fishing at the fishing derby sponsored by the Beaver Run Rod and Gun Club held Saturday at Durigan's Pond in Mahoning Valley. Children and grandchildren of...
View ArticleCarbon GOP hosts egg hunt
Carbon County GOP recently hosted its inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Downtown Lehighton Lower Park. It was originally planned for Saturday, March 31, but was rescheduled due to rainy weather. Open to...
View ArticleLehighton Band offers Spring Concert to open 148th season
Lehighton Band opened its 148th season by presenting its annual Spring Concert on Sunday at the Lehighton Area Middle School. The concert was conducted by Paul R. Smith and featured a wide variety of...
View ArticlePersonnel changes approved
Carbon County Commissioners on Thursday approved the following personnel actions: *Employment separation: Jillyan A. Sterling, Palmerton, part-time corrections officer, effective April 9;...
View ArticleMarriage licenses
James Shawn Sharpley and Melissa Ann Ernst, 332 S. Second St., Lehighton. James Francis Urban and Marlene Marie Kutza, 51 High St., Coaldale. Thomas John Ellis Jr. and Melisa Medina, 342 Fawn Circle,...
View ArticleCrash involves police cruiser
A Carbon County crash involved a state police cruiser being struck. State police at Lehighton said the accident occurred about 7:15 p.m. on April 19 along SR248 eastbound in Bowmanstown. read more
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