A Pennsylvania National Guard military helicopter from Fort Indiantown Gap arrived in Tamaqua early Friday afternoon and, for a few hours, conducted sweeps of a heavily wooded area where a missing Tamaqua man is believed to be.

The chopper carried a crew of four to six and at one point landed at a ball field near Rabbit Run Reservoir.

At the same time, ATVs from local fire companies and volunteer search teams continued to comb the peaks and valleys of Sharp Mountain.

Throughout the day, family members of missing Tamaquan Jesse Farber did everything they could to gather information.

The official ground search for the missing 29-year-old was suspended for a day in order for police, search teams and volunteers to analyze data and explore options. While that was under way, Farber's family maintained momentum Friday by spreading word of the disappearance.

Farber's mother, Rae "Sweetie" Ferryman of Tamaqua, and grandmother, Norma Jean Fritz of Lehighton, drove around town to place posters at heavily traveled locations.

They checked in at the Tamaqua police station and borough hall about 1 p.m. From there they visited the Tamaqua Public Library where Librarian Gayle Heath assisted the family in duplicating flyers to place on parked vehicles at Walmart and other hotspots.

For the more information on this developing story, see Saturday's Times News.