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The Panther Valley School District is looking at an $800,000 deficit going into the 2026-27 school year plus needs repairs to the junior-senior high school roof and a new gymnasium floor. The school b...

The Tamaqua Area School Board on Tuesday moved forward with a $2.99 million contract for infrastructure upgrades and energy savings. The board first heard from representatives from the McClure Company...

Palmerton photographer Andy Mihalik has been honored with two national public service awards by the National press Photographers Association. A Pencor employee, Mihalik has been a Times News contribut...

Tamaqua Seniors The Tamaqua Senior Citizens met on April 16 with 27 members present. President Jean Machamer opened the meeting. The invocation, “Morning Prayer,” was recited. A moment of silence was ...

Mahoning Township supervisors took the following action recently: • Agreed to purchase a truck body from EM Kutz in the amount of $52,550. • Hired Paul Davis, Terry Everett and Darrell Luyeders as par...

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents: • A 45-year-old Lansford man is facing charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a con...

A disputed fence has been removed at Alif Farms meat operation, but the business again drew complaints during a recent Mahoning Township supervisors meeting. Todd Wingert of Mahoning Drive East told t...

Spring Clean Up in Lansford begins on Saturday for the borough’s East Side Springgarden and east toward Andrewsville. The cleanup for the West Side of the borough, Springgarden Street and west toward ...

Construction of a planned hotel designated for the former Jimmy’s Gym in Franklin Township could start soon. Wayne Knirnschild, Lehighton Investment Group, told supervisors on Tuesday the group has me...

A Lansford woman faces multiple charges after her dog attacked and killed two other dogs in late March and early April. Borough police filed charges against Brianna Koschak, 36, at District Judge Beth...