The Parryville Zoning Hearing Board continued a variance hearing Thursday night that ended with two attorneys debating an issue that only the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation can answer.
The ...
On Nov. 9, 1910, Clinton Weaver of Summit Hill, a 16-year-old laborer at the No. 6 mine, had gone to the top of the shaft to fix some displaced rigging when his clothing got caught in the machinery.
A...
January 15, 1963 George Armbruster scores a game-high 24 points to help Jim Thorpe cruise past Summit Hill, 71-49, and clinch first half honors in the Black Diamond League. The Olympians, who outscore...
The lawsuit requesting that the borough of Jim Thorpe repatriate the remains of the athlete Jim Thorpe to be reburied in his family plot in Oklahoma has sparked widespread interest, even prompting rea...
Jim Thorpe Police Department is hosting the third annual Policemen's Ball from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Memorial Hall, Jim Thorpe.
Proceeds will benefit Special Olympics of Carbon County. Dr...
A Bally woman has been cited after she refused to pick up her trash in Tamaqua the day after Christmas.
Jennifer L. Unercoffler, 19, of Bally, was a passenger in a 2000 Chevy that stopped at the drive...
Walnutport Borough Council Council has passed an ordinance that prohibits the use of indoor furniture outside.
In other business at Thursday's meeting, borough Engineer Jason Newhard presented council...
Rush Township police were dispatched to a reckless driving complaint and later a motor vehicle accident in Ryan Township on SR54 on Jan. 12 at 12:20 p.m.
Due to the weather conditions, the driver, Jon...
For the past few months, I've gone around the house muttering to myself about the lack of space.
It isn't because David's house isn't big enough for the two of us. It is. But I can't set up a much-nee...
In school-speak, a mission statement is a short summary written by a school district as to what it sees as its primary goal for the students it serves. Some declare that "All students can and will suc...