Students at L.B. Morris Elementary School, Jim Thorpe attained the honor roll list for the first marking period. They are:
Third grade, Tyler Adamitis, Millie Carter, Christopher Condly, Emily Highlan...
Richard Ockenhouse is not quite sure how many kids he and his late wife, Mary, raised but he thinks it is between 50 and 60. He adopted 12 of them in one day.
Richard was born in Lehighton in 1929. He...
The widow of an East Penn Township resident who was ejected from a supervisors' meeting has filed a lawsuit on behalf of her husband against the township, a specific supervisor, and a police officer.
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Holiday kettle volunteers Frank Tongue, left, Jesse Durning, center, and Matthew Greenly spend some non-serious time playing the timbrels during a weekly practice at the Tamaqua Salvation Army. A vide...
Dear Editor:
A recent letter by former State Representative Tim Seip, who was defeated in the 2010 election, criticized us for voting in favor of the 2011-12 fiscal year state budget back in June but ...
Franklin Township supervisors spent hours on Thursday going over line items in the 2012 budget.
After some discussion, the supervisors said they didn't believe it was necessary to raise taxes or garba...
Dear Editor:
It's not hard to believe,that peace can happen.It's just hidden behind America's warped actions.They brainwash your minds, with images of who they want you to become.And before to long,th...
Dear Editor:
My definition of a veteran: When asked why they enlisted in the PA National Guard on the edge of our country going to war they respond "Because it's something I felt I had to do."; respon...
HARRISBURG Governor Tom Corbett has appointed Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael J. Sofranko to serve on the Local Government Advisory Committee.
Also appointed to that committee were Gina M. Sage, Springfield;...
A woman was reportedly seriously injured when struck by a vehicle last night at Hazard Square in Jim Thorpe.
The woman, whose identity wasn't known, was transported by the Lehighton Ambulance paramedi...