ST. LOUIS Ben Clymer's collegiate wrestling career came to an end Friday after losing in the consolation round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Clymer, a 184-pound Hofstra senior and graduate of N...
The Obama administration continues to outdo themselves when it comes to making stupid decisions. The worst decision of the week is providing classified information on our missile defenses to the Russi...
"I am a part of all that I have met," said Ulysses, returning home from his lengthy travels. He was attempting to describe his feelings to his wife about how the years weighed heavily on him and how h...
Dear Editor:
According to the March 6 edition of the TIMES NEWS Mr. Reinbold attended the Jim Thorpe Area School District board meeting. The article stated that you are pushing for a half time school ...
St. Joseph's Regional Academy in Jim Thorpe was filled with the sounds of the Irish Friday as students celebrated St. Patrick's Day in style.
Students and teachers wore green, in honor of the holiday,...
More than 225 people gathered at the Lansford AMVETS Post Home to carry on the traditions of early Irish settlers to the Panther Valley. Edward "Ecker" McCullion of Summit Hill, noted Irish tenor, was...
When I was a kid, I used to love walking on railroad tracks.
As an adult, I still did it whenever I had the chance, enjoying a remnant from my childhood, I guess.Balance was something that came easy. ...
The following deeds were recorded in Carbon County:
Beaver MeadowsHelen T. Galada to Jane Frask, 100 Dean St., Beaver Meadows, property at 100 Dean St., $1.Franklin TownshipRobert I. Getz to Philip L....
Beginning Tuesday, Carbon County gardeners, farmers or anyone who has a question about anything plants can call a helpline, operated by the Penn State Extension Carbon County Master Gardener Program.
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Mrs. Robin Ortega of Hometown, widow of Marine Staff Sergeant Alexander Ortega, the first American to die during the fighting in Lebanon, was in Jacksonville, N.C. to take part in dedicating a memoria...