WHITEHALL Monty Szukics has always been the fastest guy. In races through childhood until now, the Palmerton senior remembers almost no one keeping up with him.
One of the few times he was ever beaten...
Jay Smarr, local folk musician, will be performing at Tuscarora State Park visitor center from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 27. This informative yet musical program highlights the struggles and disasters o...
ARC Bloodmobile
An American Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Tamaqua on Wednesday, May 23, at St. John United Church of Christ. Hours will be from 1-6 p.m.Anyone 17 or older, who weighs at least 110 p...
Northern Lehigh Area High School senior Margaret Surdovel has been named the Slatington Woman's Girl of the Month for May.
She is the marching band president and is a member of the Concert Band, Conce...
Pleasant Valley High School students competed at the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference at Hershey Lodge in April and walked home with several wins. Two students won first place awards whic...
As members of the Polk Township Historical Society gathered at the Burger Sawmill in Kresgeville, brothers Jeff and Clark Burger greeted them. Their father, Johnny Burger, at age 83, is still active i...
It's been 100 years since King Gustav V of Sweden presented gold medals to Native American Indian Jim Thorpe for the athlete's performance in both the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.
Th...
Join Tuscarora State Park naturalist and volunteer "Pap" Knauss from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 27, on the "Spirit of Tuscaroa Trail." The trail is 4.5 miles in length and moderate in difficulty. The tra...
Kay I. Crebs (Mrs. Frank Crebs) of Lehighton R. 1 has received a certificate qualifying her as a Certified Graphonalyst. The International Graphoanalysis Society, based in Chicago, Ill., granted the c...
A Lansford man faces child endangerment and other charges after taking his year-old son on a motorcycle ride down a borough street.
Patrick Kelly Jr., 26, 19 E. Kline Ave., faces the charges from an i...