It wasn't pretty, in fact, it was a down right disappointing performance by Notre Dame last Saturday but thanks to a completely unexpected hero, a real "gamer" the Irish managed to get a 20-17 win ove...
Last week my friend Janice asked me a simple question: Does my daughter like ice cream. I had to say I didn't know.
"What do you mean, you don't know. You don't know if your own daughter eats ice crea...
It might be an understatement to suggest that a 36-year veteran coach is "over the hump" with only three games played this season.
But Marian High School coach Stan Dakosty is taking a deep breath ton...
Kara Menconi, a Marian Catholic High School senior, was named the 1991 Carbon-Tamaqua Young Woman of the Year in the annual contest sponsored by the Tamaqua Area Jaycees in pageant held at Panther Val...
Bicycle riders from near and far took to to the streets and hills of Tamaqua as they challenged themselves during the Reading Anthracite Coal Cracker Classic held last weekend.
"We had an idea to star...
Camryn Zelinka, a fun-loving Palmerton girl, was diagnosed with a brain tumor last month.
Before she even had a chance to fight, the six-year-old lost her battle for life, dying a few weeks later on S...
The term that can best describe Jim Thorpe's season so far in 2012 is "what if?"
What if the Olympians didn't give up six scoring plays of over 40 yards against the Spartans last night?What if Jim Tho...
When members of the Mahoning Valley Fire Company dedicate their 2013 KME pumper today, it won't be just about the firefighters.
It's also going to be a "Celebration of Community," said fire company co...
In the last week, our national deficit skyrocketed to over the $16 trillion. To put this in perspective, the debt is now over $140,000 for each taxpayer. When President Obama took office, the debt was...
The Northwestern boys soccer team won a thriller in overtime to highlight Friday's scholastic sports action..
BOYS SOCCERNDGP-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeted Notre Dame of Green Pond in a Colonial Le...