His name was Jost Folhaber.
He was a traveling salesman on his way to peddle wares.He stopped for a short break at a tavern 15 miles northwest of Tamaqua, and continued on his way. Within an hour or t...
October 26, 1974 Mike Clewell rushes for 162 yards and both Jim Thorpe touchdowns as the Olympians gain a 13-0 win over Pleasant Valley. Frank Flizack's blocked punt sets up the first Thorpe score - a...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Hurricane Sandy raged through the Bahamas early Friday after leaving 22 people dead across the Caribbean, following a path that could see it blend with a winter storm to hit the U...
Slatington Woman's Club Girl of the Month for October is Casey Gavalla.
Sports have always been a big part of Casey's life. She has been involved with soccer since she was 6 and played on several club...
POCONO SUMMIT - The Pleasant Valley volleyball team was four points away from being swept out of the Mountain Valley Conference championship game Thursday night.
Four points away from losing its first...
Reformation Sunday
St. John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, 1 E. Abbott St., Lansford, is celebrating Reformation Sunday with a live, dramatic performance of highlights of events that changed the chur...
Trick or Treat night
Eldred Township's Trick or Treat night is Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m. If you would like to participate, please have your porch lights turned on.Mrs. Bush'sMrs. Bush's Persona...
Marine Pvt. Rachel Garrison has graduated from the Army jump school at Ft. Benning GA and earned her wings.
At 18, she was the youngest in her company, one of only seven women, and the only female Mar...
During a special meeting Thursday, the Panther Valley School Board hired an interim Elementary School Principal, Mary Figura, Jim Thorpe, to fill in for Principal William Lombardo, who is on unpaid le...
Rosey Sheridan, a sophomore at Allegheny College and the 2011 salutatorian of Marian High School, was recently named a Distinguished Alden Scholar at the college for the 2011-2012 academic year. She i...