State police at the Frackville barracks were summoned at 8:12 p.m. Dec. 19 to the intersection of Phineyville and Girard Manor roads in East Union Township, where a vehicle struck another car and then...
Tamaqua's Christine Streisel has made a name for herself by her ability to throw a long metal spear about 150-feet.
However, last night, it was her ability to shoot an orange leather sphere about 20-f...
Please forgive the headline's lack of originality, but my last round of research left me as conflicted as Hamlet. In the middle of it, I found a cleverly conceived study that in my mind definitively p...
Dear Editor:
For a number of years I have purchased U.S. Savings Bonds for my grandson and my nieces and nephews. I bought them at my local brand of Niagara Bank. I thought I was helping the kids when...
The National Geographic Geography Bee was held at Weatherly Area Middle School on Dec. 19 with participating seventh and eighth grade students competing in seven preliminary rounds of questions relati...
A pair of Summit Hill residents were honored at the Summit Hill Diligence Fire Company's annual Christmas party last Saturday evening for the service they have provided to the community and their volu...
By PATTIE MIHALIK
newsgirlcomcast.netWith Christmas approaching, I was in the mood for some of my favorite carols as I drove to an appointment in the next town.During that trip, which lasted two hours...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that construction on the two Slatedale Bridges is complete and all roads are open.
The bridges are the Main Street Bridge over a tribu...
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regard to the planned war memorial in East Penn Township. The article Gail Maholick stated that the memorial is only to honor veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars. It i...
December 25th is the annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus the Christ. It is Christmas Day (Cristesmaesse, from old English, meaning "Christ's Mass"), which is the true reason for this season! Ma...