West Penn softball The West Penn Softball League will be accepting registration for the 2013 season on Feb. 2 and Feb. 9. The registration sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, both days, at the ...

Historical society The next Eldred Township Historical Society meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the municipal building.Everyone is invited. This month's program will be an enterta...

Diamond Fire Company, 110 Main St., Walnutport, will be hosting a flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the social hall. The event will feature 100 vendor tables with many specialty an...

The Kidder Environmental Advisory Commission met on Wednesday evening for its first meeting of 2013. The members have set a tentative date of May 11 for the annual spring workshop. The Carbon County E...

The annual meetings of the stockholders of the local banks were held this morning, and re-election of directors took place as follows: Mauch Chunk National Bank - P. J. Binder, Jacob C. Loose, Ira G. ...

Approximately $125 worth of damages resulted when someone used an ATV to run over two bushes on a Towamensing Township property on Jan. 1, state police at the Lehighton barracks said. The victim is Su...

Having children gives us many pleasures, pains, laughs, anxiety, pride, disappointments, comfort, burdens and blessings. Kids give us all that and much more.Ask any parent.Parenthood is like a diamond...

Dear Editor: First, allow me to introduce myself; I am Dr. Thomas Paul Walker, Jr. Earthling. I take no political sides. Politics is a game. Frankly, I suck at games.I am a Research and Development Al...

Dear Editor: To quote the late, great George Carlin, "When you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the freak show. And when you're born in America you're given a front-row seat."There are t...