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Common Ground Ministries expands to Carbon County, hopes for food pantry funding
A former church in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County is full of new life after Common Ground Ministries moved in. Executive Director Everett Upton said their motto is ‘Everybody Eats,” and a large part of the mission is to unite the community. “We believe that united we can accomplish...
Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Carbon County Woman
Leslie D. Cottrill, 69, died from natural causes on Saturday, June 15, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Anyone who can contact her next of kin is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org. to follow Daily Voice Lehigh and receive free news updates.
Carbon Transit riders express opinions
Several residents who ride Carbon Transit turned out to voice their opinions on proposed route changes to the bus operations. The meeting, held Monday in Jim Thorpe, allowed residents the opportunity to provide feedback before the changes go into effect. AJ Jordan, director of planning and scheduling for LANTA, spoke...
ON THIS DATE JULY 2, 2003
Kathleen G. Straubinger of Jim Thorpe is the new Director of Hospice for the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke’s. In this position, she is responsible for directing home-based hospice care in the six county area that includes Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as Upper Bucks, Eastern Monroe and Eastern Schuylkill counties.
Eagle Scout ceremony held in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A special celebration for an Eagle Scout in Carbon County. Phoenix Kalavoda of Troop 555 in the Jim Thorpe area built a songbird enclosure at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center for his Eagle Scout project. Phoenix has been involved with his troop for the...
What does it cost to survive in the Lehigh Valley? New report offers some numbers.
The cost of living adds up, and making ends meet is increasingly a struggle in the Lehigh Valley. That’s according to a report released in June from the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley that dives into what it takes to cover a household’s survival budget. Around...
Carbon County board thanks responders
Carbon County Commissioners thanked first responders and dispatchers for their hard work immediately following the storm that rolled through the area Wednesday evening, leaving power outages and downed trees in its wake. Commissioner Wayne Nothstein said that the 911 communications center was staffed with six dispatchers after the storm and...
Crews clean up storm damage in Lake Harmony
LAKE HARMONY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Carbon County, the National Weather Service and County Emergency Management crews were in Lake Harmony to look at the damage the area received during Wednesday night storms. Many residents Thursday were still without power but crews expect power to be restored around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning. Crews were […]
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