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Schuylkill County Woman Faces Charges After Children Test Positive for Fentanyl, Meth
A Schuylkill County woman is facing charges after her three children test positive for drugs. According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on June 22, 2024, around 10:00pm, emergency personnel were called to 1019 Walnut Street in Ashland for a report of a 3-year-ld struggling to breathe. The child...
Marian Catholic football countdown to kickoff: Colts have new voice, same expectations
Billy O’Gurek lived next door to Joe Gillespie, who was classmates with J.D. Hackenberg. “Those two were like my big brothers,” O’Gurek recalled. Gillespie and Hackenberg were standout players on Marian Catholic’s 1990 state championship football team. That came in the midst of the building of a stellar program by longtime legendary head coach Stan Dakosty. O’Gurek grew up in that culture and ...
Panther Valley football countdown to kickoff: Panthers ready to contend
There is a sense of urgency and expectation in head coach Mark Lavine’s voice. Weight room numbers are better. Roster numbers are better. The number of experienced returning players is better. It’s time for the next step for the Panther Valley football program. “Now we have to do it on Fridays,” Lavine said. “We’ve got to start winning some games. We’ve got to get rid of the 2-8 mentality.” ...
Super 16 Team #4 Mount Carmel Area Red Tornadoes
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — Mount Carmel Area looks to start this season fast and furious. The Red Tornadoes had a bad taste in their mouths, with a loss to Southern Columbia that cut their playoff run short. The team setting a high bar for themselves this year. "I think...
Bands, crafts, car show, more set for Wally Lake Fest this weekend
The 2024 edition of Wally Lake Fest takes place Friday, Aug. 23, through Sunday, Aug. 25, celebrating life in the greater Hawley/Lake Wallenpaupack area with a host of events. The Chamber of the Northern Poconos hosts the festival, which started 24 years ago. There are numerous events by land and by lake, such as concerts, crafts, boats, vintage cars and a motorcycle ride around the lake. ...
Upcoming Labor Day Concert at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park
Sweet Arrow Lake County Park is set to host its annual Labor Day concert on Monday, September 2nd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The M & J Big Band will perform at the Large Pavilion near the Sweet Arrow Lake Clubhouse. This outdoor concert is part of the Sweet Arrow...
Fit For A King And Scene Queen Added To Night Two Of Motionless In White’s “Apocalypse Fest”
Fit For A King and Scene Queen have been added to night two of Motionless In White‘s “Apocalypse Fest.” That event will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 31 to November 1 and it will find Motionless In White performing “Reincarnate” in full. Here’s the updated lineups:
Speaker discusses tinctures, tea infusions and decoctions
The Parkland Garden Club met June 10 at Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orefield. After a tea and social refreshment celebration for new members, the program began with guest speaker, Toni Sweeney, a traditional naturopathic practitioner and founder of New Morning Holistic Health Services. Her program was titled “Let’s Talk Tinctures.”...
Sellersville resident named a PA Frontline Agricultural Worker of the Year
Sellersville resident and Clemens Food Group employee Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp was one of three people recognized this month with the Inaugural Pennsylvania Frontline Agricultural Workers of the Year award. The new award highlights outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food...
Harrisburg quarterback Shawn Lee Jr. ruled ineligible for 2024 football season
Harrisburg High, the three-time defending District 3 champions, will compete during the 2024 football season without star quarterback and All-State defensive back Shawn Lee Jr. Lee Jr. was denied another season of eligibility during a PIAA hearing Wednesday, with officials voting 5-0 against the University of Pittsburgh recruit. If you...
Lycoming County District Attorney's office will prosecute Michaels' murder trial
Williamsport, Pa. — A Lycoming County Judge has ruled that the Lycoming County District Attorney's office may proceed in the prosecution of Kenneth Michaels, accused in the shooting death of John Roskowski, 69, on Aug. 17, 2023. Michaels and Roskowski were former business partners and brothers-in-law. On Aug. 17, Michaels fired a single shot in the lobby of Cable Services, Inc. located on Marydale Ave. in Williamsport. According to court documents, Michaels opened a locked door to let Roskowski, who was said to be "irate,"...
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