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How this Morton disc golf course got a name associated with the apocalypse
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAsk Mike is a Pekin Daily Times column focusing on all things Tazewell County: its history,...
First Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival: All the pageantry of a royal ceremony
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 3—In January 1968, the first human heart transplant was performed, opposition to the war in Vietnam was growing across the nation and the North Vietnamese launched the decisive Tet Offensive ...
Pottsville woman treats kids, relives Halloween's past
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 29—POTTSVILLE — The joy of giving was written on Debbie Arena's face as she offered candy treats to children in Halloween costumes Thursday evening during the Pottsville Business Association's ...
Downtown Pottsville Rite Aid closing, disappointing shoppers, mayor
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoAug. 23—POTTSVILLE — Rite Aid is closing its pharmacy and store in downtown Pottsville, the company confirmed Wednesday. "The last day of business will be September 5," Rite Aid said in a news ...
'Posthistory' depicts coal region history after King Coal was dethroned
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 28—POTTSVILLE — The history of anthracite coal in the southern fields usually goes something like this: Necho Allen discovers coal in 1790, igniting an economic engine that burns brightly ...
Geisinger employees relieve stress, bond with local sheltered animals
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 30—DANVILLE — Employees at Geisinger Medical Center were grateful to take a break from their workdays Tuesday to meet, pet, scratch and get lots of kisses from adoptable dogs from Haven ...
British chaps find opportunity, give Schuylkill a unique gift
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 24—Michael Polak and Bruce Billingham, two young English chaps, came to the United States on kind of a lark in 1972. They'd met two girls — Debbie Blackwell and Dian Shay — who pooled their ...
As Santander Bank leaves Pottsville, future of historic Miners National Bank building uncertain
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 22—POTTSVILLE — On Wednesday, the day before Santander Bank closed its branch, the executive director of the Schuylkill County Historical Society was unsettled over the future of the historic ...
History Book: Tumbling Run Park was a major tourist attraction from 1891 to 1914
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 22—If you were looking for something to do to escape the summer heat in July 1907, you boarded an East Penn Traction Co. trolley and headed for Tumbling Run Park. There, beginning on July ...
