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The Jim Thorpe Lions Club, in a letter sent to borough council last week, announced its decision to terminate a caretaker agreement for the historic Asa Packer Mansion, which it had overseen for the l...

Differing opinions remain on the state of affairs at the Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe as the town’s borough council looks to schedule a meeting with the Jim Thorpe Lions Club to update a caretaker...

The Jim Thorpe Lions Club received a two-year extension Thursday night to continue its caretaking and administrative duties at the Asa Packer Mansion. Jim Thorpe Borough, in May, voted to keep the Lio...

Jim Thorpe Borough honored three area students Thursday night who worked for the municipality this summer as part of a state Office of Vocational Rehabilitation program. Mason Zubritsky, Ryan Varner a...

A month after a Jim Thorpe Borough Council decision to leave management of the Asa Packer Mansion in the hands of the Jim Thorpe Lions Club led to a mass tour guide resignation, the popular attraction...

The historic Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe is set to usher in a new era without the veteran guides who have shared its stories for the last several decades. On the day after the town’s borough coun...

The Jim Thorpe Lions Club will remain the sole caretakers and administrators of the Asa Packer Mansion for at least the remainder of the calendar year after a 5-1 vote by borough council Thursday nigh...

Less than a month ago, state legislators gathered in Jim Thorpe to celebrate $300,000 in grant money secured for major repairs to the Asa Packer Mansion, including a roof replacement. Now, one of the ...

Over the 10-plus years the Jim Thorpers Bike Team has been making the 65-mile trek from Philadelphia to Atlantic City for the Ben to the Shore Bike Tour, Jimmy Trainer has been one of its most loyal r...