Michael Yeastedt News Today

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...

A bronze plaque, mounted on a large urn in the Mahlon S. Kemmerer Park in Jim Thorpe, was unveiled and dedicated Sunday in memory of an individual who devoted nearly four decades to maintaining and im...

Jim Thorpe’s governing body remained split last week on whether it would require contractors to register with the borough or be licensed before doing business in the municipality. Borough Council has ...

Franklin Township supervisors held a public workshop meeting on Wednesday to discuss solutions on how to control emergency traffic issues if a crash occurs on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Among those in...

A two-man race to fill a vacant Jim Thorpe Borough Council seat was decided by the mayor Thursday night when council couldn’t break a 3-3 deadlock despite two tries. When the dust settled, Mayor Micha...

Emotions were high Thursday night as Jim Thorpe Borough Council voted to proceed with plans to renovate Memorial Hall, using one-third of the top floor for borough office staff while keeping the rest ...