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Kathe Hoch Childhood 505 Words3 Pages Have you ever been told that you couldn’t have a kid? Well, Kathe Hoch of Sinking Spring, PA did, she got told when she was younger and was really disappointed. From that point on, she never thought she would have a kid in her life. She also realized she had a lot more responsibility after having a kid than before she didn’t have a kid. Kathe did not think life after a kid would be different but now she says it is a lot better and different with a...

Highland County Sheriff’s Office reports March 9 A resident of Sicily Road reported her juvenile son was assaulted by another juvenile. March 10 The theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle in Sinking Spring was reported. March 11 A resident of Gist Settlement Road reported a possible prowler. A resident of Golden Dubloon Lane reported finding a bag containing drug items in his yard. A resident of Bald Knob Road reported a dispute with a neighbor.

Deputies injured in pursuit By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Roberts A Peebles man is behind bars while deputies from the Adams County and Highland County sheriff’s offices recover from injuries following a high-speed pursuit early Wednesday morning that began at a Peebles mini mart. Robert Roberts Jr. is currently in the Adams County Jail in West Union facing charges of felonious assault on a peace officer following a chase that began at the intersection of SR 41 and SR 32, j...

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Feb. 20 Free Drive-Thru Community Meal: 12 to 1 p.m. at St. Andrew UMC, 611 Swamp Creek Rd, Bechtelsville. Follow the signs to the back of the church. Please wear masks. Feb. 21 - Advertisement - Pioneer Grange, Topton: order deadline for Italian Hoagie Sale is Feb 21. $5 each. Pickup March 1 at the Grange Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. Call orders to Tammy at 610-463-7213. Feb. 22 Go Taste Berks: Feb. 22 to March 1, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. Visit GRCA member businesses with Go Ta...

These 17 Pa. houses sold for at least $110,000 over asking price in 2020 Updated Feb 10, 2021; Facebook Share To say last year was a crazy one for the residential real estate market in Pennsylvania would be an understatement. Especially considering most real estate sales in Pennsylvania were prohibited for a period of time due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 shutdown of non-essential businesses. Once the shutdown ended, real estate sales were reportedly off the charts, with more houses selling t...

LebTown City of Lebanon Retail Theft – A 40 year old man with no permanent address has been cited for Retail Theft on Dec. 24, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. on the 40 block of South 9th St. Total loss to the merchant is $33.99. Harassment – A 25 year old man with no permanent address has been cited for Harassment after an incident on Jan. 19, 2021 at 4:10 p.m. on the 00 block of North 6th St. Public Drunkenness – A 28 year old Swatara Twp. man has been cited for Public Drunkenness on Jan. 21, 202...

Feb. 7 Leesport Area Historical Society Open House: 1 to 4 p.m. The museum resides in the former West Leesport 4-room school house built in 1858 at 128 Main Street, Leesport. See area and regional artifacts including a classroom circa 1940s and a Quaker Marriage Certificate predating the Declaration of Independence. Feb. 7 - Advertisement - Literatour Berks author event: 4 p.m. children’s author presentation via Zoom “Such a Library - A Yiddish Folktale Re-Imagined” by Jill Ross Nadler. P...

Comcast said it will equip seven locations in Berks County with Wi-Fi-connected “Lift Zones” over the next few months to help connect low-income families to the internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy,  Working with the Mifflin YMCA, Sinking Spring YMCA, United Community Services for Working Families and Calvary United Church of Christ, Comcast is providing Wi-Fi coverage at safe spaces in Reading and Sinking Spring that are ex...