Topton

BRIEF: Children reel in prizes at fishing rodeo

2013-05-12 10:24:04

About 75 children and their families took part in the Berks County Children's Fishing Rodeo on Saturday at Hunsicker's Grove in Longswamp Township. Other activities included an educational program on watersheds by environmental educator Jennifer...

Quilts to decorate church sanctuary, then be sent all over the world

2013-05-11 04:44:01

When the Rev. Willard J. Uhler entered the sanctuary, he saw what many others will be able to see Sunday on Mother's Day at St. John's Lutheran Church, situated atop a hill in Hamburg. Scores of bright and colorful quilts, coverlets and knotted...

BRIEF: Coroner seeks relatives of Topton woman

2013-05-08 04:34:01

The Berks County coroner's office is looking for relatives of Beth Untermyer, 60, who was found dead of natural causes Tuesday in her home in the first block of Klein Street in Topton, investigators said. Coroner's deputies asked relatives to call their...

Companies sue Stroh over Superfund site cleanup in South Whitehall

2013-05-02 18:21:41

A group of Lehigh Valley companies has sued the former owner of the Stroh Brewery, alleging that Stroh has stopped contributing money to clean up a former landfill in South Whitehall Township now designated a Superfund site. PPL Electric Utilities,...

Check online for Pa. elk lottery drawing on Friday

2012-09-11 00:00:00

The 2012 Lehigh Valley Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza experienced record crowds on Aug. 25, according to show co-organizer Bob Danenhower. The 2012 event's Top Dog Competition winner went to a German short-haired pointer bell (owned by Tim Gardner of...

Mobile cigar lounge rolls through Valley

2012-07-14 16:55:00

A lot of retail comes on wheels these days. That includes the classic Good Humor ice cream truck that we all know, but also hot dog carts and mobile clothing boutiques. While the rolling boutique fad may not have hit the Valley yet, we have something...

Bookstore chain bucking trend

2012-08-11 21:11:00

Some say bookstores are on the brink of extinction, along with video and music stores, as consumers migrate to the digital world. Sure, there's plenty of evidence along those lines, now that mega-bookstore chains Borders and Waldenbooks are history....

Cupcakery adds something sweet to Topton

2012-06-30 17:04:00

Topton is an ideal small American town with a bank, pub, pizzeria, hardware store, salon and barbershop in its business district. And now, a cupcakery. The quiet Berks County borough may not be where you'd imagine a designer cupcake shop, and that's...

Pennsylvania Republicans singing new tune on Romney's Pa. chances

2012-06-12 16:06:00

With President Obama visiting Philadelphia Tuesday, the Pennsylvania GOP held a preemptive�press call to tout Republican Mitt Romney's chances of winning the state in November. Republican party chairman Rob Gleason �told The Morning Call last month...

Pickup's Route 22 crash knocks car into ambulance in Whitehall

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Crimes investigated by Berks-Lehigh Regional Police, Jan. 23-29

2012-02-01 12:00:00

John Brinson did not have a golden parachute

2012-04-21 13:22:50

John Brinson, the Lehigh Valley's renowned fitness whiz, knows a lot about parachutes, having gone to the Army's paratrooper and ranger schools after finishing near the top of his class at West Point. He did not know enough about golden parachutes. In...

Michael Kernechel 7, of Alburtis, cheers on the firemen from the Topton Volunteer Fire Co., along West 2nd. St., during the Alburtis Centennial Parade, celebrating the borough's 100th Birthday Saturday morning.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Nevin Behm of Topton releases trout into Leaser Lake Tuesday. Leaser Lake is being stocked with trout for the first time since being closed down for repairs in 2008. The lake will be open for fishing on Saturday, March 30, the opening day of trout fishing in Southeastern Pa..

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Shane Hobert, 19, a freshman from Topton, Pa., talks about his feelings on campus safety in the student union building. For the third time in less than a week, a Kutztown University student was assaulted and robbed, authorities said.

2013-03-14 00:00:00