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Patch.com
April 11, 2018
ERIE, PA — Teachers in Erie, Pennsylvania, aren't expected to fend off a school shooter, but should the need arise, they now have a tool to help them fight ... Just last month, the Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, said it would arm its teachers and students with buckets of rocks.
Republican & Herald
April 6, 2018
Vaupel, a forest steward, was making a charcoal known as biochar to be used for the first time in urban tree planting in Pottsville and Orwigsburg this spring. Biochar is charcoal that's added to soil to improve fertility and plant hydration. “There's real potential for this,” said Vaupel, who was joined Tuesday byÃâà...
PennLive.com
March 30, 2018
Geisinger Health System and St. Luke's University Health Network plan to build a hospital near Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, about 65 miles ... Danville-based Geisinger and Bethlehem-based St. Luke's say it's the first time two Pennsylvania health systems have collaborated to build and own a hospital.
Meadville Tribune
March 29, 2018
The three-story, 120,000-square-foot hospital will be located on Paramount Boulevard off Route 61 in West Brunswick Township near Orwigsburg, according to a news release. This is the first time in Pennsylvania that two health care systems have agreed to build and equally co-own a new hospital.
Reading Eagle
March 28, 2018
The three-story, 120,000-square-foot hospital will be located on Paramount Boulevard off Route 61 in West Brunswick Township near Orwigsburg. ... This is the first time in Pennsylvania that two health care systems have agreed to build and equally co-own a new hospital, the hospitals said in a pressÃâà...
wnep.com
March 28, 2018
WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Two health care providers are teaming up for a project in Schuylkill County. Geisinger and St. Luke's University Health Network plan to partner to build an 80-bed hospital along Paramount Boulevard in West Brunswick Township, off Route 61, near Orwigsburg.
WGNO
March 27, 2018
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania school district in the national spotlight for its plan to defend students in the event of a shooting is concerned about the effect of all that attention. The superintendent of Blue Mountain School District made headlines last week after announcing students would be armedÃâà...
WUSA9.com
March 27, 2018
A Pennsylvania school superintendent who has been scorched with ridicule on social media for arming students and staff with buckets of rocks to oppose intruders as a last resort is standing by the policy. Superintendent David Helsel of the Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg, Pa. says theÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 27, 2018
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. — A rural school district in Pennsylvania that has armed teachers and students with rocks to ward off potential school shooters has arranged for additional armed security in its buildings. Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel said in a statement posted on theÃâà...
90.5 WESA
March 24, 2018
Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg, PA has armed teachers with buckets of rocks in case of school shooters. Google Maps. A rural school district in eastern Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a last resort should an armed intruder burst in, the superintendent saidÃâà...
PennLive.com
March 23, 2018
Months before 17 students were killed by a gunman at a Florida high school, officials at a central Pennsylvania school district installed a unique last-ditch defense against an active shooting incident. Since last fall, all 200 classrooms at Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg have been equipped withÃâà...
WTHR
March 23, 2018
Virginia reported more 240 traffic accidents. But not everyone was sick of the snow. In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day off from school, climbing onto the family SUV and sliding down theÃâà...
KJCT8.com
March 23, 2018
Hill contributed from Albany, New York. Also contributing were Kristen de Groot and Sharyn Flanagan in Philadelphia, Wayne Parry in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Michael Rubinkam in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, Kiley Armstrong and Larry Neumeister in New York City, Bruce Shipkowski in TomsÃâà...
Turn to 10
March 23, 2018
NBC 10 News contributed to this report. Hill contributed from Albany, New York. Also contributing were Kristen de Groot and Sharyn Flanagan in Philadelphia, Wayne Parry in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Michael Rubinkam in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, Kiley Armstrong and Larry Neumeister in NewÃâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
March 23, 2018
In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day off from school, climbing onto the family SUV and sliding down the snow-slicked windshield and hood before plopping onto the snow. "If the snow keeps me away fromÃâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
March 22, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a bill to force people with a ..... In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day offÃâà...
State College News
March 22, 2018
Rebecca Zoshak, a Penn State language specialist, will appear on Wednesday's edition of ""America's favorite quiz show," which airs locally at 7 p.m. on ABC 23-WATM. ... Zoshak will be competing against two-day returning champion Lisa Mueller, of Naperville, Ill., and Chris Frantz, of Orwigsburg, Pa.
Sharonherald
March 22, 2018
In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day off from school, climbing onto the family SUV and sliding down the snow-slicked windshield and hood before plopping onto the snow. "If the snow keepsÃâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
March 22, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf says more than 450 Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers remain on standby or are staged for possible ..... In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day offÃâà...
State College News
March 22, 2018
Rebecca Zoshak, a Penn State language specialist, will appear on Wednesday's edition of ""America's favorite quiz show," which airs locally at 7 p.m. on ABC 23-WATM. ... Zoshak will be competing against two-day returning champion Lisa Mueller, of Naperville, Ill., and Chris Frantz, of Orwigsburg, Pa.
TIME
March 21, 2018
In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, about 90 miles outside Philadelphia, 10-year-old siblings Talia and Miles Broadhurst made their own fun on yet another day off from school, climbing onto the family SUV and sliding down the snow-slicked windshield and hood before plopping onto the snow. “If the snow keepsÃâà...
Penn State News
March 21, 2018
After graduating from Blue Mountain High School in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, “I was not sure if I wanted to commit to all of the years involved in becoming a medical doctor and decided to pursue a career perhaps as a nurse anesthetist,” he explained. “I enrolled at Penn State Schuylkill to take pre-clinicalÃâà...
Republican & Herald
March 20, 2018
ORWIGSBURG --- The Orwigsburg Business and Professional Association detailed its schedule of upcoming events for 2018 in a press release from Liz ... POTTSVILLE — The locally based Manufacturers and Employers Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania has extended an invitation for people toÃâà...
The Pennsylvania Record
March 14, 2018
“Upon information and belief, plaintiff's accident took place at school, near his home in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Orwigsburg is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. As to the fourth factor, plaintiff's complaint makes no specific averment regarding any transactions giving rise to the cause of action,”Ãâà...
Republican & Herald
March 11, 2018
Alexa Romberger, Valley View, a freshman biochemistry major; Marcella Creasy, Shenandoah, a sophomore mathematics major; Emily Zehner, Orwigsburg, a sophomore biology major; Rebecca Petlansky, Auburn, a junior biology major; Aden Wolfe, Ringtown, a senior human resources studies major;Ãâà...
LancasterOnline
March 11, 2018
Ruth was born in 1925 in York, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Henry W. and Louise Hespenheide Strathmeyer. ... invited to attend services on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 600 East Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, PA 17584 at 11:00 AM, with the Rev.
Reading Eagle
March 9, 2018
Eight legislators were saluted for their service to the commonwealth at a dinner and legislative reception in Orwigsburg. ... the recent dinner and legislative reception in Orwigsburg of the Philip C. Melley Memorial Lodge 65 of the Fraternal Order of Police of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association.
Penn State News
March 1, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the spirit of helping students find financial success through a Penn State education, Penn State alumnus Ken Schoener recently created a new ... The Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, native said his mother encouraged him to go to college and he was the first in his family to do so.
Republican & Herald
February 23, 2018
... service boards, including Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals as chairman of its board of directors; Penn State Schuylkill Advisory Board, first vice president; board of directors for Schuylkill Emergency Medical Services, Schuylkill County Transportation Authority, Northeastern PA Alliance,Ãâà...
Republican & Herald
February 18, 2018
ORWIGSBURG — Two people were taken to an area hospital after a two-vehicle crash at 11:44 a.m. Saturday at Route 61 and South Liberty Street. According to Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven, Martena G. Schnerring, 93, of Orwigsburg, pulled out from Liberty Street onto Route 61 into theÃâà...
Republican & Herald
February 14, 2018
ORWIGSBURG– One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in a set of row homes in the 200 block of Long Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Joanie Hollenbach, of 206 Long Avenue, was taken to Lehigh Valley East for treatment for smoke inhalation, according to officials on the scene and herÃâà...
PA home page
February 14, 2018
ORWIGSBURG, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) Fire crews were on the move in Orwigsburg Wednesday afternoon. Flames broke out at 206 Long Avenue and quickly spread to the house attached to it. . It is unknown how many people were living in the two homes at the time of the fire, but we'reÃâà...
Penn State News
February 13, 2018
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Pennsylvania College of Technology students did their part to spark creativity by organizing and hosting a campus location for the recent Global Game Jam. Members of the college's Game Development Club spearheaded local involvement for the 48-hour activity, known as theÃâà...
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