MOST RECENT STORIES

• Burglary

  Tim’s Ugly Mug robbers at large

  Police are still in the hunt for the culprits who stole from Tim’s Ugly Mug last month. During the snowstorm on February 14, two “younger males in hooded sweatshirts” broke into the restaurant and stole $100 worth of alcohol from inside.

  Emily Thiel
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• General news

  Kutztown horseman, Dwayne Knowles, and Kutztown graduate, Suzy Lucine, receive national honors during AMHA National Convention

  Dwayne Knowles, co-owner & trainer of Broadmoor in Kutztown, Pa., recently received the Cecil Brown Memorial Sportsmanship Award during the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) National Convention. The event was held Feb. 18-22 in Raleigh, N.C. Kutztown graduate Suzy Lucine, of Reading, Pa., received the Mabel Owen Media Award.

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• General news

  Executive director of Mennonite Church USA Ervin R. Stutzman speaks at annual banquet

  “Can the quiet in the land keep their peace?” This is the question Ervin R. Stutzman will be asking at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society’s annual banquet on April 5. As he answers, Stutzman will speak about the historic vision for Christ’s peace that has motivated Anabaptist believers for centuries, and how that vision has taken concrete shape in several different contexts in the United States, from the first Amish colony to the current debates about gun control.

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• General news

  Linda Yuengel talks about new desert made of breakfast, Cornflake Cookies

  Everybody’s favorite breakfast cereal gets a whole new life in these crispy Cornflake

  By Linda Yuengel |2 days ago

• Education

  Colonel Steve Fenstermacher named 2014 Distinguished Alumnus of the year

  The Kutztown Area School District Education Foundation recently held it’s annual meeting. At that meeting officers were elected for a one year term: President, Rob Gottlund; Vice-President, Robert Grim, esq; Secretary, Sheila Fulton; Treasurer, Jason Feiertag. The Executive Director continues to be Dr. Brenda Winkler

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• General news

  East Greenville man convicted of vehicular homicide in DUI crash that killed friend

  An East Greenville man remained stone-faced as a jury convicted him of charges he drove drunk and caused a crash that claimed the life of his friend, who was a passenger in the vehicle.

  By Carl Hessler Jr. chessler@21st-centurymedia.com |2 days ago

• Entertainment events

  WTIM: Music around town: March 12 edition

  What’s going on musically in the Berks-Mont Newspapers coverage area? A lot, and we want to help keep everyone in the know.

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• General news

  UPDATED: Missing teen from St. Lawrence returns home

  (Updated at 9:08 a.m. March 7) EXETER — An Exeter Junior High School student reported missing from his St. Lawrence, Berks County home, has been found.

  By 21st-Century Media |2 days ago

• Features/People

  Oley School Board honors student

  Senior Hali Hoch was honored by the Oley Valley School Board at their Feb. 19 meeting for her recent accomplishments at the FFA national convention and regional music auditions.

  By Lynn A. Gladieux For 21st Century Media |2 days ago

• Columnists

  Book Beat by Jeff Hall: The Hiding Place tells true story of standing up for what’s right

  “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path….

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