Mohnton News

Boy Scouts untangle red tape to install box for proper disposal of flags By David Mekeel If you drop a letter into the funny-looking mailbox in front of Mohnton Borough Hall, chances are it won't get delivered.

Junior dragster Allison Bell took home another 4 foot trophy to add to the Bell Racing Family collection after winning at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little Dr. Kelley C. Crozier, medical director of the Reading Hospital for Post-Acute Rehabilitation, with a telemedicine robot and visitor Ethel N. Altig of Mohnton, center.

Mohnton officials are considering closing Locust Street rather than fixing a failing retaining wall along the small alley.

A 23-year-old man from Mohnton, Berks County, was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle in Caernarvon Township Saturday, state police at Ephrata said.

Reading Eagle Two men remained in critical condition Sunday in Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown with injuries suffered in an explosion at a Cumru Township business, officials said.

Two young Berks County men were pronounced dead following separate crashes over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.

A two-vehicle accident in Caernarvon Township claims the life of a Mohnton man. It happened just before 2 p.m. along Hammertown Road, just south of Churchtown Road.

The list of adjectives kept flowing: Beautiful, stunning, incredible . Cory B. Nocera of Mohnton added inspirational after viewing a sitting room that had once been the kitchen of Seven Springs Farm in Maxatawny Township.

Daily thought "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" I try to remember this verse every day, and I commend it to you.

Just as some people prefer new cars to used ones, Melissa Eggert had always preferred getting puppies instead of older dogs.

One of 22 suspects sought on drug charges in a countywide roundup by the Berks County district attorney's drug task force remained at large late Thursday.

They ended up nabbing 15 of those they were looking for. >> CHIEF MIKE GOMBAR: They facilitate their sales through the cell phone, they deliver in cars, on their houses, in parking lots, all over the county.

Goodwill fashion on the Web dcgoodwillfashions.blogspot.com From Goodwill of Greater Washington, this blog mentions style highs and lows and doesn't just focus on merchandise in vintage stores.

Question: Do you think President Barack Obama and Congress will be able to agree on a meaningful reform to the nation's health care system? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news.

A new exhibit at the Historical Society of Berks County features long rifles created by local craftsmen.

5:30 p.m. - Police asked a person sleeping behind Sennott Square to leave, and the person complied.

Reading Eagle: Bill Uhrich Golf course worker Jeremy Missimer of Mohnton holds a flag charred by a lightning strike on the second green at the Willow Hollow Golf Course in Bern Township.

MOHNTON, Berks County Mother, two children killed as car collides with tractor-trailer Authorities in Berks County say a collision between a car and a tractor-trailer has killed a woman and two children.

Reading Eagle: Abby Drey Kenneth D. Salisbury stands with Thomas the Tank Engine, the subject of his favorite among the more than 100 murals he's painted on the walls of Amanda Stout Elementary School.