Lenhartsville News

Anyone who travels Route 222 near Kutztown has probably noticed a crew painting Kutztown University's North Water Tower.

The ring of a blacksmith's hammer on the hard steel of an anvil isn't the normal sound a visitor would expect to hear at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary on the Kittatinny Ridge in Albany Township, Berks County .

Lenhartsville has new center for fun Tori Odhner lives in the Philadelphia area but thinks of Lenhartsville as home.

Berks Co. - I-78 West closed between New Smithville and Lenhartsville due to a serious accident. via The Morning Call

“I was pleasantly pleased with the support that I received from the Berks County component of this district, and I look forward to continuing working with the people of Berks County”

Reading Eagle: Krissy Krummenacker Andrew R. Brenner, left, a Barack Obama campaign volunteer, and Max S. Blachman, campaign coordinator for Berks and Schuylkill counties, clear the windows of the local office ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

The only incumbent challenged in Tuesday's primary election will have the opportunity to fight in November for a 13th term in the 124th Legislative District of the state House of Representatives. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“When I was pregnant, I walked under a clothesline and my grandmother scream ed at me”

Eric Claypoole has been around hex signs since he was 5 years old, but there's one question he still can't answer: Why do the Pennsylvania Dutch paint hex signs on their barns? Claypoole, 47, a Lenhartsville ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Police say the driver of a pick-up truck, 74-year-old Richard Schlicher of Lenhartsville, was killed when his vehicle crossed the center line on Schantz Road in Upper Macungie Township and crashed into two ... via WFMZ-TV Allentown

“The goal is to make sure than AMVETS is made whole as the victim in the case”

A Lenhartsville woman has pleaded guilty in Lebanon County Court to stealing $364,616 from the AMVETS and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary at Fort Indiantown Gap. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Feel as if your umbrella has become an everyday accessory? Turns out, in February it was a must-have.

Last month was the wettest February on record, smashing an inch count that's stood since 1896. You read right, that's a 112-year-old record.

A couple of significant rain days (Feb. 13, nearly 3 inches; Feb. 1, 11/4 inches) contributed to the 7.62 inches of precipitation that fell.

Twenty of the month's 29 days had at least traces of rain or snow, according to information recorded at Lehigh Valley International Airport. Precipitation includes rain, freezing rain and snow. On average, 10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of rain. Read more

The Hamburg Historical Society is sponsoring a tour of churches in the Hamburg area Dec. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Standing in front of Deitsch Eck in Lenhartsville, it's easy to imagine how busy its corner must have been in the days when Old Route 22 was the major thoroughfare between Allentown and Harrisburg. via MergeDigital

“Samuel Bertolet, Feb. 25, 1818.”

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little James A. Lewars, administrator of the Daniel Boone Homestead, examines a message found in Jim Coker's 1787 barn in Oley Township. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Authorities say a truck driver from New York State has died in the chain-reaction collision of four tractor-trailers on Interstate 78 near Hamburg. via PhillyBurbs.com

“We don't have hex signs in Germany.”

Michael Werner felt as if he had fallen into a time tunnel. Discovering "seimaage," also known as pig's stomach, on the menu of the Deitsch Eck Restaurant in Lenhartsville, the visiting German publisher was ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

TRAFFIC ALERT Crash closes I-78 East in Hamburg 10:37 AM EDT, October 8, 2007 A crash has closed the eastbound side of I-78 in the Hamburg area work zone, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials ... via MergeDigital

An accident involving two trucks and a motor home towing a car closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 78 for two hours Friday, but caused no serious injuries. via The Morning Call

TRAFFIC ALERT Truck crash closes I-78E in Berks 5:26 PM EDT, October 5, 2007 Road crews have closed Interstate 78 east in Berks County between the Hamburg and Lenhartsville exits after two tractor trailers ... via The Morning Call