Slatington News

Reported by Harold Rauch, 65, of Walnutport ; told state police in Bethlehem that two cast-iron bathtubs and a snow plow for a pickup truck were stolen from the rear wooded area of the Slatington Union Cemetery in Washington Township, Lehigh County, sometime between Oct.

The 55th anniversary performance of "Christmas at the Valley: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" is scheduled for Sunday, Dec.

A 21-year-old Slatington woman was killed early Saturday in a traffic accident on Best Station Road in Washington Township, according to authorities.

An early-morning car crash in Lehigh County takes at least one life. State police say the wreck happened around 1:30 in Washington Township when the driver lost control on a curve on Best Station Road and hit a tree.

A Slatington man crashed into a utility pole Saturday afternoon, sending him and a female passenger to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.

LEHIGH COUNTY ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 40 S. Second St., Slatington, is holding a bread filling and seafood bisque sale.

A request for a Cream of Asparagus Soup recipe has resulted in a bumper crop of asparagus recipes, including several soups and a strata.

Q: I have a potted ivy plant that does well outside during warmer weather, but when I bring it inside for the winter, its leaves turn yellow and fall, giving it a scrawny appearance.

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to accidentally starting a fire that killed his bedridden mother by using a lighter to get a cat to come out of hiding.Twenty-six-year-old Chad Lever, of Slatington, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to probation.His 47-year-old mother, Lisa House, had Lou Gehrig's disease and ...

Stephen Drake of Slatington retired in June after 33 years of teaching, but that didna t stop fellow educators from remembering his impact in the classroom.

Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in Slatington at 424 Washington St.

BETHLEHEM Slatington man charged with forging check of ex-employer A former employee of the Five Star Cafe in Bethlehem used a key he took with him to return to the cafe and take a check, which he then signed as a $100 check to himself, police said.

GODSPELL AUDITIONS Cedar Crest College will hold auditions for Godspell 7 p.m. Nov 17 and 18 in Alumni Hall.

People hoping to see the 2009 King Frost Parade will have to wait another week. Parade officials said this morning they are postponing the parade due to the weather.

I shouldn't have been surprised when Scott Ohanian didn't show up for court last week.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Lehigh County Police: Two men fight, boy hits one with a hammer Two Slatington area men and a 12-year-old boy have been charged with assault in a fight Thursday night that escalated until the boy hit one of the men in the head with a hammer, police said.

A small borough in Lehigh County is getting a major upgrade. Slatington's sewer system is overloaded and its pipes are outdated.

The Lehigh County Open Gate Farm Tour will be held 1-5 p.m. next Sunday, with 17 sites offering tours, demonstrations and products.

High winds swept through the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, jostling vehicles and pedestrians, and shaking down enough trees to impede traffic and knock out power in isolated areas.

After making successful presentation to school board, students get their wish. Northern Lehigh Middle School eighth-graders Seth Reichenbach, 13, Kyle Beitler, 15, and Carlos Medina, 13, all of Slatington, pick up breakfast in the school cafeteria around 7:15 a.m. Monday.