Lisa Mitchell
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Kutztown University Radio wins national award
KUR vice president Abby “Regs” Regensburger won the Best On-Air Pledge Drive Award for her Planned Parenthood fundraiser broadcast. Other KUR students were direct runner-ups for Best Specialty Show (non-music), Best Community Outreach Event, Best Spot News Interview, Best Sports Talk Program and Best Program Director. → Read More
Fundraiser supports Hamburg twirler headed to Nations Cup
March 9 fundraiser features performances, food and raffle baskets; all proceeds help Hamburg twirler Emelia Adam cover costs of competing in England at the Nations Cup. → Read More
30K bags of Lysol wipes donated to Brandywine Heights
Brandywine Heights School District received a donation of 30,000 bags of Lysol wipes through a Frontline Impact Project grant. → Read More
150 come out for FriendFest benefit event
Sponsored by the Optimist Club of Kutztown, FriendFest featured tastings by three wineries, seven breweries and two distilleries that hailed from near and far, as well as food by Saucony Café and live entertainment by the Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos. → Read More
Kutztown Middle School principal retires
The school board recognized middle school principal James Brown as well as several other district retirees, accepting with regret their resignations. → Read More
Daniel Boone Girl Scout Troop speaks out against body shaming experienced during cookie sales
For a Journey project, Daniel Boone Senior Girl Scout Troop 1797 shares the challenges and life skills they gained this cookie season. → Read More
Kutztown Teen Banned Book Club founder selected for Disney Dreamers Academy
A Kutztown School District free speech activist is heading for a mentorship program at Disney World. → Read More
Kutztown Rotary honors February students of the month
Kutztown, Brandywine Heights students win recognition. → Read More
Kutztown Rotary Club Farmers’ Night celebrates agriculture community
The Kutztown Rotary Club celebrated the farming community at its 86th Annual Farmers’ Night on Thursday, Feb. 9. “This is when Kutztown Rotary celebrates agriculture in our community. We have been … → Read More
Kutztown One Book, One School literacy program halted after outcry over book’s focus on climate change
‘Two Degrees’ centers around four middle schoolers fighting for their lives amid three climate disasters. → Read More
Pennsylvania German non-profit hosts 4th annual Groundhog Day for Youth
This annual event provides an awareness of and strives to preserve the PA German language and culture for future generations. → Read More
Twin Valley Middle School presents ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’
Twin Valley Middle School’s “Beauty & the Beast Jr.” features a cast of 45 students in fifth through eighth grade. → Read More
Step back in time for romantic Valentine’s Stroll through Boyertown
Building a Better Boyertown hosts its 2nd annual Beary Loved on Feb. 11. The free event, with some activities incurring a fee, includes dinning, shopping, entertainment and themed drinks. → Read More
Genesius Theatre presents romantic musical comedy Valentine’s week
The musical comedy takes place Valentine’s Day past and present, featuring good-guy Josh Cohen, caught in a lifelong battle with bad luck. → Read More
Victims of 1908 Boyertown opera house fire remembered
Boyertown Area Historical Society hosts annual memorial service on 115th anniversary of opera house fire that claimed the lives of 170 people in 1908. → Read More
Boyertown community pays tribute to former mayor Marianne Deery
The Boyertown community pays tribute to former mayor Marianne Deery, a founder of Building a Better Boyertown, who died at age 80 on Jan. 5. → Read More
Martin Stone donates $25K to support vocational schools
Martin Stone Quarries Inc. presented a donation of $25,000 to TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc. to support three Chamber member vocational schools. → Read More
Birdsboro company celebrates telephone industry connecting neighbors since 1902
Recognizing the telephone industry as an important part of Birdsboro’s history, the Rotary Club installed a historical marker at 1932 Conestoga Telephone Building, which now houses Kinetic by Windstream. → Read More
International Pen Pal Program connects women from sister cities Kutztown and Altrip, Germany
Since February 2021, Donna Hensinger of Kempton has been corresponding with Annette Neidlinger-Hefele of Altrip, Germany, forming a friendship that spans across the globe. → Read More
The Talisman Players, Kutztown, present ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in January
The Talisman Players will be performing a concert-style version of “Fiddler on the Roof” in January at Kutztown University. For the first time, the community theater group will present a preview performance at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boyertown. → Read More