If you ask any tourist to Pennsylvania Dutch country what food they most associate with the area, chances are high they will answer, “Shoofly Pie!”
Often known in many regions as “sloppy Joe’s”, to the residents of the Coal Region and Schuylkill County in particular, this is “barbecue“; not something smoked over wood or a smoking/cooking technique, it refers to a sandwich consisting of chopped meat (usually ground beef) simmered in a sa…
As a coal cracker, I was surrounded by the ability to enjoy just about every variety of Tastykake product out there (Tastykake bakery was based in Philadelphia, Pa. and their products were widely available in just about every store in the Coal Region, from grocery chains, to Mom and Pop corn…
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It’s feeding time on the Taylor farm near Allenwood and Katelyn Taylor makes the short walk from her home to the barn where she keeps her five dairy heifers.
Also known in some places as “pickled eggs,” these are well known in the Coal Region, thanks to the Pennsylvania Dutch influence in the area. In the plethora of bars and hoseys (volunteer fire companies) that dot the landscape in towns all across the coal region, you will often find a jar o…
In 1 Peter 3:13-22, Peter was asking a question that we can answer as well.
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In the Coal Region, a local company, Miller’s (St. Clair, PA), makes a very popular hot bologna and it feels like there is a jar of it on display at every corner bar and at every fire company (hosey) bar — at least in Schuylkill County!
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The delay of the Pennsylvania Primary has added more time for mail-in votes, and so far over 6,000 people in Lycoming County have applied for mail-in ballots, according to voter services.
Lycoming County – Lycoming County Resource Management Services will be slowly reopening recycling drop off sites throughout the County.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have recently acted on several bills that could help farmers and rural people weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Lewisburg - Union and Snyder County Sheriffs issued statements saying they won't enforce Governor Tom Wolf's COVID-19 mitigation measures in their respective counties as some businesses plan to open despite slow reopening ordered during the pandemic.
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Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 360, which sets 18 as the minimum age to obtain a marriage license and extends the time period for child care and school employees to obtain their criminal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background certifications.
Harrisburg, Pa. -- While school buildings won’t reopen before the academic year ends, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is bringing wildlife education straight to students’ homes through a remote-learning campaign known as Wildlife on WiFi.
Popular at bake sales, school fundraising events, and across the Coal Region in general, this old-fashioned jelly-roll type potato based candy is known in the Anthracite region as “Flitch” although many “flitch” recipes do not use the potato — so technically this is officially “POTATO CANDY.…
Williamsport—When the announcement made to cancel the Little League World Series for the 2020 postseason, Little League President and CEO Keener also cancelled the Regional Tournaments that would set teams up for possible appearances in the Series.
Williamsport—Travis Johnson looked at his parents the day schools were officially shutdown and simply stated he was no longer a high school senior and now a freshman in college.
