MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, foundries and homes up and down the East Coast.
At 12:56 p.m. today The Punxsutawney Fire Department was called to The Punxsutawney Area Middle School for an incident. According to reports from school officials, the students were taken to the High School and since have been taken back to the Middle School for regular pick-up.
The following events will take place in Punxsutawney and the surrounding areas:
Wednesday—JOC Meeting at 6 p.m. and School Board Committee Meeting at 7 p.m.;
Thursday—Punxsutawney Christian School graduation at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church;
The following Memorial Day events will be taking place on Memorial Day in Punxsutawney and the surrounding areas:
10:30 a.m.—Punxsutawney Memorial Day Parade;
11 a.m.—Memorial Day Service at Barclay Square in Punxsy,
On Wednesday, the members of Punxsutawney Area High School's Class of 2015 held the annual Class Night, where scholarships and other awards are issued. Jonathan Ingham (pictured here with PAHS principal Dave London) was awarded the 2015 Class Heart.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Waco boasts some of the Lone Star State's most memorable recent history: the siege of the Branch Davidian compound, a tornado that leveled downtown and now a biker gang melee that left at least nine people dead and 18 wounded.