A Lutheran pastor inspired in her youth by a Catholic priest and nuns is set to become the first female presiding bishop of ...

The Norwegian Trappist monk chosen to preach the Vatican’s Lenten retreat once called himself an atheist — and today is one ...

A Penns Valley food pantry announced publicly Tuesday that it would permanently close its doors at the end of the week — in part so its founding organization can better focus efforts on its intended ...

Area Class A and B high school girls basketball teams attempting to qualify for state tournaments this week. Here is the full ...

The top two teams in each Class A and B region tournament advance to 2026 SoDak 16 state-qualifying games on Thursday, March ...

Shirley Jean Hilpipre, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. She was born on Nov. 19, 1933, to Roy and Anna Mae (Read) Mino in Grant Township, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at ...

Submit items to news@southschuylkillnews.com Class notes Pine Grove Area Class of 1967:  Meets the second Thursday of each month at noon at Heisey’s Diner, Route 72 north of Lebanon. For ...

Historian Sébastien Fath discusses the history and dynamics of evangelical Protestant churches in an interview with Le Monde. Despite their current vibrancy, their growth is not inevitable, the ...

Goeb, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, then a village of 75 dwellings and around 150 people, printed the first Bible west of the ...

Three days remain to early vote in the March 3 Republican and Democrat primaries. Early voting locations at the Hill Country Youth Event Center and West Kerr Annex in Ingram ...