The forgotten ashes go from a back cupboard shelf to an honorable interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Lebanon County.

Children help beautify the playground at Jacksonwald Elementary School in Exeter Township. The playground project was one of several service projects undertaken Sunday by members of NorthStar United Methodist Church.

Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest in this case or any

La Salle College High school used an explosive rushing attack to hang on for a 35-27 win over Manheim Township 35-27.

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Exeter outlasted Hempfield 41-34 in overtime in a football opener that was as thrilling as it was imperfect at Don Thomas Stadium Friday night. It ended after 10 p.m. with a shiver in the air and virtually no people in the stands.

Betts hit his NL-leading 16th homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers set a season high for runs in their 15-6 romp past the Colorado Rockies on Friday night to move closer to clinching their eighth straight NL West title.

For the Black Knights of Hempfield on Friday night in Berks County, it was also a frustrating one. In the program's first game under new coach George Eager, it forced overtime, but ultimately fell to host Exeter 41-34 at an empty Don Thomas Stadium.

It always begins with defense in West Lawn and the Bulldogs should be set up well there again, with the return of three all-league defenders from a unit that ranked No. 1 in Berks against the run. The linebacker position got hit hard by graduation,

The collision of two trains at Exeter Station in 1899 resulted in the railroad depot and post office names being changed.