08/17/10 The 50th running of the Tony Bettenhausen 100 won't see a back to back winner in 2010 but several former winners comprise part of the entry list for the golden edition of the Bettenhausen Memorial and the 76th national championship dirt track race held on the historic Springfield Mile as the Illinois State fair enters its second century of auto racing.
08/16/10 Littlestown Borough officials will meet with the owners of Tucker Industrial Coatings later this month to discuss a possible move across the county for the much maligned painting and coating business.
08/15/10 The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame John Louis Popple Chapter will induct seven new members on Sunday, Aug. 22.
08/14/10 Freezing weather didn't keep Gretchen Heine from riding her bicycle during a nearly yearlong stay as an exchange student in Europe.
08/14/10 The cloud of smoke after the Mosta fireworks blast which assumed the shape of a cross when it reached high altitude. Picture Paul Rooney. mynews@timesofmalta.com
08/13/10 Grocery store operator Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. said Friday that it will close 25 of its 429 stores -- some in Connecticut -- as it implements a turnaround strategy, Philly.com reports.
08/07/10 1. (4) Joey Coulter , Miami Springs, Fla., Chevrolet, 200. 2. (16) Patrick Sheltra , Indiantown, Fla., Dodge, 200. 3. (5) Steve Arpin , Fort Frances, Ont., Toyota, 200.
08/06/10 On Pocono (Pa.) Raceway: "Despite all that we had to battle at Pocono last weekend, I was satisfied. It had the potential to be another disastrous race but we really made the best of it.
08/06/10 Broken Social Scene's Lisa Lobsinger appears on "Licenses To Hide," the lead single from The Posies upcoming Blood/Candy album, which is out Sept. 28.
08/06/10 East Berlin Borough officials are looking for a phrase that best summarizes their town.
08/05/10 MARNE, Michigan (August 5, 2010) - - Returning to the site of his very first ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards top-five finish at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway in 2007, Patrick Sheltra returns to the shortest track on the tour vying not only another top-five performance but a win in Saturday night's Berlin ARCA 200.
07/31/10 Britain's Jessica Ennis was facing a nerve-wracking battle to add the European Championship heptathlon title to her medal collection on Saturday.
07/30/10 Jessica Ennis saw her lead in the heptathlon trimmed to just 11 points after the third of seven events in the European Championships in Barcelona on Friday evening.
07/30/10 Britain's Jessica Ennis will take a 110-point lead into the second day of the heptathlon in the European Championships in Barcelona on Saturday.
07/30/10 Jessica Ennis made a flying start to her bid for heptathlon gold on the fourth day of the European Championships in Barcelona.
07/23/10 BlakelyClub meets: Blakely High Papa Bear Club meeting, Thursday, 7 p.m., Shopa-Davey Post, Peckville; also, sixth annual Papa Bear all-class reunion outing, Aug. 8, Montdale Country Club grove; ticket deadline, Thursday; www.blakelybears.org.DunmoreH
07/23/10 HOMER CITY - This hosting business is becoming second nature for the Homer City Area Athletic Boosters. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a person who objects to it, especially among the participants.
07/22/10 Don Comis rehearses a scene from the play "Greenbelt Voices" on Sunday at Greenbelt ArtsCenter.
07/22/10 A former North Frederick Elementary School kindergarten teacher was sentenced to five years of probation and agreed to register as a sex offender today at a hearing in Frederick County Circuit Court.
07/17/10 Theatrical Gems presents a one-night-only performance of Irving Berlin's last Broadway musical, Mr. President, July 18 at The Mainstage Theatre in Manhattan to benefit the Actors Fund. | 
