🌱 How North Schuylkill’s bats overwhelmed Mahanoy Area in just three innings
Morning Mahanoy City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How North Schuylkill’s bats overwhelmed Mahanoy Area in just three innings
- Which local students turned Mahanoy-area manufacturers into award-winning video stars?
- Mahanoy City remembers the life and legacy of Linda Lorah
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Variably cloudy and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 51 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• THURSDAY REWIND: Cougar track and field teams roll in home opener (standardspeaker.com) — Mahanoy City hosted a rough afternoon for Mahanoy Area softball as North Schuylkill exploded for 10 first-inning runs and a 21-0, three-inning win, backed by a 15-hit attack. The roundup also highlights strong performances by several other Schuylkill County high school teams in track, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and volleyball. 
• North Schuylkill brings home award in ‘What's So Cool About Manufacturing' contest (shensentinel.com) — Students from North Schuylkill, Shenandoah Valley, and Mahanoy Area just earned recognition in the regional “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” video contest, spotlighting local employers. One winning project featured Blaschak Anthracite near Mahanoy City, underscoring manufacturing career opportunities close to home and the strong participation from northern Schuylkill County schools.
• Schuylkill County Obituaries for April 16th, 2026 (skooknews.com) — Mahanoy City residents are mourning the passing of 79-year-old Linda Lorah, a longtime nurses’ aide and mother of three who died April 11 in Allentown. Her obituary appears alongside other recent Schuylkill County remembrances, with details on her family, work in area hospitals, and how to make memorial contributions in her name.
📸 Around Mahanoy City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Panther Valley Varsity Softball @ Mahanoy Area
Mahanoy Area School District, 1 Golden Bear Dr, Mahanoy City
4:30 pm
Tuesday April 21
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Other local events
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Tamaqua Varsity Softball @ Mahanoy Area
Mahanoy Area School District , 1 Golden Bear Dr , Mahanoy City
4:30 pm -
Pottsville JV Softball @ Mahanoy Area
Mahanoy Area School District , 1 Golden Bear Dr , Mahanoy City
4:30 pm
Saturday April 25
Monday May 4
Thursday May 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fightertainment: 420 JamBoree
Pilger Ruh Brewery & Taproom , 213 N Centre St , Pottsville
8:00 pm -
Amateur ham radio license testing for all license levels
Tamaqua Public Library , 30 S Railroad St , Tamaqua
9:30 am -
Spring Into Bingo
Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts , 212 W Broad St , Hazleton
1:00 pm -
YOGA · B · YOGA Studio Orwigsburg
YOGA B YOGA , 1120 Centre Turnpike , Orwigsburg
6:00 pm -
Weatherly Varsity Softball @ Marian Catholic
Marian Catholic High School , 166 Marian Ave , Tamaqua
4:30 pm -
Earth Day Yoga
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:30 pm -
Keep PA Beautiful in Greater Hazleton
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce , 8 W Broad St suite m-1490 , Hazleton
9:00 am -
Keep PA Beautiful Cleanup in Greater Hazleton
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce , 8 W Broad St suite m-1490 , Hazleton
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Redner's Markets Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Stock Clerk in Shenandoah. Apply here.
- Redner's posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Shenandoah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mahanoy City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shenandoah
- Shenandoah Valley Names Jourdin Karvois March Student of the Month (skooknews.com)
- Bridge replacement to close Route 54 in William Penn (shensentinel.com)
- Canonization process stopped for Shenandoah-native Father Ciszek (shensentinel.com)
Frackville
- Information session planned for PPL Sunbury-Frackville Line Project (republicanherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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