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McAdoo Police Officer Bob Minnick, right, and Kline Township Police Officer Jim Patterson search behind the Fegley's Mini Mart for evidence.
Armed robberies mount
Police could be seen dusting for prints and gathering evidence at the Fegley's Mini Mart in McAdoo following another armed robbery Thursday night. This holdup has added to the growing number of armed robberies in our area recently. Police departments from McAdoo and the townships of Kline and Rush responded around 9:15 p.m. after a white male, estimated to be in his mid to late 20s, waited until all the customers had left the store and walked into the mini mart, pointed a gun at the clerk and...

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Bob Ford/TIMES NEWS Marian's Alden Whah goes up for a jumper over Samson Walton of Weatherly Thursday during their Schuylkill League Division 3 game.
Marian tops Weatherly
A first-quarter run got Marian off to a good start. A third-quarter run by Weatherly made the Colts' comfortable 15-point halftime lead a little uncomfortable. But in the end, the Colts did what was needed to pull out a 46-35 Schuylkill League victory. "We said at halftime that we needed to keep them from coming out and getting a run because they're a very good team," Marian coach John Patton said. "Ron (Cann) does a great job with them. They come out and they play hard.

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Lifestyle
Chase Joseph Barron
Birth: Barron
A son, Chase Joseph Barron, was born to Rachel and Stephen Barron of Easton, at 12:59 a.m., Sept. 28, 2011, in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by a big brother, Tyler, 14. Maternal grandparents are David and Mary Burrell, Lansford. Paternal grandparents are Judy Barron and Rocco Presto, Easton; and William and Roberta Barron, Victor, N.Y. Great-grandmother is Margaret Burrell of Tamaqua.

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Entertainment
Edgar Winter will be performing at Penn's Peak on Saturday, Feb. 4. Opening for him will be Rick Derringer.
Edgar Winter's transformation from jazz musician to rocker
Both Edgar Winter and his brother Johnny grew up with music. Edgar recalls, during a phone interview, why they drifted apart and then what brought them back together. "Johnny started being a blues fan and didn't want a saxophone in the band," said Edgar, regarding to their temporary parting of ways. In 1969, Johnny performed at Woodstock and invited Edgar on stage with him, bringing the brothers back together for awhile. Edgar said of Woodstock that it was "the pivotal point and thing which...

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