Berks county news

• Defibrillators have proved themselves to be lifesavers (5/25/13)
  The Issue: The athletic director at Conrad Weiser School District is resuscitated by the trainer using an AED.Our Opinion: Every school, business, auditorium and stadium should have one.As more automatic external defibrillators are being placed aroun... […]
• Reading woman charged with helping rape suspect flee
  Hamburg police have charged a Reading woman with helping a man wanted on rape and related charges flee the region this month.Summer L. Misner, 33, of the 300 block of North Fifth Street was taken into custody Thursday night by Berks County deputy she... […]
• Religion digest: Spirit on Tap talk to focus on the healing power of the harp
  Reading EagleMusic, and the harp specifically, have been used for health and healing since the time of the ancient Egyptians.The therapeutic power of music will be the subject of the final Spirit on Tap for the season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Crow... […]
• Berks churches gearing up for vacation Bible school
  A sampling of Berks County churches shows vacation Bible schools are thriving. […]
• Daily docket
  Daily thought"Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules." Psalm 119:156It is God's mercy toward us that he does not leave us to ourselves to find our own way, but instructs us in his ways. - The Rev. Wendell S. Stoltzfus, pas... […]