🌱 How did Kutztown’s girls basketball squad fare in this nail-biter?

Coffee in hand, Kutztown? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Kutztown’s girls basketball squad fare in this nail-biter?
• How new DNA testing could finally solve Kutztown’s 1993 infant mystery

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 29 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 20.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 47 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oley Valley, Wilson earn Berks County girls basketball road wins (wfmz.com) — Kutztown High’s girls basketball team hosted Oley Valley in a tight, low‑scoring matchup, ultimately falling 29-26 after leading early behind Kaitlyn Houptley’s eight points. The game was one of several key early-season Berks County contests shaping division standings, with Wilson also notching a strong road win over Governor Mifflin.
   

• Who is he? Genetic genealogy revives 2003 Schuylkill River mystery in Berks (readingeagle.com) — Berks County investigators have exhumed two sets of remains, including a stillborn baby found in a Kutztown bathroom trash can in 1993, to run new DNA tests. Using modern forensic genealogy and a fresh computer image, they’re hoping to finally identify a man pulled from the Schuylkill River in 2003 and bring long-delayed closure to any surviving families.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• HS Winter Music Concert
  High School Auditorium Hamburg, PA 19526
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Homeschool Happenings: Winter Ecology
  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Education Building , 1518 Hawk Mountain Rd , Kempton
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Smencil Sale
  Wescosville El Sch Allentown, PA 18106
  8:45 am
• Maidencreek Township Authority Meeting
  Maidencreek Twp Water Auth , 1 Quarry Rd , Blandon
  11:00 am
• Power Networking - The Inn on Main (Dec 2025)
  Inn on Main , 401 Main St , Oley
  11:30 am
• Sing-a-long
  Wescosville El Sch Allentown, PA 18106
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Hanukkah begins at Sunset
  Alburtis El Sch Alburtis, PA 18011

Monday December 22

• School Closed
  Alburtis El Sch Alburtis, PA 18011

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve
  Alburtis El Sch Alburtis, PA 18011

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Alburtis El Sch Alburtis, PA 18011

Sunday December 28

• Yoga on the Mountain
  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary , 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd , Kempton
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Travel Retail Sales Merchandiser in Kutztown. Apply here.
• Ryder posted a job opening for Administrative Assistant - Dedicated Transportation in Kutztown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kutztown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fleetwood

• Bulletin board: Penn State Berks hosting Thon event (readingeagle.com)
• Berks man sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for killing his wife (readingeagle.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: Fleetwood Tigers vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans (maxpreps.com)

Oley

• Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading and local alumna earn top international honors for service (readingeagle.com)

Temple

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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