🌱 How a tragic Lykens bathtub incident led to criminal charges
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- How a tragic Lykens bathtub incident led to criminal charges
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- Wednesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 43, low: 39.
- Friday: A.M. rain, then cooler; windy, with a high of 49 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10-Month-Old Drowned in Bathtub After Mother Passed Out While Drinking (usmagazine.com) — A Lykens mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment after her 10‑month‑old daughter drowned in a bathtub at their Lykens home in August. Investigators allege she drank alcohol, fell asleep while the children were in the tub, and later made online searches about alcohol in blood tests. Her next court appearance is scheduled for January 7, 2026. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Heather Crook: CTC's Deck the Halls
Halifax Area High School - HS Cafeteria, HS Commons, HS Hallways, HS Lobby, HS Media Cafe
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Jared Kramer: 2025 Elementary Winter Concert
Halifax Area High School - Band Room, HS Auditorium
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Midd-West at Line Mountain
Line Mountain High School , 187 Line Mt Rd , Herndon
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Knitter & Crocheter Group
Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library , 1 N High St , Selinsgrove
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Holiday Craft Camp — The Creative Space in Selinsgrove
The Creative Space in Selinsgrove , 201 W Pine St , Selinsgrove
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Winter Summit Youth Retreat
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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Winter Summit: Jr. & Sr. High Youth Retreat 2026 — Camp Hebron
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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January Scrapbooking Retreat 2026 — Camp Hebron
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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Women's Retreat
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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Women's Retreat 2026 — Camp Hebron
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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Retreat (In Person) - SCPOAI — SCPOAI
Camp Hebron , 957 Rd , Halifax
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I Will be Kicking off the festivities with a back to back ugly sweater Christmas parties this weekend!!
First up at the Liberty hose Company aka Lykens Fire House Club Friday, December 19th and then at the Elizabethville American Legion Post #404 on… (Nextdoor Lykens)
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Asset Protection Associate in Elizabethville. Apply here.
- Swift Transportation posted a job opening for Load Planner in Jonestown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lykens here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- MONDAY REWIND: Crestwood, Hazleton Area girls post non-league wins (standardspeaker.com)
- Schuylkill County Obituaries for December 15th, 2025 (skooknews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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