Lois Helene Morris (nee Brooks), 87, of West Chester, formerly of Broomall, died Saturday, July 1, Born in Philadelphia, in 1930, she was the beloved daughter of the late Irvin and Gertrude (nee Eckert) Brooks. Lois graduated from Bartram High School. She then worked as a secretary at Haverford College and Bell Telephone. Lois retired in 1987 from State Farm Insurance Company after 31 years…
• A 49-year-old woman from Kennett Square was arrested for DUI on Route 926 in East Marlborough Township on Sunday, July 2. State police said the woman, who was not named in the report, had recently switched places with the passenger who had been driving because she believed the other person was intoxicated. Police found marijuana and a marijuana vape pen in the vehicle. The…
First Friday July 7th kicks off with brand new exhibits from Kennett Square Pennsylvania to Elkton Maryland, as well as artist demonstrations at local galleries. Blockbuster museum shows, including "Andrew Wyeth-In Retrospect" at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and "The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner" at The Delaware Art Museum are both ongoing through September 17th. Weather forecasts are showing lots of…
While you may have never even seen the app, virtually every teen you know is on Instagram. According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 76 percent of teens aged 13-17 have an account. Since its release in 2010, the photo-sharing social media platform has garnered over 700 million total users and has become more popular among teens than Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.…
Guess how many times Jesus said sorry. How many times did he apologize for something he said or did? Let me help you out there. The answer is somewhere between zero and zero. Now you might be thinking that we can't possibly know because we don't have every single word that Jesus said because Jesus has always existed and the Gospels are not an exhaustive…
Girl power is not a force to be reckoned with. Here in Chester County, and around the nation, we recognize that our mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, friends and neighbors can affect change in their very own communities. As a non-profit committed to improving the lives of women and girls, Chester County Fund for Women and Girls strives to empower organizations like Unite for HER, a…
A bee gets an early start on its nectar gathering on a bright, sunny morning.