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Those sued in alleged Ponzi scheme - June 29, 2008

The state attorney general's office sued the following people Friday in Berks County Court, alleging they cheated hundreds of consumers out of $40 million in a Ponzi scheme: Wesley A. Snyder of Oley, Berks ...
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/those-sued-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme?fromrss=1

Wesley Snyder asks for lessened sentence, submits letter apologizing to customers - June 27, 2008

Former mortgage broker Wesley A. Snyder - slated to be sentenced next week on a federal charge of mail fraud - asked Thursday for less than the 10 to 12 years called for in sentencing guidelines because of his ...
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/wesley-snyder-asks-for-lessened-sentence-submits...

Exeter farm secure in Oley ag zone - June 24, 2008

The tract of land along Ritter Road - where the Exeter School District had wanted to build new schools - is permanently safe from any future development.
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/exeter-farm-secure-in-oley-ag-zone?fromrss=1

Berks Legion: Topton beats Hamburg in slugfest - June 22, 2008

Topton and Hamburg combined to hit 10 home runs and score 43 runs, as Topton won 28-15 in Berks Legion baseball Friday at Mertztown.
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/berks-legion-topton-beats-hamburg-in-slugfest?fr...

Corn: Growing profits for Berks farmers - June 18, 2008

Berks County - It looks like it's going to be a good year for Dwight Zook. There's been ample rain and the 600 acres of corn on his Oley Township farm is healthy.
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/corn-growing-profits-for-berks-farmers?fromrss=1

Kutztown University conference focuses on importance of preserving barns - June 7, 2008

In the evening sun Friday, sitting on a log bench outside a 130-year-old barn in Kutztown, John K. Heyl allowed his mind to drift into Berks County's agrarian past.
http://www.topix.net/city/oley-pa/2008/06/kutztown-university-conference-focuses-on-import...