Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Prison Board members, including (from left) Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord, Warden Ken Repsher, and Sheriff Ed Sherman met at the courthouse in Tunkhannock on Jan. 14. Wyoming County Commissioner and Prison Board member Tom Henry announced on Jan. 14 that the specs areContinue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk On Jan. 14, Dietrich Theater program coordinator (front, from left) Margie Young, Dietrich cultural program director Erica Rogler, Tunkhannock Public Library director Kristin Smith-Gary, and Mehoopany Area Library director Ina Hunter share with the Wyoming County Commissioners the details of the annual Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
The former Towanda Middle School was the scene of a shooting of a teacher on a chilly morning in 1974, when such incidents were considered isolated and mere anomalies. Far too commonplace today, school shootings leave many more victims in their wake than previously believed. by Rick Hiduk (first postedContinue Reading
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Breakdown Jimmy guitarists (front, from left) Sam Scavone, Jack Davenport, and Matt Scavone and drummer Mike Stash made believers of a receptive crowd at the Highway Inn on Jan. 10 with classic rock covers and some engaging antics. When I attend an event forContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk Apparently, there were more than a few belated New Year’s Eve this past weekend. I was fortunate to be invited to one in my neighborhood that featured fireworks at midnight and the release of several luminaries. It seemed a little cheesy at first to be greeting eachContinue Reading
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Thursday was a busy day at the Bradford County Courthouse in Towanda with numerous board meetings and sentencings. The three that follow are random examples of the types of incidents for which people were sentenced on Jan. 9 and have no bearing on theContinue Reading
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Members of the Bradford County Prison Board, including (clockwise from left) Sheriff CJ Walters, Commissioner Mark Smith, Deputy Warden Pete Quatrinni, Solicitor Jonathan Foster, Commissioner Daryl Miller, Warden Don Stewart, Judge Maureen Beirne and (not pictured) District Attorney Dan Barrett met at the courthouseContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk A flock of Canada geese gather on an ice shelf on the Wysox Township side of the Susquehanna River across from the Bradford County Courthouse at Towanda. On Thursday, the courthouse was the scene of the first meetings this year of the county commissioners and theContinue Reading
Story and Photo by Rick Hiduk Tunkhannock Creek, as seen in both directions from the bridge that connects business Routes 92 and 6 in Tunkhannock, has ice backed up several miles from the Susquehanna River on Tuesday afternoon. Upstream, the creek was still flowing through Shadowbrook Resort, though full ofContinue Reading
The Nicholson Heritage Association will host a public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 pm in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Hall at the intersection of Main and High Streets in Nicholson. Parking is available on High Street, across from the main entrance of the church. The rehabilitation of theContinue Reading