Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the Dec. 7 edition of the Rocket-Courier) The Dec. 4 Re-organization Meeting of the Wyalusing School Board got off to a late start on Monday due an expulsion hearing held beforehand. The only official discussion on the matter was the approvalContinue Reading
Photos by Dana Rockwell The flora and fauna of State Game Lands 70 in Susquehanna County as seen through the lens of photographer and Susquehanna Depot borough councilman while hunting recently. Several clipper systems over the next week might dust these woods with snow. Old Man Winter has arrived andContinue Reading
Submitted Article Calling all farms! Get help with your Manure Management Plan on Friday, Dec. 15 from the Bradford County Conservation District in Wysox. Manure Management plans are required in Pennsylvania for anyone who mechanically applies manure or pastures animals. The Bradford County Conservation District will hold an informal “openContinue Reading
Officer Kevin Costello (above) of the Laceyville Borough Police Department is happy to be back on the road following the borough’s purchase of a 2011 Chevy Tahoe, formerly used by the Athens Police Department. Decals identifying the vehicle, which has been in service since the end of November, will beContinue Reading
Rep. Karen Boback announced yesterday that Exeter Township, Wyoming County, and Dallas Township, Luzerne County have been awarded Community Conservation Partnerships Program grants. Exeter Township will receive $40,000 for improvements to George R. Hock Memorial Park. Projected improvements include construction of kayak launch, parking area and pedestrian walkways, as wellContinue Reading
Wyoming County 911 in the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center (top) will be better connected to Bradford and Potter counties with the installation next year of a new fiber optic line that is part of a much larger Regional Shared Services plan by PEMA to bring 911 centers across theContinue Reading
The South Creek Lions Club in Gillett will host a breakfast fundraiser from January to March, 2018. The meals will be served on the second Sunday of each month from 7:30 to 10:30 am. The menu includes eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon and sausage gravy, home fries along with coffee, orangeContinue Reading
The former B&H Pizza Shop in Meshoppen (above) is slated for demolition as soon as CBDG grants totaling $68,000 are released to the borough by the Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the Dec. 7 edition of the Rocket-Courier) A buildingContinue Reading
Photos Submitted by Carol Bardzel / Story by Rick Hiduk Community spirit continues to build in Falls and Exeter Township. In the past year, the village and township celebrated its first Falls Summer Celebration and was recently designated an official River Town by the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership. On Dec. 3,Continue Reading
Highlights of Christmas in Our Hometown on Dec. 1 included the lighting of the town Christmas tree by Mr. and Mrs Claus (top) with accompaniment by the Tunkhannock High School Marching Band. The Clauses arrived in a horse-drawn wagon (above), much to the delight of scores of children awaiting them.Continue Reading