The approach to the Catlin Hollow Road bridge over the North Branch Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton appears to be floating on air after flood waters eroded a wing wall and undermined the structure. Caitlin Hollow Road is closed while Wyoming County seeks contractors to reallign the stream bed and provideContinue Reading
Celeste Kranick (above, foreground) asked the Wyoming County Commissioners on Tuesday and if the courthouse could “go purple” this weekend for the Wyoming County Going Purple for National Overdose Awareness event scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 26 at 2 pm on the courthouse lawn. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (AlsoContinue Reading
Submitted Article Ready for a career in real estate? Then you need the right credentials on your resume. Show the world that you have what it takes to achieve, to innovate, to go further, and to do more. Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education will be offering Real Estate Preparation CoursesContinue Reading
Explore Wyoming County’s Parks & Trails will host two public hikes in September. The first hike will feature three options at Camp Lackawanna and the Endless Mountains Nature Center at Vosburg Neck (above) on Saturday, Sept. 8. The second hike will take place in State Game Lands 57 south ofContinue Reading
Submitted Article Sen. Lisa Baker announced that Field Representative Tom Yoniski will be available for consultation from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Commissioners’ Office Conference Room inside the Wyoming County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Appointments are welcome but not necessary. Constituents are encouragedContinue Reading
The Children’s Center of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties and the Pennsylvania Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers and Multidisciplinary Teams issued the following statement on Tuesday: With the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report concerning the abuse of children in six Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses last week, we believe that itContinue Reading
Submitted Article A book discussion led by Rev. Lou Divis will be held at the Tunkhannock Public Library on Thursdays Sept. 13 and 27. Participants are encouraged to borrow or purchase a copy of “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson and read it before the library gatherings, which will run fromContinue Reading
There has been a lot of discussion on the recent declaration of disaster by Governor Wolf. We would like to clarify what exactly this means to the victims of the flood. Governor Wolf’s proclamation of disaster emergency allows the state to bypass normal procurement procedures and policies in order to moreContinue Reading
Submitted Article The hours of operation for Rep. Karen Boback’s (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) district offices in Dallas and Tunkhannock will change effective Monday, Aug. 20. The offices, located at 105 Lt. Michael Cleary Dr. in Dallas and 133 W. Tioga St. in Tunkhannock, will now be open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30Continue Reading
Submitted Article In continuing our efforts of recovery for Bradford County, many different organizations have responded and are assisting. The Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been distributing clean-up kits, water and conducting damage assessments across the county. There are two primary locations where bottled drinking water, and cleaningContinue Reading