Participants in the recent Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Symposium at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock included, (standing, from left) John Alunni, Wyoming County human services administrator; Tom Henry, Wyoming County commissioner; and Leslie Cadden from Rep. Tina Pickett’s Tunkhannock district office. Seated are PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation representatives Chris Zinkle,Continue Reading
Tunkhannock senior Collin Matosky-Bradbury (top, right) got his Microsoft Office training from instructor Rob Kuschke and is using it for a job at Milnes Engineering. Automotive Technology teacher Kyle Snover (above, right) provided the knowledge for Tunkhannock senior Tony Ostir to get a job at Northstar Stone as a vehicle mechanic.Continue Reading
Ali and Doug Wilson (above) and son, Huxley, celebrate the transition of the Howland Preserve into Vosburg Neck State Park. By Rick Hiduk (Originally published in Impact, a production of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce) The process of opening the Howland Preserve to the public in 2006, maintaining andContinue Reading
Submitted Article / Photo by Rick Hiduk A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) to rename a Wyoming County bridge in honor of local veterans and first responders was sent to the governor’s desk for his signature after its unanimous final approval by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Submitted photo The Wyoming County district attorney office and the county commissioners donated a vehicle to Tunkhannock Area High School as an educational tool for the school’s Automotive Mechanics Department. Continue Reading
The unveiling of the banner establishing Vosburg Neck State Park on Sept. 19 (top) was met with cheers and applause by community members and project partners. It is the 122nd state park in the DCNR’s repertoire of outdoor recreational areas and the first in Wyoming County. The park is atContinue Reading
Lackawanna College vice president for college advancement Brian Costanzo welcomed PA Senate candidate Dave McCormick to the Tunkhannock Center on May 10, just one week before the primary elections that will determine whether or not McCormick advances to the general election in November. Prior to a tour and a roundtableContinue Reading
A map created by DavesRedsistricting.org (top) and supplied by Rep. Tina Pickett’s office shows how the 68th, 110th, and 111th districts for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been redrawn to reflect a supposed significant decrease in rural population. Pickett (above, right, with Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau director Jean Ruhf)Continue Reading
Wyoming County commissioners (seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King welcomed Wyoming County Cultural Center director Erica Rogler (standing, left) and Tunkhannock Public Library director Dellana Diovisalvo to the courthouse on Tuesday to reveal this years books and movies for the annual Wyoming County Reads initiative. StoryContinue Reading
Among those working to improve the new Seneca Trail Park in Eaton Township are (top, from left) Eaton Township supervisors Abe Kukuchka and Paul Rowker, Dr. Gere Reisinger of the Seneca Nation, and township resident Linda Coolbaugh. Above, Wyoming County commissioner Ernie King (seated) bears witness to the exchange ofContinue Reading