President judge Russell Shurtleff (left) and probation director Kristle Kowalczyk (center) helped commissioners (from left) Rick Wilbur, Tom Henry and Ernie King mark “Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week” in Wyoming County with a proclamation read at the July 21 public meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners Photos and StoryContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Wyoming County has received an Act 13 disbursement from the Public Utility Commission of $1.07-million, and a portion of it was earmarked at Tuesday’s meeting of the county commissioners for law enforcement equipment. Fees collected from natural gas drillers are distributed annually toContinue Reading
Participants in the June 23 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles,com readers) At the start of Tuesday’s regular public meeting ofContinue Reading
Wyoming County commissioners Tom Henry (front, left) and Rick Wilbur (right) helped Wyoming Lackawanna County Farm Bureau president Dale Shupp mark National Dairy Month during the commissioners’ virtual public meeting on June 9. Story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Due to technical difficulties, the start of Tuesday morning’sContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) As Wyoming County prepares for limited openings of more businesses on Friday, the county’s recycling center is also preparing to resume operations on a limited basis starting Tuesday, May 26. The commissioners have been coordinating efforts with recycling director Mike Rogers to renewContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) The Wyoming County Commissioners were ready yesterday morning to join a growing number of elected officials across the state with the issuance of a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf expressing their intent to start allowing the opening of businesses in the county onContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) At their live GoTo-virtual meeting on Tuesday morning, the Wyoming County Commissioners shared what little good news they had about the status of Wyoming County under the continued strain of the COVID-19 epidemic. PennDOT is back to fixing roads, and state parks inContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) While making it clear that the reopening of businesses and county buildings will be gradual and no “flip of the switch,” the Wyoming County Commissioners agreed to petition Gov. Wolf for a redesignation of the rural county’s placement on the governor’s initial regionalContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) During a brief business meeting conducted by the Wyoming County Commissioners this morning, it was noted that Roadside Rest, a park in Eaton Township that was closed by the county due to excessive trash dumping, is currently open to anglers. Signage will beContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifesyles.com readers) In the course of a brief Zoom video conference held Tuesday morning, the Wyoming County Commissioners reported that help to offset the economic losses at the local level is slow to come from the federal government, and a bill that would allow countyContinue Reading