Story by Rick Hiduk / satellite image by Google (Also published in the Rocket Courier)  Five flash flooding events in a single year have been tough on residents and municipalities throughout region. But for Laceyville, a relatively small borough with a shrinking tax base, the costs to fix the damageContinue Reading

Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos by Rick Hiduk, Ariel McKennas and Tina Champluvier (Also posted at www.Rocket-Courier.com) A barn on North Flat in Windham Township, Wyoming County, across the river from Laceyville may be a total loss, but owners Allan and Tina Champluvier are counting their blessings. Nobody wasContinue Reading

When runoff from last Friday’s severe storms overwhelmed a storm drain above Main Street in Laceyville, borough council president Randy Brigham and others constructed a three-foot levy across the road to direct the overflow to open drains and out of town. Story by Rick Hiduk/Photo by Randy Brigham (Also publishedContinue Reading

Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Extra chairs had to be set up to accommodate a larger than usual crowd for a relatively lengthy meeting of the Laceyville Borough Council and the public. Topics addressed by residents on Tuesday night ranged from storm run-off andContinue Reading

By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) New signage for borough parks and forms for their use by the public were approved during a rather lengthy meeting of the Laceyville Borough Council on Tuesday night that was stalled by an executive session. Parks and recreation chairman Henry Laboranti suggestedContinue Reading

Looking forward to rejuvenating the spirit of downtown Laceyville by creating a new events-based organization are (above, from left) Henry Laboranti, Debra Osborn, Traci Slater, Joe Lech, Jeanne Deremer, Jenn Bluhm, Tony Deremer, and Dawn Bluhm. The group invites other like-minded Laceyville area residents and business owners to join themContinue Reading

Laceyville Borough Council members Mary Robinson (left) and Randy Brigham have been working with PennDOT to plan a smooth transition for Maple Street (background) from two- to one-way traffic, which should begin by summer. Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) To alleviate safety issues andContinue Reading