SCCTC welding students (top, from left) Jake Peters, Jason Salmini, Markus Newberry were among about a half dozen youths to participate in the construction of the new plunger lift training unit to be employed by Cabot Oil and Gas. Cabot employees Ryan Bennett (above, left) and Adam Vogt worked closelyContinue Reading
Tyler Hospital CEO Ann Marie Stevens (top, back, center) gathers the leadership Wyoming group in the lobby to begin their tour of the facility in Tunkhannock Township on Feb. 20. Participants in Leadership Wyoming’s Health & Wellness Day included (above, front, from left) team members Kelly Langan, Bonnie Nemergut, MichaelContinue Reading
The big blue building at the intersection of Routes 6 and 187 in the village of Wysox is quite likely the oldest commercial structure in Wysox Township. Handwritten notes resurfaced recently during an interview with current owner and insurance broker Tim Franklin that trace its origins back to at leastContinue Reading
Participants in the Feb. 20 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (above, from left) Atty. Paul Litwin III, Judy Mead, Tom Henry, Ron Williams, and Georgette Smith. By Rick Hiduk (As published in the Feb. 22 edition of the Rocket-Courier) Florence Kellett, Wyoming County director of elections and voterContinue Reading
Laced up and ready to go skating are (above, from left) Juliana Price, Matthias Albert, Zane Pedro, Layne Price, and Emmalynn White. The youths said they are looking forward to be old enough to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge. Story and Photos by Rick Hiduk (As published in theContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk / Map by Google Maps (As published in the Feb. 22 edition of the Rocket-Courier) Charges were filed last week at District Magistrate Carl Smith’s office against three Wyoming County residents accused of operating a meth lab in Eaton Township in the presence of a baby girlContinue Reading
Marie (above, left) and Ernie King, owner of Ernie’s Tire Barn in Tunkhannock, enjoyed live bluegrass music on the high seas last week as part of Danny Stewart’s Bluegrass Cruise to the Bahamas. They look forward to joining the Stewarts in Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock Township May 31 toContinue Reading
The once bare walls of the Community Board Room at Wyalusing Valley Elementary School have a whole new look, as seen behind participants of the Feb. 12 school board meeting, including (top, from left) board secretary Kathy Trowbridge, board members Barb Prevost, Jean Vane Mark, Gene Anne Woodruff, superintendent JasonContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk Counterfeit cash used two nights in a row at this Pump N Pantry in Wyoming County has sparked an investigation and one arrest so far by Tunkhannock Township police. (As published in the Feb. 15 edition of the Rocket-Courier) A number of counterfeit twenty dollar bills discoveredContinue Reading
While highs in the 40s were forecast across much of the region today and bare ground was rapidly making a comeback, the ground remained snow-covered at the Loyalsock State Forest District Office west of Dushore in Sullivan County at noon today with a temperature of 34 degrees. Photos by RickContinue Reading