Wyoming County Commissioners (above, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams and chief clerk Bill Gaylord met at the courthouse in Tunkhannock (top) on Tuesday. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk After a meeting at which several items that had been previously tabled were brought up again forContinue Reading
Wyoming County Human Services Director Mike Donahue (above, second from left) addresses the county commissioners at their regular public meeting on Tuesday morning. In the short time that he has been employed by the county, Donahue has managed to secure “block grant” status for the county, which should allow forContinue Reading
A depository for new syringes (above, left) was temporarily placed in the entrance lobby of the Wyoming County Courthouse on Tuesday morning next to a drug take-back box. It will eventually be more permanently placed on a table or stand. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Many business items wereContinue Reading
Key speakers, candidates, and Wyoming County Democratic Committee members attending a breakfast meeting in Factoryville on May 6 included (front, from left) Colleen Eagen Gerrity, Norm Ball, Tammy Balewski, (back) David Plummer, Barbara Grimaud, Jeff Mitchell, Abe Kukuchka, Norm White, and Alan Howe. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk ApproximatelyContinue Reading
The Wyoming County Commissioners (top) heard from 2011 flood victims like Kevin Ray (above, left) and Lizz DeWolfe for the third time in two months at their regular public meeting on May 2. The county and the state have separately and repeatedly blamed each other for a confusing buyout applicationContinue Reading
2011 flood victims (above, from left) Charlie and Joanne Price, Bob Pitcavage, Lizz and Lenny Dewolfe, and Kevin Ray wait for the beginning of the Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday at which Pitcavage (top, standing) pressed the commissioners and county EMA director Gene Dziak (not pictured) for clarity onContinue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk If Meshoppen property owners accept the conditions of a buyout plan of flood-prone properties currently proposed by PEMA, most of the structures on Church Street (above) will be demolished. The block grant proposal is in jeopardy, however, after significant quantitative evidence was brought to theContinue Reading
Snow was melting rapidly during the Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, where commissioners applauded county workers and residents for working together to dig out and recover from last week’s blizzard. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Lori Faux Bennett of the Wyoming County Special Needs Association took advantage ofContinue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioners (back, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams hear from Housing and Redevelopment Authority director John Jennings (front, left), HRA grants administrator Lisa Hahn (front, right) and EMA director Gene Dziak, who announced that nearly $2.5 million in FEMA buyouts are earmarked for the MeshoppenContinue Reading
Judy Mead (above, second from left) chaired the Feb. 21 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners, as Commissioner Tom Henry had a speaking engagement at Lackawanna Trail High School. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk On Tuesday morning, Wyoming County Commissioners Judy Mead and Ron Williams expressed enthusiasm over aContinue Reading