‘Death by Drug Delivery’ Charges Levied
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Wyoming County District Attorney Jeff Mitchell has announced that James Rought of Tunkhannock has been charged with “death by drug delivery” and “serious bodily injury by drug delivery” in Scranton Federal Court. The charges stem from the overdose death of Dana Carichner,Continue Reading
Heritage Region Celebrates 20 Years With Conference
Those who spoke on behalf of organizations funded since 1998 by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region on Oct. 12 included (top, from left) Sandra Wilmot, Lynn Conrad and Thomas Stoll of Susquehanna County; Margie Young and Erica Rogler of Wyoming County, Melanie Norton, Joan Werner, and Bill Williams of SullivanContinue Reading
Dennis Farm Symposium Aims to Bridge Past with Future
Members of the Vida Rose Red Hatters from Wyoming County who attended the symposium to learn more about local history included (top, from left) Roberta Hunt, Ruth Eyet, Mary Sickler, Bonnie Gregory, Nancy Place, and Vida Trivelpiece. Presenters at the sixth annual Dennis Farm Symposium on Oct. 11 included (above,Continue Reading
Ball Players Receive Additional Honor at Banquet
Photo by Nathaniel Roote Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame president James Martin, Jr. (second from right) presented members and coaches of the Tunkhannock Little League World Series Girls Softball team a plaque at the banquet held at the Moose Lodge in Tunkhannock on Oct. 13 that concluded their excitingContinue Reading
Fall Fancy Fair to Continue at ‘Oldest House’ on Saturday
Photo by Rick Hiduk Oldest House docents Deborah Courville (above, left) and Karla Uccellini will be welcoming guests to Day 2 of the annual Fall Fancy Fair on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 am to 5 pm. In addition to soup and sandwiches available for purchase for lunch, other itemsContinue Reading
Judge Denies Poll Consolidation Request – Workers Needed in Falls
By Rick Hiduk A request by the Wyoming County Board of Elections to consolidate the two Falls Township precincts to one polling location was turned down by Judge Russell Shurtleff yesterday. It had been hoped by Falls Township officials to have everyone vote at the Assembly of God Church onContinue Reading
Clifford Township Historical Society to End Season with Open House
Submitted Article The last Open house for this year for the three venues of the Clifford Township Historical Society will be Sunday, Oct. 21, from 1 to 4 pm. Start the tour at the historic Clifford Baptist Church, Church Street in Clifford that was built when Thomas Jefferson was stillContinue Reading
Tunkhannock’s Fall Fest Pairs Quilts and the Arts
Hundreds of quilts displayed in the sanctuary of the United Methodist Church (top) were an unusual but appreciable site during the Hometown Fall Fest. Shari Herring (above, left) of Thornhurst stopped by the Dietrich Theater on Saturday to learn what her old friend, Frances Urie, had to say about theContinue Reading
Montrose Man Accused of Bomb Threat Call
By Rick Hiduk / Map by Google (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Craig Martin Bauer, 47, Montrose faces charges for making terroristic threats that caused the evacuation of the P&G Federal Credit Union on Lane Hill Road in Tunkhannock Township on Sept. 20. Just before 3 pm that day, anContinue Reading
Extended Care Center to Provide Expanded Recovery Options
Celebrating the impending opening of the Endless Mountains Extended Care facility on Lithia Valley Road in Wyoming County at an open house last Friday were (above, from left) Nick and Trish Colangelo, Leo Vergnetti, and Stephen and Arianne Scheller. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Advocates for persons in WyomingContinue Reading