PSU Extension Master Gardener Offers Monarch Class
The final Penn State Master Gardener Public Class will cover the 3M’s of Monarch Butterflies: Milkweed, Migration, and Mexico Submitted Article The final Penn State Extension Master Gardener Public Class of the year will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6:15 pm at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden on FourthContinue Reading
Soaking Rains Causing Problems Already – More on the Way
By Rick Hiduk A Weather.com radar image (top) from 10:45 am centered on Meshoppen in Wyoming County shows a potential break from heavy rains for Wyoming County in the next two hours, but not so much for residents of Bradford, Sullivan, and Susquehanna counties, where water is already covering roadwaysContinue Reading
New Signs Mark Trailhead at Montrose
Checking out the new Endless Mountain Trail signage in Montrose on Thursday were (above, from left) EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin, Susquehanna County board member Brian Lione, media coordinator Rick Hiduk, administrative assistant Vanessa Billings-Seiler, and Susquehanna County board member Kerry Foose. The entrance to the trail is visible atContinue Reading
Showers to Usher in Cooler Air
Skies were clear but heavy with humidity Thursday morning near Kingsley in Susquehanna County. Clouds were building by early afternoon with the threat of heavy thunderstorms Photo by Rick Hiduk While it has felt lately as if summer might never end, temperatures over the next few days will feel veryContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Girls Honored by Commissioners
Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams congratulated Tunkhannock Area Girls Little League Softball players (standing) Julianna Roote, Emily Patton, Paige Marabell, Cali Wisnoski, Erin Van Ness, Piper Robinson, Elaina Kulsicavage, Ella McNeff, Hannah James, Alexis Gilroy, Serenity Kerr and (not pictured) Kaya HannonContinue Reading
Abandoned Vehicles in Laceyville to be Towed – Borough Seeks Plowing Bids
Story by Rick Hiduk/Satellite Image by Google (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Laceyville Borough Council announced on Tuesday evening that abandoned vehicles in the borough parking lot behind the fire station (above) have been marked for towing. Warnings have been posted on the targeted cars and trucks, and Laceyville policeContinue Reading
Pickett Invites Residents to Chronic Wasting Disease Seminar
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) encourages local residents to learn more about a fatal disease in deer that is slowly spreading around the Commonwealth at a seminar she is hosting in Sullivan County on Thursday, Sept. 20. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) affects the brain and nervous system of infectedContinue Reading
Boback Searching for Korean War Veterans from the 117th Legislative District
Submitted Article State Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) is looking to recognize residents of the 117th District who are Pennsylvania veterans from the Korean War era. “Approximately 200,000 Pennsylvanians served in the Korean Conflict, with nearly 37,000 of them losing their life during their service,” said Boback. “My hope is to pay tribute toContinue Reading
Child Advocacy Center Holds Open House
Full-time staff members of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties include (above, from left) Andrea Venesky, Janine Fortney and Kimberly Tuttle. CAC trauma therapist Andrew Venesky (below, right) shows Rex Catlin (left) and Loren Stone of Endless Mountains Health Systems the medical examination room in CAC’s newContinue Reading
Sullivan County Fair – Labor Day
Photos by Rick Hiduk With temperatures hovering in the mid 80s, fans were blowing full force in the livestock barns of the Sullivan County Fair on Monday. While some of these photos might suggest a very light attendance, the majority of those at the fair were watching the 4×4 truckContinue Reading