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Submitted Article The North Central Task Force, Bradford County Emergency Management Agency along with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide a “House of Worship & School Security Seminar.” This seminar is geared for all faith–based leaders, managers, administrators, parishioners, andContinue Reading

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A hazy sky looms over the North Flat Cemetery and sunflowers in Windham Township, Wyoming County on Friday morning as returning humidity follows our one-day reprieve from seemingly never-ending thunderstorms. Photos by Rick Hiduk The unusually warm, moist weather pattern that has dominated the summer will continue for the forseeableContinue Reading

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Photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) A violent thunderstorm that passed through the Meshoppen area at about 2:45 pm on Tuesday brought down numerous tree along a relatively short stretch of Route 6 west of the borough, some onto vehicles, and this one onto utility lines. FirstContinue Reading

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(Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Kenneth James Fenton-Huntingcut, 27, Dushore has been charged with simple assault, strangulation by applying pressure to the neck and throat and blocking the nose and mouth, unlawful restraint, harassment and making terroristic threats to a female victim. Tunkhannock Township police were summoned to the StateContinue Reading

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A small kitchen fire at Twigs Cafe in Tunkhannock (above) just after midnight on Monday prevented the restaurant from opening on Tuesday. Clean-up has been completed, and management opened the doors for business again on Wednesday. Charred ceiling tiles and a few burnt pans were tossed out a side doorContinue Reading

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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

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Meshoppen resident Cindy Cona (above) stands in the existing playground at Meshoppen Community Park. The fire truck in the foreground will be moved in the coming months to make way for a new playground set purchased from proceeds from Meshoppen’s Community Day and other sources. Happy-Go-Lucky is the name ofContinue Reading

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Submitted Article The Bradford County Conservation District is once again announcing the availability of the Ernest Manchester Memorial Scholarship to Bradford County college students. College students in their third or fourth year of a Bachelor degree program or their second year of an Associate degree program, and pursuing a degreeContinue Reading