Sunny Days Precede Soggy Stretch Ahead
Puffy cumulus clouds floated over the Susquehanna River valley and Azilum peninsula in Bradford County on Wednesday. Similar weather will prevail today with slightly higher temperatures in the low 80s. Photos by Rick Hiduk After a few fair weather days and refreshingly cool evenings, humidity will return to the EndlessContinue Reading
Sun Power Fuels Salt Springs Presentation
Friends of Salt Springs State Park president Tom Stoll (top, with clipboard) gestures to the Williams Company Pavilion as he provides details about a solar energy system installed last summer. Jim Belmont (above, right) of Lakeside and his brother Joe from Florida, check out the interpretive panel at Salt SpringsContinue Reading
Pickett Announces Reimbursement for Air Ambulance Services
To prevent astronomical bills for patients who were transported by air ambulances, Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) worked with her colleagues during 2018-19 state budget negotiations to ensure an increase in mileage and Medicaid reimbursement rates for air ambulance services. “Over the past couple of years, several local residents who haveContinue Reading
Downriver Race Marks 55th Year in Wyoming County
The Endless Mountains Downriver Canoe/Kayak Race will take place again on Sunday, July 22. Regarded as one of the oldest marathon canoe races in the northeastern United States, the 12-mile paddle from Mehoopany to Tunkhannock offers a chance for novices to compete with experts from across the country who lookContinue Reading
Heritage Region to Highlight 444 Club at Tunkhannock River Day
There are 444 miles of river between Cooperstown, NY and Havre de Grace, MD, most of it in Pennsylvania. Those who have paddled the entire length of the Susquehanna River’s north branch and main stem, approximately 50 of them and growing, have been branded by the Endless Mountains Heritage RegionContinue Reading
Crowd Gathers for New Sign Dedication at Forksville
Direct descendants of Forksville’s founding fathers who were in attendance for the dedication of a new interpretive historical panel in Sullivan County on Thursday included (above, from left) Annabelle and James Rogers; Clair, Bill and Evelda Black; and Jonas, Stephen and Ivy Jones. Residents with deep roots in the ForksvilleContinue Reading
Free Forested Riparian Buffer Assistance and Education Available
Submitted Article The County Conservation Districts of Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga and Wyoming Counties are offering a great opportunity for landowners to get assistance with maintenance on their CREP forested riparian buffers at no cost to them. The four county conservation districts along with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have come togetherContinue Reading
Local Producers Participate in Statewide Research Program
Submitted Article Throughout Pennsylvania, soybean growers are participating in research projects funded by the Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board and executed by Penn State researchers and Extension personnel. These studies aim at making soybean production more profitable in areas they have not been grown historically. Study topics include reducing planting populations,Continue Reading
Lazy, Crazy, Hazy Days of Summer
The first swimmers to test the waters of the Loyalsock Creek at Worlds Ends State Park in Sullivan County this morning were (above, from left) Gavin Barto, Amy Lomax, and Brooklyn Barto from Muncy. Brilliant sunshine quickly brought temperatures out of the upper 50s into the 70s on their wayContinue Reading
Residents Voice Variety of Concerns to Laceyville Council
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Extra chairs had to be set up to accommodate a larger than usual crowd for a relatively lengthy meeting of the Laceyville Borough Council and the public. Topics addressed by residents on Tuesday night ranged from storm run-off andContinue Reading