Visitors Bureau Accepting Events for Annual Calendar
Submitted Article Events that take place between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019, are now being accepted for the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau Annual Calendar of Events booklet. The deadline to submit events is Friday, February 23. All community and non-profit organizations in the Endless Mountains are encouraged toContinue Reading
Massive Collaboration Diverts Disaster in Nicholson
The borough of Nicholson in northeastern Wyoming County could have sustained major damage and incurred substantial financial distress on Jan. 23 when an ice jam in Martins Creek started to flood the town (above). Nicholson borough council president Dawn Bell (top, foreground), mayor Charles Litwin (center) and SWN production manager DaveContinue Reading
Temps to Trend Back Below Normal
photo Photos by Rick Hiduk The rural highlands of Sheshequin and Rome townships in Bradford County started Monday under brilliant sunshine, but haze and clouds were already moving in by afternoon. A clipper system will give the region a fresh layer of snow by tomorrow morning, which could melt byContinue Reading
Winola Polar Plunge Proves Popular in Lake Community
Winola Rotary president Dale Baumes (above, left) and Rotary secretary Gail Rees (right) accept a plaque from Lake Winola Fire Company president Dave McGovern (second from left) and fire chief Marty Bonifanti in appreciation for bringing the community together for a third successful Polar Plunge. Photos and Story by RickContinue Reading
Northern Tier Symphony to Hold Open Rehearsals
Young musicians (from left) Monica Morris, Maryn Parr, Alison Edwards, and Nathan Thomas, were among those who joined the Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra following last fall’s open rehearsals. The next open rehearsals will be held on Feb. 16 at Tunkhannock Area Middle School. Submitted Article When the Northern Tier SymphonyContinue Reading
Veterans Memorial Park Committee Provides Update to Supporters
Submitted Letter Greetings for the New Year, we wish you health, prosperity and happiness: This letter is to inform you of the current status of the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park, our present condition and our vision for the future. If you have visited the Park you know that weContinue Reading
Treatment Court Honors Eight Graduates in Tunkhannock
George Steer (top, right) was the first of eight graduates to receive a plaque from Wyoming County President Judge Russell Shurtleff at the Wyoming/Sullivan Counties Treatment Court banquet on Jan. 18. Graduate Sean Corrigan (above) said the best part of the Treatment Court celebration on Jan. 18 was having soContinue Reading
Sheshequin Township Supervisors Host County Commissioners
Bradford County commissioners (top, foreground from left) Doug McLinko, Daryl Miller, and Ed Bustin tour the Sheshequin Township building with (back, from left) township supervisors Les Wanck and Kurt Lafy, past supervisor Eric Matthews, and county public safety director Jeff Scarboro. Above, the commissioners conduct a regular monthly meeting withContinue Reading
Pickett Announces $400,000 in State Grants for Fire, EMS Companies
Submitted Article More than $403,000 in state gaming proceeds will benefit 33 fire and ambulance companies in the three-county region that comprises the 110th Legislative District, said Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna). The grants are designed to help these companies better afford the critical life- and property-saving services they provide toContinue Reading
Repsol Supports BCCD with Donation
Bradford County Conservation District employees (from left) Kevin Brown, Kyleen Dinelli, Janet MacWhinnie, Amy Gilbert, Cathy Yeakel, Amy Kneller, Nate Dewing and Dan Rhodes receive a donation from Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC. Submitted Article Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC, a fully integrated oil and gas company operatingContinue Reading