Proposals To Prevent Prescription Drugs From Falling Into The Wrong Hands
As Pennsylvania continues fighting a severe opioid crisis, the potential for abuse of hospice drugs prompted the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to approve a remedy today, according to chairwoman Sen. Lisa Baker (20th). Until recently, when a home hospice patient died, unused medications were appropriately discarded by theirContinue Reading
Students Complete Fourth Home; Open House Planned for Buyers
This new home at 1911 Hunsinger Road in Dimock Township (GPS address Springville, PA, 18844) was constructed by students of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center and will be sold to the highest bidder. An open house is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 19. SCCTC work site coordinators John GazzilloContinue Reading
New Faces in the Endless Mountains Heritage Region
Participating in their first meeting with the EMHR board on Dec. 6 were (above, from left) new Susquehanna County representatives Kerry Foose and Brian Lione and new administrative assistant Vanessa Billings-Seiler. The staff and board members of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) gathered at the Tuscarora Wayne Room ofContinue Reading
Kovacs Succeed by Taking Chances With an Eye on the Future
COS Wireless is the current name of a family venture started by Chuck (above, right) and Karen (center) Kovacs in 1978 as County Office Supply. Son, Charles (left) has been part of the staff for many years and currently services as the IT specialist for the business, which has beenContinue Reading
Coach Credits Players for Success, Improvements in Library Reported
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the Dec. 7 edition of the Rocket-Courier) The Dec. 4 Re-organization Meeting of the Wyalusing School Board got off to a late start on Monday due an expulsion hearing held beforehand. The only official discussion on the matter was the approvalContinue Reading
Will Winter Brightness Give Way to Snow?
Photos by Dana Rockwell The flora and fauna of State Game Lands 70 in Susquehanna County as seen through the lens of photographer and Susquehanna Depot borough councilman while hunting recently. Several clipper systems over the next week might dust these woods with snow. Old Man Winter has arrived andContinue Reading
Manure Management “Open Door Day” Draws Near
Submitted Article Calling all farms! Get help with your Manure Management Plan on Friday, Dec. 15 from the Bradford County Conservation District in Wysox. Manure Management plans are required in Pennsylvania for anyone who mechanically applies manure or pastures animals. The Bradford County Conservation District will hold an informal “openContinue Reading
VanDerMark Retires From Laceyville Council, Board Grants Ambulance Request
Officer Kevin Costello (above) of the Laceyville Borough Police Department is happy to be back on the road following the borough’s purchase of a 2011 Chevy Tahoe, formerly used by the Athens Police Department. Decals identifying the vehicle, which has been in service since the end of November, will beContinue Reading
Exeter Township to Receive New DCNR Grants
Rep. Karen Boback announced yesterday that Exeter Township, Wyoming County, and Dallas Township, Luzerne County have been awarded Community Conservation Partnerships Program grants. Exeter Township will receive $40,000 for improvements to George R. Hock Memorial Park. Projected improvements include construction of kayak launch, parking area and pedestrian walkways, as wellContinue Reading
PEMA Project Will Link 911s in Wyoming, Bradford, Potter Counties
Wyoming County 911 in the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center (top) will be better connected to Bradford and Potter counties with the installation next year of a new fiber optic line that is part of a much larger Regional Shared Services plan by PEMA to bring 911 centers across theContinue Reading