Bills May Exempt Seasonal Ag Structures from Building Code
Submitted Article Legislation containing two proposals authored by Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) to exempt certain temporary and seasonal ag-related structures from the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) has been cleared by the House on concurrence and is now on the way to the governor for his consideration. As originally passed byContinue Reading
Aaron Kelly and Flipside to Appear at the Rialto
The Bradford County Regional Arts Council and the Rialto Advisory Committee are excited to host Aaron Kelly (above) and Flipside on the stage of the Historic Rialto Theatre in Canton, Pennsylvania on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 pm. Aaron Kelly was born in Sarasota, FL and moved to Nashville afterContinue Reading
Sen. Baker Announces November Office Hours in Wyoming County
Senator Lisa Baker announced that Field Representative Tom Yoniski will be available for consultation from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 in the Commissioners’ Office Conference Room inside the Wyoming County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Appointments are welcome but not necessary. Constituents are encouraged to visit with any questions orContinue Reading
Haunted Starlight Tours Planned
A family-friendly Halloween event is planned for Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7 and 7:45 pm at Whipple Performing Arts Studio, 602 Hunter Highway, Eaton Township. Haunted Starlight tours will offer special effects and treats for all. Cost is $10 for teens and adults and $7 per child 12 and under.Continue Reading
Boback Appointed to PA Commission for Women
Submitted Article Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) was appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve on the Pennsylvanian Commission for Women. Boback was sworn in by Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres at the Governor’s Residence on Oct. 18. The Commission for Women, which was created by Executive Order and consistsContinue Reading
Weather Window: Nip in the Air by Midweek
Photo by Rick Hiduk The hills of Washington Township in Wyoming County were awash with hazy sunshine Saturday afternoon as stellar fall weather continues across the Endless Mountains. It should feel more typically autumn by Wednesday. Another run of unseasonably warm temperatures should be broken a round of showers onContinue Reading
Window Painters Employ Harvest Theme in Towanda
Juniors Sierra Bailey (top, left) and Caroline Dillman and Evan Gisler (above, left) and Dylan Hartmann were among the many student artists at work adorning windows of stores and offices in Towanda with fall and Halloween imagery on Thursday. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Approximately 190 students from TowandaContinue Reading
Spring Lake “Hobby Farmer” Passes Away
Kathleen S. Hiduk, formerly of Spring Lake, Terry Township passed away at Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit on Oct. 19, 2017. She had been there since suffering a stroke in 2011. Born on January 8, 1941 at Mills Hospital in Towanda, Kathy’s parents were Chester and Blanche Elliott Matson. SheContinue Reading
Fire Damaged Tunkhannock Home Torn Down
The former home of Wyoming County Sheriff Robert Truesdale was torn down on Wednesday, after being damaged by fire several months ago. Most recently an apartment house, it was still revered as one of the more stately Victorian-style homes in the borough’s historic district. In fact, members of the 2017Continue Reading
Conklin Competency Hearing Held Over at Tunkhannock
Photos by Rick Hiduk Shawn Conklin (above, right) of Tunkhannock Township, accused of a multiple stabbing in the Rivercrest development at a family barbecue in April 2015, was delivered to Wyoming County court on Wednesday for mental competency hearing, only to be returned to prison when a psychiatrist did notContinue Reading