Family Dinner Planned in Gillett
The South Creek Lions Club will be holding a Roast Beef and Turkey dinner on Saturday, Sept. 9 4:30 pm at the Lions Hall on Route 14 in Gillett. The meal includes real mashed potatoes, vegetables, baked beans, homemade bread and home baked pies for dessert. Beverages include coffee, tea, and lemonade. CostContinue Reading
Historic Cemetery Records Now Available Online via Historical Society
Submitted Article The first digital edition of burial records of the historic Riverside Cemetery, 122 William Street, Towanda is now available online through the Bradford County Historical Society website http://www.bradfordhistory.com/ . More than 2,000 community members, including numerous of the famous and infamous of Towanda and Bradford County, and veteransContinue Reading
Eatonville Ground Zero for Township Celebration
Wyoming County Commissioner Tom Henry (top, at podium) gets a laugh from other dignitaries celebrating Eaton Township’s Bicentennial on July 15, including (from left) Township Supervisors Paul Rowker, Randy Ehrenzeller, and Kenny White, Commissioner Judy Mead, Rep. Karen Boback, Sen. Lisa Baker, and township resident Janet Kristunas. Part of the ceremonyContinue Reading
Laceyville’s ‘Oldest House’ Back on Solid Foundation
The extensive foundation repairs at Laceyville’s Oldest House (above) are finally finished, as are subsequent repairs to the inside of the iconic structure. Deborah Courville (below, right) conducted tours of the historic canal stop on July 14 to visitors like (left) Irene Moran of Wyoming, PA and Mary Begtrup ofContinue Reading
White House Hosts PA County Commissioners Conference
Sullivan County Commissioners (above, from left) Brian Hoffman, Wiley Norton, and Donna Iannone, and Bradford County Commissioners Ed Bustin, Daryl Miller and Doug McLinko were among more than 60 county commissioners representing Pennsylvania at the first ever County Commissioners Conference held in Washington, DC, yesterday. Story by Rick Hiduk WhileContinue Reading
‘Discovering NEPA River Towns’ Tour to Run from Tunkhannock to Sayre
Iconic architecture like that of Wyalusing (top), historic structures, and breathtaking river views like the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers at Athens (above) will be among the highlights of the first ‘Discovering NEPA River Towns’ bus tour planned for September. The project is sponsored by the Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Walking Tour Info Now Available on Phones
The father and sons team of (top, from right) Mike, Evan and Adam Biro are credited for transferring the Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour brochure into a phone-friendly mobile app. Adam (above, right) shows the app to Wyoming County Commissioner Ron Williams. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Representatives from theContinue Reading
Handicap Accessibility at Courthouse Challenged – 911 Center Needs New Compressor
Wyoming County Commissioners (above, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams held their regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday morning after the monthly meeting of the Prison Board. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The July 11 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners had its highs and lowsContinue Reading
Cornstock Festival to Engage the Senses in More Ways Than Ever
The success of the annual Cornstock Folk Festival at Lazy Brook Park owes as much to its atmosphere as it does the high caliber of its musicians. Organizers of the fifth annual Cornstock Folk Festival are expanding the scope of the event by putting additional emphasis on the arts thisContinue Reading
New Hires, ABT Change, Uptick in Numbers Top News at Jail
Wyoming County Prison Board members at the July 11 meeting included (clockwise, from front, left) Solicitor Paul Litwin III, Commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams, Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord, Sheriff Ned Sherman, District Attorney Jeff Mitchell, Warden Ken Repsher, Judge Russell Shurtleff and (not pictured) Public Defender StephenContinue Reading