Wyoming County Springs Back to Life as Pandemic Wanes
Participants in a brief meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board that preceded the June 22 public meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (above, from left) district attorney Jeff Mitchell; commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King; chief clerk Bill Gaylord; sheriff Bob Roberts; and warden Ken Repsher.Continue Reading
Dennis Farm Marks Juneteenth With Family Connection
Submitted Article As the United States celebrates the nation’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, it is important to remember the thousands of soldiers who fought for all people to be free. During the Civil War, Ralph Payne (1844-1900) a free African American man from Towanda, Bradford County, and a grandfather ofContinue Reading
Shortage of Workers Challenging Economic Recovery Efforts
By Rick Hiduk (Originally published in Impact, a quarterly publication of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce) As the pandemic shows serious signs of abating and life in Wyoming County returns to some sense of normalcy, it’s understandable that our residents are eager to shop more freely at their favoriteContinue Reading
All-Day Bingo Returns to Factoryville
Submitted Article Factoryville Fire Company Auxiliary is excited to announce the return of All-Day Bingo. This numbers-and-squares event will take place on Sunday, July 25 at the Factoryville Fire Company, 412 College Avenue, Factoryville. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and games will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants are askedContinue Reading
Weekend Should Bring Warm-Up and Showers
Today should be another perfect day for golfers, as it was Wednesday at Stone Hedge Golf Club in Wyoming County. Sunny skies and slightly warmer temperatures will prevail today. Photos and Weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk After some very chilly nights and below normal daytime highs, summer weather will makeContinue Reading
LeRaysville’s Early History was as Rolling as its Hills
The Bosworth Store in LeRaysville (top) prior to the street getting its first pavement. Above, the borough’s namesake, Frenchman James LeRay Chaumont. By Rick Hiduk (Also published in Living Bradford County Magazine) LeRaysville, all one-square mile of it, was named after a Frenchman who apparently never actually lived there. ButContinue Reading
Regional Non-Profits Score Big with NEPA Gives Initiative
The Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock (top) enjoyed a banner first year as participants in the NEPA Gives initiative on June 4. Interfaith of Susquehanna County will put a portion of the money they collected via the campaign toward the restoration of their new headquarters inContinue Reading
CDL School Prepares for Next Set of Students
Lake Winola resident Kaitlyn Hug (top) was all smiles after receiving her CDL certification from SCCTC in May. Above, Leadership Wyoming classmates get a briefing on the wide range of programs available at SCCTC from (back, left) Dr. Alice Davis and (right) Tammi Mowry. By Rick Hiduk (Also published inContinue Reading
Remote-Control Flyers’ Models Still Soaring Over Valley
Valley R/C Model Club officers (top, from left) Jack Reilley, Jim Spencer and Dan Luchaco exhibit some of their remote-controlled model airplanes on a recent sunny day at Round Top Park. Valley R/C Model Club charter member George Luchaco (above) had already been flying self-built model airplanes since 1940 likeContinue Reading
PA Senate Approves Bill Requiring Legislative Approval for Joining RGGI
Submitted Article The state Senate yesterday (June 14) approved, by a solid 35-15 bipartisan, veto-proof vote, a bill that would require Legislative approval of the Governor’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Senate Bill 119, which creates the Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Cap and Trade AuthorizationContinue Reading