By Rick Hiduk (Also posted at Rocket-Courier.com) Phillip Donald Walters (above), 31, of Mill City has been charged with homicide for the death of Haley Marie Lorenzen (top), 24, who had moved to the area from Oregon in November 2018. According to a police criminal complaint and affidavit of probableContinue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, left) Judy Mead and Tom Henry helped proclaim February as Wyoming County Reads Month with help from (standing) Tunkhannock Public Library director Kristin Smith-Gary, and Margie Young and Erica Rogler of the Wyoming County Cultural Center. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in theContinue Reading
A new storage shed set up next to the the Laceyville Borough Office that is primarily intended for storage of water company items is one of two significant purchases by the Laceyville Borough Council in the last year to recover from years without proper maintenance facilities. By Rick Hiduk (AlsoContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Angela Jay Tatem of Tunkhannock has been charged by Wyoming County Det. David Ide with drug delivery resulting in death, as well possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal use of aContinue Reading
The cast of “Last Stop Murder,” just after midnight at the Rosemont Inn in Montrose. Twenty one people participated in the mystery dinner theater – “Last Stop Murder” – held at the Rosemont Inn in Montrose on New Year’s Eve. The following synopsis of the event was offered by innkeeperContinue Reading
Submitted Article Sandra Ritz has announced her candidacy for the office of Wyoming County Commissioner. A native of Wyoming County, Ritz served as a Wyoming County Auditor for 24 years, working with all the county offices and agencies during her tenure. Ritz goes on to say, “working amicably with variousContinue Reading
Submitted Article For state Senator Lisa Baker, a new term in office and a new legislative session bring the opportunity and responsibility of a new committee chairmanship – the Senate Judiciary Committee. “This is an important and consequential committee, with broad jurisdiction and a high number of bills referred toContinue Reading
Richard “Rick” Wilbur has announced his candidacy for Wyoming County Commissioner on the Republican ballot. “For the second year in a row, property taxes have increased. Many taxpayers are on fixed budgets and cannot afford the tax increases that in my opinion, are the result of poor budget management andContinue Reading
Ardent fans of the PBS series ‘Victoria’ (top, from left) Anne Berardelli, Margaret Messana, and (from right) Rich and Millie Ryczak joined Dietrich Theater cultural programs director Margie Young and WVIA senior vice president Chris Norton in welcoming audience members to a free screening of the first episode of theContinue Reading
Clouds were slowly breaking up over Wysox Township and Towanda in Bradford County at midday after a night of intermittent drizzle and rain. The Susquehanna River is uncharacteristically void of ice. Photos by Kyle Layou The cycle of Friday into Saturday rain continued this week, but a bit of aContinue Reading