Wyoming County commissioner Tom Henry (left) and chief clerk Bill Gaylord review copies of requests for reimbursement of bridge inspection payments on Monday. The information was sent to PennDOT on Monday morning in hopes that the highway department will release nearly a quarter million dollars in liquid fuels funds toContinue Reading
Submitted Article / Photos by Rick Hiduk Would you like to be a “Cookie Elf” for the Dietrich this year? We sure could use 2 dozen or more of your special homemade cookies for our annual Christmas in Our Hometown “Cookie Walk” to benefit the cultural programs at the theater.Continue Reading
The concentration of active natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, shown as red dots on the map above from www.depgis.state.us, shows the continued proliferation of natural gas production in the Endless Mountains. By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) Natural gas production in Pennsylvania reached an all-time highContinue Reading
Much of Bradford County reached the low 60s on Tuesday as rain clouds pulled away at midday and the sun shown brightly, as seen on Uhdey Road in Asylum Township. Photo by David Martin We’ve flirted with the 60s twice during the past week, but the next week will feelContinue Reading
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James Eugene Rought, age 30, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, was indicted on October 16, 2018, by a federal grand jury for drug distribution resulting in death and serious bodily injury. The case was unsealed following Rought’s initialContinue Reading
A jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, PA, awarded $131,000 to a Tunkhannock couple injured by rodeo bulls at the Harford Fair in 2012. Plaintiffs Ian and Kristen Schenck both sustained extensive injuries after four bulls under the supervision of Defendant Ken Finch, Jr., and RoughstockContinue Reading
The Sullivan County PA Council on the Arts presents the Ultimate Music Weekend, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 3 at St. Basil’s Hall in Dushore with the Celtic Martins at 2 pm, followed by the sing-along at 4 pm. and Bob Milne at 7 pm. A potluck dinner and the sing-along areContinue Reading
Kitson Arts Alliance members who greeted guests of an open house in Tunkhannock on Nov. 1 included (seated, from left) Amy Kaschak, Patrick Robinson, Betty Bryden, Ava Riley, Dan Tompkins, Betsy Green, (Standing) Gary Kaschak, Hank Fells, Diana Burridge, Gayle Ruckstuhl, and Sue Palackas. The Kitson Arts Alliance (KAA), whichContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk As a life-long resident of Susquehanna County and CEO of Endless Mountains Health Systems (EMHS), Loren Stone has seen primary care and critical access in his community all but disappear then come back to a level almost unimaginable a decade ago. The story he tells quietly debunksContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Rep. Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) announced yesterday that area school districts were awarded state grants this week as a part of a state-funded initiative to help these school districts improve student safety. They include 11 that comprise the 110th District and eight in the 111thContinue Reading