Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority grants administrator Lisa Hahn and EMA director Gene Dziak (top, left) address the Wyoming County Commissioners about available CBDG funds, flood buyouts, and bridge repair. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Wyoming County 911 director Jeff Porter recently completedContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) A large crowd gathered at the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday for a presentation by the partner organizations and entities that worked together to bring Tunkhannock’s first natural gas line to fruition. Excavators will start digging the trench fromContinue Reading
Dinah DiMeolo (top, left) assists Pennsylvania State wildlife officers with tagging a bear. She has also assisted in the tagging of elk calves (above) and harvesting tissue from deer and coyotes for testing. Patriot’s Cove founder Jeff Swire (below, center) gives visitors the lay of the land prior to bringingContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Wyoming County District Attorney Jeff Mitchell has announced that James Rought of Tunkhannock has been charged with “death by drug delivery” and “serious bodily injury by drug delivery” in Scranton Federal Court. The charges stem from the overdose death of Dana Carichner,Continue Reading
Those who spoke on behalf of organizations funded since 1998 by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region on Oct. 12 included (top, from left) Sandra Wilmot, Lynn Conrad and Thomas Stoll of Susquehanna County; Margie Young and Erica Rogler of Wyoming County, Melanie Norton, Joan Werner, and Bill Williams of SullivanContinue Reading
Members of the Vida Rose Red Hatters from Wyoming County who attended the symposium to learn more about local history included (top, from left) Roberta Hunt, Ruth Eyet, Mary Sickler, Bonnie Gregory, Nancy Place, and Vida Trivelpiece. Presenters at the sixth annual Dennis Farm Symposium on Oct. 11 included (above,Continue Reading
Photo by Nathaniel Roote Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame president James Martin, Jr. (second from right) presented members and coaches of the Tunkhannock Little League World Series Girls Softball team a plaque at the banquet held at the Moose Lodge in Tunkhannock on Oct. 13 that concluded their excitingContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk Oldest House docents Deborah Courville (above, left) and Karla Uccellini will be welcoming guests to Day 2 of the annual Fall Fancy Fair on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 am to 5 pm. In addition to soup and sandwiches available for purchase for lunch, other itemsContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk A request by the Wyoming County Board of Elections to consolidate the two Falls Township precincts to one polling location was turned down by Judge Russell Shurtleff yesterday. It had been hoped by Falls Township officials to have everyone vote at the Assembly of God Church onContinue Reading
Submitted Article The last Open house for this year for the three venues of the Clifford Township Historical Society will be Sunday, Oct. 21, from 1 to 4 pm. Start the tour at the historic Clifford Baptist Church, Church Street in Clifford that was built when Thomas Jefferson was stillContinue Reading