Participating in the opening ceremony of the Wyoming County Community Fair on Aug. 29 were (top, from left) county commissioners Tom Henry and Judy Mead; Rep. Lou Barletta’s senior adviser Conrad Falvello; 2017-18 fair queen Alexandria Glaush; and fair board officers Kim Scott, Marjorie Singer, Stephanie Scavone, and Pam Burke.Continue Reading
Celeste Kranick welcomes attendees and public officials to the Color the County Purple overdose awareness event held on the Wyoming County Courthouse lawn on Aug. 26. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Tunkhannock residents driving in the vicinity of the Wyoming County Courthouse this pastContinue Reading
Cain Chamberlin of Wyalusing will assume the role of executive director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region on Aug. 30. Wyalusing native Cain Chamberlin has been named the new executive director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR), effective Aug. 30. Chamberlin has been employed since 2014 as a newsContinue Reading
Families (top) move from one educational station to another at Worlds End State Park on Aug. 25, as their children participate in hands-on activities during the Loyal to the Sock event coordinated by the Middle Susquehanna River Keepers Association. The Loyalsock Creek won the 2018 River of the Year contestContinue Reading
The Loyalsock Creek in Sullivan County was behaving nicely on Saturday while Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper members were hosting a River of the Year event in Worlds End State Park near Forksville. Photos by Rick Hiduk Some unusually hot days are ahead of us, and the threat of showers will increaseContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Children’s Center of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties invites you to attend an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Law Enforcement is invited to the center from 9 to 11:30 am, and the center will be open to the public from 3 to 6 pm. Come check outContinue Reading
Submitted Article Marc Friedenberg, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, will host a town hall to address opioid addiction in the area. The town hall will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Susquehanna County Library in Montrose, 458 High School Road.Continue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Participants in the Wyoming County Prison Board meeting on Aug. 21 included (clockwise from back, left) 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;Continue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in Where & When – Pennsylvania’s Travel Guide) The Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania boasts enough change in elevation and topography to provide the classic interpretation of the four seasons. Yet there is no time better than the fall to visit Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and WyomingContinue Reading
The approach to the Catlin Hollow Road bridge over the North Branch Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton appears to be floating on air after flood waters eroded a wing wall and undermined the structure. Caitlin Hollow Road is closed while Wyoming County seeks contractors to reallign the stream bed and provideContinue Reading