Submitted Article The County Conservation Districts of Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga and Wyoming Counties are offering a great opportunity for landowners to get assistance with maintenance on their CREP forested riparian buffers at no cost to them. The four county conservation districts along with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have come togetherContinue Reading
Submitted Article Throughout Pennsylvania, soybean growers are participating in research projects funded by the Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board and executed by Penn State researchers and Extension personnel. These studies aim at making soybean production more profitable in areas they have not been grown historically. Study topics include reducing planting populations,Continue Reading
The first swimmers to test the waters of the Loyalsock Creek at Worlds Ends State Park in Sullivan County this morning were (above, from left) Gavin Barto, Amy Lomax, and Brooklyn Barto from Muncy. Brilliant sunshine quickly brought temperatures out of the upper 50s into the 70s on their wayContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Extra chairs had to be set up to accommodate a larger than usual crowd for a relatively lengthy meeting of the Laceyville Borough Council and the public. Topics addressed by residents on Tuesday night ranged from storm run-off andContinue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioners Judy Mead (above, left) and Tom Henry (center) were happy to welcome fellow commissioner Ron Williams back to the table on July 10 after a lengthy absence. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) The Wyoming County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday to putContinue Reading
Eagles Mere’s 44th annual Summer Antiques Market, also known as Antiques on the Green, drew large crowds to the Sullivan County resort town on July 7. Vendors came from as far away as Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware and from as nearby as Laporte, Mehoopany, Springville and Wysox. Hailing fromContinue Reading
The 2018-19 state budget bill, House Bill 2121, a bipartisan compromise, passed the House overwhelmingly with a 188 to 10 vote. The plan includes no new or increased taxes or fees and comes in below the rate of inflation. The spending plan calls for millions of dollars in additional funding support forContinue Reading
Submitted Article Farm Women United (FWU), a grass-roots association organized by farm women to “Take back our food supply, one policy project at a time,” is holding a “Dairy Farm Family Crisis Hearing” on July 24, 2018, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Lairdsville Fire Hall, 143 School Lane, Lairdsville, to addressContinue Reading
Rep. Karen Boback (Columbia/Luzerne/Wyoming) has announced her office will hold a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Seminar featuring state Secretary of Aging Teresa Osborne. The event will take place on Friday, July 20, at the Wyoming County Active Adult center located at 101 Dymond Terrace in Tunkhannock. Doors will open at 10:30Continue Reading
Submitted Article/Photos by Rick Hiduk Forksville, located along the Loyalsock Creek in Sullivan County, was established as a borough in 1880 and, in the 1900 census, had 152 residents. Today there are around 50 residents. Forksville is also the site of one of the three remaining covered bridges in SullivanContinue Reading