Members of the Wyoming County Prison Board, including (above, clockwise from back, left) Commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams, Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord, Atty. Steve Franko, Deputy Warden Gordon Traveny, Sheriff Ed Sherman, Warden Ken Repsher, and President Judge Russell Shurtleff met on Tuesday at the courthouse inContinue Reading
More than 700 people were estimated to have attended Ag Day at Elk Lake High School in Susquehanna County on Friday. Among them were Rep. Tina Pickett (above, center), who enjoyed some ice cream while talking with Cindy Bonavita of Meshoppen (left) and Carl Edsell of Leraysville. Susquehanna County AgContinue Reading
Donations Can Put More Students on River Students from seven area schools (top) prepare to set into the North Branch Susquehanna River at Sayre last year to kick off the ‘2016 River of the Year’ celebration and partake in a three-day educational paddling trip. This year, Towanda Health and physContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk March is Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month, and the occasion will be marked in Bradford County with the reading of a proclamation on Friday, March 3 at 11 am at the courthouse in Towanda. The proclamation was approved by the County Commissioners on Feb. 23.Continue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk The winds of change barreled down the Susquehanna River valley past French Azilum in Bradford County this afternoon. From highs Tuesday and Wednesday in the 60s, temperatures will drop to single digits by Saturday Night. Growers are getting a reprieve as Mother Nature rescinds her SpringContinue Reading
To familiarize area residents about their responsibilities as gun owners, Reps. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) will host a concealed carry seminar at the Hop Bottom Fire Hall on Thursday, April 20. “These seminars have been quite popular in our area, as they have not only familiarized ourContinue Reading
Bradford County YMCA executive director Charity Field (above, left) and Endless Mountains Addiction Awareness Committee president Keith Kinsman addressed the Bradford County Commissioners on Thursday on the progress made in the past year to increase addiction awareness and of the work yet to be done. Photos and Story by RickContinue Reading
Ed McMullen (above) returns to the Dietrich Theater on Tioga Street in Tunkhannock on Sunday, March 5 at 3 pm to tell the story of a Revolutionary War event that is commemorated on historical markers throughout northeastern Pennsylvania. In a free presentation McMullen, an experienced storyteller of local history, will relateContinue Reading
The Bradford County Commissioners covered a lot of ground in their February 23 meeting at the courthouse in Towanda. In addition to welcoming guests who spoke about addiction awareness events, progress at the Troy Sale Barn, and a recent win at the NE Regional Bridge Design Competition, commissioners (above, fromContinue Reading
Dancing was just part of the annual celebration by members of the Triton Hose Company on Feb. 18. The event was arranged to recognize and award the company’s volunteers. Company president Chuck Sands (above) provided opening and closing remarks for the brief program that followed dinner. Photos and Story byContinue Reading