Bradford County Regional Arts Council’s Sayre Theatre Marquee Committee members (above, from left) Elaine Poost, Ken Carle, and Marie Kwasnoski recently visited the Bartush Sign Company in Orwigsburg to get a sneak peak at the new marquee lights. Submitted Article There is a light at the end of the proverbialContinue Reading
Michele Robbins (top photo, seated right) of the Bradford-Wyoming Co. Literacy Program met with the Wyoming County Commissioners on Sept. 6 to proclaim International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 and Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Wyoming County. Afterwards, she erected aContinue Reading
Featured sites on Elm Street and Susquehanna Avenue in Tunkhannock include the Gravel Hill Cemetery (top) and four homes, including the stately mansion (above) built for lumber baron William Kittredge in 1911. Photos by Rick Hiduk Guided versions of the Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour will be offered again on Thursdays,Continue Reading
Wyoming County Prison Board members, including (from left) Atty. Steve Franko, DA Jeff Mitchell, Warden Ken Repsher, and President Judge Russell Shurtleff, met in the commissioners office in Tunkhannock on Sept. 6. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Despite public opposition and uncertainty on the part of the Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
The Lazy Bee Monarch Way Station near Dushore in Sullivan County (top) consists of about an acre of milkweed plants that have grown in a purposely un-mowed field. Group tours of the Way Station and information about ways to save the monarch butterfly (above photo by Andrew Winning) are alsoContinue Reading
Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) is encouraging fire companies and ambulance services throughout Pennsylvania to submit an application for the 2016-17 Fire Company, Emergency Medical Services Companies Grant Program. Grants may be used for construction or renovation of a unit’s station, the purchase or repair of equipment, training or debt reduction.Continue Reading
Many birdwatchers have noticed that there are fewer migratory songbirds in our woods or around our yards. The issue is the subject of The Messenger, a film featured in the Dietrich Theater Fall Film Festival with several showings. At the showing on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 2 pm, Rick Koval,Continue Reading
American Legion members from Tunkhannock (457) and Black Walnut (510) have joined forces to conduct a collection of non-perishable items for victims of historic flooding in Louisiana. Penn’s Best Transportation Services of Meshoppen has made two trailers available for the event, which will begin at 8 am on Saturday, Sept.Continue Reading
Top Photo by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Recycling Coordinator Mike Rogers (seated above, right) met with county commissioners on Aug. 23 to provide details about upcoming electronic recycling. The cost to recycle old electronics like photo copiers, television sets, and computer monitors continues to climb because recyclables have declined soContinue Reading
submitted article Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN (above) from Villanova University College of Nursing cares about the environmental health impacts from natural gas development in our region. She uses her experience as a nurse and researcher to address those concerns. During 2014 and 2015, she conducted focus groups throughout WyomingContinue Reading