Rep. Tina Pickett (top, right) and House Education Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (top, left) have congratulated Sayre-based radio stations WATS/WAVR on the 35th anniversary of their award-winning Scholarship Challenge radio competition. The representatives also expressed their best wishes to all the teams that have competed in this year’s milestone contest.Continue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk On Tuesday, crews began the tedious demolition of the bridge that once connected Eaton Terrace with the rest of Eatonville, which straddles Bowmans Creek in Wyoming County. Eaton Township officials plan to have a new pedestrian and biking bridge constructed at the site. WhileContinue Reading
The Susquehanna River at Towanda has been on the move since Thursday, when Marguerite Fox Picou snapped these photos from her unique perspective next to Towanda’s Riverside Cemetery, the Association of which she serves as president. As reported at EML yesterday, the river ice at Tunkhannock is holding fast, withContinue Reading
The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau (EMVB) has released its third annual Calendar of Events booklet. Nearly 30 full-color pages provide details for hundreds of festivals and fairs, workshops and seminars, tournaments and exhibits, as well as for a number of ongoing events scheduled from April 2015 to March 2016. TheContinue Reading
A relentless winter complicated by illnesses and an unplanned move can prove to be too much for anyone, even an admitted overachiever. This month, our “Super Mom” explains not only why she needed a break, but how taking some time off changed her perspectives on stress and how it effectsContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Warmer temperatures over the past few days have depleted as much as 50 percent of the snow on the ground, but ice on the Susquehanna River at Tunkhannock is holding fast. A measured thaw is precisely what is needed to bring a long, cold winter toContinue Reading
(Photo courtesy Bradford County Commissioners) Prior to this morning’s regular meeting of the Bradford County Commissioners, Ed Bustin (center) was sworn in as the interim minority Commissioner by Bradford County Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw (right) while Bustin’s friend Ralph Saggiomo held the Bible. Bradford County President Judge Maureen BeirneContinue Reading
Emily Krafjack, Mehoopany Township resident and President of C.O.G.E.N.T., was appointed on March 9 as one of nine members of Governor Tom Wolf’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the members of the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board (TAB),Continue Reading
by Sky Fisher This is the second installment in a series of stories written by Sky Fisher (above, left) of Wyalusing, who is on a self-guided missions trip in Central America. Here, she makes the trip from the beaches of Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica (top) to Granada, Nicaragua whereContinue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Administrative Assistant Linda Stacknick (left) was credited for raising $700 among Wyoming County Commissioners and other courthouse employees for Casual Day for Colon Cancer, which will be held on Thursday, March 26. The funds were donated to the Northeast Region Cancer Institute, represented byContinue Reading