Submitted Article The 30th Annual Susquehanna County Ag Day will be held on Friday, March 1st at Elk Lake High School. This event which traditionally focused on the dairy industry has expanded to include all aspects of agriculture as well as activities for community members interested in attending workshops orContinue Reading
Susquehanna County sheriff’s deputy Matthew Granick (above, left) participated in a 40-hour crisis intervention training course last week with Susquehanna County Correction Facility officers Aiyana Brown and John Karakesh (right). Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) Susquehanna County sheriff’s deputy Matthew Granick andContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) and Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) revealed this week that the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center will receive a combined $13,355 in competitive grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). The grants will help them purchase needed items for their Vehicle Maintenance andContinue Reading
A jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, PA, awarded $131,000 to a Tunkhannock couple injured by rodeo bulls at the Harford Fair in 2012. Plaintiffs Ian and Kristen Schenck both sustained extensive injuries after four bulls under the supervision of Defendant Ken Finch, Jr., and RoughstockContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk As a life-long resident of Susquehanna County and CEO of Endless Mountains Health Systems (EMHS), Loren Stone has seen primary care and critical access in his community all but disappear then come back to a level almost unimaginable a decade ago. The story he tells quietly debunksContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Mark Volk (in vest at top, center) gives new arrivals to the annual Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas Sporting Clay Tournament an upfront chance to win raffle tickets and get the lay of the land at Hausmann’s Hidden Hollow sporting clubContinue Reading
The studio of Susquehanna artist Chris Lathrop (top) is one of many that will open to the public for one weekend in October. Genres to explore include oil on canvas like the rendering by Maureen VanNostrand (above), photography, and stained glass art like the lamp by Roger Hayes (below). SubmittedContinue Reading
At least 900 people moved through Elk Lake High School on July 17 and enjoyed a chicken dinner as guests of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative. Nathan Stoddard, a Claverack field service supervisor enthralled guests with demonstrations of how the rural electric cooperative has integrated various technologies to provide quicker responseContinue Reading
Friends of Salt Springs State Park president Tom Stoll (top, with clipboard) gestures to the Williams Company Pavilion as he provides details about a solar energy system installed last summer. Jim Belmont (above, right) of Lakeside and his brother Joe from Florida, check out the interpretive panel at Salt SpringsContinue Reading
State Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) announced that more than $16,058,972 in impact fees from the natural gas industry will be disbursed to the district’s counties. Susquehanna County will receive the vast majority of funds and Wayne County, because of the prohibition on natural gas drilling, will receive a much smallerContinue Reading