By Rick Hiduk / Map by Google Maps (As published in the Feb. 22 edition of the Rocket-Courier) Charges were filed last week at District Magistrate Carl Smith’s office against three Wyoming County residents accused of operating a meth lab in Eaton Township in the presence of a baby girlContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk Counterfeit cash used two nights in a row at this Pump N Pantry in Wyoming County has sparked an investigation and one arrest so far by Tunkhannock Township police. (As published in the Feb. 15 edition of the Rocket-Courier) A number of counterfeit twenty dollar bills discoveredContinue Reading
State troopers from the Tunkhannock barracks and local firefighters (top) wrap up a reconstruction of the Tuesday morning car crash that resulted in the death of Karen Sands (above) of Tunkhannock. Route 6 west of Tunkhannock was closed for more than five hours. Top Photo and Story by Rick HidukContinue Reading
Google Maps Story by Rick Hiduk (as published in the Rocket-Courier) UGI’s plans to bring natural gas to the Tunkhannock area will benefit the county as a whole, says Gina Suydam, president of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce. Suydam traveled to Harrisburg last week with Don Brominski and AlisaContinue Reading
Meshoppen Township poll volunteers (top, from left) Betty Cona, Mary Ann Smith, Nellie Benninger and Connie Teel catch some fresh air during one of the slower stretches of Election Day. Eighty-nine registered voters moved through the polls there on Tuesday, where there were no contested local races. On a county-level,Continue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Shawn Conklin (above, right) of Tunkhannock Township, accused of a multiple stabbing in the Rivercrest development at a family barbecue in April 2015, was delivered to Wyoming County court on Wednesday for mental competency hearing, only to be returned to prison when a psychiatrist did notContinue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Unseasonably warm weather and additional promotion spelled success for the SoWyCo Fall Festival held in Noxen yesterday. Just two hours into the event, organizers suggested that attendance was higher than ever before. A petting zoo featuring rescued animals, activities for both children and adults,Continue Reading
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce members enjoy lunch (top) in the dining room, and look up at the rock climbing wall (above) at Camp Kelly during a tour of the facilities on May 10. The new managers of the campgrounds are hoping to attract support from Wyoming County for family andContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk Tensions have run high among home-owners in flood zones in Wyoming County since it was announced in early March that PEMA had selected Meshoppen Borough to be the sole recipient of a block grant buyout of $2.4 million. Google Maps County residents in other municipalities such as EatonContinue Reading
Child Abuse Prevention Month in Wyoming County was marked with a display of pinwheels on Courthouse Square (top) and a visit to the commissioners by (above, from left) District Attorney Jeff Mitchell, Victim Resource Center executive director Janet MacKay, Tunkhannock Township Police Sgt. Robert Reimiller, and Children’s Center of SusquehannaContinue Reading