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Photos and story by Rick Hiduk The Kiwanis Wyoming County had a quiet opening on Wednesday, as senior citizens took advantage of free admission and exhibitors returned to see how their submissions had fared. Temperatures were in the upper 80s, and the air was thick, but the fair’s earliest arrivalsContinue Reading

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Photo and story by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Commissioners (from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams poked some fun at each other during their June 5 meeting relative to the recent taping of a television program highlighting historic courthouses. A break in the daily routine of county businessContinue Reading

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In: air quality, Environment, GOGENT, Mehoopany Township, Natural Gas, Wyoming County

(Mehoopany) Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (COGENT) is pleased to announce the organization’s new web page – Regional Air Emissions Data. The new web page, based on the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Emissions Inventory data, features regional and county specific data regarding theContinue Reading

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In: emergency management, flood plain maps, Karen Boback, Lisa Baker, sandra major, Susquehanna River, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County

Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk As a building along McCord Street in Tunkhannock is pulled down behind them, a number of individuals who worked together to fund the buyouts and demolition of flood-prone properties in the borough gathered on Wednesday morning to see the fruits of their labor. ParticipantsContinue Reading

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In: Environment, first responders, Meshoppen, Meshoppen Township, Natural Gas, Washington Township, Wyoming County

Photo and Story Rick Hiduk Volunteers from the Meshoppen Fire Company and the FWM Emergency Squad (above) blocked the southern end of Meshopany Ridge Road on Saturday after an unscheduled release of highly pressurized natural gas occurred at the Manning Compressor Station in Washington Township, Wyoming County. The sudden releaseContinue Reading

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Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Residents of Rabbit Hollow in Washington Township return to their vehicle after being told by first responders from Meshoppen and Mehoopany that there has been an incident at the recently constructed UGI natural gas compressor station on Meshopany Ridge Road. (update link below) TheContinue Reading

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In: Endless Mountain Heritage Region, farming, Natural Gas, recreation, sullivan county, Susquehanna County, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County

By Rick Hiduk A Management Action Plan for Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) gathered steam last week, as consultants from Peter J. Smith & Company met with a wide cross section of residents from Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties who are concerned about balancing heritage and progress in theContinue Reading

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In: Bradford County, Endless Mountains, Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, sullivan county, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County

By Rick Hiduk Morgan Christopher (standing) speaks to Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau members at a marketing workshop about how to accommodate tour operators and meeting planners when they come to their business. The Endless Mountain Visitors Bureau (EMVB) has made outstanding progress in the past year in not only putting the four-county (Bradford,Continue Reading

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In: Bradford County, Environment, first responders, Natural Gas, non-profit organizations, sullivan county, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County

(Mehoopany) – Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (COGENT) is pleased to announce a $50,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for pipeline emergencies training. These funds will be used for training first responders in Bradford, Sullivan,Continue Reading