The Wyoming County Commissioners (top) cited Keystone Community Resources (above) as just one agency in the county that would be effected by changes proposed by the State’s Office of Developmental Programs. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk On Tuesday, the Wyoming County Commissioners unanimously signed a letter addressed to Pennsylvania’sContinue Reading
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk The Wyoming County Commissioners, flanked by Solicitor Paul Litwin (above, left) and Chief Deputy Clerk Georgette Smith (right) held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday morning at the courthouse in Tunkhannock. The Wyoming County Commissioners made it clear on Jan. 10Continue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk The Wyoming County Commissioners met on Tuesday to accept a budget and approve contracts that will take the county through 2017. County residents will see some new faces in the coming year and notice other committee and staff changes. Wyoming County’s new $14,832,399 budgetContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk The Wyoming County Commissioners, along with (top, left) solicitor Paul Litwin and chief clerk Bill Gaylord (right) accepted the resignation of County Domestic Relations administrative assistant Carrie Beebe at their Nov. 29 meeting. As part of what was perhaps the shortest public meeting ofContinue Reading
Story and Photos by Rick Hiduk Public attendance was extremely low at the Nov. 15 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners. Officials participating yesterday were (from left) solicitor Paul Litwin, commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. The Wyoming County Commissioners announced during theirContinue Reading
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Among other business, the Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams declared October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to the satisfaction of (standing, left) Victims Resource Center executive director Janet MacKay and VRC board member Debra Lozano. ThoughContinue Reading
A number of the Wyoming County’s most prolific voters, including (top, standing from left) Ralph Anderson, Nellie Benninger, Shirley Patton, and Sheryl Phillips were honored by commissioners (seated) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams during their Sept. 20 meeting, where Wyoming County 911 Director Jeff Porter (above, left) andContinue 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
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk The Wyoming County Commissioners have called for an emergency meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 11:30 am in the commissioners chambers at the courthouse in Tunkhannock. The number of inmates sentenced in the county continues to climb, despiteContinue Reading
Wyoming County Commissioner Tom Henry (second from right) reads an anniversary proclamation that was prepared for an Aug. 1 meeting of the Tunkhannock Borough Council. Tunkhannock was established as a borough and county seat 175 years ago when Wyoming County was formed from a part of Luzerne County. Photo andContinue Reading