Pair of School Board Candidates Share Ideas in Wyalusing
Wyalusing Area School Board member Barb Prevost (left) and Chris Brown, who is running his first campaign for a seat on the board, answered questions and shared their ideas for taking the school district into the future with a smaller audience than expected at Wyalusing Valley Elementary School on AprilContinue Reading
Countryside Conservancy Unveils First Preserve in Susquehanna County
Submitted Article and Photo Members of the Countryside Conservancy are excited to introduce the White Rock Farm Preserve – their newest, and at 107 acres, their largest preserve to date. Located in Dimock Township, it’s also their first preserve in Susquehanna County. The Conservancy owns and manages an additional 510Continue Reading
EMHR Solicits Mini Grant Applications
Photos by Rick Hiduk Endless Mountains Heritage Region board president Melanie Norton (top) displays mock-ups of interpretive signs for Forksville (left) and Jamison City in Sullivan County. The sign at Forksville was erected in 2018, and the Jamison City sign is scheduled to be dedicated this year. Roof repairs toContinue Reading
Friedenberg Announces Bradford County Office Opening
Submitted Article Marc Friedenberg, candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional district, announced the opening of his new campaign office in Towanda today. Marc will be joined by volunteers and community members to discuss his agenda for the community. “I am thrilled we are able to announce this opening,” saidContinue Reading
Kingsley Man Charged with Child Rape and Sexual Assault
Story by Rick Hiduk / graphic by Google Maps (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Edgar Joseph Southworth, Jr. was charged with 12 counts each of rape of a child and statutory sexual assault, two counts each of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare ofContinue Reading
Howland Preserve to Benefit from Fourth Annual KCR Open
Partners in this year’s KCR Open golf tournament include (above, from left) Lauren Jenkins (Shadowbrook), Anita Meixner (Keystone Community Resources), Ali and Doug Wilson (Howland Preserve), Kate Shiffer (KCR), Kristie Baker (KCR) and (not pictured) KCR Open committee members Justin Yadloski and Noelle Snyder and event sponsor Sean Steele ofContinue Reading
Weather Gives Meshoppen Egg Hunt a Break
So many eggs, so little time for the six- to eight-year-olds (top) at the Meshoppen Holiday Fund Egg Hunt held last Saturday. Eight-year-old Caddy Hartman (above, left) of Jenningsville won a bike and got a hug from her younger cousin, Ayvah Bonning of Tunkhannock. Photos and story by Rick HidukContinue Reading
Bradford County Water Well Study Identifies Biggest Pollutants
(Initially posted at PA Environmental Digest Blog) On April 18, the U.S. Geological Survey released the results of a chemical analysis of water from 72 private water wells in Bradford County in 2016 which found drinking water quality exceeded federal and state standards for Radon-222 (70.4 percent), coliform (49.3 percent),Continue Reading
Water Water Everywhere – Live it and Learn It with the EMHR
2016 EMHR Youth Heritage Sojourn participants (top) wait patiently on the Susquehanna River at Sayre in Bradford County for the starting whistle. 2018 sojourners (above) learned much about the history and delicate environmental balance of the Susquehanna River while bonding at Camp Lackawanna in Wyoming County. Registration is still openContinue Reading
Visitor’s Bureau Hosting Marketing Meeting May 7
Submitted Article The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau is hosting its annual marketing meeting on Tuesday, May 7, and local business owners are invited. The event is being held during National Tourism Week, which is being celebrated May 5-11. Designed to be an educational day for its members to learn aboutContinue Reading