Art Co-Op Invites Public to Grand Re-Opening and Other Events
Slanted Art Coop members (top, from left) Penny Eldred, Kathy Taylor and Susan Zellner invite art lovers to check out the wide array of items at the recently opened shop at the corner of Church Street and Public Avenue in Montrose. A grand re-opening celebration is slated for Saturday, Feb.Continue Reading
Police Confirm Identity of Body Found in Washington Township
By Rick Hiduk (This is an update to a story originally posted at www.Rocket-Courier.com on Jan. 13.) Meshoppen Police have confirmed that a body found just off Mountain Road in Washington Township on Dec. 26 was that of Michael Cronauer, 23, of Laceyville. Identification was delayed due to the deterioratedContinue Reading
Registration Open for Student Paddling Sojourn
Outfitters and EMHR staff members who met in Falls on Jan. 12 to schedule paddling adventures and festivals along the North Branch Susquehanna River this year included (seated, above, from left) Dan Shay, Cain Chamberlin, Charlie Adams, Dana Rockwell, (standing) Brian Swingle, Art Coolbaugh, Emily Rinaldi, and Keith Brown. TheContinue Reading
Retro Rick’s Memories of INXS
Commentary by Rick Hiduk Earlier this evening, a friend shared a really good “brush with greatness”* story as he told of us of his father being hit in the head with a bongo thrown by the percussionist from the 1990s folk-rock group, Blind Melon during Woodstock 1994. I’m not sureContinue Reading
Ag Board Looking to Preserve Farmland in Bradford County
Submitted Article Old barns and open fields, rolling hills and river flats, picturesque small towns and winding country roads, cattle grazing and corn stalks standing tall, the smell of fresh cut hay and the sun setting over the mountain – this is Bradford County. These pastoral scenes are entrusted toContinue Reading
Dive Teams Search Icy Waters for Missing Woman
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Three regional dive and rescue teams took to the frigid waters of the Susquehanna River on Saturday in the continued search for Haley Lorenzen, who is believed to have been murdered on Dec. 30 and dumped over the side of the river bridge atContinue Reading
Free Business Development Incubator Available at Career Center
Daniel McGrath (above, right), coordinator of SCCTC’s new Business Development Incubator, fields questions about the program from members of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce during a tour of the facility on Jan. 9. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Members of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce took aContinue Reading
Winterfest Returns to Camp Brulé February 16
Submitted Article Winter is here, and Kiwanis Club of Sullivan County is preparing for Winterfest 2019, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, at Camp Brulé on Route 154 north of Forksville. Mark your calendars to attend this amazing outdoor family event with plenty of indoor space to keep warm. The gatesContinue Reading
Police Charge Mill City Man With Murder
By Rick Hiduk (Also posted at Rocket-Courier.com) Phillip Donald Walters (above), 31, of Mill City has been charged with homicide for the death of Haley Marie Lorenzen (top), 24, who had moved to the area from Oregon in November 2018. According to a police criminal complaint and affidavit of probableContinue Reading
Municipal Input Sought for Greenways and Trails – Gas Funds Discussed
Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, left) Judy Mead and Tom Henry helped proclaim February as Wyoming County Reads Month with help from (standing) Tunkhannock Public Library director Kristin Smith-Gary, and Margie Young and Erica Rogler of the Wyoming County Cultural Center. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in theContinue Reading