Boback to Lead House Committee on Children’s Issues
Submitted Article State Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) has been appointed to serve as majority chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2019-20 session. It is the first chairmanship for Boback, who was sworn-in Tuesday to begin her seventh term in office.Continue Reading
Christina Henning Announces Candidacy For Wyoming County Commissioner
Christina (Tina) Henning is announcing her intention to run for Wyoming County Commissioner in the 2019 election. “I heard that the state auditor general had informed the commissioners several times that they needed to claim over a quarter of a million dollars, money that had been sitting in the stateContinue Reading
Rick Hiduk Vies for Wyoming County Commissioners Seat
Long-time Wyoming County resident and 1980 Tunkhannock High School Graduate Rick Hiduk has announced his intention to seek the Democrat nomination for Wyoming County Commissioner in the 2019 Primary Election. Hiduk, owner of Endless Mountains Media Services, has stated that his primary goals include greater transparency of county governance, aContinue Reading
Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille Dead at 76
By Rick Hiduk One of the most popular soft rock groups of the 1970s that just barely made it to the 1980s, the Captain & Tennille were also easy targets for criticism for their sincere yet banal approach to their career. In the end, they were definitely better appreciated byContinue Reading
Workshop on Running for Local Office Offered
submitted article Have you ever thought of running for local elected office? Pennsylvania’s system of local government puts many decisions about land use, economic development, local roads and our children’s education in the hands of township supervisors, borough and city council members, and school district directors. Penn State Extension isContinue Reading
Trio Arrested in Apparent Robbery of Vacant Mehoopany Home
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Three police departments were involved with the apprehension and arrests on Dec. 23 of three men from Luzerne County who police believe were illegally removing furniture from an unoccupied house in Mehoopany Township. Joseph Dickson, 47 of Trucksville; Charles Atkinson Jr., 38Continue Reading
Judge Reveals Plans for Filling Commissioner Seat
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) As employees at the Wyoming County Courthouse continue to mourn the recent death of commissioner Ron Williams and comment on his absence, the task of officially filling his vacant seat is under way. President judge Russell Shurtleff, whose duty it is toContinue Reading
Partners in Crime Accused of Burglary of Cash and Jewels
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) A couple who has been on law enforcement radar for most of 2018 is now blamed for a burglary in Windham Township, Wyoming County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Austin Keith Hoskins, 23, and Kyle-Ann Lucas Tunis, 26 conspired to steal aContinue Reading
Sizable Grant Will Boost Watershed Association’s Mehoopany Creek Plans
Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association president Kyle Ziegler (above) is looking forward to the start of a pair of stream restoration projects in Forkston and Mehoopany townships that will provide bank stabilization, reduce runoff, and increase oxygen levels in an area popular with anglers. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (AlsoContinue Reading
Prison Population Dips, Staff Gets Help in Wyoming County
Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) The final meeting of 2018 for the Wyoming County Prison Board began with a moment of silence for and reflections on Commissioner Ron Williams, who passed away on Dec. 15. Williams was also a member of the prison boardContinue Reading