Showers to Usher in Cooler Air
Skies were clear but heavy with humidity Thursday morning near Kingsley in Susquehanna County. Clouds were building by early afternoon with the threat of heavy thunderstorms Photo by Rick Hiduk While it has felt lately as if summer might never end, temperatures over the next few days will feel veryContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Girls Honored by Commissioners
Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams congratulated Tunkhannock Area Girls Little League Softball players (standing) Julianna Roote, Emily Patton, Paige Marabell, Cali Wisnoski, Erin Van Ness, Piper Robinson, Elaina Kulsicavage, Ella McNeff, Hannah James, Alexis Gilroy, Serenity Kerr and (not pictured) Kaya HannonContinue Reading
Abandoned Vehicles in Laceyville to be Towed – Borough Seeks Plowing Bids
Story by Rick Hiduk/Satellite Image by Google (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Laceyville Borough Council announced on Tuesday evening that abandoned vehicles in the borough parking lot behind the fire station (above) have been marked for towing. Warnings have been posted on the targeted cars and trucks, and Laceyville policeContinue Reading
Pickett Invites Residents to Chronic Wasting Disease Seminar
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) encourages local residents to learn more about a fatal disease in deer that is slowly spreading around the Commonwealth at a seminar she is hosting in Sullivan County on Thursday, Sept. 20. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) affects the brain and nervous system of infectedContinue Reading
Boback Searching for Korean War Veterans from the 117th Legislative District
Submitted Article State Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) is looking to recognize residents of the 117th District who are Pennsylvania veterans from the Korean War era. “Approximately 200,000 Pennsylvanians served in the Korean Conflict, with nearly 37,000 of them losing their life during their service,” said Boback. “My hope is to pay tribute toContinue Reading
Child Advocacy Center Holds Open House
Full-time staff members of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties include (above, from left) Andrea Venesky, Janine Fortney and Kimberly Tuttle. CAC trauma therapist Andrew Venesky (below, right) shows Rex Catlin (left) and Loren Stone of Endless Mountains Health Systems the medical examination room in CAC’s newContinue Reading
Sullivan County Fair – Labor Day
Photos by Rick Hiduk With temperatures hovering in the mid 80s, fans were blowing full force in the livestock barns of the Sullivan County Fair on Monday. While some of these photos might suggest a very light attendance, the majority of those at the fair were watching the 4×4 truckContinue Reading
Jason Crabb to Host Church Service in Troy
Submitted Article Vocalist, musician, author, and actor Jason Crabb will host a special service at Victory Church, Main Street, in Troy, Bradford County on Sunday morning, Sept. 23 at 10 am. Jason has been seen live at Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Billy Graham’s final CrusadeContinue Reading
Weather Gives Wyoming County Fair Some Breaks
Participating in the opening ceremony of the Wyoming County Community Fair on Aug. 29 were (top, from left) county commissioners Tom Henry and Judy Mead; Rep. Lou Barletta’s senior adviser Conrad Falvello; 2017-18 fair queen Alexandria Glaush; and fair board officers Kim Scott, Marjorie Singer, Stephanie Scavone, and Pam Burke.Continue Reading
Overdose Awareness Event and Display Held at Wyoming County Courthouse
Celeste Kranick welcomes attendees and public officials to the Color the County Purple overdose awareness event held on the Wyoming County Courthouse lawn on Aug. 26. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Tunkhannock residents driving in the vicinity of the Wyoming County Courthouse this pastContinue Reading