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In: Outdoor Recreation

Explore Wyoming County’s Parks & Trails will host two public hikes in September. The first hike will feature three options at Camp Lackawanna and the Endless Mountains Nature Center at Vosburg Neck (above) on Saturday, Sept. 8. The second hike will take place in State Game Lands 57 south ofContinue Reading

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In: Lisa Baker

Submitted Article Sen. Lisa Baker announced that Field Representative Tom Yoniski will be available for consultation from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Commissioners’ Office Conference Room inside the Wyoming County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Appointments are welcome but not necessary. Constituents are encouragedContinue Reading

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In: Children's Advocacy

The Children’s Center of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties and the Pennsylvania Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers and Multidisciplinary Teams issued the following statement on Tuesday: With the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report concerning the abuse of children in six Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses last week, we believe that itContinue Reading

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In: Libraries

Submitted Article A book discussion led by Rev. Lou Divis will be held at the Tunkhannock Public Library on Thursdays Sept. 13 and 27. Participants are encouraged to borrow or purchase a copy of “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson and read it before the library gatherings, which will run fromContinue Reading

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In: Flooding 2018

There has been a lot of discussion on the recent declaration of disaster by Governor Wolf. We  would like to clarify what exactly this means to the victims of the flood. Governor Wolf’s proclamation of disaster emergency allows the state to bypass normal procurement procedures and policies in order to moreContinue Reading

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In: Karen Boback

Submitted Article  The hours of operation for Rep. Karen Boback’s (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) district offices in Dallas and Tunkhannock will change effective Monday, Aug. 20. The offices, located at 105 Lt. Michael Cleary Dr. in Dallas and 133 W. Tioga St. in Tunkhannock, will now be open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30Continue Reading

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In: Flood Assistance

Submitted Article In continuing our efforts of recovery for Bradford County, many different organizations have responded and are assisting. The Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been distributing clean-up kits, water and conducting damage assessments across the county. There are two primary locations where bottled drinking water, and cleaningContinue Reading

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In: Meshoppen

A series of photos shows the pavilion at the Meshoppen Community Park taking on water before the picnic tables floated away. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Anxieties in flood-prone Meshoppen rode high on Tuesday when Meshoppen Community Park filled in within the course ofContinue Reading

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In: Flooding 2018

Photos by Rick Hiduk (Updated 8/17/18) (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) More than a dozen empty water tanks from Mountain Energy in Tunkhannock Township were dislodged from a parking area by the overflowing Tunkhannock Creek Tuesday morning, allowing them to float into the overflow of Lazybrook Park and pile upContinue Reading