Flooding Threat Diminished, But Drying Out Will be Slow
The Susquehanna River was rising quickly in Wysox (top) and Towanda on Wednesday afternoon, but predicted crests that would have put the flood-prone waterway over its banks at several locations had been scaled back by Wednesday evening. Photos by Rick Hiduk Blue skies today almost seem like an anomoly withContinue Reading
Mental Health Services Lagging for Wyoming County Inmates
Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Though 13 more individuals were released over the last month than were taken into the Wyoming County Prison system, numbers of those incarcerated remain high. The bigger problem, reported Warden Ken Repsher, is the increase in people needing mentalContinue Reading
Montrose Man Found in Stolen Vehicle in Windham Township
Story By Rick Hiduk / Map by Google Earth (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) James Walsh, 23, Montrose, faces charges for alteration or destruction of a vehicle identification number, receiving stolen property, defiant trespass on a posted property, and public drunkenness or similar misconduct. State police were notified at aboutContinue Reading
Buck Hands Off ‘444 Club’ Mantle at River Day
EMHR water trail manager Dana Rockwell of Susquehanna Depot (top, left) tells of the trip he and a friend made down the entire length of the river last year that led to his membership in the 444 Club. Looking on are fellow 444 Club members (from left) Emily Rinaldi, DavidContinue Reading
Claverack Member Meeting Draws Hundreds to Springville
At least 900 people moved through Elk Lake High School on July 17 and enjoyed a chicken dinner as guests of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative. Nathan Stoddard, a Claverack field service supervisor enthralled guests with demonstrations of how the rural electric cooperative has integrated various technologies to provide quicker responseContinue Reading
No Till Gardening Session Planned
Submitted Article Like gardening, but don’t like all the hard work associated with it? This may be just for you. If you are like me, I like to put a garden in every year. However, as my mind wrestles with tilling the soil; all the weeding, and watering, and tendingContinue Reading
Emergency Session Yields Signed Agreements for Meshoppen Flood Buyout
Twelve homes on Church Street in Meshoppen (top) will likely be gone by the end of the year now that borough council has signed the necessary agreements to allow the CBDG-DR buyout project to proceed. Two apartment buildings on Allen Street (one shown above) that will be torn down asContinue Reading
Sunny Days Precede Soggy Stretch Ahead
Puffy cumulus clouds floated over the Susquehanna River valley and Azilum peninsula in Bradford County on Wednesday. Similar weather will prevail today with slightly higher temperatures in the low 80s. Photos by Rick Hiduk After a few fair weather days and refreshingly cool evenings, humidity will return to the EndlessContinue Reading
Sun Power Fuels Salt Springs Presentation
Friends of Salt Springs State Park president Tom Stoll (top, with clipboard) gestures to the Williams Company Pavilion as he provides details about a solar energy system installed last summer. Jim Belmont (above, right) of Lakeside and his brother Joe from Florida, check out the interpretive panel at Salt SpringsContinue Reading
Pickett Announces Reimbursement for Air Ambulance Services
To prevent astronomical bills for patients who were transported by air ambulances, Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) worked with her colleagues during 2018-19 state budget negotiations to ensure an increase in mileage and Medicaid reimbursement rates for air ambulance services. “Over the past couple of years, several local residents who haveContinue Reading