Mixture of Rain, Sun and Clouds Ahead
Photos by Rick Hiduk Cumulus clouds cast shadows on the French Azilum peninsula in Bradford County today as temperatures quickly climbed into the 70s. Mile weather will continue, but forecasts vary as to when and where it might rain. With no frost foreseen in the coming week, it should beContinue Reading
Penn State Extension Plans Master Gardener Public Classes
Submitted Article Mark your calendars! The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Bradford and Sullivan Counties will begin their free Public Class series on Tuesday, May 15, 6:15 pm at the Penn State Extension Office, 200 Main St., Suite 3 in Towanda. The topic for May will be “Gardening in Containers” and willContinue Reading
Park in West Falls Prepped for Warmer Weather
By Rick Hiduk Exeter Township officials and residents of West Falls received some welcomed assistance on Sunday when a team of workers arrived at George Hock Memorial Park to prepare it for summer. The helpers were participants in the Wyoming Sullivan County Drug Treatment Court program and did a considerableContinue Reading
Watershed Association Seeks Guidance from Commissioners
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Kevin Ray of the Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (MCWA) reported to the Wyoming County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that a planned $400,000 project in Roger Hollow, Forkston Township, was in jeopardy due to a $42,000 gap in available funds. The ten percentContinue Reading
Laceyville Council Seeks Solutions to Fading Business Association
Tracy Slater (above, left) and Dawn Bluhm invite members of the Laceyville Business Association and other community-minded individuals to meet at the borough building on Tuesday, May 8 to discuss the fate of the organization and ways to ensure that popular seasonal events will continue in the borough. Photos andContinue Reading
Cabot Assists Fire Companies with New Apparatus
Participants in a reception for western Susquehanna County firefighters, hosted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation on April 25 included (from left) Bill desRosiers, Brody Webster, and Steve Watson of Cabot; Commissioner Betsy Arnold; Silver Lake Fire Company officers Rodney Stephens, Joe Tims, Carolyn Finch, and Gary Henry; Rep. JonathanContinue Reading
12th Congressional District Race Garners Attention in Wyoming County
Supporters of Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko (top, center) for representative of the state’s 12th Congressional District who rallied for the candidate on Tuesday evening at Perkins Restaurant in Tunkhannock Township included (from left) Crystal Very, Tom Henry, Dennis Montross and William Eggleston. Wyoming County director of elections and voterContinue Reading
Oldest House to Kick Off Season with ‘A Simpler Thyme’
Submitted Article Spring has finally arrived and with it comes the opening of Laceyville’s Oldest House and its first major event of the season. This year’s A Simpler Thyme will be held May 18-20. The house, which will be open from 9 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 4 pm on Sunday, willContinue Reading
Area Firefighters Participate in Weekend Training
Firefighters and EMTs from numerous communities in Susquehanna, Wyoming and Bradford counties (top) were on hand this weekend for the burning of an old farm house in Auburn township that served as a valuable training tool for Back to Basics Training Weekend, sponsored by Susquehanna County Volunteer Firefighter Association andContinue Reading
SCCTC Welding Students See ‘Bridge Program’ as Arc to Future
SCTTC executive director Alice Davis (center) takes a break from classes with students Lucas Marco (left) and Lynda Lawrence, who have excelled in the school’s welding program and look forward to sustaining careers as welders in the gas fields. Story and Photo by Rick Hiduk (As published in the SusquehannaContinue Reading