Leadership Wyoming Program Enters Second Year with New Team
Nimble Hill Vineyards manager Jeff Zick (top, foreground) provides a summary of vine management as it relates to wine quality on Wednesday afternoon to the newest Leadership Wyoming team. Above, Penn State Extension client relations manager Mark Madden (back, left) welcomes the group to the Wyoming County Community Fair inContinue Reading
Opening Day – Wyoming County Community Fair 2017
The 2017 Wyoming County Community Fair opened to beautiful weather on Aug. 30, celebrating senior citizens with free entry and young leadership with the crowning of 2017 Fair Queen Asha Kyttle (above, left with court members Alexandria Glaush, Emily Rickaby, and Paige Zona. Below, Justin Seward gives a cooperative duckContinue Reading
R&B Show at The Rialto to Feature Ike Bowers
The Bradford County Regional Arts Council and the Rialto Advisory Committee are proud to announce the start of the 2017/18 Thursdays at the Rialto concert season opening with Edward “Ike” Bowers (above) on Oct. 19 at 7 pm. Bowers started singing and performing at a young age with the vocal groupContinue Reading
Weather Window: Will Fair Weather Pattern Hold?
Photo by Rick Hiduk Skies were partly cloudy over the Meshoppen Fair Grounds on Monday afternoon, and opening day of the six-day Wyoming County Community Fair looks mostly sunny with highs in the 70s and evening temps for fair-goers comfortable in the 60s. Weather for the Wyoming County Fair hasContinue Reading
Air Ambulance Lands at Meshoppen Ball Field for Transport
Members of the Meshoppen Fire Company were involved with the arrival of a Commonwealth Health air ambulance at about 7 pm this evening, attracting a fair number of spectators (above). The helicopter landed in the borough’s ball field once, and crew members on board removed a stretch that was movedContinue Reading
Effects of Hurricane Harvey to be Felt in Our Area
An immediate jump in the price of gas locally by at least five cents per gallon is likely to be followed by further increases in the days and weeks that follow Hurricane Harvey. Fuel price hikes subsequently lead to higher prices on other commodities. By DJ Marbaker As the eyeContinue Reading
Area Musicians Attend National Flute Convention
Submitted Article Two flutists from the Northern Tier Symphony, Rebekah Hickok (above, left) and Corinna Muller (right), recently attended the 45th annual National Flute Association convention, held Aug. 10 to 13 in Minneapolis. Flutists from all over the world, including Russia and Australia, met to share new flute techniques, worldContinue Reading
Falls Summer Celebration to Benefit George Hock Park
Falls in one of several picturesque communities along the Susquehanna River North Branch that has yet to receive its official River Town designation from the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership. Township residents are hoping that a new celebration of Falls’ relevance to the nationally significant waterway planned for this weekend will changeContinue Reading
Stream Mitigation – “This is Only a Plan”
Recent flash flooding in northeastern Bradford County led public officials to consider resurrecting a comprehensive plan for stream mitigation that was developed by its Conservation District in reaction to disastrous flooding in 2011. Photos by Daryl Miller/ Story by Rick Hiduk Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko began an uncommon WednesdayContinue Reading
Bradford County Stands United in Preventing and Treating Addiction
The Bradford County Commissioners on Wednesday vowed to continue their fight against addiction and the stigma that surrounds it, while giving full support to Keith Kinsman (above) and Robert Grolling (below), who will conduct Overdose Awareness Day at Elmer Park in Sayre on Thursday, Aug. 31. Photos and Story byContinue Reading