Earth Day Celebrated with Student Art at Vosburg Neck
Student artwork based on natural themes adorned the walls of the draft horse barn at the Howland Preserve on Saturday. Olivia Myers (above) of Mehoopany, with her parents Patrice and Tom, found her blueberries piece among more than 300 on display. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk A collection ofContinue Reading
Amateur Meshoppen Photog Finds Beauty Everywhere
The panorama of Forkston and Mehoopany townships (top) and a “Tangerine Sunset” over Meshoppen (above) are just some of the aspects of everyday life that catch new contributor, Kristen Marshall’s, photographic eye. Photos by Kristen Marshall Kristen is a 29-year-old Meshoppen resident whose family has lived in the area forContinue Reading
BeST Transit Seeks Expansion Feedback
submitted article BeST Transit (serving Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga counties) is looking for feedback from area residents and riders on possible route expansions within its coverage area. The local transit agency has already posted two surveys on its website geared towards information it wants to gather for route expansions withinContinue Reading
Bradford County Toughens Restrictions on Courthouse Cellphone Use
In a memo to the Bradford County Bar Association, Bradford County employees and visitors to the Bradford County Courthouse, President Judge Maureen Beirne indicated that cellphone use in the courthouse, especially on the second floor where court proceedings are ongoing, has become a big problem. In her memo dated AprilContinue Reading
Share Your News and Photos of the Endless Mountains
Submitting photos of sweeping vistas like French Azilum in Bradford County (top), the Starrucca Viaduct at Lanesboro in Susquehanna County (above), Dushore in Sullivan County (below), Tunkhannock in Wyoming County (bottom) and other scenes showing weather conditions for EndlessMtnLifestyles.com’s “Weather Window” is one small way to represent your neck of theContinue Reading
Medicinal Cannabis Plant Proposed for Mildred
Approximately 70 people gathered in Mildred on April 18 to hear the details about a potential medical marijuana facility in the former Mattern Building (top) from a panel made up of (above, from right) Sullivan County Commissioners Brian Hoffman, Donna Iannone, and Wylie Norton, and business representatives, Cornelius Merlini, BrianContinue Reading
Countdown is On for 10th NEPA Bluegrass
The U.S. Navy Bluegrass Band, featuring Danny Stewart Jr. of Sugar Run on upright bass (top, far right), will be among the headliners on the roster of the 10th annual NEPA Bluegrass Festival at Tunkhannock this year. Another key act will be the Gibson Brothers (above). Fans of bluegrass musicContinue Reading
Conflicting Communication Steers Finger-Pointing at PEMA
2011 flood victims (above, from left) Charlie and Joanne Price, Bob Pitcavage, Lizz and Lenny Dewolfe, and Kevin Ray wait for the beginning of the Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday at which Pitcavage (top, standing) pressed the commissioners and county EMA director Gene Dziak (not pictured) for clarity onContinue Reading
Weather Window: Sunny Days to Give Way to April Showers
Photos by Rick Hiduk Deposits of debris left by recent high water cling to trees and scrub brush on the islands below the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Towanda on Tuesday as brilliant sunshine attracts a lone angler to the river’s edge. Temperatures will fluctuate over the next week as SpringContinue Reading
Telecommunicators Honored with Proclamation and Plaque
Wyoming County Commissioners (top, seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams marked Telecommunicators Week with staff and management of the county’s 9-1-1 Center, including (standing, from left) deputy director Frank Miller, dispatchers Brad Killian, Tim Herron, Tim McCoy, and Lloyd Burton, and director Jeff Porter. Henry alsoContinue Reading