Gas Impact Fees Earmarked for Sayre Flood Project
More than $350,000 in Marcellus Shale impact fees will help prevent future flooding along the Cayuta Creek in Sayre, Rep. Tina Pickett announced on Friday. The $352,000 in funding, approved this week by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, will help with bank stabilization efforts along the creek, which is a 35-mileContinue Reading
Chicken Barbecue Planned in Troy
There will be a Chicken barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 20 to benefit The Rainbow Riders Program. Chicken halves will be ready around 10:30 am in front of Dollar General, next to Pump & Pantry, and at Bristol’s Produce in Troy. Cost $6 each. Advance orders are encouraged by calling Lainey at 570-529-1343 Deb at 570-529-0054. The RainbowContinue Reading
Ethnic Delights Highlight Laporte General Store’s Offerings
The Laporte General Store and Deli celebrates Costa Rican cuisine as a truly family-owned and operated business. Family members include (top, from left) daughter Aaliyah and mom, Veronica Montero; sister Dehilin from Costa Rica; dad, Nelson Montero, and daughter Francel, who makes fresh pizza crust (above). Photos and story byContinue Reading
Electronics Recycling and FEMA Flood Buyouts Challenging County
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The June 28 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners began with a frustrated plea from an Eaton Township resident (above) for the commissioners to get a definitive answer from FEMA and ended with a somewhat terse exchange between the commissioners and Eaton TownshipContinue Reading
Historical Tunkhannock Walking Tour to Continue in July
The Kittredge House (above) at 19 Susquehanna Avenue was built in 1911 and originally owned by William Kittredge, a local lumber baron and manufacturer of cosmetics and food flavorings. In 1915, he applied to the U.S. Patent Office for a trademark for his concentrated food extracts. It is dominated byContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Marks “River of the Year” at Riverside Park
Participants in the River of the Year event held at Tunkhannock on June 14 included (above, from left) Kelly Rossiter of DCNR; Annette Schultz of EMHR; Leslie Cadden, representing Rep. Karen Boback; Wyoming County Commissioner Judy Mead; Exeter Township supervisor Rick Wilbur; Jean Ruhf of the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau;Continue Reading
Commissioners Applaud Partnership for Walking Tour Project
The Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams signed a proclamation on June 14 recognizing the community effort behind the Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour, which will be unveiled to the public on Founders Day, June 25. Representing the tour project partners were (standing, fromContinue Reading
Living History Weekend Continues Series of Family Events at French Azilum
A horse-drawn carriage ride around the grounds of the French Azilum Historic Site was just one of many activities for families to enjoy during a Living History Weekend conducted by the Endless Mountains Primitive Outdoorsmen on June 11 and 12. There are numerous family-friendly events on the schedule for theContinue Reading
P&G Donates to Starlite Playhouse Project
The Wyoming County Players’ Junior Players and Little Hams, in costume for their “Grease, Jr” production, surround Kim Whipple, co-director of the Wyoming County Players and Alex Fried of Procter & Gamble, who delivered a grant for $12,400 – the first of two donations promised to the Players for theirContinue Reading
Addiction and Overdose Awareness Rally Planned in Tunkhannock (2016)
Not One More Wyoming County committee members (from left) Celeste Kranick, Sandy Vieczorek, John Fabiseski, Commissioners Tom Henry and Judy Mead, Lizz DeWolfe, County EMA Director Gene Dziak, and Rick Hiduk invite the public to the Wyoming County Addiction and Overdose Awareness Rally, which will be held in Tunkhannock onContinue Reading