Prison Receives Top Rating After Recent Inspection – Delivery of New Transport Vehicle Stalled by Hail Storm
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Prison Warden Ken Repsher (right) and Deputy Warden Gordon Traveny were happy to report that the facility in Tunkhannock received a Full Compliance rating during an annual state inspection on May 22. Population at the Wyoming County Prison dipped slightly in MayContinue Reading
PennDOT Memorial Makes Stop in Tunkhannock
Photo by Rick Hiduk PennDOT District 4 erected a memorial to 84 highway workers who have lost their lives while working in construction zones across the state since 1970. Hardhats, orange vests and the names of the fallen were affixed to white crosses and placed in lines on a freshly mowedContinue Reading
Impact Fee Revenue Totals Nearly $25 Million for 110th District
Rep. Tina Pickett’s office has announced that, for the third year in a row, nearly $25 million in impact fee revenue for local counties and municipalities across the 110th District. The funds to be distributed to Bradford, Sullivan, and Susquehanna Counties are intended to help relieve effects caused by drilling operationsContinue Reading
Hard to be Pickin’ on Awesome Bluegrass Festival
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Crowds gather in the twilight of a Friday evening for a performance by the BoxCars at NEPA Bluegrass, a three-day festival held at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County last weekend. We are so fortunate to have a world-class bluegrass festival in ourContinue Reading
An Industrial Heyday for Wysox
Photo by Rick Hiduk While some might not appreciate the buzz in the air along the river banks between Wysox and Asylum Townships in Bradford County or the traffic that accompanies it, there’s no denying that Wysox is at one of the current epicenters of nature gas development in theContinue Reading
Speeding Reduction Efforts Enhanced in Wyalusing
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk James Carr III and Lou Bump (left) of Lines by Lou painted lines on Wyalusing streets on Tuesday that will help Laceyville Police officers Matt Chamberlain and Scott Perry (right) to crack down on speeders in the borough. Some Wyalusing residents who have expressedContinue Reading
Successful Ricketts Event Seen as Catalyst for Future Projects
Photos by Sandra Carr/ Story by Rick Hiduk Sullivan County Historical Society President Melanie Norton (second from left) unveils a new interpretive sign at Ricketts on the border of Sullivan and Wyoming Counties on May 24 in the company of (from left) author and historian Charles Petrillo, Endless Mountains HeritageContinue Reading
Good Morning, Towanda!
(photo) The morning sun rises over the Keystone Theater in Towanda and spreads its beams across Main Street to the Red Rose Diner. Temperatures are expected to eclipse 80 degrees in most of the Endless Mountains today and tomorrow. For more details on when showers and thunderstorms might arrive, click onContinue Reading
Change of Roles at Dietrich Theater
As of Sunday, June 1, Jennifer Jenkins changed roles at the Wyoming County Cultural Center (WCCC), becoming the new Director of Theatre Arts. Jenkins is the founder of the Dietrich Children’s Theatre and, in her new position, will be able to focus more closely on theatre arts at theContinue Reading
Buy Fresh Buy Local Guides Available
Strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, apples, squash, plums, melons, green beans, peppers, pumpkins and fresh herbs will soon fill gardens, fields, and orchards across Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier. Add local beef, poultry, maple syrup and honey, and locally-produced dairy products and you’re working toward complete meals comprised of the agricultural bounty ofContinue Reading