Open Your Senses to Nearby Treasures – Plan A ‘Staycation’ in the Endless Mountains
The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau (EMVB) Executive Director Jean Ruhf (right) and staff members at the Endless Mountains Visitors Center think that residents of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties should fit at least one “Stay-cation” into their summer schedules. Many families put ample time into planning for that oneContinue Reading
Top Americana Hits – May 2014: Scanning the Best in Current Country, Folk, Bluegrass and American Blues
By Rick Hiduk Over the past few nights, I’ve listened to more than 60 of the freshest country, folk, bluegrass, and American blues songs that I could find listed on various carts and have found some gems that speak of how modern recording artists are abetting this crazy Battle ofContinue Reading
Full Prison Praised for Efficiency – Boiler Installation Underway
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The morning sun rises over the Wyoming County Prison in Tunkhannock on Tuesday morning. At a nine o’clock meeting, the Wyoming County Commissioners passed a resolution marking May 4 to 10 as Corrections Employee Week. The facility is one of 65 country prisons andContinue Reading
Recent River Cleanups Deemed Successful
The Sugar Runners, comprised of (from left) David Buck, Chris Turrell, Lydia Whipple, and Megan Hatley braved the drizzly weather of April 26 to pull this trash up from the banks of the Susquehanna River as part of a larger Great American Cleanup of PA event. Endless Mountains Heritage RegionContinue Reading
COGENT Website Features Northern Tier Regional Air Quality Data
(Mehoopany) Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (COGENT) is pleased to announce the organization’s new web page – Regional Air Emissions Data. The new web page, based on the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Emissions Inventory data, features regional and county specific data regarding theContinue Reading
Chamber Expo Attracts Thousands to Meshoppen
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Rigmaids, based in Williamsport with offices in Ohio and West Virginia were indicative of a new, creative level of support businesses for the natural gas industry. They met hundreds of prospective applicants on Wednesday at the Business, Job & Gas Expo held at theContinue Reading
NEPA Bluegrass Festival Offers a Wide Variety of Styles
Story by Rick Hiduk The Grammy-nominated Boxcars will headline at the 7th annual NEPA Bluegrass Festival at Lazy Brook Park, east of Tunkhannock over the last weekend of May. This year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival, set for Thursday to Sunday, May 29 to June 1, will continue to honor the traditions ofContinue Reading
Commissioners Ratify New Rules for Tax Appeals
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Commissioners (from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams sign proclamations and other documents during their April 22 meeting in Tunkhannock. Among other agenda items discussed at the regular meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners on April 22 was the adoptionContinue Reading
Hundreds Flock to Meshoppen for Egg Hunt
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Children in the 9-to-12 age group take off across the ball field along Meshoppen Creek on Saturday morning, each focused on the hundreds of colorful eggs containing candy and prize slips laid out before them. A brilliant morning sun quickly warmed Meshoppen Ballpark forContinue Reading
Flood Demolition Gathering Steam in Wyoming County – Buyouts Present Unique Challenges to Authorities
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk As a building along McCord Street in Tunkhannock is pulled down behind them, a number of individuals who worked together to fund the buyouts and demolition of flood-prone properties in the borough gathered on Wednesday morning to see the fruits of their labor. ParticipantsContinue Reading