Penn State Extension Schedules Webinars for Dairy Farmers
Edited from Submitted Materials Penn State Extension is hosting a series of free webinars where dairy producers from different Pennsylvania counties share their experience installing and raising calves with automated calf feeders and batch feeding systems. “On-Farm Experience With Calf Feeding” will be presented on Tuesday, March 8, from 11Continue Reading
Yaw and Keller Stress Importance of Natural Gas to National Security
Editor’s note: State Sen. Gene Yaw of Pennsylvania’s 23rd District and U.S. Congressman Fred Keller, representing Pennsylvania’s 12th District, have been warning us for years that reversing or halting the progress of natural gas production and exportation would undermine national security. This past week, they have doubled down on theirContinue Reading
Wyoming County Now Has a Voting Seat on State 911 Board
During their regular public meeting on March 1, Wyoming County commissioners (seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King congratulated 911 director Jeff Porter (standing) for his appointment to the state’s 911 Advisory Board. Story and photos by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Wyoming County 911 directorContinue Reading
Forage Production Workshop Planned at Wysox
Submitted Article / photo by A. Frankenfield Penn State Extension will be hosting a Forage Production Workshop on Tuesday, March 15 at the Wysox Fire Hall from 9:30 am to 3 pm. This workshop will address challenges producers faced last season, while providing instruction on ways to consistently produce high-qualityContinue Reading
Baker and Senate Appropriations Committee Question Department of Corrections/Probation, Parole
Submitted Article On February 8, Governor Wolf proposed a $45.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 that would increase spending by $4.5 billion over the current year’s budget. Based on projections, this will create a $1.3 billion deficit in FY 2023-2024 and produce a $13 billion deficit by FY 2026-27.Continue Reading
Chilly Week May Pave Way to Milder Weather
There was still a substantial snow cover in and around Nordmont in Sullivan County on Monday, where temperatures hovered in the mid 20s in advance of a two -day warm-up. Photos and weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk Winter has yet to release us from its icy grip with temperatures eitherContinue Reading
Mountain View Girls Raise $1,800 for Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
Presenting a check for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute are Mountain View basketball players (front, from left) Riley Turner, Leah Evans, Emma Barney, Rachael Gerfin (Captain), Taylor Neri (Captain), Adia Tompkins, Brooklyn Anderson, Cali Petts, Kelley Flynn, Paige Smith, (back) head varsity coach Bill Simons, Lilly Sedlak, Claire Getz, PaigeContinue Reading
Rep. Pickett Makes Wyoming County Stops in Wake of Redistricting
A map created by DavesRedsistricting.org (top) and supplied by Rep. Tina Pickett’s office shows how the 68th, 110th, and 111th districts for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been redrawn to reflect a supposed significant decrease in rural population. Pickett (above, right, with Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau director Jean Ruhf)Continue Reading
Commissioners End Mask Mandate, Seek Grant to Boost Broadband
Participants in the Feb. 15 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners, including (from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord were mask free after the board voted to end the county’s mask mandate policy. By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive toContinue Reading
Boback, Pickett Announce First Responder Grants
Northmoreland Township Volunteer Fire Company in Wyoming County (top) and Eagles Mere Volunteer Fire Company in Sullivan County (above) were among 38 first response units in the Endless Mountains to receive funds via the Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program. Edited from Submitted Materials Twenty-seven fire andContinue Reading