New Vehicles and Services Lead CDL Training Center 2022 Expansion
Looking forward to putting a recently acquired dump truck into service at the CDL Training Center at the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center are (from left) instructor James Billing, student Ryan Engstrom of New Milford, instructor Brian Eso, and students Matthew Orr of Meshoppen and Brendan Connolly of Montrose.Continue Reading
Goats Garner Ribbons for 4-H’rs at Farm Show
Susquehanna County 4-H members and their goats (top, from left) Sarah Gorham and Kono, Emily Gorham and Kensi, and Cassie Marvin with Gingerale had a terrific year at the 2022 PA Farm Show. Above, the girls display all of the ribbons they won. Submitted by Susquehanna County 4-H This pastContinue Reading
Legislators Support Funding to Aid Hospitals, Health Care Workers in Endless Mountains
Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose (above) and the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre (below) are among the recipients of a new round of COVID relief funding approved by local legislators on Jan. 27. Recognizing the ongoing challenges faced by Pennsylvania’s frontline health care workers, Reps. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), Jonathan FritzContinue Reading
Brief Warm-Up to Follow Weekend Chill
Many stretches of the Susquehanna River through the Endless Mountains are chock-full of ice. At Tunkhannock, ice stretches from one bank to the other, though it is noticeably thinner in the middle. Weekend temperatures will do little to change that, but three or four days above freezing next week mayContinue Reading
Natural Gas Royalty Transparency Legislation Passes PA Senate
Submitted Article Legislation aimed at ensuring landowners are afforded a clear and distinct assessment of royalties paid to them through lease agreements with oil and natural gas operators cleared the state Senate today, according to prime sponsor Sen. Gene Yaw (PA-23). Senate Bill 806 was supported by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau,Continue Reading
Williams Companies Sponsors Farm Show Draft Horse Hitch and Ride
Sponsors, drivers, and volunteers (top) line up for a group photo, with Williams Companies director of community and project outreach Mike Atchie at far left, just prior to the Celebrity Feed Scurry held at the PA Farm Show on Jan. 11. Above, Mike Atchie (left) congratulates State Rep. Sheryl DelozierContinue Reading
Heritage Region to Host Hybrid Grant Workshop
In 2020, the EMHR Grant Workshop was held at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. The 2022 Grant Workshop will be held on Feb. 18 at the Keystone Theatre in Towanda. Presenters at the 2020 EMHR Grant Workshop included (above, from left) Paul Macknosky, Jean Ruhf, Christine Dettore, Cain Chamberlin, RobynContinue Reading
Susquehanna County Dairy has its Day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
Northeast Bradford FFA member Josh Keeney (above, right) takes a spin-to-win on the Dairy Trivia Wheel at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan. 10 with Susquehanna County dairy ambassador Charlotte Quick. Story and photos by Rick Hiduk (originally published in the Susquehanna County Independent) Dairy royalty is a staple ofContinue Reading
New Poultry Exhibitor Places Second at PA Farm Show
Lillian Broschart gives her rooster named Ron positive vibes (top) as she presents him to judges at the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Above, Lillian and Ron with their second-place ribbon. Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos by Marie Kauffman (Originally published in the Sullivan County Review) At justContinue Reading
Susquehanna County Teen Takes Ribbons with Rabbits
Top photo courtesy PA Department of Agriculture / Above photo and story submitted by Borderline 4H On Friday Jan. 7, Cassie Marvin (above) represented Borderline Livestock 4-H club and Susquehanna County 4-H at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Rabbit Show. She exhibited a meat pen of three broken Satins and nineContinue Reading