Conservation District Successfully Nominates Yaw for Leadership Award
Edited from Submitted Materials Sullivan County Conservation District (SCCD) Manager Carrie Richmond recently presented Senator Gene Yaw with the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) Legislator Leadership Award. The SCCD nominated Senator Yaw for this award, which is presented to a legislator whose outstanding efforts have helped further the activitiesContinue Reading
‘Open House’ Planned at School of Petroleum & Natural Gas
The Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium (NTIEC) will host an open house at the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (PNG) in Tunkhannock on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 8:30 pm. The evening event is geared toward providing high school students and their parents an opportunityContinue Reading
Semiquincentennial Bell to Make Debut at Dennis Farm
An internet screenshot (top) shows presenters from the Ninth Annual Dennis Farm Symposium, a virtual webinar. Above, an artist’s rending of The Dennis Farm’s Semiquincentennial Bell, Courtesy of Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA). Edited from Submitted Materials Cassandra Coleman, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission for the UnitedContinue Reading
Sen. Baker Voices Opposition to I-81 Susquehanna Project Tolling Plan
Submitted Article As part of the public comment period for the proposed I-81 Susquehanna Project tolling plan, Senator Lisa Baker (PA-20) has submitted the following statement calling on the Wolf Administration to reconsider the I-81 Susquehanna bridge tolling. Baker also expressed her concerns at an open house event held onContinue Reading
Congressman Keller Hosts NEPA Natural Gas Tour
George Stark (above, left) and Bill desRosiers (right) of Coterra Energy met Rep. Fred Keller (center) and his guests Rep. Yvette Herrell (second from left) and Rep. Dan Newhouse at the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas in Tunkhannock before joining them on a tour of active gasContinue Reading
MOLU a Big Hit Among Lackawanna Trail Students
Holcombe Energy Resource employees (above, left) Evan Turner and Kevin Kitchenefsky prepare Lackawanna Elementary Center students for their first MOLU experience. With workbooks in hand, Lackawanna Trail students (below) fan out across the Elementary Center gymnasium to find answers to the questions therein at the MOLU substations. (Originally published on theContinue Reading
Water Witching – It’s Not Just for Halloween
With flags and bent wire in hand, John Benscoter strides into a field in Auburn Township (top) to locate spring seeps and mark their flow lines so they can be trenched and channeled into a culvert. Above, heavy equipment moves in behind Benscoter to dig trenches that will funnel excessContinue Reading
Sizable Grant Puts Nicholson Housing Project Back on Track
Participants in a brief meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board prior to the regular public meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners on Oct. 26 included (clockwise from left) solicitor Paul Litwin; commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King; chief clerk Bill Gaylord; district attorney Jeff Mitchell; sheriff BobContinue Reading
Warm-Up Will Be Brief
Temperatures were soaring into the 60s on their way to the low 70s on Wednesday morning along Beechwood and White Pond roads in Auburn Township, but the midweek warm-up will not last past Thursday. Photos and weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk A few days near or above 70 degrees caughtContinue Reading
OSO Wash Keeps Trucks and Tanks Safe and Legal
Ready to serve you in the OSO Wash retail center are (above, from left) Matt Austin, Dale Kitchenefsky, and Cindy Farr. Keeping trucks clean in the natural gas industry is more than a matter of maintenance. It is an absolute necessity. That’s why so many contractors have come to relyContinue Reading