Wyoming County Courthouse Closed Until Monday
By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) As of 11 am today, the Wyoming County Courthouse will be closed to the public, and all departments have been notified that employees should go home as soon as possible. According to commissioner Tom Henry, there has been at least one* positive COVID-19Continue Reading
Dogs Help Handler Introduce Hunting to Youths
Ricky Davis (top, center) and Clay and Hunter Clay Gregory of Tunkhannock display the birds they shot with help from Ricky’s dogs at the recent North Branch Trout Association youth pheasant hunt in Lovelton. Mentored hunts pairing youths with trained hunting dogs have increased in frequency due to COVID restrictionsContinue Reading
Heritage Region Nets $213K Grant from DCNR
Direct Dennis/Perkins descendant Daryl Gore (top) stands next to the newly excavated foundation of the Perkins homestead, which may have been used in its later years as a refuge for African Americans escaping slavery. Funding leveraged by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region helped to make the projects like this, theContinue Reading
Brilliant Halloween Sunshine Greets Meshoppen Families
Photo gallery by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com) A rare daytime public Halloween party was a big hit with Meshoppen area families, who flocked to Community Park to wander through a trail of holiday decorations and bedecked vehicles where they picked up their Halloween treats. The well-attended event was designedContinue Reading
Pipe Donation Provides Untold Value to Tech School’s Welding Students
Cabot’s Abe Curly cleans up the laydown yard at SCCTC prior to the pipe delivery. The welding program at the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center (SCCTC) has allowed for a unique partnership between the school in Springville and those operating in the Marcellus shale. In addition to the SCCTCContinue Reading
Autumn to Stage Brief Crash into Winter
Clouds and fog ruled the day on Wednesday, as seen in Tunkhannock (top) and Lovelton (above). Today’s rain could mix with wet snow overnight. Above photo by Chrisey Fenton / Weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk Anyone over 30 can remember snow before or on Halloween. To some, it’s a cruelContinue Reading
Prison Outsourcing Increases as Precautionary Measure
Participants in the Oct. 27 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise, from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, chief clerk Bill Gaylord, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, sheriff Bob Roberts and (not pictured) deputy warden Gordon Traveny. StoryContinue Reading
Carry Out Dinner Planned in Gillett
Submitted Article There will be “Carry Out Dinner” consisting of turkey and ham on Saturday, Nov. 14. Door opens at 3:30 pm. The menu includes potatoes, vegetable, baked beans, cole slaw, pie for dessert and the Lions famous home baked bread. Cost is $12 per person. Patrons are asked toContinue Reading
Small Businesses Get Visits from SBA to Assess COVID Recovery
Will Franssen (back, left) and Rosemary Franssen (back, right) explain to U.S. Small Business Administration representatives Elmo Rinaldi (front, left) and Steve Bulger how the Payroll Protection Program helped their business survive the first seven months of the pandemic. Story and Photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the SusquehannaContinue Reading
COVID Numbers Up In County – High Tech Gas Meters Going to Fire Companies
Participants in the Oct. 27 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Wyoming County EMA director Gene Dziak delivered some ofContinue Reading