Extension Instructor Comments on Risks of Summer Annual Forages
Submitted Article Summer annual forages like sorghum-sudangrass and millet have become popular additions to many feeding programs across our region. With robust growth in the hot summer months, they can help to fill some of the gap during the “summer slump” in many of our pastures, and provide a somewhatContinue Reading
Elections Director Addresses Voting Concerns
Wyoming County director of elections and voter registration Flo Kellett center will be assisted through this year’s general election by new deputy director of elections Mason Crawford (left) and Rebekah Dziak, who splits her time at the courthouse between the Elections and Treasurer’s offices. Story and photos by Rick HidukContinue Reading
PA Water & Sewer Program Grants Announced
Sen. Gene Yaw announced today that several grant requests in the 23rd Senatorial District have been approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) through the PA Water and Sewer Program. In the Endless Mountains, they include: Bradford County: Canton Borough Municipal Authority – $193,592 Borough of Sayre – $150,000 (Read Joint Announcement with Rep.Continue Reading
Visitors Bureau Opens 2020 Room Tax Grant Application Process
Sullivan County’s combined Fall Festival/Lumberjack and Chainsaw Carving Competition (top) draws thousands of visitors each year to the Sullivan County Fairgrounds. The event is sponsored by the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce and supported in part by Room Tax Grants. The Susquehanna Community Development Association has used Room Tax GrantsContinue Reading
Wyoming County COVID Relief Grant Period Extended
Courtesy Endless Mountains Media Services The Wyoming County Commissioners are extending the application period for their COVID-19 Relief Block Grant program to Friday, Aug. 28. The state has made $2.4-million in federal funds available to Wyoming County, and the commissioners are administering the program with the DCED to assist companiesContinue Reading
Youth Livestock Auction Goes Online with Virtual Saturday Event
Susquehanna County youths like Allana Warner (top) and Carson Ware (above) will have an opportunity this week to sell their 4-H project steer and hog, respectfully, via an online auction coordinated by a new organization formed specifically for helping them bring their projects to fruition. When this year’s Harford FairContinue Reading
Heat to Persist in Coming Week
Wyalusing residents saw a mixture of sun and clouds and light showers today with temperatures holding in the 70s. The thermometer will make another run at the 90s by the end of the weekend and into next week. Photo and Weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk Temperatures will remain above averageContinue Reading
Family Members Help Each Other Succeed in Gas Fields
Steve Sceranka (in blue shirt) and Stephen Sceranka work for GDS as a truck pusher and roustabout foreman respectively. Steve William Sceranka and his son, Stephen Andrew Sceranka, had worked numerous jobs together prior to applying to GasSearch Drilling Services (GDS). As contractors, they built log cabins and performed E&SContinue Reading
A Beautiful Day for a Heritage Hike
Endless Mountains Heritage Region executive director Cain Chamberlin (from left), Wyoming County Commissioner Ernie King, and EMHR administrative assistant Vanessa Billings-Seiler checked out an improved section of the Trolley Trail at Keystone College on Aug. 5 with Keystone programs and grants coordinator Marina Martino. The walk was preceded by theContinue Reading
Heritage Region to Coordinate Fall Paddle to Aid Wyalusing Museum
Wyalusing Valley Museum director Morgan Clinton (left) and EMHR executive director Cain Chamberlin are working together on a Fall Heritage Paddle on the Susquehanna River that will benefit the museum. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region, in association with the Wyalusing Valley Museum Association and Endless Mountain Outfitters, will conduct aContinue Reading