Goats join in National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week aaaactivity
Luzerne County 911 telecommunicators cuddled with goats from Buttinhead Farms in Hunlock Creek Monday as part of activities celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, according to county Emergency Services Director Lucille Morgan. Shown is telecommunicator specialist Angela Hazelton.
Luzerne County receives funding request for parking lot
Luzerne County Council has received a request to help fund a new parking lot in front of the Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter that also would service nearby sports fields and community events.
Status of Luzerne County infrastructure discussed
Work is wrapping up on Luzerne County’s environmentally-conscious remodeling of the former Air Reserve Center in Wyoming for county government offices, county Operational Services Division Head Jennifer Pecora told council’s infrastructure committee Monday.
New Luzerne County Council Infrastructure Committee holding first meeting
A Luzerne County Council committee formed to discuss infrastructure will meet for the first time Monday.
Luzerne County Council members offered mostly positive comments during tax-break presentation
Luzerne County Council members offered mostly positive comments during last week’s presentation of a proposed tax break for a troublesome 16-acre tract on Wyoming Avenue in Exeter.
Capitol Roundup: Casey releases report saying corporations are charging women more for same products
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children & Families, this week released a study detailing how corporate greed has disproportionately harmed the budgets of women.
My Corner, Your Corner: A night of honors and awards
Thank goodness spring is finally here and I can get out and cover sports in the fresh air.
2 districts with contested state House races highlight April 23 Primary
WILKES-BARRE — As Luzerne County voters head to the polls in the April 23 Primary, there are only a few contested contests to be decided — the rest will be battled in the November General Election.
Wyoming Valley Levee overseer scheduled to vote on e-bike policy
A new policy regulating the use of electric bikes on popular recreational paths atop the Wyoming Valley Levee along the Susquehanna River is scheduled for a vote at Tuesday’s Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority meeting, the agenda said.
Luzerne County Council members have mixed views on Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge update
Luzerne County Councilman Kevin Lescavage said Thursday he is not convinced the county is locked into constructing a full replacement of the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge.