At the Jan. 12 school board meeting, both the Elk Lake School District and the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center received excellent ratings from the recent auditor’s report on the closing of books for 2011. More...

Cold Creek lived up to its name on Jan. More...

When Sen. Gene Yaw worked with the Center for Rural Pennsylvania (CRP) to coordinate the “Listening Session on Stream Cleaning” that was held on Jan. More...

Not Stolen; Neglected More...

Editor’s Note: Kellie Goodman Shaffer is a Wyalusing Valley and Penn State University graduate. She served many years as the sports director at WTAJ-TV in Altoona where she had many opportunities to cover Penn State football. More...

Early in the new year, I read a newspaper article about dead blackbirds falling from the sky, in the small town of Beebee, Arkansas. Authorities there stated that over 100 dead blackbirds were found on New Year’s Eve. More...

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DEAR ALICE: How can I keep from making the same dumb mistakes my stupid parents made? I certainly don’t want to end up with a life as miserable and boring as theirs. — TOWANDA TEEN DEAR TOW: By all means practice birth control. More...

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires,” (James 1:19-20). More...

In this past Sunday’s gospel of Mark, Jesus came to announce to all men the good news of God’s eternal plan for them. More...

When we arrived in Dulac, Pastor Kirby told us about a young couple he had just married in December. They desperately needed a roof on their house. More...

What better way to start off a half day of school on Monday, Jan. More...

A total of 142 Mansfield University students have been named to the fall 2011 President’s list. To be named to the President’s list, a student must attend the university full-time and earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. More...

Wyalusing Lions Club President John Bradley (left) recently presented two $750 scholarships to 2011 Wyalusing Valley High School graduates Paul Hugo and Abby Fogel. More...