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DA: Death Penalty Could Be Sought in Pruitt MurderFree Access
At a press conference today (March 18), District Attorney Richard Wilson said he might seek the death penalty for suspects in the murder of 40-year-old Michael Pruitt on March 8...
Bradford County to Implement Burn Ban Beginning This SaturdayFree Access
The Bradford County Board of Commissioners, in cooperation with the Bradford County Fireman’s Association, Bradford County Emergency Management and the PA Bureau of Forestry Loyalsock Forest District, have issued a...
‘The Addams Family’ Opens Tonight at WVHS
Wednesday Addams has fallen in love and her family doesn’t know how to react to the news. That’s the main plot of “The Addams Family,” which will be performed in...
District Applies for $5M Grant For WVHS Roof Replacement
The Wyalusing Area School District Board of Directors Monday voted unanimously to apply for a $5 million state grant that, if awarded, would pay for the replacement of the roof...
Third Suspect Jailed in Donnora Home Burglary
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
A third suspect is in custody in connection with last month’s burglary at the home of Forkston Township businessman, and suspected drug dealer, Anthony Donnora, Sr. Ryan L. Pozzi, 22,...
DISTRICT JUDGES
(Note: In DUI prosecutions in Pennsylvania, the intoxication rate for non-commercial drivers is a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08. For a commercial driver (truck, bus, etc.) the legal rate is...
COURTHOUSE NOTES
Deed Transfers Linda R. Lipps to Kenneth W. and Michelle M. Capwell in Litchfield Township for $375,000 on March 1. Michael W. Hickey to Andrew A. and Vicky L. Hickey...
LeRaysville-Area Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
—BY NANCY SHARER—
“One-hundred and fabulous.” The little black-and-gold table decoration said it all. Saturday afternoon, Clara White of LeRaysville got together with family and friends at the Tunkhannock Moose Lodge to celebrate...
Family Displaced by Windham Twp. House Fire
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
A fire on Saturday morning, March 9 damaged a one-story modular home at 213 Poppy Lane in Windham Township, Wyoming County. The home is the residence of Justin and Tara...
Water Problems Persist at Schoolhouse Apartments
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
Water problems continue to persist at the Schoolhouse Apartments in Mehoopany Township. Those problems are prompting meetings between Wyoming County, Trehab and state agencies to develop a solution to the...
Useless Information
By Lloyd Davis | March 13, 2024
Christmas Day saw me being gifted with six wonderful books from a variety of genres: the family knows my tastes run the gamut of possibilities. I’m good for about one...
They’re Not Illegals, They’re Newcomers
March 13, 2024
Most everyone knows that the crisis at America’s southern border is due to President Joe Biden ending executive orders put in place by former President Donald Trump, and stopping construction...
Normal is an Illusion
By Warren Howeler | March 13, 2024
There is one line that stuck with me as I sat in the Kenneth S. Williams Auditorium at Wyalusing Valley High School (WVHS) on Monday. “Normal is an illusion.” For...
Special Sections
How Seniors Can Get Their Balance Back
February 15, 2024
Balance issues can pose a serious threat to individual health. When a person experiences issues with their balance, they may experience dizziness, lightheadedness and feel as if a room is...
Friends Make Giving Back Their Second Act
January 17, 2024
Kathy Lane and Rose Jones are friends who are making giving back their second act. They are neighbors who became friends. Their time together consists of playing cards, visiting and...
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Has Begun
January 17, 2024
The Annual Medicare Open Enrollment has ended, and the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP) began Jan. 1. Medicare beneficiaries can switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan (excluding Medical...
Reflections of Nature
March 13, 2024
By the middle of March, we will begin to see the early arrivals of some of our songbirds. However, I have already seen a few robins and red-winged blackbirds. These...
Seen ‘N’ Heard
March 13, 2024
Welcome to our final issue of the winter of 2024. Spring arrives next Tuesday, March 19. Spring usually arrives on March 20 or 21 but it came a bit earlier...
JUST ASK ALICE
March 13, 2024
DEAR ALICE: Is it really true that government officials have determined that UFO reports do not verify that spacecraft from other planets have visited Earth? —WONDERING IN WYSOX DEAR WOND:...
Coming Events…
March 13, 2024
BENEFITS The Meshoppen Community Church is sponsoring a concert and food drive to benefit the Meshoppen Food Pantry on Saturday, March 23 at 122 Church Road, Meshoppen, PA 18630. Doors...
Coming Events…
March 6, 2024
BENEFITS The Meshoppen Community Church is sponsoring a concert and food drive to benefit the Meshoppen Food Pantry on Saturday, March 23 at 122 Church Road, Meshoppen, PA 18630. Doors...
Coming Events…
February 28, 2024
BENEFITS The Meshoppen Community Church is sponsoring a concert and food drive to benefit the Meshoppen Food Pantry on Saturday, March 23 at 122 Church Road, Meshoppen, PA 18630. Doors...
Unholy Night
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | March 13, 2024
The Wyalusing Valley girls’ basketball team’s foray into the PIAA post-season ended the same way its previous four trips had... with a first-round loss. But the Lady Rams, who saw...
NEB’s Kolesar Makes Mat History
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | March 13, 2024
History was made last week when the PIAA wrestling championships inaugurated a girls’ competition to the three-day event in Hershey. Northeast Bradford’s Anaiah Kolesar, wrestling at 118 pounds, earned the...
Robinson Leads North Matmen at State Meet
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | March 13, 2024
Three North Section wrestlers brought home medals from the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships at Hershey’s Giant Center on March 7-9. Towanda’s Sawyer Robinson collected a seventh-place medal at 285...
It’s In The Book
March 13, 2024
Too often I come out of a heavy conversation thinking of things I should have said. Why can’t I think of those things in the moment? Why can’t I come...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
March 13, 2024
“The grace of God has appeared, saving all and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly and devoutly in this age, as we...
Living Waters Charge
March 13, 2024
Should a Christian trumpet their own horn? That’s an interesting question in a world becoming filled with TikTok moments and social media influencers. On the one hand, we like to...
SCCTC Announces January Students of the Month
March 13, 2024
John Gazzillo, director of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (SCCTC) has recently announced the Students of the Month for January: Apprentice Craftsman: Bryce Warner, grade 10, Elk Lake....
Elk Lake February Students of the Month
March 13, 2024
Elk Lake Elementary School Principal Marc Weisgold recently announced the February 2024 Student of the Month Award winners. Students are selected from four different areas including academic achievement, attendance, citizenship...
Head Start Kids Create Classroom Crafts
March 6, 2024
Throughout the month of January, Wyalusing teaching staff dedicated small group time to fine motor development through crafts. The children made marshmallow snowmen, paper plate polar bears and penguins, coffee...