January 2009 - WC Examiner News

  • BREAKING NEWS: Colegrove guilty of three counts of first-degree murder

    BREAKING NEWS: Colegrove guilty of three counts of first-degree murder

    BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN Times-Shamrock Writer TOWANDA - Steven Colegrove was found guilty Wednesday of three counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his parents and one of his brothers in their home in Tuscarora Township. "Three people are dead, and that's a tragedy," said Bradford...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-29-2009
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  • Gas taints wells in Dimock

    Gas taints wells in Dimock

    BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer DIMOCK TWP. - A natural gas extraction company has begun providing alternative water sources for four private residences, amid detection of gas in private wells and reports of flammable vapor emerging from the water...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Two now in county judge race

    Two now in county judge race

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner A magisterial district judge said on Friday that he is running for president judge of Wyoming and Sullivan counties in the May primary. Russell Shurtleff joins Tunkhannock Attorney Judd Fitze, who previously announced his candidacy for the judgeship to...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
  • Trail proposes revision in cell phone policy

    Trail proposes revision in cell phone policy

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORVYILLE - The Lackawanna Trail School Board last Tuesday gave preliminary approval to two revised policies that would allow a student's cell phone to be searched. With the preliminary approval,...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
  • EL revises dress code

    EL revises dress code

    BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner The Elk Lake School Board at its Thursday, Jan. 22, meeting revised the school's dress code to include allowing students to wear gym shorts. Thursday's revision lets students at the school wear gym shorts as long as they meet the length requirement...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Concerns about proposed mining project aired

    Concerns about proposed mining project aired

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner NICHOLSON TWP. - A company is proposing to mine sand and gravel near the Tunkhannock Creek off Route 92 and some residents are concerned. Those residents attended a public hearing last Wednesday about Airport...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Osterhout bridges to be replaced

    Osterhout bridges to be replaced

    BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK TWP. - PennDOT is planning to replace two bridges on Route 307 near Osterhout. Officials described the project at a public hearing on Thursday. The bridges are just east of the Osterhout Triangle, where Route 307 intersects Route 92. Both...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Monday fire destroys garage

    Monday fire destroys garage

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner OVERFIELD TWP - An investigation into a fire that destroyed a garage near a home Sunday night west of Lake Winola continued through Monday. Lake Winola 2 nd Assistant Fire Chief Gene Dziak said the cause...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Postal carriers go million miles accident free

    Postal carriers go million miles accident free

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - Carriers David Sickler and Carlton Shupp have not only driven a million miles in their 30-year careers with the U.S. Postal Service. They each have driven a million miles crash free. The feat was recognized by the postal service on Thursday...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
  • Taxpayer group wants school spending controlled

    Taxpayer group wants school spending controlled

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A newly formed taxpayer group told the Tunkhannock Area School Board on Thursday that it wants spending controlled. It was the first time that members of the Wyoming County Concerned Taxpayer...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
  • State grant to help students get job training

    State grant to help students get job training

    BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A state grant will help some students in the Tunkhannock Area School District develop career skills. The $10,000 grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development will help fund a summer co-op job program for students...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Hearing for accused rapist continued

    Hearing for accused rapist continued

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A hearing that was scheduled on Friday for a man charged with rape for allegedly assaulting children was continued. Vincent Clark, 39, formerly of Mehoopany, was supposed to appear before Magisterial...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Man sentenced in barn burning

    Man sentenced in barn burning

    BY ERIN NISSLEY Times-Shamrock Writer A Nicholson man will serve 18 months to three years in prison after admitting he helped set fire to a building owned by his father. Robert White Jr., 27, was charged in September along with 19-year-old Jacqueline Urda for setting a fire June 25 at a barn on state...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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  • Controversy over bank sign continues

    Controversy over bank sign continues

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - An electronic sign at a bank on East Tioga Street that flashes commercial advertisements and messages about community events is causing concern about more than aesthetics. Although Community...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
  • Coyote hunt target of scientists

    Coyote hunt target of scientists

    BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A coyote hunt that opens Friday at the Triton Hose Company has not only provided sport for hunters. The District 9 Pennsylvania Trappers Association hunt is also helping to provide insight into the state's coyote population. With tissue...
    Posted to WC Examiner News on 01-27-2009
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