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January 2009 - WC Examiner News
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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