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February 2010 - WC Examiner News
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Due to the snowstorm, several PIAA District 2 sporting events have been re-scheduled. Basketball The District 2 basketball first-round games are now as follows: • Boys' Class A: St. Michael's at Susquehanna, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m. • Boys' Class AA: Mountain View at Lackawanna...
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The Susquehanna County League of Women Voters forum on water quality issues scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, has been postponed to Friday, March 12, due to weather. The forum will be held at 7 p.m.. at the Elk Lake High School auditorium. The panel will...
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Tunkhannock Borough has declared a snow emergency effective until 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. Alternate side parking and no parking downtown are in effect from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. That means people cannot park on the side of the streets with even-numbered addresses on even days (such as Feb. 26). People cannot...
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BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK - Around 500 gallons of fuel oil spilled into Burdick Creek, after a truck drove off a bridge in Susquehanna County Thursday afternoon. Jason Rinker, assistant Springville Fire Company chief, said...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner Tunkhannock Township and Falls Township are planning to combine their police coverage. Technically, the proposal would have Falls contracting with its neighboring municipality for police service. Falls Township's own police department would become...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A Luzerne County man pleaded guilty to drug charges in Wyoming County Court on Monday. William George Walsh, 41, of Edwardsville, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - A trial for an Eaton Township man accused of assaulting his girlfriend is scheduled for Wednesday in Wyoming County Court. Jason Dustin Bliss, 33, of Smith Lane, is charged with harassment and simple assault. On Monday, nine men and five...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK TWP. - Elk Lake School District has been recognized for its energy conservation efforts. At last Wednesday's (Feb. 17) school board meeting, Ross Kelly of Energy Education Inc. presented the...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner EATON TWP. - The Wyoming County Airport Authority is going forward with grant applications for Skyhaven Airport, despite not knowing the status of property targeted for its expansion. At last Wednesday's (Feb. 17) authority meeting, authority chairman...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - Lackawanna Trail School District plans to introduce a new website that will make course selection easier for students and parents. The new site was introduced to the school board on Tuesday...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner A local broadcaster is seeking to have a radio transmitter moved from Carbondale to Tunkhannock. Ben Smith and Kevin Fitzgerald, who operate several radio stations in Tunkhannock and other communities, filed an application with the Federal Communications...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The Wyoming County Commissioners met with other officials on Thursday discussing how to fund upgrades to the county's website. The Internet access was just one topic the commissioners...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner When the Lackawanna Trail High School Madrigal Singers hold their spring concert on May 3, one of the songs they will perform will be a composition done especially for their group. David McGrew of Factoryville, who teaches music at Baptist Bible College...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner A local gospel group is planning a concert to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. The "Hope for Haiti Concert" is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lackawanna Trail High...
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BY ROBERT OLSEN Times-Shamrock Correspondent Celebrity chef and author Andrew Zimmern has traveled the world for the Travel Channel's hit show "Bizarre Foods," Tasting everything from iguana eggs in Nicaragua and termites in Uganda to kangaroo in Australia, moose nose in Alaska and beaver...
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