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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The Wyoming County Salary Board on Thursday created two new positions for a driving under the influence treatment court that may begin in March. Pay for the case manager position will be $24...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner Lucille Collins cherishes memories of families working together to build and maintain St. Anthony's Church in Stowell, about five miles south of Laceyville. With the closing of St. Anthony by July as...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner Wyoming County's unemployment rate increased for the third consecutive month in December, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor & Industry. The report notes that...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - Without state Growing Greener II money, Laceyville is unable to pay contractors for work associated with developing a well. Speaking on Tuesday during a Wyoming County Commissioners meeting...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - Updated maps are a key part of any government operation and that is why Wyoming County officials hope a state mapping project moves forward. With the state Department of Conservation and Natural...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner As businesses cut back on spending during the recession, youths who participate in school sponsored co-op programs in Wyoming County are finding work hours cut. The loss of work hours and other effects of...
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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...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK TWP. - State funding to process data already collected through aerial photography has been pulled. According to Wyoming County Planner Paul Weilage last Wednesday, the funding would have been...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner WYOMING COUNTY - A record number of species were spotted in Wyoming County during the annual Christmas Bird Count last month. Rick Koval of the North Branch Land Trust coordinates the count in this area...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner Surface mining operations in Pennsylvania are regulated by the state Department of Environmental Protection, through its Bureau of District Mining Operations. Wyoming County is governed by the bureau's...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The Wyoming County Commissioners on Tuesday approved some of this year's requests for Community Development Block Grant funding, but rejected several others. Faced with requests that...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner The unemployment rate in Wyoming County continued to climb in November, according to the latest figures released by the state Department of Labor & Industry on Wednesday. The seasonally-adjusted rate...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK TWP. - Scott Ramey nearly lost everything nine months ago when he was convicted on driving under the influence. As Ramey celebrates Christmas with his family, he said he is grateful for a Sullivan...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner The unemployment rate in Wyoming County jumped during October, according to a report released last week by the state Department of Labor and Industry. According to the report, the seasonally-adjusted...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner Noxen Fire Company personnel have used residents' telephones to reach Wyoming County 911 when their radios and cell phones did not receive signal. With communication hampered in Noxen, Fire Chief Lew...
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