Ashley Borough Councilman Edward Flynn recently asked Luzerne County officials to unlock a 70-acre parcel tied up in litigation so it could be used to house borough businesses that will be displaced by the Interstate 81 widening and reconfiguration project.

Luzerne County is seeking bids to construct hangars and taxiways at the county-owned Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming, an online posting said.

New construction boosted Luzerne County’s real estate tax base by $244.4 million over the past year, with the highest growth in the Hazleton area, analysis of the county assessment office’s latest certification report shows.

EXETER — The annual Wyoming Area Ice Hockey Alumni Game will take place Saturday, April 24, with proceeds of the 2026 Green and Gold Ice Hockey Alumni Game benefitting 9-year-old Lyla Seamans.

Morgan Janeski averaged 20.8 points over the season’s final five games and helped the Misericordia University women’s basketball team close the season on a five-game winning streak.

Official spring sports practices get underway across Pennsylvania on Monday.

EXETER — The majority of Tuesday night’s third-place game in the Class 4A district tournament was played pretty much on an even keel between Wyoming Area and Valley View.

Camren Krushnowski drained six 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 22 points Saturday when Old Forge played its way into a return trip to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 2A boys basketball playoffs with a 77-40 rout of visiting Blue Ridge.

PLAINS TWP. — Brody Spindler ended the regular season with one Outstanding Wrestler Award and began the postseason with another.

PLAINS TWP. — Still a fairly new introduction to the local wrestling scene, there are still plenty of firsts to be had in the District 2 Girls Wrestling Championships.

DALLAS TWP. — Four shots in the final five seconds. Two which potentially could have sent the game into overtime.