A citizen removed from Wednesday’s Luzerne County Election Board meeting has been charged with simple assault, disrupting a meeting and other alleged offenses by the county sheriff’s department.

Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission tabled a decision on term limit recommendations for county elected offices Thursday after concerns were raised by some members.

The Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River is closed due to recent inspection findings, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Thursday.

Luzerne County’s Election Board voted Wednesday to activate an election staff canvassing board to handle the post-election processing of flagged mail and provisional ballots.

OLD FORGE — Old Forge won two state playoff games, including knocking out a Delaware County Christian team regarded as serious title threat, but had its season end in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 2A boys basketball quarterfinals.

HAZLE TWP. — On the night when Brody Martin capped his season by leading the Scranton Prep offense, Cavaliers coach Larry Reagan praised the sophomore guard for his year-long defensive efforts.

Wyoming Area senior Krea Bonita has committed to Elmira College to continue her academic and athletic careers as a basketball player at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III school. As a senior, Bonita was Wyoming Area’s second-leading scorer at 5.9 points per game and most accurate 3-point shooter at 29%. She was also second on the team in overall field goal percentage and assists. From left, first row: Caden Bonita, brother; Jennifer Bonita, mother; Krea Bonita; and Mike Bonita, father. Second row: Joe Pizano, Wyoming Area athletic director; Drew Casper, assistant coach; Mark Casper, head coach; Liz Waleski, assistant coach; and Eric Speece, principal.

Ava Butcher set the King’s College indoor track and field record in the 400-meter dash when she finished fourth at the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships March 1 with a time of 1:00.92.

MONDAY, 3/17

Maya Jenkins converted a rebound of her own miss into the 1,000th point of her Scranton Prep career on March 8 when the Classics opened the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 4A girls basketball state tournament with a 56-34, home-court victory over Delone Catholic.

Wyoming Area’s Connor Novakowski came within one timely win of qualifying for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Championships before losing his final two bouts of the season and settling for sixth place at 127 pounds March 1 in the Class 2A Northeast Regional and Williamsport High School.