Saturday, July 5, 2025

Fourth of July service commemorates the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming

WYOMING — The 247th anniversary and the 147th annual commemorative service of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming took place Friday morning at the base of the 63-foot-tall Wyoming Monument.

Luzerne County Council to discuss Keystone Job Corps lease

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking Luzerne County Council approval to extend the Keystone Job Corps lease for one more year — a request up for discussion at Tuesday’s council work session, county Manager Romilda Crocamo said Thursday.

Luzerne County changes campaign finance release format

Due to security concerns, Luzerne County is requiring the public to submit a form to view campaign finance reports instead of posting them online, officials said Wednesday.

Luzerne County Council ranking prospective Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge engineers

Luzerne County Council is in the process of ranking the top three prospective engineering design firms for the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project, according to a Wednesday update from county Manager Romilda Crocamo.

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LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Pikas pitches GWA to District 31 Major title

NANTICOKE — Much of the District 31 Major Softball tournament, at least up until Friday night’s championship game, was dictated by offense: slugfests and high-scoring contests were the norm from pool play through the semifinals.

ALL-STAR GAME ROUNDUP: Girls lacrosse game ends in tie

CLARKS SUMMIT — Wyoming Area’s Ava Menditto, Leonda Broda and Kendall Day helped Team Yankow rally to an 8-8 tie with Team Cap Thursday night in the NEPA Lacrosse High School Senior Girls All-Star Game.

DOLBEAR ALL-STAR GAME: Antal earns team MVP honors

LEHMAN TWP. — There was plenty of offense in the 45th annual Dallas Kiwanis Club Robert L. Dolbear Softball All-Star Game and players from Pittston Area and Wyoming Area were a big part of that.

SENIOR AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Greater Pittston battles with state’s best

The Greater Pittston Senior American Legion team took a break from Wyoming Valley League competition to test itself against the best in Pennsylvania.

GIRLS SPRING SPORTS RECAP: Lady Warriors finished strong in girls lacrosse

Wyoming Area turned around a slow start in girls lacrosse, finishing the regular season on a high note.

BOYS SPRING RECAP: Warriors tie for second in Division 2 baseball

Wyoming Area went 8-4 to finish tied for second in Division 2 of Wyoming Valley Conference baseball.

PITTSTON AREA BASEBALL: Patriots were perfect until state tournament

The 2025 Pittston Area Patriots put together one of the best baseball regular seasons in Wyoming Valley Conference history.

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