Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Rules must be followed to ensure mail ballots are counted

Mail ballot requests have been approved for more than 36,700 Luzerne County voters for the Nov. 5 general election to date, and proper steps must be followed to ensure they are counted.

Luzerne County resending 6,700 mail ballots due to misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name

Due to a misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name, new Nov. 5 general election mail ballots are being sent to approximately 6,700 mail ballot voters in the 119th District, the county election bureau announced Friday.

Luzerne County will have two mail ballot drop boxes, not four

Luzerne County will keep two mail ballot drop boxes on county-owned property for the Nov. 5 general election, but the two boxes hosted by outside entities cannot be deployed because they cannot be anchored to the floor or a wall, county Election Board Chairwoman Denise Williams announced during Wednesday’s meeting.

Luzerne County to livestream election ballot storage room

As part of enhanced security measures, Luzerne County is livestreaming a surveillance camera view of the election bureau room that holds Nov. 5 general election ballots.

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NEXT LEVEL: DeLuca returns, joins PSU starting defensive lineup

STATE COLLEGE — Dominic DeLuca’s first career start for the Penn State football team came with an accessory.

FIELD HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Wyoming Area remains unbeaten; Pittston Area places second

Wyoming Area carried a perfect record into the final week of the field hockey regular season.

PITTSTON AREA FOOTBALL: Cougars rally late to knock off Patriots

HAZLETON — After its offense was completely stymied a week ago in a loss to Crestwood, it looked like a similar night was unfolding for Hazleton Area on Friday. The Cougars scored on their first drive, and then went cold for over two quarters.

WYOMING AREA FOOTBALL: Warriors post quality win in first-place showdown

WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area ran just 13 plays in the first half Friday night compared to 35 by Lake-Lehman.

Wyoming Area Ring of Pride induction ceremony held

WEST PITTSTON — Former football Warriors Brian Hines ’87; Victor Pacchioni, III ’97; Tony Pacchioni ’99; Brett Gibbons ’04; Matt Rynkiewicz ’06; Tyler Serbin ’08; and Carmen Ambrosino ’66 (Exeter H.S.); were inducted into the Wyoming Area Ring of Pride in a brief ceremony held at the Sobeski Stadium at hafltime of the game between the Warriors and Lake-Lehman. Lou “Bikes” Ciampi served as Master of Ceremonies.

H.S. Football: Wyoming Area strikes quickly to defeat Lake-Lehman

WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area ran just 13 plays in the first half Friday night compared to 35 by Lake-Lehman.

H.S. Football: Karlick scores late to complete Hazleton Area comeback

HAZLETON — After its offense was completely stymied a week ago in a loss to Crestwood, it looked like a similar night was unfolding for Hazleton Area on Friday. The Cougars scored on their first drive, and then went cold for over two quarters.

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