A one-year “cooling off period” for Luzerne County elected officials and board members was debated during Thursday’s Government Study Commission meeting.
Luzerne County’s Election Board will publicly advertise a vacant fifth board chairmanship seat in coming days and then allow two weeks for citizens to apply, it decided Wednesday.
Luzerne County grants writer Michele Sparich will once again serve as an acting division head — this time temporarily overseeing operational services, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Wednesday.
Luzerne County Council unanimously confirmed the hiring of a new human services division head Tuesday but tabled a vote to approve a union contract with county detectives.
Hazleton Area still has a losing overall record on the boys basketball season, but the host Cougars were able to ruin Pittston Area’s perfect Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 mark and they left no doubt in doing so.
Pittston Area took another step toward a potential Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 wrestling title Wednesday when they won at Hazleton Area 40-32.
Dominic DeLuca was credited with two tackles — one solo and one assist — Thursday night when Penn State fell to Notre Dame 27-24 on a field goal in the closing seconds of the Orange Bowl, which also served as a College Football Playoff semifinal.
PLAINS TWP. — Pittston Area combined a dramatic championship by Brody Spindler with a key win by Noah Gruber and a little help from its neighbors to pull out a boys team title at the Wyoming Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Area.
