Wyoming Area students were honored at Tuesday’s school board meeting for earning first place statewide in the life skills category for their poster in the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program.

Luzerne County Council is considering a $15 fee on deeds and mortgages recorded in the county to establish a blight demolition fund.

WEST PITTSTON — The 55th Annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival has been preparing this week with the help of Big Top Rentals, the event’s official sponsor.

AVOCA — The distinctive rumble of radial engines from two of the rarest World War II bombers — the B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” and B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil” — will be heard in the skies in June when they visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport as part of the AirPower History Tour of the Commemorative Air Force.

Plans are beginning to take shape for spring championship events.

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In addition to pursuing dual-meet success each week, track and field teams and athletes spend many weekends competing in invitationals, which can serve as a good preview of what is ahead in the postseason.

Wyoming Area’s Luke Kopetchny was named Player of the Year when the Times Leader revealed its All-Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball team April 19.

WEST PITTSTON — Holy Redeemer’s Katie Genovese picked a good time to hit her first career home run.

Silvio Giardina had had three-hit and three-run games during his freshman season as an infielder on the Lehigh University baseball team.

With an extra meet early in the season, Nanticoke entered Wednesday with the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls track and field lead.