Lanesboro News

Nearly a dozen Susquehanna County homeowners are seeking federal buyouts for their properties damaged in Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee earlier this year.

As the flood waters began to recede in our northern areas, some people were faced with the reality they've now lost everything twice in five years.

The Susquehanna County Emergecy Operations Center reports that the American Red Cross shelters at the Blue Ridge High School and the Susquehanna Community Middle School have been closed and the evacuees have been moved to the Great Bend Fire Hall on Tannery Street in Great Bend with the assistance of the National Guard and the state Police.

Susquehanna County court notes appear Fridays in The Times-Tribune. MARRIAGE LICENSE - Carlton W. Chapel and Marilyn M. Skinner, both of Montrose.