Tunkhannock News

Gary Toczko didn't think that his passion for wine would help spark a new industry in Wyoming County and become a full-time job.

Bill Kern gives a lecture about "Soil toxicity in post-Katrina New Orleans" as part of his thesis for Brown University.

Christy Mathewson Days has celebrated a baseball great and community spirit for years.

The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce has a program next week called 'Natural Gas 101' that provides a checklist for landowners wondering what else they might need to be doing.

The Tunkhannock Area School Board on Monday hired a Madison Township man as middle school principal.

As a child growing up in Eaton Township, Bill Kern fondly recalls picking up litter from Jenks Road in front of his house with his father.

Bob Daniels has concerns and questions about how natural gas well development could affect the drinking water supply.

"He was home when the fire started and his wife is due any day." Chief Carney added that the Coats are good people.

Mayor Norm Ball is tired of studies and just wants the banks of Swale Brook stabilized.

More than 200 supporters turned out Sunday afternoon to give U.S. Rep. Chris Carney's reelection bid to Congress a boost at a fundraising benefit at Dotti-Lou's Grove near Tunkhannock.

Bill Edwards' lawn in Factoryville is about six inches high. At that length, the borough councilman would be in violation of a grass maintenance ordinance that the council expects to review in August.

Tony Wisnosky is passionate about his job, and he teaches youths they should also have zeal for work.

EATON TWP. A Tunkhannock man was killed Tuesday morning when, state police say, his motorcycle traveled off Route 29 and crashed into a dirt embankment in Wyoming County.

The bus ride from downtown Scranton to another world takes about 45 minutes. Scorching-hot asphalt is replaced by lush, green grass and a sparkling lake.

A police cruiser window was busted and a tire punctured over the weekend and borough officials are irate.

The Wyoming County commissioners on Tuesday accepted $255,863 in Community Development Block Grant funding.

David Buck has led Kayak trips on the Susquehanna River for 10 years and he has discovered that the waterway's most pristine section is located near Tunkhannock.

The number of Roman Catholic parishes in Wyoming County would be reduced considerably under preliminary recommendations for restructuring released Friday by the Diocese of Scranton.

The Tunkhannock Area School Board on Thursday failed to pass a motion that would have ended a practice that restricts students' participation in sports based on academic performance.

A routine traffic stop on Interstate 80 yesterday led police to nab four men and a woman traveling down the road with heroin and marijuana - valued at about $25,000 - according to State Police at Swiftwater.