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.

Luzerne County Coroner Jillian Matthews has resigned to accept a management position in the county District Attorney’s Office.

Luzerne County’s total voter registration dropped by 6,700 since the Nov. 5 general election, the latest statistics show.

Nine workers were hired in Luzerne County government in December, while two more returned to county employment, according to the new monthly personnel report.

DALLAS TWP. — The Dallas Mountaineers scored early and often on a windy and chilly November night in the Back Mountain, as they triumphed over the visiting Honesdale Hornets 48-14 in the District 2 Class 4A semifinals.

THROOP — Just as they had all season long, the Black Knights did their best to hang on by every last inch given to them.

On a chilly October Friday night under the lights, the visiting Dallas Mountaineers seized the coveted Old Shoe trophy over the rival Lake-Lehman Black Knights with a 28-7 victory.

DALLAS TWP. — Dallas football may have never had a seven-minute span in the program’s history like it did in the second quarter Friday night.

On a chilly gridiron Week 9 autumn Friday night under the lights at Nanticoke Area High School celebrating Senior Night, the hometown Hanover Area Hawkeyes fell to the Lake-Lehman Black Knights by a commanding 48-6 margin.

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

WRIGHT TWP. — Fans hoping to see a glimpse of the aurora borealis from the top of the Penobscot Mountains might have been disappointed at the cloudy skies on Friday night. But Crestwood and Dallas fans didn’t even need their cell phone cameras to witness an out-of-this world performance by Mountaineers receiver Gavin Lewis.