A sinkhole partially under Luzerne County’s rail line in Ashley has been addressed, county Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Margaret Thomas said Tuesday.

A contractor has been conditionally hired to address erosion creeping toward part of the Wyoming Valley Levee wall in Wilkes-Barre.

Oscar Flores has been hired as Luzerne County’s new Veteran Affairs director, Megan Stone, county Human Services division head, announced Monday.

Tim McGinley presented his first required annual report as Luzerne County’s new elected controller during last week’s council work session.

LEHMAN TWP. — Holy Redeemer and Lake-Lehman have combined to win the last eight Division 2 championships in Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball.

YATESVILLE — Dallas pretty much relived a victory a month ago against Pittston Area on Tuesday night.

DALLAS TWP. — Hazleton Area took care of one unbeaten team on Monday and then the final undefeated team on Thursday.

WILKES-BARRE — The main stat, obviously, was the final score Monday night — Holy Redeemer 52, Lake-Lehman 40.

DALLAS TWP. — It was about 10 minutes into the game Tuesday night, and the Dallas Mountaineers looked like they were in trouble.

The Wyoming Valley Conference will have another head coaching opening among its 12 football teams.

LIME RIDGE — The message at halftime was simple Saturday afternoon — go out and have some fun.