A controversial immigration ordinance failed to receive four Luzerne County Council votes required for introduction Tuesday, which means the proposal is off the table and won’t advance to a public hearing and final decision through majority vote.

Luzerne County May 19 primary election ballots were mailed Monday, which means voters should start receiving them this week, county Election Director Emily Cook said.

As Wilkes-Barre General Hospital nears a 90-day milestone under new ownership, the facility’s leadership spoke about its progress Monday.

Eight Luzerne County government employees were hired in March, while two past workers returned to county employment, according to the new monthly human resources department personnel report.

DALLAS TWP. — Crestwood had two paths to qualifying for the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

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.