Sunday, February 22, 2026

Demand for language interpreters continues to increase in Luzerne County’s court system

The demand for language interpreters continues to increase in Luzerne County’s court system — a trend officials have been observing for years, statistics show.

Luzerne County’s employee pension fund ends 2025 with 12.2% investment return

Luzerne County’s employee pension fund grew to nearly $350 million at the end of 2025 — a new record high, fund advisor Richard Hazzouri, of Morgan Stanley, said during Wednesday’s county Retirement Board meeting.

Proposed Luzerne County tax break ordinance discussed

A proposed ordinance setting eligibility requirements for developers seeking Luzerne County real estate tax breaks received supportive feedback from several County Council members during a recent work session.

Luzerne County Council committee to discuss new division creation request Thursday

Luzerne County Council’s Code Review Committee will meet Thursday to further discuss a proposed new economic development division.


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Hazleton Area girls basketball knocks off another division unbeaten

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

H.S. Girls Basketball: Holy Redeemer defeats Lake-Lehman in first-place battle

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

Dallas boys basketball rallies, routs Abington Heights

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

Lake-Lehman football coach Jerry Gilsky steps down after 16 years

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

PIAA Field Hockey: Lake-Lehman falls in state quarterfinals

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

Class 4A finals: Dallas faces newcomer North Pocono for title

North Pocono had just nine wins over the last two seasons. The Trojans hadn’t won a District 2 Class 4A football championship since 2016.

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