The approximately 15,000 Luzerne County voters who have submitted applications requesting May 20 primary election mail ballots to date should start receiving them in the coming days because they were issued last week, said county Election Director Emily Cook.

Dion E. Fernandes has been hired as Luzerne County’s new coroner, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Friday.

After several past debates, Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission reached consensus Thursday on a recommendation that will require council to keep an ethics commission and code.

Luzerne County 911 telecommunicator Kaylary Santos is set to receive a proclamation during county council’s Tuesday meeting for assisting a caller in active labor on April 13.