Wilkes-Barre General Hospital purchase plans detailed for Luzerne County Council

Due to a complicated process involving tax-exempt bond status, the nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation Inc. needs Luzerne County Council approval to borrow funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from Community Health Systems Inc.

Michele Sparich confirmed as new Luzerne County operational services division head

Luzerne County Council confirmed county grant writer Michele Sparich’s appointment Monday as the new operational services division head.

Next round of 2026 Luzerne County budget presentations to be held Monday

Four proposed 2026 budget presentations are scheduled at the end of Monday’s Luzerne County Council work session — the District Attorney’s Office, Controller’s Office, Judicial Services and Records Division, and Operational Services Division.

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.

Dallas’ resurgent second half ends in D2-4A title game vs. North Pocono

MOSCOW — Dallas had a hill to climb all season.

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.

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Compromise is difficult to find

The prolonged negotiations among four senators that produced this week’s compromise on a modest gun control bill show how hard it is to reach bipartisan agreement on contentious issues in a time of sharply partisan politics.

Our View: We support train station tourism office plan

For more years than we want to remember, it has seemed as if salvation for the historic downtown Wilkes-Barre train station was always just out of reach.

Remember When: Raising a glass to resourcefulness

I can’t find any record of a patron saint of bootleggers. But if there ever had been one, a lot of Wyoming Valley people would have been praying to him during holiday time a century ago.

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