Luzerne County manager says work continues on post-2024 election assessment

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo said she will provide updates by the end of this month on two initiatives she had announced after the Nov. 5 general election.

Luzerne County to explore voting system options

Luzerne County will explore options for a new voting system in case county council wants to make a switch for 2026, officials said.

Luzerne County Study commission debates one-year ‘cooling off’ period

A one-year “cooling off period” for Luzerne County elected officials and board members was debated during Thursday’s Government Study Commission meeting.

H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas holds on to first place with win over Hazleton Area

DALLAS TWP. — At first glance, the 33 points by Dallas’ Jude Nocito were the biggest factor on Thursday night.

H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas holds off Wilkes-Barre Area

PLAINS TWP. — Dallas jumped to a blistering start Tuesday night, hitting four of its first five 3-pointers and taking a 16-point lead before five minutes had expired.

H.S. Girls Basketball: Lake-Lehman routs Holy Redeemer

LEHMAN TWP. — Lake-Lehman got off to a great start Friday night, scoring the game’s first 14 points.

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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