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Olszewski, Burke Confident of Reelection
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday across the area. This is the first general election since two former Luzerne County judges were charged in a corruption scandal with taking money in exchange for sending young people to juvenile detention centers.
College fair at Chambersburg Area Middle School showcases opportunities
A college fair Tuesday night had area high school students asking all the usual questions, but admissions counselors said finances are a little more important than before the economy tanked.
Survey says: Emergency response times are good
Results from a recent survey show the majority of Dallas Township residents feel emergency services and response times in the township are good.
District sites can be used to further trust Mark Guydish Opinion
Our Tuesday editorial suggested a string of moves local school boards could make to restore trust amid the expanding corruption probe, and to avoid problems in the future .
DEA agent with local ties killed in Afghanistan
Font size: [A] [A] [A] The stepson of the chief medical officer of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania was one of the Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed Monday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Long wait over for Queen Vicki
When Vicki Perdue of Dallas heard her name called as prom queen on Saturday night, she jumped up and down, squealed "Oh my God" and adjusted a tiara atop her long blond curls.
W. Neil Barto's 180-acre Angus breeding farm reflects a man struggling with burdens.
Taxpayers React to Bellas Getting Vacation Pay
Tuesday night, Allen Bellas resigned from his position as director of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority.
Festival heats up despite forecast
Back Mountain Wine Festival offers sampling of Pennsylvania's finest. If you're warming up with a glass of vino spicy and mulled, perhaps at the Back Mountain Wine Festival on Saturday, you might pause a moment to appreciate the harvesters who picked grapes last weekend amid raw winds, cold rain and wet snow.
Students add a little sunshine to art auction
As Myrtle Chamberlain of Lehman Township brought two sheep into her spinning room, art students from the Verve Vertu program gathered close to stroke the soft brown and white wool.
Back Mt. group questions per capita fee
DALLAS TWP. Representatives of the two largest municipalities in the Back Mountain Community Partnership balked at the idea of a budget funded by a $1 per capita fee proposed at the group's meeting Thursday afternoon at Misericordia University .
Six Seminary students receive scholarships
Wyoming Seminary awarded Upper School Merit Scholarships to six freshmen students from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
Dallas board adds security measures
Door system had previously been excluded from high school construction plan. REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com DALLAS TWP.
Conservation efforts benefit French economy Ron Bartizek Business Local
Efficient energy production is high on this nation's priority list, even though it already generates more than 75 percent of its electricity with nuclear reactors.
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According to the American Lung Association, smoking-related diseases kill about 430,700 Americans every year.
Atty. and Mrs. Robert Fleming note 66th anniversary
Couple was married during World War II in 1943 in Mystic Congregational Church in Mystic, Connecticut.
The Dallas School Board learned from district building and grounds manager Mark Kraynack on Sept.
Trail benches memorialize one, honor others
It's been nearly 37 years since Richard Achuff's son last played in Shavertown. A second bench was installed on the Back Mountain Trail by Boy Scout Troop 232 during the summer as part of Brian Ghezzi's Eagle Scout project.
A section of Route 309 in the Back Mountain area is open again after a transmission fluid spill shut down a seven-mile stretch of the road late Monday afternoon.