La-Plume News

At issue is whether the pursuit of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is safe. As the state opens more publicly owned acreage to gas drilling to fill a budget gap, environmental advocates are calling for the state to prove the potential drilling won't have adverse effects.

With fall coming on, there is no better time to go for a Sunday drive and appreciate the beauty of our countryside.

High school students in four NEPA school districts can earn $22K for tuition by doing well in class.

La PLUME Four area schools have made the 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools, published by G.I. Jobs Magazine.

Some teachers this summer are finding themselves back in school. Robert Dribble, an elementary teacher at Blue Ridge School District examines macroinvertebrates found in a stream at Keystone College which can help gauge the health of a watershed area.

The sound of fire engines fills the air on isle of La Plume. They are the fire fighters are teaming up with soldiers to sharpen skills and save lives.

The modern army may have the kind of firepower its predecessors could only dream about, but there is one battle the fighting forces of previous centuries would win hands down: the battle of the book.