Sweet Valley News

Planning Commission approves $1.3 million project due to increase in enrollment.

Budzak, the 5-year-old daughter of David and Valarie Budzak of Hunlock Creek, was diagnosed in April with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia .

FORKSVILLE Walter O'Hara, of Sweet Valley, reported to state police at Laporte, Sullivan County that prescription medication was missing from a mobile camper while it was parked inside the Sullivan County fairgrounds on Sunday.

LAKE TWP. Bids to replace a trusty, old road grader and to resurface North Mountain Road confronted supervisors last Thursday night.

The Lions Club won $1,000 from The Times Leader after detailing plans to refurbish the park.

Four seats on the Lake-Lehman School Board are up for grabs in the midst of a 3-year-old teachers contract dispute.

Marion Kunigonis, a member of the Dallas American Legion Auxiliary for 43 years, was recently congratulated by Commander Clarence J. Michael for her outstanding contributions to Post 672 and for her award from the VA.

For 20-year-old Joe Stempien of Sweet Valley, the purchase of this week's ride, a 1973 Chevrolet Nova SS, was the completion of a long time goal.

The 2009 trout season officially opened on Saturday, April 18, and fishermen and fisherwomen of all ages and sizes were out in full force at local fishing holes, trying their luck.

Lumbis, 57, of Sweet Valley, told The Times Leader Editorial Board Friday that his 26 years practicing child welfare law and 31 total years of practicing law make him qualified for a seat on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.

He died hours later on June 24. News of his death could have devastated most families, but for his sisters Gina and Jacci it served as motivation to ensure they could prevent local families from dealing with the death of a loved one in the line of duty.

HARVEYS LAKE The Harveys Lake Zoning Board members were met Tuesday night with a full meeting room and an agenda covering the Homeworkz Subdivision, a dock violation and a request for a density variation.

Two people are out of their home after a fire in Luzerne County. The fire broke out Monday, along Broadway Road in Ross Township, in the Sweet Valley area.

FAIRMOUNT TWP. George Beers, 53, of Sweet Valley, was killed at around 4:45 p.m. Monday when a tree he was cutting down fell on him, state police said.

A freak accident was to blame for killing a man near Shickshinny. State Police in Shicksinny said a tree fell on George Beers, 53, of Sweet Valley when he was home Monday afternoon.

State police said an argument in Sweet Valley over a dead raccoon escalates to criminal case.

State police were called to 18 Mitchell Lane in Sweet Valley shortly before 6:00 P.M. Initial calls indicated there were multiple gun shot victims.

State police report that two people are dead after a shooting in the Sweet Valley area of Luzerne County.

Saying there "may be enough evidence of cruelty to animals," District Judge John Paul Hadzik Tuesday forwarded the case against a woman charged with cruelty of animals for piercing three stray kittens.

Amanda Ayers, left, and Nicole Wojciechowski check out the ingredients of name-brand Elmer's Glue before they start their own experiment to make glue as part of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's Mobile Ag Ed ...