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23 hrs ago | Times Leader

Tunkhannock-based cocaine dealer could spend 15 years in jail, plus supervision

A Tunkhannock-based crack-cocaine dealer was sentenced on three charges to 188 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Tunkhannock, PA, Luzerne County, PA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Times Leader

Ranks of poor kids grow in all area school districts

The percentage of school-age children living in poverty in Luzerne County has increased in every district since 1999, according to new U.S. Census estimates, with the biggest increase in Hanover Area, where it rose from 19.3 percent to 24.4 percent.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Luzerne County, PA, Kids, Family, Lackawanna County, PA, Dallas, PA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

WNEP

Route 6 Bridge Reopens in Wyoming County

A trip along Route 6 in Wyoming County just got a little smoother. A bridge that has been closed for months is now officially open again.

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Related Topix: Meshoppen, PA, Mehoopany, PA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Lessiter Publications

Industry News - Dealers on Alert After Rash of Equipment Thefts

The Northeast Equipment Dealers Association has alerted dealers to a possible equipment theft ring in the region.

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Related Topix: Watsontown, PA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Pocono Record

Free swine flu vaccines to be available next weekend

If you're a Poconos resident in a high-risk group for swine flu and you haven't been vaccinated yet, you can get a shot next weekend for the price of a long drive.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Pennsylvania, Allentown, PA, Tunkhannock, PA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Times-Tribune

Wyoming County Court Notes

Wyoming County court notes appear each Thursday in The Times-Tribune. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS - ATR Properties LLC to Robert B. McTiernan, a property in Overfield Twp.

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Related Topix: Tunkhannock, PA, Nicholson, PA

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Rocket Courier

Judge Stymied by Crowded Wyoming County jail

Judge Stymied by Crowded Wyoming County jail - by D.C. Koviack - 11/12/2009 Saying that 'there's no room' at Wyoming County's jail, Judge Brendan Vanston sentenced Richard Evansky, Tunkhannock, to a year's probation.

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Related Topix: Prison, Tunkhannock, PA, Drugs, Meshoppen, PA

Independent Weekender

Newcomers add to the school board mix

DONICA McGEE DIANE IVES Area residents attending school board meetings in the region will see some new faces as a result of ballots cast in Tuesday's election.

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Related Topix: Susquehanna County, PA, Forest City, PA

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Rocket Courier

Nicholson Crash Claims Driver's Life

Nicholson Crash Claims Driver's Life - 11/5/2009 A two-vehicle accident in Wyoming County's Nicholson Township claimed the life of a 51-year-old Nicholson man Wednesday morning, Nov.

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Related Topix: Nicholson, PA, Tunkhannock, PA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Rocket Courier

Wyoming County DA Challenger Pulls Election Schocker

Wyoming County DA Challenger Pulls Election Schocker - by Wes Skllings, D.C. Koviac and Ann Whynman - 11/5/2009 Possibly the biggest surprise of Tuesday's election was the defeat of Republican incumbent Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick by Democratic challenger Jeff Mitchell.

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Related Topix: Sullivan County, PA, Susquehanna, PA, Bradford County, PA, Lake-Winola, PA, Wyalusing, PA

WNEP

Businessman Killed in Wyoming County Crash

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a well-known businessman from Susquehanna County.

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Related Topix: Susquehanna County, PA, Dunmore, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Nicholson, PA

WILK-AM Pittston

Fatal Crash Near Nicholson

Near Wyoming County's Nicholson Viaduct this morning, a crash killed one person, and left another injured.

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Related Topix: Nicholson, PA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

MSNBC

Woman Pleads Guilty to Neglecting Mentally Challenged

Eyewitness News was first to tell you about two employees at ARC of Wyoming County who police say abused a patient.

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Related Topix: Tunkhannock, PA

Times Leader

Skumanick out as Wyoming County DA

Wyoming County's incumbent district attorney was defeated last night in a surprise victory for his successor, according to unofficial election results.

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Related Topix: Tunkhannock, PA

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Philly.com

Marcellus Shale landowners pool information on gas

For decades, developers of natural gas bought mineral rights in northern Pennsylvania for a few bucks an acre, and that was the end of the story - no drilling ever took place.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Lake Como, PA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

MSNBC

Buildings Ruined in 2006 Flood Finally Torn Down

More than three years after being damaged by flood waters. Several properties are being torn down.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

WNEP

Thieves Hit Wyoming County Business Three Times, Heavy Equipment Stolen

Investigators in Wyoming County say thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of heavy equipment all from the same business.

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Related Topix: Tunkhannock, PA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Rocket Courier

Tax Referendum on Ballots in Wyalusing School District

Tax Referendum on Ballots in Wyalusing School District - by By Wes Skillings & Ann Whynman - 10/29/2009 Tuesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Wyalusing, PA, Susquehanna, PA, US News, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

WNEP

Flooded Homes Demolished

Three years after flooding wrecked homes in Wyoming County, demolition crews are now tearing them down for good.

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Related Topix: Tunkhannock, PA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Times Leader

Blessner receives Volunteer of the Year Award

The Luzerne and Wyoming counties chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees presented the Volunteer of the Year Award to Maryann Blessner at a recent fall luncheon.

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Related Topix: Luzerne County, PA

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