Racing for Post-Season Honors
By ohtadmin | on May 15, 2024
Wyalusing Valley’s Carol Scarborough takes the baton from Kasey Kerin during the 4×400 relay at the Northern Tier League championship meet in Athens on May 10. The relay, which also included Alysha Botts and Olivia Haley, finished second. Complete coverage of the NTL meet can be found on Page B1. A preview of the District Four championship meet is on […]
New Fortress Moving Forward With Proposed Browntown Plant
By ohtadmin | on May 15, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
New Fortress Energy (NFE) officials have confirmed in new filings with the federal government that they intend to move forward with plans to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant along Route 6 in Browntown. The confirmation came in the form of correspondence that the general counsel of NFE— Cameron MacDougall—had with representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). […]
Proposed WASD Budget Contains Tax Increase
By ohtadmin | on May 15, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
The members of the Wyalusing Area School District Board of Education on Monday voted to advertise the district’s preliminary 2024-2025 budget, which includes a 2.5 percent tax increase. The tentative spending plan—valued at $29,343,881— would call for property taxes to increase by 1.3373 mils for the district’s Bradford County residents and by 8.0018 mils for Wyoming County residents. The proposed […]
130 Antique Cars Passing Through Wyalusing June 26
By ohtadmin | on May 15, 2024
—BY DAVID KEELER—
A group of 130 antique cars participating in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race will be passing through Wyalusing on Wednesday, June 26, with the first cars expected to arrive around 3:30 p.m. The racers will be on a nine-day journey, taking them from Owensboro, KY, from where they will depart on June 22, to Gardner, ME., where they will […]
Mock Accident Teaches Dangers of Drunk, Distracted Driving
By ohtadmin | on May 08, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
At first there was crying and screaming. “Get me out of here!” “My leg!” “Help!” Two cars are smashed. There’s blood across the vehicles and beer cans on the ground. Next to one of the cars a body lies, motionless. In the distance, sirens ring out. As the first fire engine gets on the scene, the faces of the responding […]
Wysox Zoning Board Reviews Proposed $30M Solar Farm
By ohtadmin | on May 08, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
On Wednesday, May 1, the Wysox Township Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing on a proposed $30 million solar farm in the township. Penn Renewables, the developer of the solar farm, is seeking a Special Exception permit from the zoning hearing board to construct it. The solar farm would be bordered on the north by Shiner Road and on […]
WVHS Crowns Prom King, Queen
By ohtadmin | on May 08, 2024
Layman Gymnasium at Wyalusing Valley High School was the site for this year’s junior/senior prom, which was held on Saturday, May 4. It was entitled “A Galaxy Far, Far Away,” which was an homage to the Star Wars movie franchise. The highlight of the prom was the crowning of the junior and senior kings and queens. Last year’s senior prom […]
Wyalusing Borough to Memorialize Late Suky Burgess
By ohtadmin | on May 08, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
This story was first reported on our website on Monday, May 6. To receive free breaking news emails sign up at www.rocketcourier.com and click the “newsletter sign-up” link at the top of the page. Wyalusing’s Creekside Park was Suky Burgess’s jam, according to Borough Council President Josh Kilmer. Now, borough officials are working on ideas on how best to memorialize […]
Wyalusing Borough to Memorialize Late Suky Burgess
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By warrenhoweler@gmail.com | on May 06, 2024
By Warren Howeler
Wyalusing’s Creekside Park was Suky Burgess’s jam, according to Borough Council President Josh Kilmer. Now, borough officials are working on ideas on how best to memorialize the municipality’s late mayor within the area that she worked tirelessly to create. Monday marked the borough council’s first official meeting since Suky’s passing on April 14. Council held a moment of silence in […]
New Evidence Revealed in Pruitt Murder Case
Charges Against Three Suspects Advanced to Court
By ohtadmin | on May 01, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
At a preliminary hearing on Friday, April 26, substantial new evidence was presented to support the case against the three individuals who have been charged in the murder and dismemberment of Michael Pruitt in Springfield Township. At the end of the hearing, Troy Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Wilcox ruled that there was enough evidence to continue to pursue all the […]
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