SusqCo Staycation
Summer vacation looks a bit different this year with many people canceling travel plans. The Susquehanna County Independent & Weekender invite you to take advantage…
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County okays $3.6M CARES funding
After spending the past couple weeks researching what – if any – strings would be attached with accepting $3.6 million in CARES act funding from…
Health official: No data connecting virus surge to local track; warns of asymptomatic spread
The owner of a Susquehanna County race track, who came under fire last month for holding races in defiance of Gov. Wolf’s ban on public…
Graduation 2020: Drive-in and Deconstructed
Three of the county school districts held graduation ceremonies over the weekend, offering up commencement experiences beyond the expected norms. Montrose Area began its “deconstructed”…
Birthday parade celebrates veteran’s 99th birthday
Harold Gary thought he would be spending his 99th birthday by himself. Instead, the World War II veteran was surprised by a parade of cars…
Susquehanna County sees RED
“Open up! Open up!” chanted a group of over 60 protesters that gathered on the Green in Montrose Monday morning. After a press conference held…
County provides COVID-19 update
Once again, the Susquehanna County Commissioners opened their meeting with a report from Bruce Butler, the county’s director of public safety. Butler provided an update…
Seamstresses step up as governor urges universal masking
Blue Ridge School District staffers don face masks while making school lunch deliveries to students. Before Gov. Tom Wolf urged Pennsylvania residents on Friday to…
Celebrating with a birthday parade
Social distancing 10th birthday parade for Skylar Phonechanh in the Susquehanna area. With Skylar Phonechanh’s 10th birthday party cancelled because of COVID-19, her parents, along…
A Letter to Our Valued Readers
Just as workplaces across the commonwealth, nation and the world continue to deal with developments pertaining to coronavirus, we at The Susquehanna County Independent have…