School boards wrestle with unexpected expenses; Elk Lake moves to 4-day in-person instructional plan
At last week’s board meeting, the Elk Lake School District announced it would be bringing all the students back to campus for four days of…
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Man charged for luring children
A New Milford man is behind bars after police say he attempted to lure children into a motor vehicle in Montrose. Thomas Burchell, 64, was…
Keeping 9/11 vigil: A mom’s labor of love
For 19 years, Debbie Crisman has been creating and curating a memorial in South Montrose for her son Danny and the others who died on…
County meeting focuses on suicide prevention
The Susquehanna County Commissioners recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month at the Wednesday, Sept. 9 meeting. Lackawanna-Susquehanna Counties Behavioral Health Intellectual Disabilities Early Intervention (BHIDEI)…
Montrose Boro appoints new councilman
Montrose Borough Council accepted the resignation of Councilman Jamie Holbert, with regret, at the Monday, Sept. 14 meeting. Council members voted unanimously to appoint Edward…
Local school districts feeling impacts of PA’s COVID-19 mandates
Beyond the logistics of setting up hybrid educational models and establishing COVID-19 safety policies and protocols, local school districts are facing additional challenges – most…
County reaches contract with one more union group
Two of six collective bargaining contracts in the county have been settled. The remaining four contracts are all being negotiated this year. The county commissioners…
Fire companies get funding boost from county
Fire companies throughout Susquehanna County got help paying bills this month with monies from a grant distributed by the county commissioners. Fourteen companies received grants…
100th Anniversary: 19th Amendment becomes law
August 18, 1920. On that day, the Tennessee legislature became the 36th state to ratify the 19 Amendment, fulfilling the two-thirds requirement of state approval…
County breaks ground for public safety building
Nearly two decades ago, a public safety building in the county was merely wishful thinking. About eight years ago, plans started to take shape to…