Elk Lake looking at football options
BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF The Elk Lake School Board is revisiting the idea of allowing its students to play football for Montrose. At Tuesday’s meeting,…
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Pennsylvania farmland tax program altered
BY ROBERT SWIFT Times-Shamrock Writer HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s program to preserve private farmland and forests through tax breaks is being altered to accommodate development of…
Child pornographer sentenced
BY STACI WILSON A Thompson man will serve at least nine months in a state correctional facility on child pornography charges. Police discovered Danny Allen…
Extension elects new members
BY HELEN FOSTER Correspondent Susquehanna County Cooperative Extension Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 20, prior to the Farm City Feast. President Dave…
Yule logs glow with symbolism
BY PAT FARNELLI The traditional Yule log predates Christianity in Europe, and has symbolism that extends across all faiths, according to a presentation made by…
Elys recognized as ‘Friends of Extension’
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Dedicated supporters of Susquehanna County’s Penn State Coopereative Extension, Harold and Frances Ely were honored Saturday at the annual Farm-City…
DeMann honored at Interfaith’s Thanksgiving
BY STACI WILSON The annual Interfaith Thanksgiving dinner, held Nov. 18 at the Montrose Bible Conference, director Rachel Pratt paid homage to the woman who…
Gas well regulation clears final hurdle
BY ROBERT SWIFT Times-Shamrock Writer HARRISBURG – A new state regulation to require natural gas drillers to use stronger cement in wells and publicly disclose…
SCCTC expansion a go
BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Expansion of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center will proceed. With construction bids coming in more than $2 million lower…
’60 Minutes’ takes aim at shale
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A few Dimock Township residents got in the national spotlight on CBS’s “60 Minutes” news program Sunday night, and watched it…