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Nine Charged in Scam that Bilked Man Out of $383KFree Access 5o531w
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of nine people from four different states who are being charged in connection with a scam that resulted in an Auburn Township man...
World War II Veteran Turns 104 711d2u
World War II Navy veteran Harold Gary is pictured at the Montrose Memorial Day service with Patti Jo Caterson of Honor Flight. Gary, a former Spring Hill dairy farmer, turned...
Commissioners Leatherstocking Project 733w3a
Leatherstocking Gas Co. is trying to secure a state grant that will pay up to $900,000 of the cost of phase three of its project to provide natural gas service...
Black Walnut Legion Honors Four at Memorial Day Program 342e61
Those four people love the people around them. Monday morning, that love was returned. American Legion Rought-Hall Post 510 in Black Walnut, Wyoming County, honored one area man and three...
Crime And Courts 39l4j
Driver Charged in DUI Crash That Injured Seven 5k3b5f
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
A New Albany man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after his car struck a van carrying students from the Canton Area School District’s color guard and twirling team, which...
DISTRICT JUDGES 3x5g3n
(Note: In DUI prosecutions in Pennsylvania, the intoxication rate for non-commercial drivers is a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08. For a commercial driver (truck, bus, etc.) the legal rate is...
COURTHOUSE NOTES 3q5fj
Deed Transfers James W. Alexander, Jr. to James W. Alexander, Jr. and Farnoush Mehr Ali Pour in Orwell Township for $1 on May 16. Gary L. and Judy C. Brown...
Local News 5c5n3d
Hayseed Group Donates $100K to New Fire Hall 674k31
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
When it comes to a cadre of individuals that has the best interests of the Wyalusing area at heart, one does not have to look any further than the ...
Honor to the Brave 607064
A U.S. flag flies on the grave of Elijah C. Brister in the LeRaysville Cemetery. According to the inscription on his headstone, Brister served in Company E, 5th New York...
May’s Speech Inspires Audience at Wyalusing Memorial Service 3y714z
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
“You brought me freedom.” That’s what an Iraqi Kurdish barber said to Chaplain James May after he had received a haircut during his time in that Middle Eastern country and...
Obituaries 1y311y
Opinion 101c33
No, I Have Not Died 3k2d4z
By Lloyd Davis | May 28, 2025
It’s a fairly common, kind of dark comment that gets used by people of mostly several accumulated years of life: “I checked the obituary page this morning to find out...
Honoring My Generation’s Heroes 465c3i
May 28, 2025
Every generation of Americans has its heroes, from the Minute Men who won our nation’s independence, to the young men and women who are still laying their lives on the...
Special Sections 1t5x14
Seniors 50ly
Visit from Friends 41q16
May 14, 2025
Happy Birthday to Wyalusing resident Lin Heath who turned a year older on Monday, May 5. Lin, who is convalescing at home, was paid a visit by friends and fellow...
Common Financial Scams that Target Seniors 5r4cw
May 14, 2025
Financial scams are as old as the concept of currency. But consumers' vulnerability to scams has seemingly increased in the twenty-first century, when the Internet and devices like smartphones have...
Arthritis Affects Daily Life and Mobility d232
May 14, 2025
Arthritis is a broad category of t and connective tissue disorders that impacts around one in five people in both Canada and the United States, according to the Arthritis Society...
Columns 68271d
Seen ‘N’ Heard 55172a
May 28, 2025
Ben Chamberlin, a member of Wyalusing American Legion Post 534, had a busy Memorial Day. First, he attended services at Black Walnut American Legion Post 510, where he was presented...
Reflections of Nature 3aj3q
May 28, 2025
Some of our feathered friends have already laid their eggs and are now in the process of incubating them. The length of this incubation period varies, depending on the species....
The Good Old Days 5731e
Compiled from old issues of The Wyalusing Rocket | May 28, 2025
News items gathered from an earlier edition of the Rocket-Courier, reprinted as they were in the May 28, 1987 edition. Price at the newsstand, 35¢ per copy. * * *...
Coming Events 2d2e1z
Coming Events… 4c356y
May 28, 2025
BLOCK PARTY Block Party: Friday, June 20 at Wild West Outfitters, 989 Golden Mile Road, Towanda. Live music starts at 4 p.m. Performances by Alexis Bradford, Pat Comstock and Nashville...
Coming Events… 4c356y
May 21, 2025
BIKE BLESSING Bike Blessing: Saturday, May 31, at 12 p.m., at the American Legion in Black Walnut. Sponsored by the American Legion Riders Chapter 510. This event is free and...
Coming Events… 4c356y
May 7, 2025
BIKE BLESSING Bike Blessing: Saturday, May 31, at 12 p.m., at the American Legion in Black Walnut. Sponsored by the American Legion Riders Chapter 510. This event is free and...
Sports 4f1je
Elk Lake Girl Medals 3qw4x
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | May 28, 2025
Elk Lake’s Gianna Tewksbury capped a stellar senior campaign with a fourth-place medal in the Class AA discus competition at the PIAA track and field championships at Shippensburg University on...
Johns, Jones Place at States 5r1z5f
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | May 28, 2025
Wyalusing Valley’s Dylan Johns and Elk Lake’s Kendel Jones brought home sixth-place medals from the PIAA track and field championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium on May 23-24. Johns,...
WVHS Honors Senior Athletes 1j2k2i
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | May 28, 2025
Wyalusing Valley High School wrapped up the 2024-2025 athletic campaign with its annual Spring Sports Awards program at Layman Gymnasium on May 27. Chloe Bennett and Ayden Hunsinger were named...
Worship 2q536c
It’s In The Book w6o3v
May 28, 2025
I last saw Kotope in 2021. I was saying my farewells in preparation for leaving Africa, and went to his village to say goodbye, knowing that I would likely not...
Living Waters Charge 4c676y
May 28, 2025
As we move into June, we look forward to summer days off and away from the usual routine. Just a reminder: God doesn’t take off the summer. The Lord is...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish 5j5k68
May 28, 2025
“To fear the Lord is also to accept His teaching without reserve, even if it puzzles us or causes alarm. The Lord Jesus loves us more than we can ever...
Education 4f4m2n
Phi Kappa Phi Elects New 3r5u3i
May 28, 2025
The following people recently were elected to hip into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The...
ELHS March Students of the Month 5w4u1q
May 28, 2025
John Warnero, Elk Lake Jr./ Sr. High School principal, recently announced Students of the Month for March. Shown, from left, are Warnero, James Carey, Rogelio Martinez- Garcia, Gianna Miranda, Manny...
Students Inducted Into Honors Society 3f392u
May 28, 2025
Delaware Valley University’s Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society recently announced students that were inducted for the 2024- 25 academic year. This achievement is a high academic honor. The following students...