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Council OKs Kurtz as division head
September 14, 2022
A Luzerne County Council majority voted Tuesday to confirm county Manager Randy Robertson’s nominee for the vacant operational services division head position — Butler Township resident Greg Kurtz.
Luzerne County Council majority not in favor of revisiting a mail ballot drop box ordinance
September 12, 2022
Six of 11 Luzerne County Council members — a majority — said Monday they don’t support more protracted focus on another mail ballot drop box ordinance.
Vacant positions prompt policy change in Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office
September 12, 2022
Due to vacant positions, Luzerne County Chief Public Defender Steven Greenwald has made a painful decision to stop providing representation for nonincarcerated citizens charged with misdemeanors.
Luzerne County’s change from electronic to paper poll books debated
September 11, 2022
Poll worker and former Luzerne County election board member Peter Ouellette is expressing concerns about a planned switch from electronic to paper poll books for voter sign-in at election polling places Nov. 8.
Division head appointment on Luzerne County Council’s Tuesday agenda
September 11, 2022
Luzerne County’s last vacant division head position may be filled Tuesday, according to council’s meeting agenda.
Ceremonial opening held for Luzerne County tourism office inside historic train station
September 8, 2022
Approximately 70 past and present community and government leaders attended a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Luzerne County’s tourism office in the historic former train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
Joseph Jacobs serving as acting Luzerne County Coroner
September 8, 2022
Luzerne County Chief Deputy Coroner Joseph Jacobs will serve as acting county coroner, officials said Thursday.
Luzerne County drop box surveillance plan discussed
September 7, 2022
Luzerne County won’t be purchasing security cameras for mail ballot drop boxes but will step up procedures to ensure the county has surveillance footage obtained from drop box hosts, the election bureau announced during Wednesday’s election board meeting.
Deadline nearing for Luzerne County tax sale bid registration
September 7, 2022
As of Wednesday afternoon, 1,331 properties were eligible for Luzerne County’s Sept. 22 back-tax auction, although the number is expected to shrink significantly in coming weeks as property owners make payments or seek reprieve from a court, said Sean Shamany, of county tax-claim operator Elite Revenue Solutions LLC.
Luzerne County tackling more deteriorated roads
September 5, 2022
As part of a continuing push to fix neglected infrastructure, Luzerne County is seeking bids to address the most deteriorated sections of two more roads and possibly a third.