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New Luzerne County division head starts work
September 4, 2022
Sugarloaf Township resident Jennifer Pecora started work Friday as Luzerne County’s new administrative services division head.
Luzerne County 911 communication upgrade soon expected to go live
September 4, 2022
After years of preparation, Luzerne County 911 Executive Director Fred Rosencrans said he is optimistic an upgraded emergency radio communication system will be activated the end of this month or early October.
Luzerne County seeking applicants for coroner position
August 31, 2022
Luzerne County is seeking applications for the vacant coroner position, which has been advertised at an annual salary range of $62,000 to $64,000.
Luzerne County receives $1.04M in Pa. election grant funding
August 31, 2022
As promised, Luzerne County has received $1.04 million from a new annual state election integrity grant designed to ensure counties across the state have their mail ballots counted by midnight on election night, the administration said.
Luzerne County mail ballot sorting machine purchase approved
August 29, 2022
A Luzerne County Council majority approved the state grant-funded purchase of a mail ballot sorting machine Monday night so it will be ordered and in place for the Nov. 8 general election.
Luzerne County Council wrestles with rising cost of prison repairs
August 28, 2022
A request for $835,000 more to address leaks at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre sparked discussion about continued financial investment in the aging facility.
Three back-to-back Luzerne County government meetings scheduled Monday
August 28, 2022
Three Luzerne County government meetings have been scheduled Monday evening: council’s budget/finance/audit committee at 4 p.m., council’s special meeting at 5 p.m. and council’s authorities/boards/commissions committee at 6 p.m. or whenever the special meeting ends.
Luzerne County Coroner Francis Hacken resigns
August 25, 2022
Luzerne County Coroner Francis Hacken confirmed he submitted his resignation Thursday, a week after he had presented extensive data supporting his argument that more staffing and funding are warranted in the office.
Special Luzerne County Council meeting set on ballot machine purchase
August 25, 2022
Luzerne County Council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Monday to vote on the election bureau’s request to use state grant funding to purchase a mail ballot sorting machine that would speed up the tallying of election results and streamline operations.
Luzerne County Election Bureau fighting for new ballot sorting machine
August 25, 2022
Two nights in a row, Luzerne County Deputy Election Director Beth McBride appeared before county government bodies to make her case for the grant-funded purchase of a mail ballot sorting machine that would speed up the tallying of election results and streamline operations.