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Request for $41.7 million in Luzerne County American Rescue funds detailed
May 29, 2022
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a periodic look at projects on the request list for Luzerne County’s American Rescue Plan funding.
Yudichak appears before Luzerne County Council urging infrastructure loan guarantee
May 29, 2022
State Sen. John Yudichak appeared before Luzerne County Council members remotely last week to personally seek their guarantee on a new infrastructure loan.
Eleven Republicans apply for vacant Luzerne County Council seat
May 27, 2022
Eleven Luzerne County Republicans are interested in filling a vacant county council seat through 2023, according to a list supplied to council Thursday.
Times Leader teams up with WBRE/WYOU on Agnes anniversary coverage
May 26, 2022
WILKES-BARRE — The 1972 Agnes flood was the most devastating natural disaster in Luzerne County’s history, never to be forgotten by those who survived the waters’ wrath. The Times Leader and WBRE/WYOU TV have partnered on a joint reporting project to commemorate the flood’s 50th anniversary by talking with those who remember, and those who have worked to protect us from similar tragedies.
Still deep in primary ballot processing, Luzerne County Election Board faces recount
May 26, 2022
For the third day in a row, Luzerne County’s Election Board spent Wednesday painstakingly reviewing provisional and flagged mail ballots, with the tallying of approximately 11,000 primary election write-in votes yet to be completed.
Inspection approved to explore possible reopening of Pittston-West Pittston bridge
May 24, 2022
The Firefighters’ Memorial Bridge linking West Pittston and Pittston will be inspected to determine if it can safely reopen to traffic in its current condition until a bridge replacement or reconstruction is planned and completed, Luzerne County Council decided Tuesday.
Luzerne County Election Board starts review of flagged ballots
May 24, 2022
Luzerne County’s Election Board reviewed 514 primary election mail ballots during Monday’s adjudication at the Penn Place Building in downtown Wilkes-Barre, said board Chairwoman Denise Williams.
Luzerne County may inspect Pittston-West Pittston bridge for possible reopening
May 23, 2022
An inspection of the Firefighters’ Memorial Bridge linking West Pittston and Pittston may be completed to determine if the span can safely reopen to traffic in its current condition, possibly with a reduced weight limit, Luzerne County officials say.
Capital plan, litigation settlements on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council agenda
May 22, 2022
Luzerne County’s annual capital plan doesn’t propose new projects because the fund is essentially drained, the document says.
Luzerne County has new information technology director
May 22, 2022
Ray Kase has been hired as Luzerne County government’s new information technology director.