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Luzerne County Council set to vote on $29.74 million in American Rescue allocations
January 23, 2022
Luzerne County Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the spending of $29.74 million in American Rescue Plan funding, according to the agenda.
Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith advertises positions
January 23, 2022
Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith is publicly advertising two positions in his office — deputy controller and auditor, an online posting shows.
Luzerne County COVID-19 hospitalizations at record pandemic high
January 23, 2022
Luzerne County’s coronavirus hospitalizations are now at a record high for the pandemic, according to state data.
Applications for vacant Luzerne County Council seat due Feb. 3
January 20, 2022
Republicans interested in filling a vacant Luzerne County Council seat have until Feb. 3 to apply, according to information released by the county Thursday.
Wyoming Valley Levee receiving funding
January 20, 2022
The federal government is awarding $11.176 million for flood mitigation work associated with the Wyoming Valley Levee along the Susquehanna River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday.
No action on former Luzerne County Children and Youth director’s pension
January 19, 2022
Luzerne County’s Retirement Board has once again tabled a decision on former county Children and Youth director Joanne Van Saun’s pension, even though she has now been sentenced for her crime.
West Pittston couple responds to Luzerne County Council rejections of lease
January 19, 2022
A West Pittston couple filed court paperwork Tuesday presenting their side of a lease settlement rejected twice by Luzerne County Council.
White House launches COVID test website one day early
January 18, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online.
New bidders surface for Luzerne County tax-delinquent properties
January 17, 2022
After Luzerne County’s popular August free-and-clear tax sale last year, 25 properties went into the repository pool of unsold parcels because the bidders failed to pay.
Luzerne County obtains debt interest savings offer
January 17, 2022
Luzerne County’s financial advisor has convinced Webster Bank to charge the county a lower interest rate on approximately $33 million in outstanding debt.