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Michele Sparich nominated for Luzerne County operational services division head position
November 7, 2025
Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo nominated county grants writer Michele Sparich to oversee the county’s operational services division, according to the County Council agenda posted Friday.
Luzerne County Election Board accepts and rejects ballots in Thursday’s adjudication
November 6, 2025
Luzerne County’s Election Board accepted 364 general election provisional ballots and 236 flagged mail ballots during Thursday’s post-election adjudication.
Luzerne County Council members react to Tuesday’s Democratic sweep
November 5, 2025
Incoming Luzerne County Council member Chris Belles said Wednesday he is seeing online postings and “fearmongering” wrongly characterizing his winning team of four Democratic council winners as “left wing lunatics.”
Luzerne County voter turnout higher than usual in Tuesday’s general election
November 5, 2025
Luzerne County voter turnout was higher than usual in Tuesday’s general election, according to an analysis of the unofficial results.
Voters select 4 Democrats and 1 Republican for county council
November 4, 2025
Luzerne County voters selected four Democrats and one Republican for county council Tuesday, switching the 11-member legislative body to a Democratic majority, according to unofficial election results.
Tim McGinley elected new Luzerne County Controller
November 4, 2025
Democrat Tim McGinley will return to Luzerne County government as the elected controller, which means incumbent Republican Walter Griffith must wrap up his term at the end of this year, according to unofficial election results.
Voters reject revised Luzerne County home rule charter
November 4, 2025
A majority of Luzerne County voters rejected a proposed switch to a new county home rule charter, according to unofficial election results.
Luzerne County’s electronic ballot marking devices have a wording error in the Supreme Court retention questions
November 4, 2025
Luzerne County’s electronic ballot marking devices have a wording error in the Supreme Court retention questions, but county officials say the yes-no selections made by voters won’t be impacted, according to a statement from county Manager Romilda Crocamo.
20 Luzerne County polling places start the day with poll card issues, back-up paper ballots used
November 4, 2025
Approximately 20 of Luzerne County’s 186 polling places reported election morning issues with poll cards that workers must use to activate ballots on the electronic ballot marking devices, county Election Director Emily Cook said around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Luzerne County general election reminders
November 3, 2025
Luzerne County polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.