Plans Unveiled for New Wyalusing Firehall
Project Gets Generous Donation from Taylor Family
By ohtadmin | on July 24, 2024
—BY DAVID KEELER—
Plans for a new $2.2 million Wyalusing fire hall were unveiled at a special dinner meeting Tuesday evening at the Wyalusing fire hall banquet room Kevin Potter, Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. (WVVFD) vice president, welcomed everyone and gave a brief overview of what the evening would include. “We’re going to take you on a tour of our hall tonight […]
Homeless Abandon Laceyville Bridge Camp
By ohtadmin | on July 24, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
The homeless encampment in Laceyville is no more. Mayor Jeff Shotwell confirmed that the two individuals who were residing in tents underneath the Susquehanna River bridge have left the area. The pair, however, left several piles of debris in plain sight under the bridge. Volunteers were working to clean up all the leftover garbage from under the bridge. “We will […]
DA Will Seek Death Penalty in Pruitt Murder
By ohtadmin | on July 24, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
An earlier version of this story was published on our website at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, July 22. To receive free breaking news emails, go to www.rocket-courier.com and click on the “newsletter signup” link at the top of the page. On Monday, July 22 in Bradford County Court, the district attorney said he would seek the death penalty against two […]
Gas Project Resumes in August
Second Phase to Focus on Route 6 Corridor
By ohtadmin | on July 24, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
Leatherstocking Gas Co. is set to begin construction on the second phase of its project to bring natural gas service to the Wyalusing area next month. Julie Lewis, a business analyst with the company, stated that the construction work will begin near the Pen-Mart and travel down the business corridor along Route 6 in Wyalusing Township. “We do still have […]
DA Will Seek Death Penalty in Pruitt Murder
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By jloewenstein@yahoo.com | on July 22, 2024
By James Loewenstein
In Bradford County Court this morning, the district attorney said he would seek the death penalty against two defendants if they are found guilty of first-degree murder in the homicide of 40-year-old Michael Pruitt in Springfield Township. The two defendants are 46-year-old Terry Parker of Harrisburg and 48-year-old Ronda Parker of Springfield Township. Both Terry and Ronda Parker waived their […]
Storm Clean-up Continues
By ohtadmin | on July 17, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
Crews from the three major electric utilities that service the Rocket-Courier’s four-county coverage area are continuing work to restore power to those who lost it during the violent storms that blasted the region on Monday, July 15. Those storms resulted in heavy rain, high winds and even tornado warnings, which, in turn, brought down numerous trees throughout the region. In […]
Fire Destroys Former Springville Agway
By ohtadmin | on July 17, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
The PA State Police are continuing their investigation into what caused a fire that destroyed the former Agway on Route 3013 in Springville Township early Sunday morning, July 14. The three-alarm fire at the vacant building broke out around 1:39 a.m. The Springville Fire Company was the first to respond to the blaze and requested a second alarm as the […]
Locals Attend Republican National Convention
By ohtadmin | on July 17, 2024
Several local elected officials made the trip to Milwaukee, WI to take part in this year’s Republican National Convention. The four-day event kicked off on Monday, July 15 and will conclude today (July 18) with Donald Trump officially accepting the Republican nomination for president. Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko is serving as one of PA’s alternate delegates to the convention, […]
Huber Approved As Wyalusing’s New Mayor
By ohtadmin | on July 17, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
It’s official—Ali Huber is the new mayor of the Borough of Wyalusing. On Tuesday, July 9, Bradford County President Judge Maureen Beirne approved Huber’s appointment to fill the remainder of the late Suky Burgess’s term in office. Huber’s appointment will expire on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. If she wishes to extend her service as mayor, she will have to run […]
Wysox Firemen Ask For Fire Tax Increase
By ohtadmin | on July 17, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
The Wysox Volunteer Fire Company is proposing a .75-mil increase in the fire tax in the three municipalities that it serves, the Wysox fire chief confirmed. Currently the fire tax in those municipalities— Wysox, Asylum and Standing Stone Townships—is .5 mils. The fire company is proposing to raise the fire tax in those municipalities to 1.25 mils, Wysox Fire Chief […]
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