2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (354+ words) Diamonds to the Bi-County Airport Board for finishing a long search for a new executive director. This search was not without drama, but it is comforting to see that the cost of hiring an outside firm to help with the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) New hire hails from Virginia coal country Meika Downey will be coordinating logistics and fundraising efforts to support the strategic plan for the 19th-century historic site that is Eckley Miners Village. The Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission and Eckley Miners…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (164+ words) In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, the Plymouth Historical Society will dedicate a mural commemorating the 198 miners and 2 rescuers who lost their lives in the 1869 Avondale mining disaster, as well as all those who worked in the mines. The Avondale Mine…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (410+ words) Once the world’s mining superpower, the United States is now dangerously reliant on Chinese mineral supply chains. Yet, as we race to reclaim our mineral security, we’re fighting blindfolded. Unlike our peer nations, the United States has only just begun…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) Diamonds to the Luzerne County on another surplus being reported by the yearly audit. The county is trying to build a fund balance with a set reserve to cover three months of regular expenses in the event of an emergency....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (277+ words) Eckley Miners’ Village Museum has been awarded an Inspire! Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Sciences. This grant will help fund three different programs that will make the museum more accessible to schools and the community. Eckley Miners’ Village…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (693+ words) Diamonds to Josie Hiull, Frank Shiner and his family, and everyone else who is part of the “Words from the Oven” production taking place in the Back Mountain. Based on a true story, this film highlights the journey of Shiner’s…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (730+ words) Monument dedicated to honor heroism in anthracite coal industry King’s College President Rev. Thomas P. Looney views the monument honoring Carnegie Medal recipients for heroism in Northeast Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal industry, located in Miners Memorial Park in Wilkes-Barre. Descendants of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (591+ words) Tom Mooney Out on a Limb Sometimes, as a genealogist, you come across something that does not specifically identify an ancestor but is still good background. Here are two recent news items that many Northeastern Pennsylvania family researchers can identify…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (480+ words) Diamonds by the truckload to all those who volunteered this year — and every year in the past — to place new American flags at the graves of veterans throughout our region’s cemeteries. In a Sunday column, Mike McGinley offered praise to…...