Wyoming County Press Examiner

06/06/2026

Congratulations to the Elk Lake High School Class of 2026! Full story coming soon.

06/05/2026

Twenty-eight years after an F3 tornado killed two people, injured 15 others and left the Lake Carey community looking like a war zone, memories remain vivid for those who lived through it. The aftermath of the strongest tornado ever recorded in Northeast Pennsylvania brought the community closer together and taught lessons that might help with the response if another tornado were to hit the region, survivors and emergency management officials say.

Twenty-eight years after an F3 tornado killed two people, injured 15 others and left the Lake Carey community looking like a war zone, memories remain vivid for those who lived through it. The aftermath of the strongest tornado ever…

06/05/2026

Tunkhannock Borough Council on Thursday accepted the resignation of Councilman Charles Mead and adopted an ordinance that will limit access to the boat launch area at Riverside Park.

TUNKHANNOCK — Borough council on Thursday accepted the resignation of Councilman Charles Mead and adopted an ordinance that will limit access to the boat launch area at Riverside Park. Council vacancy Mead submitted a letter of resignation …

06/04/2026

The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau Room Tax Grant program is now accepting applications, Wyoming County Commissioners announced

The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau is now accepting applications for its 2026 Room Tax Grant program. At a Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning (June 2), commissioners announced the grants are open to any nonprofit…

06/04/2026

A Kingston woman has been sentenced to serve 23 to 132 months in state prison for assaulting a state trooper and other crimes related to an incident in Tunkhannock Twp. last year. Desiree Hospodor, 32, received the sentence on Wednesday, June 3 in Wyoming County Court, according to District Attorney Joe Peters.

A Kingston woman has been sentenced to serve 23 to 132 months in state prison for assaulting a state trooper and other crimes related to an incident in Tunkhannock Twp. last year. Desiree Hospodor, 32, received the sentence on Wednesday,…

06/04/2026

Tunkhannock Twp.'s resident cleanup day is set for Saturday, June 13

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06/04/2026

It's ticket time if you are using a handheld device while driving in PA. The enforcement phase of Paul Miller's Law takes effect Friday, June 5.

The warning period is over for the law that prohibits use of hand-held devices while driving, even while stopped temporarily.

06/04/2026

PA Supreme Court warns of text scam

Message mimics the court and requests payment to correct a filing, officials said.

06/03/2026

Grave-marking cemetery in Susquehanna County recalls Civil War sacrifice

A long overdue recognition of a Civil War soldier who lost his arm in the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., in 1862, took place Saturday, May 23, in a gentle rain in the Bunnell Cemetery of Auburn Twp. Pvt. Levi Warner lived for 58 years after the…

06/03/2026

Meet Scholastic Superstar Olivia Sobeck of Tunkhannock Area High School

Olivia Sobeck of Tunkhannock Area High School was twice selected for the statewide Wildlife Leadership Academy. She also plays multiple instruments and is a multisport athlete.