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Wednesday Edition | November 15, 2023
OWNERSHIP CHANGES IN STORE FOR MILKHOUSE CREAMERY
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Business
The popular Milkhouse Creamery will be under new ownership soon, with an
official announcement to come by Dec. 1. Read moreOwnership changes in store for
Milkhouse Creamery 💬
News
LUZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVES SOUTHERN COUNTY ANNEX AND NEW BUDGET AND FINANCE
DIVISION HEAD
WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council approved the creation of a southern county
annex at Hazleton City Hall, the appointment of a new divisio… Read moreLuzerne
County Council approves southern county annex and new budget and finance
division head 💬
Education
HAZLETON AREA PARENTS STUDY ENGLISH AT CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
HAZLE TWP. — Students repeated words for pictures that their teachers pointed to
on the board: “wallet,” “apple,” “umbrella.” Read moreHazleton Area parents
study English at children's school 💬
Cops and Courts
SUSPECT IN 2020 WEST HAZLETON HOMICIDE ARRESTED FOR CONNECTICUT BANK ROBBERY
A man who avoided capture for three years after being charged in a West Hazleton
murder was arrested for bank robbery on Monday in Harford, Co… Read moreSuspect
in 2020 West Hazleton homicide arrested for Connecticut bank robbery 💬
Election
WALDMAN RUNNING FOR CONGRESS AGAIN
Democrat Amanda Waldman has announced she wants a second chance to try to unseat
U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser as representative of the 9th Congression… Read moreWaldman
running for Congress again 💬
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QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WILL BE BASED IN WILKES-BARRE, OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, government officials and local
business owner Michael Bloxton announced a private-public partnership… Read
moreQuantum technology collaboration will be based in Wilkes-Barre, officials
announce 💬
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AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT SAYS LUZERNE COUNTY OWES THE STATE $94K AFTER ALLEGED
THEFT AT DISTRICT COURT OFFICE
The state auditor general’s office says the Luzerne County courts division owes
the state almost $95,000 following the alleged misappropriatio… Read moreAuditor
general report says Luzerne County owes the state $94K after alleged theft at
district court office 💬
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SHEPPTON MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF OFFICER ASSAULT; ONE CHARGE STICKS AFTER
ONE-DAY TRIAL
POTTSVILLE — A Sheppton man was found not guilty of the most serious charges
against him by a Schuylkill County Jury Monday for his alleged as… Read
moreSheppton man found not guilty of officer assault; one charge sticks after
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NO INJURIES REPORTED IN BUTLER TWP. FIRE
DRUMS — No injuries were reported Monday morning after local units responded to
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STATE REP. CABELL BACKING TRUMP
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Kivak and Joe Baress review the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film. 💬
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NEW MAP SHOWCASES WHICH WATERWAYS ARE CLEAN AND ALSO IMPAIRED
Mill Creek, Cold Run, Tumbling Run and Swatara Creek are just some of the names
of local waterways — given the fact that Schuylkill County is … 💬
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WHO COULD IT BE? PLENTY OF OC OPTIONS FOR PENN STATE
The search to replace the man who came to Penn State to make the offense a
powerhouse is on. So naturally, the obligatory "top potential candi… 💬
Dr. Paul Mackarey’s Health & Fitness Forum
GIVING THANKS NEVER HURTS, AND MAY EVEN HELP
North Americans have been celebrating Thanksgiving — in one form or another —
for four centuries, honoring the day as a time for family and fr… 💬
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PENN STATED: ONE MORE CHANCE AT GREATNESS
Coming off its best offensive performance in a month, No. 10 Penn State has a
shot at redemption. 💬
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PETS DON'T THINK LIKE HUMANS (NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE WANT THEM TO)
We naturally place human thoughts and feelings onto our pets because it’s how we
relate to them. Assuming that animals think and react to situ… 💬
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Editor: On Veterans Day, at a rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump was at his
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