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On Jan. 1st. Wayne County responded to the scene of a single vehicle accident. 17-year-old Parker McGill of Fairfield was traveling on CR1035N when for unknown reasons he left the roadway striking a utility pole, and then a residence. Upon a search of the vehicle cannabis was found in the trunk. McGill and his three passengers refused medical treatment at the scene. McGill was cited for Failure to reduce speed to avoid and accident, and Possession of Cannabis. 27 year old Caleb Walters of Simms,...

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Pa. church to get $1,200 refund from shipping company over destroyed religious items Updated Apr 30, 2021; By Patrick Kernan, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (TNS) The church shipped a valuable set of Stations of the Cross to a Maronite Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., just before Easter, but the set was destroyed in transit. The shipment cost $600. When the shipment was refused by the Florida church, it was sent back to St. Anthony St. George, costing the local church another $600. To mak...

Nearly 4,000 Wilkes-Barre Area elementary school students were treated to a virtual volunteer reading event on Tuesday, March 2, led by 14 guest readers and coordinated by United Way of Wyoming Valley. The first-of-its-kind event titled “United to Read” was held in conjunction with “Read Across America Week,” a national literacy initiative aimed at drawing attention to the importance of literacy while celebrating the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as the famous ch...