A statewide grand jury slammed the state Department of Environmental Protection and other regulators for failing to protect the public from the health and environmental impact of the natural gas drilling industry. Read more
One of the region’s biggest natural gas developers was charged with numerous felony environmental crimes following a two-year grand jury inves… Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council plans to hold a public hearing related to a zoning ordinance amendment that would rezone the area surrounding the … Read more
The on-again off-again NE Marcellus Shale waterline that had hopes of stretching seven miles to Lemon Township from the Susquehanna River in s… Read more
The Wyoming County Courthouse may soon be hooked up to the marcellus gas long beneath its surface. Read more
The Marcellus Shale Coalition heard from elected officials at the Wyoming County 911 Center on Friday about how natural gas impact fees have b… Read more
Tunkhannock Mayor Stacy Huber confirmed Tuesday that Triton Hose Company has deferred entering into an agreement with Northeast Marcellus whic… Read more
Recent Obituaries
- FARRAR, HENRY
- GRINNELL, RAY
- HUG, SHAWNNA
- KITCHNEFSKY Jr., JOSEPH
- POPE, DANIEL
- MONNINGER, LUCY
- FERRY, MICHAEL
- LANDES, SUSAN
- RIFENBERY, CLARA Florida
- VANHORN, MILTON
- DIEFFENBACH, LEO
- EDWARDS, GLORIA
- FAUX, RUSSELL
- ANDERSON, ROGER
- COOK, LEONA
- DANIELS, JOAN
- LEVIN, BRENT
- PYTLIK, MICHELLE
- SICKLER, MARY
- SPRINGER, GUY
Three years ago, Dr. Sarah Brooks tested Tunkhannock's air quality with a group of citizen scientists amid concerns about a silica sand plant … Read more
U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-PA, toured Lackawanna College's School of Petroleum and Natural Gas in New Milford on Monday and was astounded about … Read more
Tunkhannock Township supervisors learned that a silica sand plant may be on the horizon once again, and residents were agitated Monday night b… Read more
Counties in and around the Marcellus shale region of northeast Pennsylvania are poised to be able to better utilize the natural gas on which B… Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council addressed details of the NE Marcellus waterline and a drainage agreement with Sherwood Chevrolet at its mid-month … Read more
UGI's Get Gas program was a point of interest at Thursday night's Tunkhannock Borough Council meeting. Read more
Three years ago when Ben Whitaker graduated from Valley View High School, he wasn't quite sure about his future, but knew he would like it to … Read more
The Northeast Marcellus Shale water line project is underway in Wyoming County. Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council members learned that UGI Energy Services would charge $10,341.30 to hook up the borough building to the gas line w… Read more
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Tunkhannock Borough Council members learned that UGI Energy Services would charge $10,341.30 to hook up the borough building to the gas line w… Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council was updated on the UGI pipeline and the Northeast Marcellus waterline Thursday night. Read more
Tunkhannock Area School Board on Thursday night got an update on plans to have a pipeline supporting a water pump station in the borough and h… Read more
UGI Energy Services announced Monday it is planning to break ground on a compressor station next month in Wyoming County, and that it hopes to… Read more
UGI launched a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday morning to mark the start of getting gas to the businesses and residents of Tunkhannock. Read more
Representatives of three industry trade organizations told a packed Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday that they needed to … Read more
UGI launched a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday morning to mark the start of getting gas to the businesses and residents of Tunkhannock. Read more
Representatives of three industry trade organizations told a packed Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday that they needed to … Read more
Don Brominski, director of business development at UGI Utilities Inc., gave an informative talk at Shadowbrook on Wednesday, April 4, as part … Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council gave a thumbs up on April 4 to a plan to pipe water from the Susquehanna River up McCord and Harrison streets and … Read more
Tunkhannock Borough Council agreed Thursday (March 1) to send the final plans for UGI's Get Gas program to its solicitor and specially designa… Read more
Representatives of Tunkhannock Borough met with UGI Penn Natural Gas on Feb. 13. to continue the discussion on the Tunkhannock gasification pr… Read more
In a ruling that will impact thousands of natural gas leaseholders, a judge ruled the state attorney general's office can proceed with a lawsu… Read more
Williams representatives were on hand at Triton Hose Company in Tunkhannock on Wednesday, providing information on the next phase of the Atlan… Read more
The budget stalemate between Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled state house is taking a toll on small towns like Tunkhannock. Read more
Economic growth, low natural gas and electricity prices, more jobs for Pennsylvanians? Sounds pretty good, right? The Pennsylvania Senate says… Read more
About 500 people showed up at a rally for Williams in Tunkhannock Thursday afternoon in support of the installation of a proposed natural gas … Read more
Around 100 people attended a hearing at Tunkhannock Area Middle School on Monday to voice their opinions on the 197-mile-long Atlantic Sunrise… Read more
At least 200 people showed up at a town meeting in Black Walnut on Wednesday, May 31, to discuss their rights and options concerning natural g… Read more
The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce announced last week it had made application to the state Department of Community and Economic Developme… Read more
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. filed more than two dozen eminent domain lawsuits this week seeking easements on properties whose owners ha… Read more
Fifth graders at Tunkhannock Area Middle School got a chance to visit an oilfield without leaving their campus. Read more
In the last five years, officials in bucolic Auburn Twp. used natural gas money to replace all the township's public works trucks with brand n… Read more
Laceyville residents living near the site of a proposed waste water treatment facility watched and listened closely last Tuesday (Jan. 24) as … Read more
Pennsylvania's natural gas impact fee is getting some outside scrutiny nearly five years after it was enacted. Read more
Federal regulators have issued their final report on the potential environmental impact of a proposed new pipeline project. Read more
Natural gas gathering lines built in rural areas would be included in a utility safety program under a bill facing crunch time this week. Read more
The recent state Supreme Court ruling knocking out parts of the gas-drilling impact fee law could create an opening for lawmakers to tackle ag… Read more
Clay Baskin, an acquisition agent for Gallatin Natural Resources, with his office in Montrose, spoke to the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce… Read more
Natural gas is this generation's anthracite coal to this area, but pipelines have to be built to get the gas to potential customers, officials… Read more
During a six-year boom period, the natural gas industry emerged as a major user of water in the Susquehanna River Basin, according to a new re… Read more
Township officials are worried a proposed natural gas pipeline project will cause flooding problems during heavy rain, and hope the company wi… Read more
Participating in Gov. Tom Wolf's Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force taught a local college professor new things, and gave a local residents' a… Read more
The drop in natural gas prices is undermining the revenue flow supporting three state environmental programs. Read more
Those on all sides of the oil and gas exploration debate mulled over the possible impact of Thursday's $4.24 million jury award to two Dimock … Read more
Concerned Chesapeake Appalachia LLC may file for bankruptcy, natural leaseholders included in an $11 million settlement are asking a federal j… Read more
After six years, two Dimock Township couples suing Cabot Oil & Gas for allegedly contaminating their well water supply are finally get… Read more
Southwestern Energy (SWN), the third largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. with 2,500 employees at the start of the New Year, has announ… Read more
A proposed $11 million settlement between Chesapeake Appalachia and landowners who claim they were wrongly charged post production costs is in… Read more
The state attorney general's office has filed suit against the nation's second largest natural gas producer. Read more
PS Bank Vice president Mark Mellas told a Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Wednesday "It's a little difficult to predict the f… Read more
Large crowds packed the Black Walnut American Legion on Monday night for a town-hall meeting held by the lawyers representing the Marcellus Ro… Read more
D&I Silica, of Sheffield, which had proposed to build a sand transload facility in Tunkhannock Township, and sued Wyoming County to ma… Read more
The issue of protecting gas royalty payments for leaseholders recently found its way into the state budget debate. Read more
The total impact fee revenue paid by Marcellus Shale drillers is projected to decline by a considerable amount this year, according to a recen… Read more
On Dale Wilkie's farm in the township's Kunkle section, he fears the old-growth woods filled with birds, butterflies and insects, a strip of t… Read more
The Marcellus Shale put Pennsylvania on the map as a gas-producing state, but other rock layers have the potential to keep it there far into t… Read more
An Archbald environmental lawyer, a Mehoopany public safety advocate, a Wilkes University biologist and a Honesdale agronomist will join Gov. … Read more
Nicholson Township supervisors last Wednesday announced that they have furnished IMG Midstream of Wexford with a road use maintenance agreemen… Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf is creating a task force to set policy to guide development of a network of natural gas pipelines and looking for volunteers to … Read more
Business representatives from around the county gathered for the monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Stonehedge Country Club on June 10 to… Read more
UGI Energy Services LLC plans to build a liquefied natural gas production facility in Wyoming County. Read more
The Energy and Education Expo has become the place to be for natural gas companies and those affiliated with natural gas work to gather, netwo… Read more
An Act 537 Plan regarding sewage management around Lake Carey has been approved by the state. Read more