Susquehanna County

Residents in 11 counties across the region will see higher property taxes in 2025 as health insurance costs rise amid dwindling pandemic-era funds.

Besides food and fun, educational programming is a large part of the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s scheduling. An event about suicide prevention in agricultural communities highlighted resources for the community, as well as the unique stressors farmers face that make them vulnerable to mental health struggles.

Susquehanna County Commissioner Judy Herschel stepped down for a new position. Veteran and former educator Robert McNamara will serve out her term.

Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is leading a regional maternal health coalition that will aim to identify gaps in maternal healthcare and implement tangible solutions over three years.

By the numbers, 2024 has been a big year for PennDOT's Engineering District 4 in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Independent shop owners around Northeast Pennsylvania who offer unique or niche goods and services look to welcome shoppers on day aimed at promoting America's small businesses.

The Scranton Counseling Center’s mental health co-responder provides assistance to Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties’ police departments on mental health crisis calls.

Around 60 families had their history memorialized last month in the National Register of Historic Places. Descendants from the Richmond Hill School celebrated the one-room schoolhouse’s historic accomplishment on Sunday, Oct. 13. The school was commemorated for its role in Silver Lake Township’s early education and Irish history.

Buried beneath the bluestone steps of the Susquehanna County Courthouse was a glass bottle full of kerosene and history. Crews replacing the over 100 year-old-steps unknowingly smashed the bottle, revealing newspapers, letters and election ballots from 1909. Susquehanna County Commissioners replaced the time capsule full of items from today.

Across Pennsylvania, 49 projects received Multi-Purpose Community Facilities grant totaling $45 million from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The funding is from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. In Northeast and Central PA, five organizations received a total of $6.8 million.