Wilkes-Barre Area School District

From coaching 5-year-olds to uniting rival high schools in Wilkes-Barre, Jack and Sherry Nolan have made an impact on their soccer players. The couple will retire as Wilkes-Barre Area coaches at the end of the season.

Scranton Fire Chief John Judge is leaving the department to take a new position in the State College area. And, state lawmakers returned to Harrisburg on Monday with a long to-do list and a short session.

Angeline and Conrad Kotlowski will continue to help children in Wilkes-Barre. Luzerne County Community College and the Wilkes-Barre Area School District announced a new scholarship to allow high school students to earn college credits.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed an emergency declaration for Pennsylvania farmers Tuesday. The declaration will help farmers who lost crops during freezing weather in April.

Wilkes-Barre Area High School student athletes will have a chance to take sports-related courses, meet with a nutritionist and have up to 90 minutes of in-school physical training per day.

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Christmas came early for students at Dr. David W. Kistler Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, thanks to athletes from Wilkes University.

Wilkes-Barre Area Superintendent Brian Costello said the Solomon-Plains school complex will remain closed through Christmas break to clean smoke damage from a Nov. 20 fire, but the district will not require students to attend virtual classes during that time.

A Thursday morning fire at the Solomon Junior High building damaged several classrooms and has the entire school complex closed for at least two days, Wilkes-Barre Area Superintendent Brian Costello said.

Bear Creek Community Charter School could run out of money for payroll or be forced to temporarily close if the state budget impasse reaches into the new year. While school districts statewide deplete fund reserves, secure loans or cancel activities in month five without a state budget, charter schools such as the one in Luzerne County face another financial obstacle.