Citizens will have one more opportunity to apply for vacant board seats before Luzerne County Council votes on the lion’s share of appointments Jan. 27, council Chairman Jimmy Sabatino said Wednesday.

Reading & Northern Railroad hopes to finalize its acquisition of Luzerne County’s rail line in 2026, it said in a recent release about the company’s record freight revenues and passenger ridership.

Luzerne County Council approval is still required to create a new Infrastructure, Community, and Economic Development Division, officials said.

Democratic Luzerne County Councilman Jimmy Sabatino was named the new council chair Monday night in the first official action of the reorganized 11-member legislative body that now has a Democratic majority.

PLAINS TWP. — Coming out of last season’s inaugural Wyoming Valley Conference Girls Wrestling tournament, Miah Molinaro stood alone for Hazleton Area as the team’s lone gold medalist.

Pittston Area linebacker Brody Spindler and Wyoming Area offensive lineman Max Getzie, both seniors who contributed on both sides of the ball, received second-team honors this week when the PAFootballNews.com Coaches Select All-State teams were released.

OLD FORGE — Old Forge stormed out to a fast start in the Badger Game, then kept going to win the entire Badger Tournament for the fifth straight time.

OLD FORGE — Pittston Area took advantage of an extra meeting with Wyoming Area, then beat another neighboring opponent by taking down host Old Forge to win the girls title of the Anthony “Badger” Marseco Memorial Tournament.

As Penn State begins to build for a new era under Matt Campell, the Nittany Lions first said goodbye to some history-making seniors.

Martyna Bonning continued an outstanding freshman season for the Wyoming Area girls wrestling team Dec. 28 when she finished up the two-day Ralph Wetzel Classic at Hatboro-Horsham High School by winning the 148-pound bracket for her first high school title.

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