Ashley police investigating assault outside bar

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Ashley Borough police are asking for information about an assault that occurred at about 3 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Pour House Cafe, 7 N. Main St.

Ashley police investigating assault outside bar

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Ashley Borough police are asking for information about an assault that occurred at about 3 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Pour House Cafe, 7 N. Main St.

Bloomsburg’s Kidsburg Torn Down

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Isaac Tripp of Wapwallopen and his brothers usually play on the swings or sliding board when they come to Kidsburg.

Bloomsburg’s Kidsburg Torn Down

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Isaac Tripp of Wapwallopen and his brothers usually play on the swings or sliding board when they come to Kidsburg.

Farmers try to save trees from freeze, hope they’re spared

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Farm hands at Heller’s Orchards in Wapwallopen spent Monday night running propane heaters inside a plastic tunnel that protected cherry trees from freezing temperatures.

Farmers try to save trees from freeze, hope they’re spared

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Farm hands at Heller’s Orchards in Wapwallopen spent Monday night running propane heaters inside a plastic tunnel that protected cherry trees from freezing temperatures.

Five people charged in Hanover fight outside American Legion

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Five people have been charged in connection with a fight outside the American Legion in Hanover Township that led to multiple gunshots being fired into the air and ground, Hanover Township police said.

Two insurance agents cited for mishandling accounts

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Two Luzerne County insurance agents have been sanctioned by the state Insurance Department for mishandling client accounts, according to a recent report on enforcement action taken by the department within the last year.

Police Blotter

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William Brown, 54, of Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, was arrested Saturday afternoon on charges he was in possession of three fraudulent prescriptions.

Police Blotter

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PLAINS TWP. Township police apprehended Ronald F. Kubicki, 26, of Wyoming, during a traffic stop on state Route 315 on Sunday.

Seven dogs killed in house fire in Dorrance Twp.

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Mark Moran / The Citizens’ Voice Firefighters from several companies fight a house fire on Blue Ridge Trail Road in Dorrance Township on Friday morning.

Police Blotter

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Police are investigating a burglary at Sammy’s Bar and Grill on East 2nd Street that occurred sometime Sunday night into Monday morning.

Wapwallopen woman sentenced to house arrest, probation for role in $3.6 million cocaine ring

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BARRE A Wapwallopen woman was sentenced Wednesday to 23 months in the county’s Intermediate Punishment Program for her role in a $3.6 million cocaine distribution ring.

Wapwallopen man files lawsuit in battle over Dorrance quarry

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A Wapwallopen man claims in court documents that Dorrance Township supervisors and their solicitor discriminated against him and interfered with his rights – and those of other township residents – to oppose expansion of a quarry in the township.

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The apple. A simple fruit, easily recognizable and most often thought of as a tasty rite of fall.

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Wood is to Dennis Beach what marble was to Michelangelo. At the Troy Fair this year, Beach, a woodcarver from Wapwallopen, Pa., is putting on shows for people four times a day.

The Peripatetic Life of a Chainsaw Carver

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“The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it” – ‘Out-Out’ -” by Robert Frost When the chainsaw kicked back two summers ago and struck Dennis Beach in two fingers of his left hand, he knew it was bad.

Dog could help girl cope with diabetes

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Tammy Ney shudders to think about not being able to wake her 4-year-old daughter, Kaydence.

Police, July 9

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A home on Hobbie Road in Wapwallopen was severely damaged after it was hit by a pickup truck around 10 p.m. Thursday night, state police at Hazleton said.

Ocean City: Man faces rape charges after alleged sex with minor

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A man is facing second-degree rape charges after he allegedly had sex with a juvenile.