Luzerne, PA

Luzerne County Council’s Act 13 Committee received 24 applications seeking county Marcellus Shale natural-gas funding for recreation and conservation projects, including parks and trails, said Committee Chairwoman Patty Krushnowski.

The following real estate transactions were recorded in the Luzerne County Office of the Recorder of Deeds from Aug. 10 through Aug. 13.

The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame will be represented by two local legends in the upcoming state induction ceremony.

Under new state legislation that takes effect on Sept. 18, buyers of property in Luzerne County must submit contact information to the county Assessment Office so municipalities have a way to reach someone if there are building code violations.

A formal request was filed Friday seeking review of the citizen-initiated Luzerne County anti-discrimination ordinance repeal referendum petition.

NANTICOKE — John Yudichak, president of Luzerne County Community College, this week said it is the student-centered mission of LCCC to make earning a degree more accessible and more affordable, and the dual admission partnership with Keystone College advances that mission by fully recognizing every credit a student earns at LCCC.

PITTSTON TWP. — Sky Zone Pittston has permanently closed its doors after more than a decade of providing family fun to residents in Luzerne County.

The projects underway in Luzerne County hope to restore different parts of nature.

The nonprofit Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) provided a field tour of projects underway in multiple Luzerne County communities on Wednesday for Nathan A. Houtz, the state Department of Environmental Protection’s deputy secretary for active and abandoned mine operations.

A developer obtained Luzerne County Zoning Hearing Board approval Tuesday to convert the vacant former Northwest Intermediate School in Hunlock Township into a 25-unit apartment building.