Nanticoke, PA

The Nanticoke Fire Department recently visited the Kennedy Early Childhood Center in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District. Firefighter Chandler Prymowicz talked with students about having two ways out of a room, making an exit plan, smoke alarms, crawling under smoke, calling 911, and stop, drop and roll. Firefighters put on their protective gear so the children could see and hear what a firefighter looks and sounds like up close. Students also visited the “Smokehouse,” wh

Luzerne County Community College will host the Luzerne County Regional College Fair from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Campus Center, Building 14, on its Nanticoke campus.

HANOVER TWP. — The Sans Souci Struggle between rivals Hanover Area and Nanticoke Area was just that Friday night.

State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, invites veterans to schedule an appointment with a VFW service officer at her Dallas and Nanticoke offices.

A Nanticoke man who believes his conviction by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting a girl would had been different if his mother had testified struck out on his latest appeal this week.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 231 State St., Nanticoke, recently celebrated the confirmation of the following individuals as adult members of St. John’s: Claire Victoria Wisnosky, Ian Grant Fernsler, Kieran Patrick Stanley Hamacher and Benjamin James Wisnosky, who are shown with the Rev. Megan Shaffer. Congratulations to our four confirmands and their faithful learning experience.

PLAINS TWP. — More than $11.3 million in state gaming grants approved in September will pay for new ambulances, a Nanticoke bridge replacement, police equipment, and park upgrades across Luzerne County.

WEST PITTSTON — The Wyoming Area Warriors can once again call themselves champions.

WEST NANTICOKE — The name says it all — Stookey’s Famous Bar-B-Que.

With the football season in full swing, Nanticoke fans hope the school's security will keep up its work to prevent dangerous items from entering arenas.