Citizens Voice

The Citizens' Voice is a small daily newspaper based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. As of 2005, it had a circulation of 32,862, primarily serving the residents of Luzerne County.

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Mark Gongloff: This heat wave is just a taste of what’s to come

1 day ago | citizensvoice.com | Mark Gongloff

Weather isn’t climate, and a heat wave isn’t proof of human-induced global warming any more than a snowball disproves it. At the same time, nothing quite focuses the mind on the causes and effects of a hotter planet than Mother Nature covering half of the United States with a giant pot lid, turning up the burner and letting it boil for a while.
County council voting to loan $500K for Wilkes-Barre sewer project

4 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

Luzerne County Council is considering a no-interest loan of $500,000 to the city of Wilkes-Barre for sewer repairs. Wilkes-Barre’s “sewer system is in dire need of repairs,” according to a proposed resolution that would authorize the loan. Council is scheduled to vote on the resolution at Tuesday’s meeting. The city would have five years to pay the loan back to the county at $8,333 a month, County Budget & Finance Division Head Mary Roselle told council during a work session on June 10.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport gets nearly $600,000 for infrastructure projects

4 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Jeff Horvath

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will benefit from nearly $600,000 in federal funding for infrastructure projects delivered through a pair of grants. Both grants, one totaling $334,524 and the other $241,300, were awarded as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Airport Infrastructure Grant program.
Luzerne County building project honored for ‘environmental excellence’

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

WYOMING — Around eight years ago, Beth DeNardi, the Luzerne County director of solid waste & recycling management, came up with an idea on where to locate her office. The location of her office had been bouncing around the county in various buildings over the years. Her idea was to renovate an old county building in Wyoming by the county airport and make it eco-friendly and energy efficient.
Charter commission scraps reset for county council term limits, keeps reset for DA, controller

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council members would not get a term reset under a new county charter when applying a limit to serve three consecutive terms, according to the latest proposal to revise the county charter. The district attorney and county controller would also be prohibited from serving more than three consecutive terms, but the reset remains for those elected offices in the proposal to revise the charter.
Wyoming Area grad Pizano picked for WWE development program

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Tom Fox

EXETER – He’s known as The Undertaker. It’s a name synonymous with the World Wrestling Entertainment universe. For some, he’s known as one of the greatest to ever enter the squared circle with the most famous undefeated streaks in Wrestlemania history. For others, he’s the guy in several popular memes – including one where he suddenly “awakens” from a coffin that was ringside. But for Bianca Pizano, Mark Calaway – The Undertaker’s real name – is more than that.
Noxen Rattlesnake Roundup returns this weekend

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Kevin McConlogue

It’s become a northeastern Pennsylvania tradition for lots of families; the one weekend a year where the ‘rattlers’ take over Noxen, all in benefit of the Noxen Volunteer Fire Company. The annual Noxen Rattlesnake Roundup will be held June 19-22 at the Noxen Volunteer Fire Company Carnival Grounds, 3943 Stull Road, Noxen. This year, visitors can expect all the usual things such as food, beverages, entertainment, games, rides, and of course the biggest attraction of all: the rattlesnakes.
Opinions shared on proposal to revise Luzerne County charter

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

WYOMING — The Luzerne County Government Study Commission listened to public comments for about an hour Tuesday on the first draft of a revised home rule charter. The commission is drafting a revised charter for voters to consider in the November general election. The commission plans to vote on a final draft to revise the charter in early August. If approved by voters, the revised charter would replace the charter approved in 2010 and decrease the size of county council from 11 members to seven.
CITIZENS’ VOICE MALE TRACK PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Tim Leonard

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Tom Fox

Tim Leonard wasn’t happy with his sophomore year. The Wilkes-Barre Area junior was confident in his abilities, and knew he had the talent to become one of the top track athletes in District 2. He just wasn’t happy with how 2024 ended. Leonard was third in the 100 behind Berwick’s Ty Wilkerson and Crestwood’s Jaden Shedlock, and was seventh in the 200 – almost a full second behind Crestwood’s George Jennings.
Lawsuit: Luzerne County duped into diverting $581K in opioid funds

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

A group of conspirators schemed to deceive Luzerne County officials into redirecting $581,037 in opioid settlement funds, according to a lawsuit filed in county court. County council allocated the funds to Always Believe Recovery in December.