Montrose appoints tax collector
BY STACI WILSON Montrose Borough Council appointed a new tax collector Monday, Jan. 5, to take over the office following the December resignation of the…
Montrose man killed in crash
BY STACI WILSON A Montrose man was killed Tuesday, Dec. 30 in a one-vehicle crash on SR 29, in Franklin Twp. The crash investigation closed…
Rape case heads to trial
BY STACI WILSON The trial in a rape case is set to begin Thursday, Jan. 8, in the Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas. Michael…
Union Dale man arrested after police chase
Police arrested a Union Dale man Jan. 4 after he led police on a pursuit on I-81 in Lackawanna County. At about noon, a Pennsylvania…
Chesapeake agrees to increase gas lease settlement to $11 million
BY TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER Times-Shamrock Writer Chesapeake Appalachia LLC has agreed to increase payment from $7.5 million to $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with…
Columnist been at it for 67 years
BY ROBERT L. BAKER Times Shamrock Writer For nearly two-thirds of a century, Bette Farr has supplied readers of Tunkhannock’s weekly newspaper with a regular…
Montrose takes tourney title
BY HEIDI ZENEFSKI Sports Correspondent The Montrose boys collected the Susquehanna County 2014 title in a rematch of last year’s final game with Elk Lake….
Lady Meteors capture 5th Reddon title
BY HEIDI ZENEFSKI Sports Correspondent The Lady Meteors held onto their Denise Reddon tournament champion title – capturing their fifth crown in as many years….
Foresters capture Rotary crown
BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Matt Nevins and Noah Fedak wanted to spend the rest of their holiday break celebrating a championship win in their…
Student Athlete of the Week – David Gardner
BY HEIDI ZENEFSKI Sports Correspondent Montrose’s David Gardner has been wrestling for nine years and he is the Independent’s Student Athlete of the Week. Gardner,…