Election Day Polls Remain Open until 8 pm

HONESDALE – Wayne County and the rest of Pennsylvania head to the polls for the General Election today, with a constitutional amendment and races for County Commissioner, District Attorney township supervisors and borough councils, among others.

Four candi...

Wayne Aging Offers Support Group for Caregivers

HONESDALE (Aug. 31, 2019) –The Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Earl J. Simons Senior Center at 323 Tenth St. in Honesdale from 1:30 to 3 pm.

The experienced and...

Mother, 27, Faces Charges of Shaking, Injuring Infant

HONESDALE -- The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest today of Emilee Decker, 27, for Aggravated Assault (Felony 1^st Degree) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child related to a 3 month old infant (Felony 2^nd Degree). Acco...

2 Hawley Youths Face Adult Charges for Aggravated Assault

HONESDALE -- Two Hawley teenagers face felony charges of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy after someone saw one of them get off the school bus wearing a black ski mask on Wayne County.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Wayne County Ch...

PA Link To Community Care

Do you or someone you know need services? The new PA Link to Community Care website is designed to help persons with disabilities and seniors find information that will connect them to supports and services in their community. Consumers and family members...

Kay Testifies on Impact of Medical Assistance Transportation Changes

On Oct. 28, county officials offered their perspectives during a hearing on the potential impacts of the proposed shift of the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) to a regional or statewide brokerage model.

Although the shift was originally re...

Minority Commissioner’s Race Remains Too Close to Call

HONESDALE (Nov. 5, 2019) – Two races in the General Election yesterday resulted in vote counts just too close to call.

COMPUTING BOARD

Unofficially, eight votes separate incumbent Commissioner Wendell Kay (3718) and challenger Jocelyn Cramer (3726...

Conservation District Announces Cover Crop Incentive Program

HONESDALE — The Wayne Conservation District announces an incentive program to promote the planting of cover crops on fields that would normally be bare after harvesting.

Nutrient Management Special Zach Jones says, “Cover crops provide many soil health ben...