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​“The Devil’s Mouth”

The Wyoming Valley Poetry Society honored winners of the 2026 Spring Student Poetry Contest earlier this year at the Fine Arts Fiesta, held on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

Luzerne County Community College’s (LCCC) Surgical Technology program recently celebrated the Class of 2026’s graduation at the Educational Conference Center (ECC) on the college’s main campus in Nanticoke.

The Order of Alhambra, local caravan Alhamar No. 4, recently presented a scholarship check provided by the Order’s charity fund on the campus of King’s College.

The Kiwanis Club of Dallas, PA recently presented its annual Key Club Scholarships. This year’s scholarship award recipient from Dallas High School, Class of 2026, was Ayden Feeney. Feeney will major in Information Systems and Technology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Do you ever have the desire or urge to escape this crazy world known as Earth? Albeit, whether it be from politics, finances, etc. If you perhaps answered yes, you are certainly not alone. With the latest action-adventure remake, “Masters of the Universe,” you actually do indeed have that opportunity.

There is nothing more frustrating, and scary for that matter, when you are on today’s open road and witness all of the distracted motorists, albeit on their cell phones, or god only knows what else they have distracting them!

It was estimated that an overbloated 45 million Americans hit the open road this past Memorial Day weekend, traveling a minimum of 50 miles. I never quite understood the rationality of going away (especially flying), which is such a process for a measly three or four days. If I am going somewhere big, I want the whole enchilada, meaning the minimum is an entire week! Otherwise, don’t waste my time.

Thanks to a hard-working group of high school juniors, little kids have new books to read, hungry families have more food, and veterans know somebody cares.