Luzerne County’s five-citizen Election Board unanimously certified the April 23 primary election results Thursday, excluding the Republican race for state representative in the 117th House District.

A three-judge Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas panel has denied state Rep. Michael Cabell’s request to count one provisional ballot, reject another and tally any write-in votes in his tight race for the Republican nomination, according to a Wednesday ruling.

Luzerne County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to hire Delta Airport Consultants Inc. to handle engineering and planning for a multimillion dollar overhaul at the Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming.

EXETER - Tiny Learners Learning Center held the annual Mother’s Day luncheon for students and their mothers of the Exeter preschool on Friday, May 10 at Fox Hill Country Club.

Pittston Area shut out Hazleton Area twice while winning three times in four days to complete its second perfect Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 softball season in the last three years.

Ben Byers and T.J. Kearns each had a hand in nine goals May 5 when Wyoming Area defeated visiting Lakeland 22-7 in a Wyoming Valley Conference game.

Wyoming Area extended the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 baseball race with a strong surge to end the regular season while Pittston Area remained in title contention until the final week before falling short in the WVC Division 1 race.

Jake Kelleher went 4-for-4 Friday when Lackawanna College opened defense of its National Junior College Athletic Association Region 19 baseball title with a 13-5, seven-inning victory over County College of Morris in New Jersey.

Wyoming Area and Delaware Valley played through two scoreless overtime periods Thursday to settle for the first tie in District 2 girls lacrosse this season at 8-8.

SUNDAY, 5/12

WILKES-BARRE — A warrior-like effort from Wyoming Area tennis standout Luca Argenio to play through some severe cramping in his legs before his quest for a District 2 singles gold medal was brought to a premature end on a hot day inside Kirby Park.