Feb. 1—ASHLAND — Shawn Assar, a teacher at Oakview Elementary School, will run for the District 98 House seat. Th 45-year-old Flatwoods native said his life experiences would help make him a good candidate. “I know I don’t have all the answers, but I’m sure I have experienced those issues Kentuckians have and I believe […]
Dec. 31—At 10 a.m. on Jan. 4, 1926, the Borough of Nanticoke became the City of Nanticoke. “Nanticoke with its population of approximately 28,000 inhabitants contained within three and three-quarters square miles, since 1874, a borough, will become a city with the reorganization in the city building of its elected city officials,” the Wilkes-Barre Record […]