“I can buy myself flowers. Write my name in the sand. Talk to myself for hours, yeah. Say things you don’t understand …”

Luzerne County’s new seven-citizen Government Study Commission met for the first time Monday at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre to elect officers and briefly discuss organizational matters.

The election board is unlike other Luzerne County boards because its volunteer members put in many full days of unpaid work after every election reviewing ballots, processing write-in votes and addressing other time-sensitive decisions in adjudication.

Over the past decade, skill games have become an increasingly popular form of entertainment.

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The seven citizens voters selected to study Luzerne County’s government structure will take the oath of office and meet for the first time to organize Monday night.

A light drizzle of rain didn’t stop the region’s Rusted Root fans from coming out to the Fine Arts Fiesta on Saturday night.

WILKES-BARRE — Public Square was packed on Friday for the second day of Fine Arts Fiesta, a four-day festival featuring professional artists, artisans, musicians, dancers, poets, theater artists and international talents.

Wilkes-Barre — Graduates of the King’s College Class of 2024 received their bachelor’s and master’s degrees before a crowd of more than 3,000 family, friends and faculty during the 75th annual Commencement on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark showed her persistence Monday night.

WRIGHT TWP. — After a bit of a sluggish start to Monday’s semifinal contest with Scranton Prep, the Crestwood girls lacrosse team needed a spark.

CLEVELAND — Ben Lively had another solid start, David Fry drove in two early runs and the Cleveland Guardians won their fourth straight, 3-1 on Monday night over the New York Mets to ruin Francisco Lindor’s return.

WRIGHT TWP. — Up until the last couple seconds of Monday night’s semifinal, Ashton Amend had been having a really good game for the Crestwood boy’s lacrosse team.

INDIANAPOLIS — Colton Herta and Andretti Global showed Monday that the Honda teams at the Indianapolis 500 just might have something for the mighty Chevrolet cars from Team Penske and Arrow McLaren when the green flag drops next weekend.

One of the lead attorneys in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA said Monday that settlement talks are progressing as a deadline looms next week for the organization and major conferences to agree to a deal that would cost billions in damages and set up a groundbreaking revenue-sharing system with college athletes.

Jacob Snyder and Brady Noone drove in runs as Wyoming Area defeated Valley View 5-3 Monday in a District 2 Class 4A baseball quarterfinal game.

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend’s marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.