Lackawanna County

02/22/2026

02/22/2026

WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️❄️ Nor’Easter expected to impact the region through Monday with varying impacts for Northeast PA.

Major impacts will be Sunday night through Monday morning. Travel will be dangerous with slick, snow covered roads and heavy snow causing visibility to be less than a mile for long periods of time.

Confidence in the forecasted amounts is high, but the exact track of the storm will determine where the heaviest amounts fall. A slight shift eastward will pull the higher snow amounts east.

02/21/2026

WINTER STORM WARNING ⚠️❄️ A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1 p.m. on Sunday to 7 p.m. on Monday. A chance for 8 or more inches of snow with isolated spots seeing up to 18 inches.

Uncertainty remains with the track of the system as NEPA sits on the far WNW edge of the storm. Any shift in the track will greatly impact snow totals.

02/20/2026

02/20/2026

Commissioners Thom Welby, Bill Gaughan and Chris Chermak unanimously approved Wednesday a ninth amendment to a concert concession agreement between the county, the Lackawanna County Performing Arts Center Authority and Live Nation, extending the agreement through 2026.

Extending the pact also provides time for the parties to “have a serious discussion about finally rehabbing the entire area up there at the amphitheater, dealing with parking problems and the traffic problems,” county Chief of Staff Brian Jeffers said.

County, Performing Arts Center Authority and Live Nation extend deal through 2026 with eye toward future upgrades and improvements to the concert venue in Scranton.

02/20/2026

A joint venture between Scranton Tomorrow’s mural arts program and the county, “Song of the City” will honor the history of vaudeville on the corner of Linden Street and Penn Ave.

A new *showstopping* mural is tap dancing its way to downtown Scranton.“Song of the City” is a mural honoring the history of vaudeville that will be painted on

02/20/2026

Marywood University is hosting a free to attend Veteran Services Fair TOMORROW February 20th at their Nazareth Student Center! 🇺🇸 See the flyer below for more information! ⬇⬇

02/19/2026

WEATHER ALERT ⚠️🌧️❄️A system moving through on Friday will bring a wintry mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet, mainly during the morning. Ice accumulation is expected, especially east of I-81 and higher elevations. The wintry mix will transition to mainly rain during the afternoon.

02/19/2026

Members of the AVP Bi-County Partnership met today at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Pittston Twp., to sign a partnership agreement. Created for the purposes of federal grant administration and compliance, the entity will serve as the federal sponsor of the airport and receive funding disbursed by the Federal Aviation Administration, which had asked the two counties to ratify a new agreement replacing one from 1968 under which both counties were sponsors.

Both Lackawanna and Luzerne County will serve as equal partners on the joint board made up of three representatives from each. Lackawanna County commissioners will continue to serve as its representatives, while Luzerne’s representatives will continue to consist of the county manager and two members of county council.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak serves as chairman and Luzerne County Councilman Chris Belles vice chairman for 2026.

02/19/2026

❄️⚠️ 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ⚠️❄️ A 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 will be in effect for 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Feb. 22), 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Feb. 23) and 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Feb. 24) nights (8 p.m. each night to 7 a.m. the next morning).

Code Blue is a weather alert issued during extreme cold (temperatures expected to drop below 20 degrees), triggering a plan to help vulnerable populations, especially the homeless. Emergency shelter can be found at the following locations:

🛏️ 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 409 Olive St., Scranton, open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
🛏️ 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 982 Providence Road, Scranton, opens at 7:30 p.m.
🛏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (CIC), 445 North 6th Ave., Scranton, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (open later if need requires).

Catholic Social Services of The Diocese of Scranton
Community Intervention Center

02/19/2026

Lackawanna County Commissioners Thom Welby and Bill Gaughan on Thursday recognized student artists who painted four snowplows as part of the 2025 Back-to-School Art Project: Snowplow Contest, a partnership between the Lackawanna County Department of Roads & Bridges and the Arts & Culture Department.

Middle school students from Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School, Dunmore; Abington Heights Middle School; All Saints Academy-Scranton; and South Scranton Intermediate School participated in the countywide contest.

To read more and to find out how to enter the 2026 contest, visit www.lackawannacounty.org/news_detail_T8_R870.php

02/19/2026

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