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Bessmer completes basic training

Army National Guard Pvt. Collin G. Bessmer has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky

He is the son of Edward M. and Elizabeth A.

Bessmer, of Harris Hill Road, Trucksville, and a 2009 graduate of Triboro Christian Academy, Old Forge.

Shannon graduates from Fort Sill

Army National Guard Pvt. Ryan A. Shannon has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

A 2009 graduate of Dallas High School, he is the son of Heather Sheehan of Huntsville Road, Dallas.

MU students receive first place

Diana Thomas, of Shavertown, and Autumn Ferris, of Tunkhannock, medical imaging students at Misericordia University, were part of a team that earned first place with their entry, “PET/CT,” at the Seventh Annual Penn State/Hershey Radiography Student Day in October.

The two Back Mountain residents teamed up with fellow student Brian Glowatski of Lafayette, N.J., to earn the award.