The Game Commission will sell an additional 7,000 antlerless deer licenses this year in the wildlife management area that encompasses all of Cameron County and the southern half of Potter County. More...
Although stream temperatures are a little below normal, area fishing conditions have otherwise been pretty good. As warmer temperatures moved into the region Wednesday evening, Bruce Stuckey and his seventh-grade son Nick were nailing the rainbows and brookies in the lower end of Portage Creek, More...
Plans are in place for this weekend's special reenactment of the Bucktails Regiment departure to fight in the Civil War in 1861. Re-enactors, historians and speakers will gather in Smethport on Saturday to recreate the mustering of the soldiers under the leadership of General Thomas Kane. More...
Barry D. Brown has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Cameron County Board of Commissioners for the fouryear term that begins in January 2008. His name will appear on the Republican ballot for the May 15 Primary Election. More...
Teen Tinnitus returned to the Coudersport Consistory auditorium Saturday with music, dancing and testimonials. More than 500 teens and about 50 adults turned out to hear Fool Hardy, Brookland, Brittany Garrison, Custom Gauge, Sandlot Heroes and, in a rollicking finale, recording artist and touring band Navar. More...
As Jimmy Buffett laments in in the song in which he coined the phrase "we are the people our parents warned us about," sometimes I wish I could go back to the days "before I knew what cash flow meant." But, that's not the path I've chosen, as I've been reminded so many times in so many ways lately. More...
The Cameron County Alumni Banquet has been scheduled for the evening of Saturday, May 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 in the high school gymnasium. This marks the 118th year alumni from the local school have gathered. This year, the alumni group will welcome class of 2007 members as guests of the association. Members of the Class of 1957 will be specially honored for their 50th anniversary. More...
In many ways, the opening day of trout season has become the biggest event of the year. It has certainly surpassed the opening day of deer season as the number one draw of visitors to the region. Weather conditions were tough this year. Even though the sun came out, water temperatures stayed well below what produces optimal trout feeding activity. More...
Another successful schedule of league competition at Emporium's Mountain View Bowling Center is coming to a close. Fran Vermillion, a consistent high scorer all season long, went out with a bang in the Ram & Ewe Mixed Couples League. She smashed a 614 set that included singles of 232 and 211 in Saturday's finale. More...
Dixie Lee Ripple, 65, of Costello, died Friday (April 13, 2007) at her home. Born on Oct. 26, 1941 in Coudersport, she was the daughter of Clifford S. and Kathryn "Kay" Neff Stuckey. On Nov. 21, 1959 in Austin she married William H. "Bill" Ripple, who survives. More...
