Turnout for the weekend's fifth annual Dam Show, a music festival at the Austin Dam Memorial Park in Potter County, had its organizers beaming. "The Dam Show has arrived!" proclaimed Art Metzger, the driving force behind the event for the Potter County Arts Council. More...

To the editor: Whether you are for or against the consolidation of Cameron County, it is unacceptable for an elected official to vote against allowing the referendum to appear on the November ballot. It is the right of the people to make this extremely important decision themselves. More...

Jill Perry and Margaret Harris were among 18 Emporium Garden Club members who created their own terrariums at Sizerville State Park. These "indoor gardens in a jar" were made of sand, covered by an inch of dirt and several plants ranging from ferns to baby tears, jade plants and moss. Misty Travis photo More...

Deer hunters shouldn't have any trouble getting one, or perhaps as many as three, "doe" licenses this year for hunting in Cameron and Potter counties. The Game Commission will begin accepting antlerless deer license applications from resident hunters beginning Monday, Aug. 6. All applications must be submitted through the U.S. Mail (first-class only). More...

A two-day camp for girls' basketball players entering grades five through eight will be held next week in DuBois, under the direction of Cameron County's Pat Lewis. Camp will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Thursday at the YMCA. More information is available from Coach Lewis at 486-0615. More...

Gerald L. Cooney, 73, formerly of Sinnemahoning, died Tuesday (July 24, 2007) at Guy and Mary Felt Manor. He was born Oct. 30, 1933 in Austin, a son of Bernard and Blanche Peters Cooney. On June 24, 1961 in St. Mark Catholic Church, Emporium, he married Louise Kamats Cooney, who survives. More...