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November 17, 2007  RSS feed

ELK HUNT: 33 OF 40 'SCORE'
Population remains close to 700
All but seven of the people chosen for 40 elk-hunting licenses filled their tags during the six-day season that closed last Saturday. Entering the hunt, the Pa. Game Commission (PGC) estimated the elk herd in Cameron, Elk and nearby counties at between 650 and 700. More...
NORFOLK TO COUGH UP $7.5M
Railroad company, state reach settlement-

Waterways and wetlands in McKean and Cameron counties that were damaged in a June 2006 lye spill will benefit from a landmark settlement between the state and Norfolk Southern Railway. "We negotiated long and hard to reach this point, keeping in mind the environmental and economic injuries that this region suffered as a result of the spill," DEP Secretary Kathleen A. More...

CLIP-CLOPPING CROSS COUNTRY
Woman's going to need plenty of 'horse power'

Deb Yavorski quietly made her way thorough Potter and McKean counties last week on a crosscountry trip she has been planning for about two decades. The 45-year-old Yavorski set out on horseback June 1 from the easternmost point of the U.S., in Quoddyhead State Park on the coast of Maine. Her destination is the westernmost point, on the coast of Washington. More...

 News
• article has image JCPenny announces it will close Coudersport store
Downtown Coudersport took a tough blow this week with confirmation that the JCPenney store, an anchor tenant in the business district, will be closing in late February. Twelve jobs will be eliminated. Tim Lyons, public relations officer for the merchandising giant, confirmed the news. He described the closing as a "difficult business decision. More...
• article has image Old-fashioned meets New Age…
• article has image Potential for tax increase
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 Potter County News
• Potter County backs off wind turbines
Planning Commission okays relaxed regulations
Potter County Planning Commission (PCPC) continued working on proposed amendments to the county's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance during a sometimes-heated meeting Tuesday night. Although the amendments remain a work in progress, PCPC did vote to scale back some of the industrial wind turbine restrictions that were approved at the October meeting. More...
• 'Leadership Potter County'
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 Viewpoints
• article has image Publisher's Point Of View
To say that the summer recently passed provided my family with odd and troubling challenges is pretty lean on drama. When I left home Thursday morning to get to work pulling the Endeavor together, I was shaking my head wondering what this area is going to be like over the next decade or so, especially if this warming trend and mild winters continue. More...
• article has image Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
• article has image We've got mail!
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 Community Life
• New pastor for Presbyterians, Lutherans
A shared ministry arrangement is now in place between two Protestant congregations in Coudersport. The Rev. Evon Lloyd McJunkin has accepted the joint ministry for the First United Presbyterian Church and the St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Both congregations approved the plan earlier this month. More...
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• article has image Pet Chatter
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 Outdoors
• Bear population thriving
Season starts Monday; hunters should do well
A thriving black bear population awaits hunters in the region this year. The regular three-day firearms season is Nov. 19-21, the three days before Thanksgiving. "Our bear hunting should be excellent," said Mark Fair, one of the Pa. Game Commission wildlife conservation officers serving the local region. More...
• article has image A one-of-a-kind elk hunt
• article has image Bear hunter success rate: 3%
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 Sports
• article has image Second half saves Falcons
Late rally keeps defending champs alive!
Following up one ugly half at Kane with another one Saturday night at CARP Field, Coudersport regrouped in the nick of time to salvage its 2007 high school football season. Trailing Port Allegany 15-0 at the break, the Falcons emerged with ferocious defense and rolled to a 28-15 win. More...
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• AML football all-stars named
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 Obituaries
• Death Notices
James Shepard James F. Shepard, 87, of Millport, died on Friday (November 9, 2007). Funeral services were held the Rev. Fred E. Kemp officiating. Commital services and burial was held in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Shinglehouse. Members of the Potter County Honor Guard accorded military honors. More...
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