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January 6, 2007
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Own Land Here?
You'll pay more taxes in 2007
Property owners in Potter and Cameron counties will have to dig deeper to pay their real estate taxes in 2007. Boards of commissioners in both counties last week adopted operating budgets calling for higher taxes next year. More...
Rigas breaks silence

A story published this week by Bloomberg News Service focuses on Coudersport's John Rigas. Bloomberg conducted three interviews with Rigas, while also talking to townspeople for their reactions to the Rigases' travails and the downfall of Adelphia Communications Corp. More...

Weekend fires strike four homes

Two major fires in Cameron County last Saturday morning caused extensive property damage, but no serious injuries. Firefighters from Emporium were summoned to the Bill and Cathy Hoffman residence near Keating Summit in Keating Township, Potter County, before daybreak. The home was fully engulfed i... More...

 News
•Emporium again named a 'Tree City'
Emporium Borough has once again qualified for the Tree City USA designation, which recognizes communities that place a high priority on the preservation and nurturing of trees. The announcement was made in the annual report of the Emporium Shade Tree Commission. More...
•Help with heating bills
•Half-century later, "Double E" still at the mike
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 Potter County News
•Full Story
2006 was a year of major changes in Potter County. These local stories affected us most and we believe they'll continue to impact our lives this year and beyond. More...
•Gas company plans local expansion
•Mission team plans trip
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 Viewpoints
•Introducing… 'My Side'
Many larger newspapers devote a section of their editorial pages to a community forum. Either by invitation or on their own initiative, people with information to share, strong opinions on public issues, or tales to tell, will author essays for public review. More...
•Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
•We've got mail!
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 Community Life
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Alan Ramsey (left), president of Werzalit of America, spoke to Emporium Rotary members about that German-owned company's vibrant plant in McKean County. Werzalit has found a niche for marketing wood composites manufactured at its factory in Bradford. Most of its products are for used for furn... More...
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 Outdoors
•Another group opposes ATV plan for six-county area
Another group has spoken out against the idea of a sixcounty trail system and promotional campaign to encourage all-terrain vehicle riding. Northcentral Pa. Regional Planning and Development Commission conducted a feasibility study on the sixcounty ATV strategy and has been soliciting public input... More...
•Winter hunting, trapping
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 Sports
•Falcons sweep tournament
A buzzer-beater at the end of overtime brought the Coudersport Holiday Basketball Tournament to a thrilling conclusion, polishing off a sweep by the host teams. Blair Heimel took an inbound pass in the final seconds and dropped in a lay-up that gave the Falcon boys a 52-50 OT win over the Union Hi... More...
•Six wrestlers place in tournament
•Cavallari named All-State
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 Obituaries
•Lawrence W. Caldwell
Lawrence W. "Bill" Caldwell, 72, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Emporium, died at the Veterans Hospital in Houston on Dec. 21, 2006. He was born Jan. 8, 1934 in Lumber City, a son of Lawrence V. and Catherine M. Hornung Caldwell. On March 25, 1955 in St. Mark Catholic Church, he married Patricia ... More...
•Frederick Lewis
•Mildred Goodwin
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