Wintry weather has the songbirds flocking to feeders, looking for the handouts that help them survive winter. It's that predictable behavior that makes them vulnerable to the birds of prey that also call this area home. More...
A second public meeting will be scheduled in the coming weeks to share more details on the proposal to dissolve the current county, borough and township governments and make Cameron County one large governmental unit. Commissioners Tony Moscato, Patrick Rodgers and Glen Fiebig are pushing the plan... More...
The next meeting of the citizens' group that has formed to combat the location of 79 massive turbines in northern Potter County will make its strongest case yet against the proposed industrial wind plant. That's the word from Herb Miller, spokesman for Save God's Country who calls the debate a "qu... More...
A quasi-scientific organization studying the strange death of Coudersport's Dr. J. Irving Bentley more than 40 years ago was unable to solve the mystery. Although Dr. Bentley's death was ruled accidental -- no one suspects foul play -- some consider the incident of Dec. 5, 1966 to be a classic cas... More...
It's later than I thought it was and so quiet that the seconds that tick from the clock on the wall are like falling boulders. It is this environment that provides the spark for my imagination. I am seeking to drain myself while most of the rest of the world is recharging for a new day. More...
Two Emporium residents have graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, an affiliate of Penn State University. John Paul Glosek earned a degree in automotive technology management. Jennifer M. Haskins was awarded a degree in information technology. More...
Pa. Game Commission members will wait until April to decide how many antlerless deer licenses and elk-hunting licenses to sell this year. In the meantime, the agency this week set the stage for most of the 2007 hunting seasons with preliminary approval of a longer September elk hunt, a continuatio... More...
"We know that everybody's gunning for us," said Coudersport coach Brian Green, after his Falcons rode tenacious defense to a 50-19 Northern Tier Girls' Basketball League win over visiting Smethport Thursday night. "As the unbeaten streak continues (17-0), several teams would like to be the first o... More...
Laura B. McCloskey, 77, of Castanea, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2007) in the Lock Haven Hospital. Mrs. McCloskey was born March 31, 1929 in Emporium, the daughter of Richard and Mary Sunseri Baldo. On May 21, 1955 in St. Mark's Catholic Church, she married Charles W. Pete McCloskey, who survives. She ... More...