There are signs that the plans by international energy giant AES Corporation to erect almost 80 massive wind turbines in Potter County's farm country could just be the tip of a broader iceberg extending across northcentral Pennsylvania. More...
An unattended kerosene heater is blamed for a fire which destroyed a home Monday night on the Gardeau Road in Keating Township, Potter County. Austin Fire Chief Darren VanWhy said the home, owned by Jim Babcock, was fully involved when volunteers responded to the alarm at about 7:50. More...
Potter County was once the king of Pennsylvania potato farming and one of the state's top milk producers. Gradually, many farms were sold for real estate development and younger generations opted out. In recent years, several Amish families have helped to resurrect local farming, supplementing the... More...
Butch Housler was returned as chief of the Emporium Volunteer Fire Department during a recent election of officers. Abby Aikens was elected deputy chief and Adam Johnson will serve as assistant chief. For the organization itself, Gary Olay was elected president; Jim Narby, vice president; Tom Bart... More...
ServSafe, a 15-hour certification program developed by the National Restaurant Assn., is being offered at the Potter County Education Council's Port Allegany center. The course meets certification requirements for individuals who are responsible for handling food in restaurants, schools, eldercare... More...
Our population seems to get smaller this time of year. Quite a few folks head to Florida for the warmer weather. Still, we really are losing some of our population in Cameron and Potter counties. That's not a good thing for the tax base. The cold weather won't be with us much longer. Soon we'll se... More...
Andrew Chisholm, a 2006 graduate of Coudersport Area High School, is the first recipient of the Ernie Kuratomi Scholarship.The award honors the former high school principal who left the area last summer to return to the classroom as a teacher in North Carolina. More...
There's a disease lurking out there that has the potential to decimate the state's deer and elk populations. So far, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is not a problem in the state, but because its consequences could be so devastating, the Pa. Game Commission is bracing itself for an outbreak. More...
Thanks for another exciting year! Red Raider boys finish 18-8
Fans of the Cameron County boys' basketball team had to be thinking "wait 'til next year" as their Red Raiders fell to Coudersport after a gutsy effort in the District 9 quarterfinals. More...
Beda A. Langevin, 94, of Driftwood, formerly of Charlemont, Mass. died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2007) at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys. She was born Oct. 14, 1912 in Ashfield, a daughter of the late Bernard W. and Emma Johnson Anderson. On June 19, 1943 in Ashfield, Mass. she married Harold J.... More...
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