An employee at the Emporium plant of GKN Sinter Metals is off to Mt. Everest as part of the company's support of an historic flight. Jon Keiper, continuous improvement leader at the Emporium facility, will set up at base camp to assist with "Mission Everest." That's the GKN-... More...
Crowded races for county commissioner seats in Cameron and Potter counties are the main attractions in Tuesday's primary election. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eleven people are running for three seats on the Cameron County Board of Commissioners for the four-y... More...
Turnout for last weekend's 41st annual Potter-Tioga Maple Festival was probably a record, according to co-chairmen John Buchanan and Mike Harris. "Everything came together, including the weather, and we couldn't be more pleased," said Harris, first vice president of the Coud... More...
1.7B PennDOT launched a new resource on the Internet to inform the public about the deteriorating condition of Pennsylvania's roads and bridges, and to explain Governor Rendell's propsoals to address the problem. The website is RideOnPA.org. More...
Consumers looking to buy locally grown vegetables still have time to sign a partnership with local farmers through the Community Sustained Agriculture program. CSA provides consumers with a variety of fresh, chemical-free produce, while guaranteeing local farmers a market fo... More...
In driving around on Sunday afternoon, I noticed how many caution signs were posted because of people using herbicides on their lawns. These "harmless" chemicals run off and seep into groundwater used every day to drink, bathe and engage in recreation. More...
Penn State Cooperative Extension is finalizing the summer youth programs in Cameron County, including a a two-week-long Summer Arts Day Camp Entitled "Exploring Careers and Hobbies in the Arts," the camp is partly funded by the Pa. Council on the Arts through the Northern Ti... More...
In nature there are many fascinating animals that often go unnoticed. When I was in high school I encountered one of these "under the radar" animals, a small shiny lizard. At the time I didn't even know that there were lizards here. To me lizards were animals that lived in ... More...
Cameron County is preparing to defend its PIAA District 9 high school baseball championship, with the playoffs getting underway in just over a week. Coach Dick Harrier's Raiders swept a doubleheader with visiting Otto-Eldred Thursday to improve to 11-3. More...
Kathryn M. "Kitty" Dorman died Tuesday (March 27, 2007) in Providence Extended Care Nursing Home, Anchorage, Alaska. Formerly of Emporium, she was married to Dr. George Dorman. Following his retirement from medical practice in Emporium, they moved to California. Dr. Dorman d... More...
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