An old tradition has taken on a new flavor in two local communities. Organized rattlesnake hunts, which began as a means of reducing populations of the poisonous reptiles, have gradually made a 180-degree turnaround. More...
Weather prognosticators are predicting that the summer of 2007 in the United States will be hotter than that of 2006, the hottest summer since the famous "Dust Bowl" of the 1930s. Locally, temperatures have remained steady in the 80s and it's not even summer yet. The warm weather even makes the cold... More...
Dozens of horse-drawn covered wagons will pull into Cameron County on Saturday to begin a weeklong visit to the region. The Appalachian Wagon Train, featuring families dressed in period attire, will set up camp at the Cameron County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, then move on to Elk and Forest... More...
Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library in Emporium register students for its Summer Reading Club June 25-30. The club is open to students from kindergarten through grade six. Parents or guardians must accompany the child for registration at the library. More...
Innocent people are dead in a mall today and I'm learning that from a motel room, miles from the office. I needed a change of scenery, sans everyone, and everything that normally surrounds my work day, so I holed up here, where the coffee, water, cable, internet and other stuff are Included in th... More...
A posse is being assembled to ride out and shoot down Public Enemy Number One in Potter and Cameron counties. The target: "mile-a-minute" weed. More...
Long ago, in a land named Aschinemahone, a youth on the eve of adulthood set out alone to obtain some meat for his family. His father had taught him much about the ways of nature. On this late spring day, the heat was oppressive as he traveled upstream through the junglelike surroundings. Along t... More...
Sierra Jade Berry, infant daughter of Dale and Alicia Pearsall Berry Jr., Emporium, died at birth Tuesday (June 12, 2007) at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. More...
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