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Hundreds of Coudersport area men and women have served their nation as members of the military. Now, their service is recognized in a very public way. American Legion Post 192 is completing work on its military honor roll in downtown Coudersport. It's the fulfillment of a mission that was launched by loyal legionnaire Ralph Caldwell. More ... Cameron County has been chosen as the site of a forum featuring the two major party candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Mark McCracken and Republican Glenn Thompson will appear at 6:30 pm on Oct. More ... Special DUI Strike Forces are operating from now through Tuesday in every Pennsylvania county, on the lookout for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. More ... Wykoff Run Road, connecting Sinnemahoning in southern Cameron County to the Quehanna Highway, will be closed to throughtraffi c for most of September, PennDOT announced this week. Traffic will be detoured starting on Tuesday so that PennDOT can replace two bridges on the windy, 10-mile road. Box culverts are being built over Laurel Draft and White Oak Draft. More ... Boy killed by gun RIDGWAY -- A Beaver County boy died of a gunshot wound Monday at about 11 am in Millstone Township, Elk County. Investigators said an adult negligently left a loaded handgun within reach of the victim. More ... Emergency responders in Cameron County prepared for the unthinkable last week - just in case. A disaster drill was based on the scenario of a gunman going on a shooting spree at the high school. Tragedies at Columbine, Virginia Tech and other schools have prompted similar preparedness activities across the county. More ... 130,000 Some familiar faces may be disappearing from your local post office in the coming months. Faced with losses forecasted at $1.5 billion this year, the U.S. Postal Service is making early retirement offers to about 130,000 employees, including clerks, mail handlers and supervisors. Future offers will be made to letter carriers and maintenance workers. More ... Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to the Morgan AM&T plant along Rt. 6, just east of Coudersport, Monday at about 6 pm after an impregnating oven exploded and caught fire. Firefighters were able to quell the resultant blaze in the western end of the plant and remained on the scene to protect against potential flare-ups or leaks, Just two hours earlier, volunteers were summoned to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, just west of Morgan AM&T, when an air conditioner in the Extended Care section malfunctioned and caught fire. Hospital personnel shut off the power, evacuated patients and extinguished the blaze. Lugene Heimel photo More ... Pedestrian struck State police from Denton Hill refused to release the identity of a 16-year-old driver who allowed her vehicle to drift off the road in northern Potter County and strike a teenaged boy last Tuesday. The victim was flown by medical helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville for treatment of serious injuries. More ... Dickinson Mental Health Center may soon be relocating its Coudersport offices to the Gunzburger County Office Building and paying rent to the county. Commissioner Doug Morley said he could not confirm rumored Sept. 8 moving date, but did not deny the facility is coming to the county building, during the board's regular meeting Thursday. More ... Young adults interested in attending a U.S. military service academy in 2009 may submit their nomination application to Congressman John Peterson's office in State College. More ... Woodland Elementary School has been awarded a $10,000 grant to improve children's health. It comes through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge for an "action based learning lab" and related programs aimed at nutrition, weight control and physical fitness. More ... Dickinson Mental Health Center recently marked its 50th anniversary with a tribute to the small core service that launched the organization. The Ridgway-based service began in 1958 as an outpatient mental health clinic, under the direction of Dr. Robert J. Dickinson. More ... A Mill Run man was not hurt in this one-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Route 155 in Keating Township. Coudersport-based state police said the wet roadway and unnsafe speed caused Daniel Burnsworth, 32, to lose control of this Ford F-250 pick up. Police said that Burnsworth failed to negotiate a turn and when he tried to correct the mistake, the vehicle spun out control and flipped onto its lid. Burnsworth, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not hurt. He will be cited for driving to fast, police said. More ... |
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