Estimates are being developed on the number of jobs that will be created and the overall economic impact of Marcellus shale natural gas production. Companies are acquiring rights to properties where the gas deposits are believed to plentiful in the shale formations located thousands of feet underground. More...

Thanksgiving is only a short time away and deer season right behind it. With the trouble our country is in, it will be hard for some people to find something to be thankful for. We all should be able to find a tidbit or two that we can give thanks for. I am thankful for a new great-granddaughter who was born with all her fingers and toes. More...

Ken Straub and Cathy Straub presented a program of their trip to Canada during last week's Emporium Rotary meeting. Among the highlights were a visit to Algonquin Park and a tour of the Parliament Building in Ottawa. Rotarians paused to pay tribute to all veterans in observance of Veterans Day and expressed appreciation to all who participated in last Saturday's highway clean-up. More...

Pennsylvania's two-week firearms deer season opens on the traditional date - the Monday after Thanksgiving - with area businesses hoping to see signs that the tide is turning. Due to a reduction in the region's deer herd and changing hunting habits, there has been a reduction in the number of people coming to the northcentral counties for deer season. More...

There was more than a district championship on the line when Cameron County met the Clarion Bobcats Friday night in a varsity football showdown at Brockway. Results weren't available by press time. The winner earns a berth in the Elite Eight, just two more wins away from a trip to the state Class A championship game in Hershey. More...

William J. Mulhollen, 47, Coudersport, formerly of Bumble Bee, died Saturday (Nov. 15, 2008) at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport from an apparent heart attack. He was born in Altoona, the son of Martin George and Molly A. (Wagner) Mulhollen of Bumble Bee. More...