Deer-hunting season has been a mixed bag so far in northcentral Pennsylvania, according to an informal sampling of hunters who have combed the forests and fields since Monday morning. More...
More than a dozen environmental groups and outdoors organizations have raised red flags over the potential impact of deep natural gas well-drilling on water resources. They expressed their concerns in a letter last week to the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP). More...
An 18-year-old girl pushed out the door by an abusive father, told never to return. A woman and her three children burned out of their home, then abandoned by an alcoholic husband. As director of Christmas House in Coudersport, Alyce Reese has seen it all. "There's just so much need," she laments. More...
Countdown continues for Emporium's annual "Christmas in the Wilds" observance, scheduled for the Dec. 13-14 weekend and sponsored by the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce. Breakfast with Santa will be held at the firehall on Saturday from 9 am until 11. The cost is $3.00 adults and $2.00 for kids. More...
Joe Becker, director of veterans affairs for Potter County, has announced his retirement. Potter County Commissioners during their Thursday meeting noted that "interim arrangements" have been made to handle local veterans' needs "with continuity of service as he primary concern. More...
There is no place like home and this is especially true during the holidays. Thanksgiving is one of the worst days for a diabetic, as we tend to forget what we are allowed to eat. You've heard it, I'm sure: "Ah, go ahead and have another piece of pie; it won't hurt to cheat a little. More...
George B. Erskine Wellness Center and Emporium Physical Therapy are sponsoring "Project Hat Tree," which benefits the needy children of Cameron County. A Christmas tree displayed in the Wellness Center on Sizerville Road will be decorated with donations of winter warmth items. Citizens are encouraged to donate hats, mittens, gloves, scarves or boots. More...
"Now there's Itchy, and Kisser, and Freddy and Rory, Like Comet and Cupid, they're part of a story. A song to be sung, a tradition to hold, Anthropomorphism is centuries old!"
And here I thought that some intellectual geek of our generation stayed up one night creating that five-syllable word. It's hard to pronounce and more difficult to spell. Wildlife managers caution against "anthropomorphism" and discourage the use of names to refer to individual animals. More...
Defense may propel Falcon girls Scrappy defenders such as seniors Kayla Bohn, Stephanie Kelley and Karli Duffee will play pivotal roles for Brian Green as he returns for his fifth season as head coach of the girls' basketball team at Coudersport. More...
Archie "Buzzy" Ayres III, 59, of Turtlepoint, died peacefully on Sunday (Nov. 30, 2008) at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, following a long illness. Born on June 29, 1949, in Lock Haven, he was the son of Archie Ayres, II and Doris Glendenmyer Ayres. More...
BECKER RETIRES AS VETS' AIDE