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June 21, 2008
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GAS RUSH SPARKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Officials in the northcentral Pennsylvania counties are bracing for the natural gas boom, counting on the state's permit system to protect land and water resources as companies rush to cash in on the underground bounty. Some aren't so sure that the proper safeguards are in place. More...
Rattlesnakes hospitalize two during annual snake hunt

Visitors to last weekend's annual Sinnemahoning Snake Hunt were reminded of the danger people can face from poisonous reptiles. Two men, including prominent snake authority Bill Wheeler Jr. of Spring Grove, suffered rattlesnake bites in separate incidents. More...

NOXIOUS WEED ATTACK NEXT WEEKEND

Bushwhackers will fan out over a broad expanse of southern Potter County and northern Cameron County next Saturday to slice and dice a nasty villain. In their crosshairs: mile-a-minute weed. The June 28 battle plan focuses on the valley of Sinnemahoning Creek's First Fork, particularly Sinnemahon... More...

 News
•Emporium teen dies in ATV crash
An Emporium teenager was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash last Saturday in Shippen Township. Police identified the victim as 19-year-old Clifford E. Akins. Troopers report that Akins lost control of the four-wheeler while traveling at a high rate of speed on May Hollow Road, less than one m... More...
•JUDGE DEALS BLOW TO ADELPHIA VICTIMS
•Three school projects in high gear
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 Potter County News
•Man pleads guilty to sexual assault
A Potter County man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges will spend at least eight years in state prison. More...
•Farmers' market open
•Full Story
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 Viewpoints
•Congrats, Potter County
(Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph. D., is Secretary of Corrections for the Pa. Dept. of Corrections. The Potter County Jail not only houses inmates from that county, but often holds prisoners from Cameron County, which no longer has a jail. More...
•What is 'My Side?'
•Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
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 Community Life
•Golden Anniversary
One of Emporium's most well-known couples, John and Linda Reid, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last weekend. Family and friends held a surprise 50th anniversary party at the Emporium Firehall Saturday. John and Linda Reid tied the knot on June 14, 1958, at the First United Methodist ... More...
•58 pints donated
•Fair announces poster winners
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 Outdoors
•DEER MANAGEMENT ISSUE HEADED TO COURT
PGC science challenged
A sportsmen's group's challenge against the Pennsylvania Game Commission's (PGC) deer management program will be heard in Commonwealth Court, although the trial could be many months in the future. In a procedural matter this week, the court struck down PGC objections and agreed to hear the case. More...
•Close Encounter of the Critter Kind
•Activities at Sinnemahoning
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 Sports
•SIMCOE 'SHARES' HALL OF FAME HONOR
Paul Simcoe was inducted into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame last week at a ceremony held in Hershey. A plaque and a ring recognizing the high honor was presented by long-time Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno. More...
•Alle-Catt teams struggling
•Cowburn wins twin state titles
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 Obituaries
•Clifford E. Akins
OCTOBER 7, 1988 - JUNE 14, 2008
Clifford E. Akins, 19, of Tannery Heights, Emporium, died Saturday (June 14, 2008), from injuries sustained in an allterrain vehicle accident in Cameron County. Born Oct. 7, 1988 in St. Marys, he was the son of David J. and Jane Farren Akins. More...
•Michael R. Hemphill
•Death Notices
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