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February 14, 2009  RSS feed

Potter County District Attorney Dawn Fink reports an increase in prescription drug abuse among teenagers and young adults in the region. She says certain medications now have a recognized street value, which has prompted some enterprising criminals to steal the pills and peddle them. More...

Emporium Borough Police Chief Rufus Jones has confirmed that an elderly man who was found lying on West Allegany Avenue, suffering from a serious head wound, was not the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Emerson Kirk, 81, of Emporium died on Jan. 30 at Altoona Hospital, where he was flown by medical helicopter after he was found unconscious three days earlier. More...

Reduced state funding could cut deeply into mental health, drug and alcohol, aging, children and youth, and other social service programs in Potter County. Doug Morley, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, sounded a warning Thursday that changes could be coming as a result of budget decisions currently pending in Harrisburg. More...

Master gardeners are available to lend their time and talents to the Coudersport Arboretum, which bodes well for the park's continued development in 2009. More...
The world keeps turning, the clock keeps ticking and we are well into February. Old Man Winter is still with us. We have had some warmer temperatures and a lot of the snow has melted, but more is yet to come. An old-timer told me yesterday that spring is just around the corner but, like most old-timers, he hasn't a clue as to how far it is to the corner. More...
On January 24, Austin Troop 524 Boy Scouts (top, from left) Alex Manning, Michael Schaeffer and Josh Owens (not shown) attended the Klondike Derby. They are shown with Scout Master Tom Hurd (far left) and assistant Don Lathrop, This was their first year participating and they did well despite the cold weather. In the bottom photo, Hurd presents Timothy Purdy with a Fill-A-Page certificate and patch for filling a page in Boy Scout Troop 524 Fall Popcorn Sale More...
Several years ago, the Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources reached out to snowmobilers as part of the state's commitment to accommodating multiple uses of state forest land. Trail access and maintenance were identified as priorities. More...
Cameron County's clinched the Northern Tier High School Basketball League championship Tuesday night with authority. Playing at Shinglehouse against one of the NTL's top teams, the Oswayo Valley Green Wave, coach Randy Cooney's Red Raiders came out on fire and never looked back in posting a 71-42 triumph. More...
Virginia L. "Ginger" Smith, 64, of Emporium died Saturday (Feb. 7, 2009) at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Sizerville Road, on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 1 pm. Burial will be in Snydertown Cemetery, Snydertown. More...