Dozens of men and women from Potter and Cameron counties have been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries around the world in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and related military operations. More...
This week's announcement that the nation's unemployment rate ratcheted up to 8.1 percent -- highest figure in more than a quarter-century -- created alarming headlines and cries for action. Welcome to our world, America! Regional employment trends often trail the statewide or national patterns by a half-year or more. More...
Employees at GKN's plant one were informed Thursday that third shift will be shut down indefinitely next week. As many as 20 full-time employees will lose their jobs as a result. Our information comes from a longtime plant one employee. We were unable to contact GKN for more details. Their offices were closed Thursday evening. We went to press just before midnight. More...
Two area women are featured in "67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania." The traveling exhibit runs through March 23 at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital's Irwin Medical Arts Building. It features women from each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, along with a message about how breast cancer has touched their lives. More...
Travel has really changed over the years. Today you can buy a car with a built-in GPS or you can buy a hand-held unit. If you are looking for a particular address, the GPS will take you right to the front door. GPS has helped many a private pilot in his small aircraft avoid becoming lost. Some people use the GPS for a hobby or game called geocaching. More...
Members of Emporium Rotary paused to remember the late Nick Guisto during their recent meeting. Jeff Azzatto, a friend, business partner and fellow Rotarian of Guisto, presented club president Susan Bucher with the memorial donations his company received from business associates. Rotarians plan to use the donations for a local project in Nick's memory. More...
March is a month of change - "in like a lion and out like a lamb." It often starts with a fierce roar and ends with spring's gentle warmth with alternating days of lion and lamb personalities. Sometimes the same day is filled with warm sunshine, followed by fierce snow squalls moments later. More...
A frustrating loss on familiar floorboards of the St. Marys High School gym denied Coudersport a return trip to the Sweet 16 in the girls' basketball playoffs. A gutsy comeback after a disappointing first half brought the Falcons within seconds of victory over Southern Fulton on Saturday, but the Indians pulled out the win in the final seconds, 50-48. More...
Retired Coudersport Borough Public Works Director Samuel W. Long, 72, of Coudersport, died Friday (March 6, 2009) at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. Born on July 16, 1936 in Galeton, he was the son of John and Mary Carney Long. On Nov. 3, 1973 in Coudersport, he married Donna M. Abbott, who survives. More...
JENNIFER COOL HAYLETT