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February 6, 2010  RSS feed

Rigas sues county
Lawsuit claims property overvalued
A civil lawsuit has been filed in Potter County Court by Doris Rigas of Coudersport against the county’s Board of Assessment Appeals, asking that the assessed value of property she owns be reduced by more than $180,000. More...
Gone to the dogs?
No movement on plans for new animal shelter

Ambitious plans remain on the drawing board for a new pet adoption center and shelter along Rt. 6, just east of Denton Hill State Park in Potter County. More...

Tip of the iceberg
Natural gas industry presence growing

Here it comes! Landowners are being courted with promises of riches; businesses are plotting expansions; plans are on the drawing board for gas wells, pipelines and water treatment facilities, and many more pieces are falling into place. More...

 News
• Former area woman killed in brother’s shooting rampage
A former Austin woman died after becoming one of several victims who were allegedly gunned down by her brother in Florida on Jan. 14. More...
• Seed sale will benefit community garden
• NEAT NUMERALS
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 Potter County News
• Clothing drive for fire victims
Efforts are underway to help a Coudersport woman and her children, who lost most of their possessions in a blaze which occurred Tuesday afternoon in Coudersport. More...
• Potter County tax bills mailed
• Drug overdose case moves through court
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 Viewpoints
• article has image FAILING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
(Nathan Mains is the president and state director of Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.) Here’s a brief quiz: Can you name the nation with the following education problems? -- 1 in 5 ninth-graders fail to graduate from high school. -- 40 percent of minority students fail to graduate on time. More...
• article has image Through An Old Timer’s Eye s
• Protecting Water
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 Community Life
• Community Foundation accepts Potter County
Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) has accepted Potter County as an equal partner, joining Bradford, Sullivan, and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania and Tioga County in New York Representatives of Potter County are setting up an advisory committee and identifying individuals to serve on the CFTT board, which will expand to 15 members. More...
• article has image Photos
• ‘Fat Tuesday’ in Austin
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 Outdoors
• article has image Drive for financial gain threatening priceless wild area
There are some things in the world that are more valuable than money, things for which there are no price tags. Two years ago, I wrote of a major threat to a priceless section of Alaska. Protests continue and the debate rages on, while plans have move forward for the proposed “Pebble Mine.” More...
• article has image New extended elk season could target Prince Gallitzin elk
• Crack down on poachers, drinking hunters coming
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 Sports
• article has image Raiders, Falcons on collision course
Cameron County still one game ahead in NTL race
With Coudersport due in Emporium on Monday night, Cameron County needed a win against visiting Port Allegany this week to regain some momentum and stay on course for the Northern Tier Boys’ Basketball League championship. More...
• article has image Cowburn cruises to new school record
• Falcon girls tested, but still unbeaten
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 Obituaries
• Kathryn Kalisz Donovan
DECEMBER 21, 1937 - JANUARY 14, 2010
Kathryn Kalisz Donovan, 61, of Brooksville, FL, formerly of Austin, died Jan. 14, 2010 at home. More...
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