If you’ve driven along North Hollow Road in Potter County, you’ve almost certainly taken notice of the property that is lined with what looks like acres of neatly cut, split and stacked wood. More...
A man who fell in the woods shortly before noon on Monday was rescued by emergency service responders in Cameron County. Offificials said the 67-yearold man whose name was not released lost his footing and tumbled about 200 feet down an embankm More...
Counties are facing stiff challenges as the runt in the litter of federal, state and local governments. They’re being asked to “do more with less” as the state government sheds its own responsibilities and dumps more of them More...
(Paul W. Heimel is completing his fifth year as vice chairman of the Potter County Board of Commissioners.) When did “compromise” become a dirty word? More...
With all of the news going on in the world these days, the media decided that the only story that really mattered last week was the Christmas shopping frenzy of Black Friday. We didn’t venture out into masses. More...
Dear editor: My childhood friend Stacy Wilson and I are forming a teen and youth program in Galeton. We have seen so many things go downhill in our community. We feel the need to make something happen, and the time is now. More...
Casey Lorraine Freer and Klaus Peter Puck were united in marriage on Saturday, July 21, 2012, six o’clock in the evening, during an outdoor ceremony at a private residence in Topanga Canyon, Calif. More...
Cameron County Food Pantry welcomes donations of money or food to continue meeting local needs. It’s operated by Northern Tier Community Action Corp. on West Fourth Street in Emporium. More...
Area high school football fans have put aside their differences and are rallying behind the undefeated Port Allegany Gators as they continue to charge through the PIAA Class A championship playoffs. More...
There’s a good chance the storied varsity football program at Johnsonburg High School will soon be a thing of the past. Officials at Johnsonburg and Ridgway area school districts plan to enter into talks about a shared sports program that More...
Area residents are still coming to grips with an unthinkable tragedy that unfolded in the unlikeliest of settings – a house of worship in downtown Coudersport.Darlene J. More...
Potter County last month received a payment from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of about $75,000, covering another portion of the state’s longoverdue reimbursement of District Attorney’s 2011 salary. The state still owes Potter Co More...
Tourism has evolved since area businesses sprung up to capitalize on the “hook and bullet gang.” Fishing and hunting are still big draws to northcentral Pennsylvania, but other attractions – stargazing, elk-watching, heritage More...
Charges against a man accused of attacking Emporium resident Harry Erskine last summer have been bound to Cameron County Court. A plea arrangement may be under discussion. More...
New state laws on gas well drilling should provide greater protection for water resources – as long as they’re followed. That was a message delivered by a Pa. Dept. More...
Austin Borough Tax Collector Deborah S. Walden advises taxpayers that the deadline for taxes to be paid to her is Dec. 31. After that date, taxes will have to be paid at the Potter County Courthouse. More...
For our hunting crew, the 2012 bear season will be remembered for its surprises. Although not usually much of a schemer, I confess that I was the author of the most elaborate of those surprises. More...
Each year following the elk hunt, I look around the range for confifirmation that there are still plenty of them left. This year, a week after the elk hunt, I saw two mature bulls grazing peacefully in a fifield along Rt. More...
A respected Penn State scientist is renewing his call for a statewide ban on deerfeeding, now that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in a Pennsylvania deer. More...