Canton takes action on motor vehicle ordinance
CANTON - Canton Borough Council this week passed an updated motor vehicle ordinance that does several things. For much of this year, council has been mulling the matter. Monday's meeting agenda...
View ArticleWaverly trustees adopt tentative budget
Waverly trustees voted Tuesday to adopt the village's 2013-14 tentative budget, which calls for a proposed tax increase. The general budget for the upcoming fiscal year is proposed at $2,759,977, an...
View ArticleNortheast District DAR holds annual luncheon
WYSOX - From muskets and cannonballs to Facebook and the Web. From smoky battlefields to a bright room of with friends, food and flowers. From soldiers and helpers who served and fought and supported...
View ArticleCanton students lend a hand to March of Dimes
CANTON - Some Canton Area Elementary School students recently wrapped and counted coins as they made a donation for a good cause. March for Babies, the largest annual fundraising event for the March of...
View ArticleEndless Mountains Dance Center to present: Dancing for Abbi
The Endless Mountains Dance Center, under the direction of Melissa Hottenstein and Olivia Powers, as Powers' senior project, will present a student choreographed show case at 6:00 p.m. on April 13,...
View ArticleA representative from State Senator Gene Yaw's office to visit Sullivan County
WILLIAMSPORT - A representative from State Sen. Gene Yaw's office will be at the Sullivan County Public Library from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18thin Dushore, , Later that day an...
View ArticleCorrection
Wrong date Monroe Borough is hosting a spring clean-up from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 19 and from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 20, not April 30 as previously reported. The clean up...
View ArticleTioga County Contradance to celebrate 10 years on April 21
In 2003, Kevin Millar, presently mayor of Owego, approached George Swaney, proprietor of Tioga Trails Café, 50 Lake St. in Owego, N.Y. and said, "You ought to have contradancing here." In April 2003...
View ArticleTreasurer McCord: $27.8 million in unclaimed property available for area...
HARRISBURG - There is $27.8 million in unclaimed property available for claim by residents, businesses and organizations in north central Pennsylvania, and state Treasurer Rob McCord reminded residents...
View ArticleRummage sale in East Troy is not just about bargains
EAST TROY - The ladies in charge of the rummage sale at the East Troy Baptist Church have a lot of memories about their event. After all, it goes back 35 years. They remember the late Gertrude...
View ArticlePennDOT urges motorists to avoid distractions and focus on driving
HARRISBURG - As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, PennDOT today urged motorists to drive distraction free, and reminded drivers of the state's law banning text-based communication...
View ArticleEnterprise Rent-A-Car moving to new location in Wysox Township
Enterprise Rent-A-Car moving to new location in Wysox Township The Enterprise Rent-A-Car office on U.S. Route 6 in Wysox Township is moving to a new location in the township. The car rental facility is...
View ArticleMurder trial date set for Taylor Waverly man accused of murdering father in...
A trial date has been set for a Waverly man accused of murdering his father in Cape Coral, Fla. last summer. Leroy James Taylor Jr., 54, is scheduled to face trial Sept. 20 for a charge of murder...
View ArticleThe Black Cat Gallery welcomes spring and new happenings in April
New work by Black Cat Gallery's current artist will be featured, fresh for the spring and welcoming warmer weather. Catch Lynn Barnard's eye catching Spring window décor. For the third Friday Art Walk,...
View ArticleAdvisory committee discussed in Troy
TROY - The Troy Area School Board will be voting on establishing a Local Advisory Committee for the district's agricultural program. The matter was briefly discussed at the board's meeting Tuesday. The...
View ArticleTowanda School District might expand its tax collection operation
Starting this summer, the Towanda Area School District might expand its collection of the school property tax to three additional municipalities. Currently, the only municipality the school district...
View ArticleCommissioners to ask Pa. Legislature for assistance
TOWANDA - Gas royalty checks have become an important component in the household budgets of many local senior citizens and working families, and because the money from the checks is spent locally, it...
View ArticleCanton Area School Board passes tentative budget
CANTON - The Canton Area School Board passed a tentative $14,547,734 budget for the 2013-14 school year at its meeting this week. The tentative budget is "not etched in stone," and is "a starting...
View ArticleTrout season begins: Area anglers line creeks on opening day
The rain of the last few days gave way Saturday to a clear, if not terribly warm, start to trout season in Bradford County. Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, anglers tried their hand at catching brook,...
View ArticleRescue Dogs visit Zion Lutheran
Students at Zion Lutheran School were visited by Amigo Search and Rescue Dogs located in Owego. The children got to see the dogs search for a member of the rescue team who was "lost." They also learned...
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