Athens successful at Science Olympiad
The Athens Area High School Science Olympiad team travelled to Solon, Ohio to compete at the Solon Science Olympiad Invitational on Saturday. The Science Olympiad team competed in twenty-three events...
View ArticleTackling game-day fun: ROCC holds football party
NORTHEAST BRADFORD - Even though it was Super Bowl Sunday, football wasn't the only game on people's minds at Northeast Bradford High School. With more than 100 students in grades 7-12 attending, ROCC...
View ArticleTioga United Way extends 2011 campaign
Tioga United Way extends 2011 campaign TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - The Tioga United Way has collected over $200,000 for flood relief, and has already funded over $120,000 in material to flood victims in the...
View ArticleTioga County not affected by recent Pertussis outbreak Health Department...
TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - There are no cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Tioga County, New York, and the last outbreak of the bacterial disease in the county was in 2004, according to Tioga County...
View ArticleProject RENEW provides crisis counseling
TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - Tropical Storm Lee and its aftermath led to federal disaster declarations in almost 30 counties across New York State. In response, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)...
View ArticleTioga County updating FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan
TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - Tioga County's Department of Emergency Management and the Planning Department in conjunction with the Soil and Water Conservation District are working to formally update the...
View ArticleWhat's next with the state budget
What's next with the state budget Feb. 13-29: Senate Appropriations Committee hearings Feb. 21-March 8: House Appropriations Committee hearings April-May: Big months for state tax revenue collections...
View ArticleCorbett budget slashes higher education spending, but taxes stay the same
Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a 2012-13 state budget that cuts overall spending for the second year in a row, holds the line on taxes and again cuts a business tax while sharply slashing funding for higher...
View ArticleA look at the winners in Corbett's budget
The big winners in Gov. Tom Corbett's second budget are income taxpayers, corporations and state police, workers and prisons. The state income tax will remain at 3.07 percent, meaning someone earning...
View ArticleA look at the losers in Corbett's budget
In a budget that cuts overall spending for the second year in a row, the list of losers in Gov. Tom Corbett's second proposed spending plan is long. Higher education takes the biggest hit with cuts of...
View ArticleWindham Ambulance to discontinue service
Regional EMS officials are working to ensure that a four-township service area retains ambulance coverage when the Windham Ambulance Association goes out of service next month. The association has...
View ArticleLocal man jailed after manufacturing meth, assaulting wife
TROY - A 28-year-old Granville Summit man was jailed after threatening to kill his wife and possessing and manufacturing methamphetamine at his residence Jan. 25 on Allen Meadows Road in Granville...
View ArticleBudget slashes higher education, keeps district funding mostly flat
After a state funding cut of almost $1 billion last year forced districts to slash programs and staff, area schools would see mostly flat funding under Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 2012-13 budget,...
View ArticleColleges would see major cuts in state budget
State colleges and universities would see some of the biggest cuts in Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget. The 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, such as East...
View ArticleParent concerns heard at Athens public meeting
Athens Area School District superintendent Doug Ulkins faced a steady stream of comments, questions and concerns from district families and community members Tuesday at a Tuesday presentation regarding...
View ArticlePresbytery to open Volunteer Villages
The Presbytery of Lackawanna will open two Volunteer Villages in March to coordinate flood recovery and to host visiting and local volunteers. The volunteer centers, sponsored by churches across the...
View ArticlePickett says Governor's proposal starts 2012-13 budget process
HARRISBURG - Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) said that the governor's budget proposal, which he presented in Harrisburg on Tuesday, stays within the revenues that are expected to be...
View ArticleWysox Supervisors hire full-time employee to manage the township
WYSOX TOWNSHIP - The Wysox Township supervisors on Tuesday hired a full-time employee to manage the township, and also announced that extensive work on Glen and Dry Run roads, which were damaged in...
View ArticleChesapeake Energy describes adjustment in royalty payments
Chesapeake Energy has sent a letter to its royalty owners advising them of some adjustments in their royalty payments this year following a court decision. "As a result of these adjustments, you will...
View ArticleObama draws area fire for contraception decision
Congressman Lou Barletta joined Catholic leaders Wednesday in speaking out against the Obama administration's decision to force religious employers to provide health coverage that includes...
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