Canton waits for lights
CANTON - Canton Area School District is inching ever closer to the day when it will have its own lights for the football field. A project to buy and install lights received much support from the...
View ArticlePierce sentencing continued
The sentencing of a Towanda man accused of injuring police officers in Athens Borough while resisting arrest last year was recently continued in county court. Monday's scheduled sentencing of Michael...
View ArticleFirst Friday presents Pirates of the Susquehanna
The "Spanish Main" will come to downtown Towanda on Friday, with "Pirates of the Susquehanna" being the theme of August's First Friday celebration. "Come and enjoy another exciting First Friday event,"...
View ArticlePR chief: Spanier spun abuse story, left university in dark
HARRISBURG - Graham Spanier tried desperately to control the narrative the night the Penn State Board of Trustees removed him as president, just as he had days earlier when state prosecutors charged...
View ArticleDentist charged with illegally prescribing painkillers to friends and family
Prosecutors say a Tunkhannock dentist has for years prescribed increasing amounts of powerful painkillers to friends and family members without cause or documentation. Dr. Sare M. Rhodes, 35, of 74...
View ArticleNew Route 187 bridge opens to traffic today
New Route 187 bridge opens to traffic today MONTOURSVILLE - Flood recovery in Bradford County continues as the second of two new bridges to replace those lost on Route 187 in the September 2011...
View ArticleJudge orders Spanier, Curley and Schultz to stand trial
HARRISBURG - Calling it a "tragic day for Penn State," Magisterial District Judge William C. Wenner on Tuesday ordered the university's former president and two other former top administrators to trial...
View ArticleRod's Production Service allowed to move to Wysox
WYSOX TOWNSHIP - Rod's Production Service, which is a metal fabrication shop, will be allowed to move into a property off U.S. Route 6 in Wysox Township that is zoned for agricultural use, because the...
View ArticleRelease of EPA slideshow raises more Dimock questions
A leaked Environmental Protection Agency slideshow presentation showed natural gas drilling could cause "significant damage" to drinking water through migrating methane, something the federal agency...
View ArticleCasey supports federal funding for bridges
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Tuesday expressed support for a $54 billion transportation bill that would create $500 million in competitive grants for the nation's decrepit bridges, but he acknowledged...
View ArticleCon artists target area elderly
If the man pretending to be her grandson Michael hadn't called her "grandma," Beverly Hicks might have given him money. No one calls her grandma. To her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is...
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Sayre forensics students participate in national tournament Four members of the Sayre High School forensics team recently participated in the National Forensic League's national speech and debate...
View ArticleSayre planning commission finalizes district changes
The Sayre Borough planning commission Tuesday approved proposed changes to the current light commercial district to be drafted as a zoning amendment. The planned changes would change the name of the...
View ArticleFive new members named to MU Council of Trustees
MANSFIELD, PA - Five new members have been named to the Mansfield University Council of Trustees. Max P. Gannon, Jr. is chief operating officer of Gannon Associates in Towanda. Patrick Henderson of...
View ArticleSayre police warn residents of computer scam
Sayre Borough Police Chief Kevin Guinane wants to advise citizens of a new computer scam experienced by several area residents. Police advise that the scam, called the "FBI porn scam," not only...
View ArticleSupervisors approve nursing home project
Athens Township supervisors Wednesday voted to grant preliminary approval to plans to build a skilled nursing facility on a 13-acre lot on Keefer Lane. The 50-bed nursing home, to be operated by Sayre...
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Linda Cook from Monroeton, co-owner of Shaffer's Seed Service, is celebrating her birthday today.
View ArticlePennDOT road work schedule
The following is the road work schedule for Bradford County for the week of Aug. 5: -SR 1017, bridge repair -SR 187, paving -SR 3021, Windfall Road, base repair -SR 6, East Troy-Burlington, base repair...
View ArticleTroy Fair figures show 'real good attendance'
Fair president happy with numbers TROY - The final attendance figures for the Troy Fair show an above-average turnout for the annual event. "We were right around 51,000 for the week, this is a real...
View ArticleChange is in the air for the Troy Town Band
TROY - Hey Troy, are you ready for some summer music? Recently, I talked with the conductor of the Troy Town Band, who announced the date of the group's next concert and also his plans to "pass the...
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