Red Cross opens shelter Wednesday night in Sayre
The American Red Cross' Bradford-Sullivan chapter opened a shelter Wednesday for eleven Sayre residents in need of a place to stay due to a water issue at their apartment building. Chapter volunteers...
View ArticleSnow falls on area
Snow once again struck Bradford County Thursday, canceling plans countywide and again summoning road crews into action. Downtown Troy was a snowy scene Thursday afternoon as trucks with snow plows made...
View ArticleImportant rally today at the county courthouse
Local Brief The Bradford County Commissioners wish to remind the public that the very important rally that is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2014, at the Bradford County Courthouse, 301...
View ArticleMunicipalities dealing with unprecedented snowfall this winter
So, have you had enough of winter yet? Despite all the cold and snow, few records have been set. This winter has been more like a National League baseball team so many of us are looking forward to...
View ArticleYaw calls for inquiry of Chesapeake Energy
HARRISBURG - State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) announced recently that he has sent a formal request to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane asking for an official inquiry into post-production cost...
View ArticleBudget matters discussed in Troy
TROY - The Troy Area School Board is set to vote on some budget-related matters next week. This week, school directors discussed the items. The board will vote at its upcoming meeting on approving the...
View ArticleRalph Perry hired as Wysox Township roadmaster
The Wysox Township supervisors have hired Sheshequin Township resident Ralph Perry to be the new roadmaster for the township, the chairman of the supervisors said. Perry was selected from several...
View ArticleArnot Health and the Elmira Jackals host Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Night
ELMIRA, N.Y. - Arnot Health and the Elmira Jackals, along with the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the Albany Lions Eye Bank and CORE are hosting Organ...
View ArticleLibrary representation decided in Canton
CANTON - The issue of who will serve as Canton Borough Council's liaison to the Green Free Library has been resolved. At the last borough council meeting, borough council president Ken Robertson chose...
View ArticleDem. candidate for lieutenant governor, Mark Smith, selects 4 campaign...
TOWANDA - Bradford County Commissioner Mark Smith has named his consultant team for his Lieutenant Governor's campaign. "My consultant team brings an incredible amount of experience and talent to my...
View ArticleGarage fire occurs in Fox Township
A fire on Monday caused "very minimal" damage to a garage at 13 Hoagland Branch Road in Fox Township, Sullivan County, a Forksville fire official said. The fire occurred when someone was trying to thaw...
View ArticleTrain operators not at fault in Ulster accident
According to state police, the operators of a 74-car freight train that struck a stranded vehicle at a train crossing on Bridge Street in Ulster, Saturday, are not at fault. The train, owned by Lehigh...
View ArticleProgram reduces Athens School District energy costs
A conservation program has greatly reduced energy costs in the Athens Area School District over the past six years, officials told the district's board of education last week. Since the district's...
View ArticleExtended cold weather will cause bills to rise for some Claverack members
WYSOX - Members of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative who heat their homes with electricity should be prepared for higher electric bills as a result of the extended period of frigid temperatures...
View ArticleCorbett launches 'Energy = Jobs' plan
MONTGOMERY - On Jan. 21, joined by several area representatives and touring the Pennsylvania College of Technology's Earth Science Center, just south of Williamsport in Montgomery, Governor Tom Corbett...
View ArticleTroy area youth to take part in 'People to People'
TROY - Eleven-year-old Logan Signor knows all about killer whales. He's seen them on TV's "Animal Planet" and at Sea World in Florida. "I love orcas," he says. "They're very social; they're...
View ArticleGroup raising money to fight breast cancer
An Athens bar will hold a bake sale fundraiser Sunday to work toward its goal of raising $10,000 to fight breast cancer. The "Tanner's for Tatas" team will sell baked goods, T-shirts and hold raffles...
View ArticleFour face charges following brawl
Four people are facing various charges following a fight that broke out back in December in an apartment complex located in Towanda. According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Tim...
View ArticleSusquehanna still home to most productive Marcellus Shale wells
Dale Empet is a retired farmer and stone quarrier whose son grows corn and hay and raises dairy cattle in Harford Twp. Their Susquehanna County farm is also home to some of the most productive natural...
View ArticleDonation made to Missoula in memory of David Morris
CANTON - Jennifer Swain, communications director for the Bradford County Regional Arts Council, said The Missoula Children's Theatre was a special program to the late Rev. David Morris. And now, as the...
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