Man reported missing
State police are looking for a man who was last seen in the Towanda area back in July. According to police, Duane John Scott Jr., 49, was last seen in Towanda on July 27, 2012. Scott is described as...
View ArticleGaskill appointed to fill Sheshequin supervisor vacancy
Following a deadlock in candidate nominations during Monday's meeting, David Gaskill was appointed by Sheshequin Township supervisors to fill the vacancy left when supervisor Gerald Place resigned in...
View ArticleTioga County approves 2013 budget
The Tioga County Legislature adopted the 2013 budget during their 12th Regular Meeting held Dec. 11 in the Hubbard Auditorium at 56 Main St. in Owego, N.Y. County-wide taxes are going up by 1.35...
View ArticleA return to school on Monday described as somber, and unsettling in Towanda
Upon arrival at any of the school complexes in Towanda that comprise the elementary, middle and high school grades, visitors are met with solid doors, and buzzers and a video monitoring system that...
View ArticleThe Marcellus Shale in 2012 Gas companies focus on local communities
The holidays are upon us. Houses are lit with bright lights and living rooms are adorned with trees. The ringing of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign bell can be heard at stores across...
View ArticlePennDOT driver license, photo centers closed Christmas, New Year's
PennDOT driver license, photo centers closed Christmas, New Year's The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Monday that all driver license and photo centers, including its...
View ArticleResident lauds Troy council for 'pulling together'
TROY - After a stormy year, Troy Borough Council seems to be ending 2012 on a calmer note. On Tuesday morning, council's regular monthly meeting proceeded smoothly. A resident who has been an outspoken...
View ArticleTowanda man waives preliminary hearing in Athens incident
A Towanda man accused of breaking into an Athens apartment, barricading himself inside a bedroom with children and injuring police officers while resisting arrest waived his preliminary hearing in...
View ArticlePennDOT names Warren Knapp new Bradford County Highway Maintenance Manager
PennDOT names Warren Knapp new Bradford County Highway Maintenance Manager PennDOT Deputy Secretary Scott Christie, P.E. is pleased to announce that Warren M. Knapp, P.E. has been appointed to the...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Troy Fair queen keeps a busy schedule
TROY - This year's Troy Fair may be long gone, but the work for the fair queen and her court is never-ending. Just recently, I received an email from the Bradford County Library about a recent visit by...
View ArticleSheshequin budget passes with no tax increase
Sheshequin Township supervisors Monday voted to adopt the township's 2013 budget, which keeps the tax rate at 7.36 mills. The adopted budget includes $452,576 in revenues in the township's general...
View ArticleFormer corrections supervisor sentenced in Federal Court
TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - On Tuesday, former Tioga County corrections supervisor, Lieutenant David Monell, was handed a six month sentence in federal prison for an assault on inmate David Coffey alleged to...
View ArticleSoprano hired as Bradford County's fiscal director
Last Thursday, the Bradford county commissioners appointed financial manager Michael Soprano to be the county's new full-time fiscal director at an annual salary of $60,000. Soprano is replacing Joan...
View ArticleSayre Borough Council discusses impact fee money
Sayre Borough Council discussed several possible ways to spend over $334,000 received in impact fee funds during a special meeting Tuesday. The council discussed a list of 19 projects compiled by...
View ArticleMan accused of making bomb threat in Towanda waives his preliminary hearing
TOWANDA - The Rome man who is accused of phoning in two bomb threats to the Bradford County Courthouse on Dec. 6 has waived his preliminary hearing in district court. The Commonwealth's case against...
View ArticleLocal elementary school student artists win poster contest
Over 1,000 elementary school student artists from Broome, Chenango and Tioga counties entered the YES! Safe Choices for Kids Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest held this fall. The 31 winners were...
View ArticleLive nativity planned in Rome
ROME - "Follow the star," the sign reads. "O Holy Night," declares another. The signs along Route 187 in Rome will lead visitors to a special place this weekend. A place to learn, celebrate the season...
View ArticleShooting shatters hometown memories
I learned to swim at the public pool at Treadwell Park in Newtown, Conn. I learned to ride my bike on Head O'Meadow Road. I hit my first and only home run at Sandy Hook Little League Field. As a...
View ArticleTroy School District says violence rumor 'unfounded'
TROY - Troy Area School District Superintendent W. Charles Young said a rumor that a student is planning an incident of "intentional violence" in the district is unfounded. "It's been investigated, and...
View ArticleCounty reviews proposed 50-unit affordable housing development in Wyalusing
\Three Wyalusing businessmen are proposing to construct a 50-unit residential development off of Homet Heights Road in Wyalusing Borough. Last week, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency awarded...
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