Giving a pet as a gift not a bad thing, just let the owner know
CLARKS SUMMIT - Kate Andrews said giving a pet as holiday gift isn't a bad thing in and of itself. But giving a pet as a gift when the future owner is in the dark about the purchase rarely works out...
View ArticleApplications for Emergency Home Heating Assistance now being accepted
The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) announced that beginning Jan. 2, eligible low-income New Yorkers who are in danger of having their heat shut off or running out of fuel,...
View ArticleTioga Chamber hosts 'Every Business Should Have a Plan'
After the events of the last year and a half, it is evident how important it is to be prepared for the unexpected. This is an opportunity to prepare your business for the unthinkable. Disasters can...
View ArticleEnergy efficiency program team coming to Tioga County, N.Y.
With winter weather fast approaching, rising heating bills are becoming a concern for many homeowners, small business owners, and non-profit organizations. Fortunately, there is help available to those...
View ArticleFlu strain rampant, dangerous
The influenza virus is "widespread" in Pennsylvania, and this year's strain is especially dangerous for the elderly, according to the state Department of Health. Since the beginning of October, 7,181...
View ArticleNew director appointed at the Council on the Arts
After 21 years of service to the community, Annette Schweiger has retired as Executive Director of the Tioga County Council on the Arts (TCCA). To replace her, TCCA found the perfect candidate right...
View ArticleTioga Center Fire Department receives grants from Mildred Faulkner Truman...
The Tioga Center Fire Department received grants from Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation in the amount of $24,240. These generous grants will be used to buy equipment needed to upgrade the Tioga Center...
View ArticleCanton FFA wins at Farm Show Group's 'Edible Landscape' takes second place in...
When most people were plowing under their gardens this fall, some Canton FFA members were just getting started with theirs. In September, the students planted corn, beans, pumpkins, cucumbers, peppers,...
View ArticleMemorial Fund to keep memories of heroic principal alive
It has been just a little over three weeks since a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and open fire, killing 20 children and six adults. Of those killed was Dawn...
View ArticleNEPA rebuilds lost seniority with committee positions
HARRISBURG - Members of the Northeast Pennsylvania legislative delegation are starting to rebuild lost seniority with committee chair appointments in the new session. Eleven members of the 30-member...
View ArticleArticle: DEP missed more than 15,000 wells in impact fee count
Pennsylvania and its counties and municipalities may have missed out on as much as $303 million in gas well impact fees in 2012 because state regulators undercounted the number of wells covered by the...
View ArticleBradford County's CodeRED notification system is now operational
NORTH TOWANDA TOWNSHIP - Bradford County officials on Wednesday conducted the first county-wide test of the county's new CodeRED system, which notifies the public in the event of emergencies, such as...
View ArticleTwo killed in crash
WEST BURLINGTON TWP. - An 82-year-old New Albany man and an 80-year-old New Albany woman died in a two-vehicle crash around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Route 6 and Steam Hollow Road in...
View ArticlePublic turns out for Gillett post office meeting
GILLETT - The meeting on the future of the Gillett Post Office was scheduled to be held in the post office, but it was moved to the Gillett Senior Center as a result of the strong turnout Wednesday....
View ArticleUSPS looks to community for input
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is currently engaging in a process of community discussions at select locations throughout the nation in regards to its financial problems. Originally, the USPS...
View ArticleJay Carpet to reopen
After 15 months of extensive remodeling, Jay Carpet in Athens is hosting its grand re-opening Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 314 Main St. The official ribbon cutting event will be at 9 a.m. The...
View ArticleVictims in fatal crash identified
Bradford County Coroner Tom Carman has identified the two victims in the fatal crash that occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on Route 6 at the intersection of Steam Hollow Road in West Burlington...
View ArticleAssault, harassment charges filed against Brown
A man involved in a barricaded standoff with state police in October was recently charged with simple assault and harassment in an unrelated incident that occurred in August. Police charged Steven M....
View ArticleBradford County considering ordinance to crack down on tobacco use at county...
TOWANDA - The Bradford County Correctional Facility will become a completely tobacco-free institution as of Feb. 1, and the county is considering passing an ordinance that will crack down on tobacco...
View ArticleJay Carpet One and Furniture celebrate grand reopening
Jay Carpet One and Jay Furniture in Athens held a grand reopening and ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate the stores' newly repaired and remodeled South Main Street location. Employees, business...
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