Tioga County Chamber announces Community Award recipients during annual dinner
On Thursday, Feb. 7, the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce announced this year's Community Award recipients during its annual dinner and silent auction held at Tioga Downs Casino. Awarded this year was...
View ArticleCorbett hopes budget prelude to political comeback
In his first two budgets, Gov. Tom Corbett slashed and slashed. Critics say slashed and burned. Faced with the disappearance of federal stimulus funding and having promised not to raise taxes,...
View ArticleLocal resident and actor to be featured in 'Secret Snakes' on Animal Planet
Local resident Tim O'Hearn will be featured in an episode of "Secret Snakes" on Animal Planet's Fatal Attractions. For O'Hearn, this is just one of the ventures he has embarked upon since his delve...
View ArticleRoute 87 slide repair project update
Route 87 slide repair project update Here's a brief update on the continuing construction at that $2 million slide repair project along Route 87 in Colley Township, Sullivan County. While work...
View ArticleROMEO group celebrates birthday of their oldest member
WAVERLY, N.Y. - It isn't every day that one might have the opportunity to celebrate a milestone such as that achieved by Allan "Doc" Dimon of Waverly, N.Y. on Thursday - the celebration of his 95th...
View ArticleSouper Bowl raises money for The Bridge
A week after the big football game, the Athens ArtsFest committee held a Souper Bowl of its own Monday to help neighbors in need of heating assistance this winter. Proceeds from the second annual...
View ArticleGovernor Corbett directs state resources to help with blizzard response
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that following a request for assistance from the state of Connecticut, he quickly directed PennDOT to mobilize crews and equipment to help citizens of that state...
View ArticleReady to help Operation Honduras
Operation Honduras, a group of volunteers from eastern Pennsylvania, is gearing up for its annual trip to Honduras which embarks this Thursday. The trip will be a week long effort to build an addition...
View ArticlePickett proposes formal documentation for canceled, terminated gas leases
HARRISBURG - A consumer-friendly proposal that will help landowners with oil and natural gas leases in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the state House, said Rep. Tina Pickett...
View ArticleCanton tackles truck traffic
CANTON - Borough council is moving ahead to address the issue of tractor-trailer traffic on a cluster of borough streets. According to Canton Police Chief Doug Seeley, there is continual traffic on the...
View ArticleTowanda School Board approves payment-in-lieu-of-taxes for Trehab
TOWANDA - All of the taxing authorities have now approved an agreement with Trehab Center Inc., under which it will make payments-in-lieu-of-taxes on its planned $11 million development in the 400...
View ArticleUlster supervisors, library continue to discuss building
Ulster Township supervisors continue to explore the possibility of sharing a building with the Mather Memorial Library, supervisors said Monday. Supervisors met recently with a committee of township...
View ArticleSayre school board approves preliminary budget
The Sayre Area School District board of education approved the district's preliminary budget for the 2013-14 school year at its meeting Monday. Under the preliminary budget, the district expects to...
View ArticleSue Paterno tells Couric: Joe wasn't aware Sandusky was a pedophile
Sue Paterno and her husband were not aware that Jerry Sandusky was a pedophile, the widow of the former Penn State head football coach told Katie Couric in an interview televised Monday.
View ArticleFirewire Bradford County gaining popularity on Facebook
January was a big month for emergency notification systems in Bradford County. While a highly publicized CodeRED system was made operational across the county in an effort to easily inform the public...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to bomb threats
TOWANDA - A Rome man pleaded guilty Thursday to phoning in two bomb threats to the Bradford County Courthouse on Dec. 6. Tommy Gene Turner, 49, pleaded guilty Thursday to the third-degree felony of...
View ArticleWaverly school board discusses budget
By Amanda Renko The Waverly Central School District board of education Thursday continued to go over the district's proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year. The board and business administrator...
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Western Bradford News Digest Crime Watch meeting tonight in Canton The Canton Neighborhood Crime Watch will hold its second meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at the Fellowship Hall of Canton Ecumenical Church...
View ArticleFootball volunteers, coaches hired in Canton
CANTON - The Canton Area School Board approved a slew of football program volunteers at its meeting Thursday. At its regular monthly meeting, the board approved the following additions to the volunteer...
View ArticleInmate thanks jail staff for saving his life
A Troy man is thanking the staff at the Bradford County Correctional Facility for saving his life, county officials said. After 36-year-old Travis Levi Ott was arrested Sunday on a terroristic threats...
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