Monroe Township to cut taxes
Monroe Township to cut taxes The Board of Supervisors for Monroe township met for their reorganizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. Election of officers - Charles Shaffer was elected chairman;...
View ArticleTowanda man sentenced to jail time for indecent assault
Ted M. Vanderkarr, who indecently assaulted a girl in 2007 in Kline Township, will spend time behind state prison bars after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court. Vanderkarr, 40, of...
View ArticleCasey: Feds are neglecting job-training program
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is launching an inquiry into financial shortfall at the federal Departmental of Labor Job Corps, outraged that the valuable job-training program appears to be neglected by the...
View ArticleBradford County Branch YMCA launches 2013 Strong Kids Campaign: Goal is to...
TOWANDA - When newly divorced mother Melissa Sentiff moved back to her hometown of Towanda in the early 2000s with her two sons, she didn't have the money to send them to the local YMCA. However, she...
View ArticleGoing for a world title Athens grad part of national champion cheer team
When the Cheer Extreme Coed Elite Level 5 team received a national title this past weekend, a Valley native was among its ranks. Joel Kreider, a 2012 graduate of Athens Area High School, helped the...
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Valley News Digest SHS forensics students qualify for states Four students from the Sayre High School forensics team, a competitive speech and debate group, recently qualified to participate in the...
View ArticleHearing on milk plant continued
CANTON TWP. - The owner of the old milk plant in Grover, Canton Township, has been given some extra time to get the property cleaned up. Previously, Canton Township filed a complaint against one of the...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: World Day of Prayer draws people together in Troy
TROY - Troy was one of the many communities celebrating the annual "World Day of Prayer" recently. This year, people from all the churches in Troy gathered at the First United Methodist Church of Troy...
View ArticleCanton quarry to add small area
CANTON TWP. - Township supervisors provided information regarding a quarry addition and a planned natural gas compressor station project in the township at their recent meeting. One of the items...
View ArticleLeroy Twp. to hold cleanup day
LEROY TWP. - Spring is nearly here, and Leroy Township is thinking about the annual ritual of spring cleaning. Leroy Township will hold a township clean-up day on Saturday, April 13. Supervisors...
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Local Briefs Trout stocking schedules now available online Pennsylvania trout stocking schedules are now available online in preparation for opening day of trout season in April, said Rep. Tina Pickett...
View ArticleYaw receives 2013 PWA 'Industry Supporter Award'
HARRISBURG - State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) was honored Thursday evening for his contributions to Pennsylvania's growing wine industry. During the Pennsylvania Winery Association's (PWA) annual...
View ArticleNo injuries in Talisman incident Gas ignition being investigated
TROY TWP. - Terri Kelley was doing paperwork at her Troy Township home late last month when she heard a loud noise. "Everybody heard it," she said. "It was just a big boom." The noise was the result of...
View ArticleRe-entry house to help parolees get back into society
TOWANDA - Bradford County is planning to open a "re-entry house" in Towanda where non-violent offenders could stay temporarily upon their release from the county jail, county officials said. "This is
View ArticleBudget cuts threaten local stream gages Two in Waverly, one in Owego possibly...
Budgetary constraints have threatened the continued operation of New York's rain and stream gages, mobilizing Tioga County governments to discuss resolutions in support of the county's three...
View ArticleNew York State votes for two year moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Wednesday announced passage of legislation that would extend the moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing by two years in New York and require an...
View ArticleAthens author releases new book
Athens children's author Maureen Wright recently released her fifth book, a tale relating to the upcoming April Fool's Day. In "Barnyard Fun on April One," a mischievous sheep plays pranks on other...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Troy hatches a winner with 'Seussical'
TROY - If the ratings scale were a Dr. Seuss hat, then the recent production of "Seussical" in Troy would deserve five stripes. The Troy Area High School Drama Club presented "Seussical" as its spring...
View ArticleFour-bridge painting project in Sullivan County starts next week
A $194,600 bridge preservation (painting) project on various routes in Sullivan County is set to start early next week. There are four bridges to be painted: One is a 66'-long bridge built
View ArticleHelp sought for children of couple killed in crash
In the wake of the recent crash that killed Ryan and Karen English in Wells Township, a number of fundraising events have been organized to support their three children tragically left behind. The...
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