U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) recently announced the launch of a Pennsylvania Youth Essay Contest in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, inviting high school students across the Commonwealth to reflect on Pennsylvania’s central role in the American story.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, DGLF, recently awarded Galeton Area School District a $3,000 grant to support summer literacy. The funds contribute to a record-setting, single-day total of nearly $16 million in grants nationwide—supporting adult, family and summer literacy programs i…
The Austin Area school board approved the proposed final budget for the 2026-27 school year with projected expenditures of $4,997,043. According to the board, there will be no tax increase with milage remaining at 49.3.
The Austin borough council is addressing projects to improve infrastructure and address blight.
COUDERSPORT — The inscription on the monument that sets in the courthouse square in Coudersport reads, “In memory of those soldiers who died in the service of their country during the ware of 1861-1865.†On it are listed the names of the men from Potter County who gave their lives to preserv…
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GALETON — Local riders of all-terrain vehicles met to find a solution for Pike Township’s decision to close their only access road into downtown Galeton.
SHINGLEHOUSE — Ruby Long, Brynley Walker and Zane Miliken followed Brent Pierce, Scoutmaster of Pack 557, on their last hike as part of the Arrow of Light Crossover ceremony during the Blue and Gold banquet held in Shinglehouse. It marked a new era for both the Pack and Troop 557 as Ruby and…
COUDERSPORT — Potter County voters demonstrated little interest in the May 19 General Primary.
The slogans of “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute†and “Keep America Beautiful†appear to have fallen by the wayside along with large numbers of beer cans, bottles and bags of trash.
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Port Allegany High School recognized Brynn Evens and Aiden Bliss as Athletes of the Year recently.
Lachlan Tabacheck earned a bronze medal in the triple jump at the PIAA Track and Field State Championships. Tabacheck finished with a final mark of 44-10.75 in the event to earn a third place …
Northern Potter’s Noah Sherman just missed a podium finish in the 400m dash in the final track meet of his high school career at the PIAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 22.…
The Port Allegany Gators baseball season came to a close against Clarion on Thursday, May 21. Two days after scoring 19 runs, the Gators were held to just two runs on four hits and suffered th…
Perfect weather conditions made for a wonderful two days for anglers to be on Pine Creek. They caught an abundance of the 35th Annual Upper Pine Creek Trout Tournament’s 250 tagged fish, smash…
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The Penn-York Section of the American Chemical Society honored area chemistry students recently at their annual awards night at Moon Brook Country Club in Jamestown, N.Y.
The Galeton Area School District celebrated the accomplishments of its student-athletes during the annual All Sports banquet held on Thursday, May 21.
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The Galeton Borough recently received grant funding from the Gale Foundation to purchase a “new-to-Galeton†sewer flusher truck. The Borough applied for funding in 2025 and was awarded up to $…
WHITEHALL TWP., Pensilvania -- Un adolescente fue acusado de disparar y matar a un hombre de 74 años en Whitehall Township.
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The following person is scheduled to appear in Galeton District Court, judge Christopher Kalacinski presiding.
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With decades of experience in trauma, addiction and adolescent health, Dr. Jeffrey Hansen is one of two speakers for the third annual Shed Some Light medical conference in Williamsport.
UPMC is expanding access to women’s health services in the community with the addition of family medicine obstetrician Sarah Cokenakes, M.D., to the UPMC Magee-Womens team in Wellsboro.
Patti Jackson-Gehris, market president, UPMC North Central Pa., recently traveled to Washington where she joined other rural health leaders and advocacy groups along with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania to meet with federal lawmakers about protecting access and fund…
Galeton Drug Store in Galeton, Potter County, closed its doors on Feb. 13 — the latest in a Pennsylvania pharmacy closure crisis that has seen over 1,000 community pharmacies shut their doors since 2020.
Individuals of any age who are seeking information on ways to age well and protect their memory and thinking as they get older can attend a Penn State Extension webinar, “Building Brain-Healthy Habits,†from noon to 1 p.m. March 3.
Anyone who has recently filled up their tanks knows why gas prices are the number one issue for voters.
The health insurance companies have taken to the airwaves to blame the hospital systems for out-of-control health care costs.
There has been a great deal of reaction to the recent roast of Kevin Hart, and not all if it has been positive.
The FCC recently announced a ban on foreign-made, assembled, designed or even developed internet routers.
