After a year of relentless rain and catastrophic flooding in communities in Wilmot Township, Bradford County, fire company officials and supporters came together on Jan. More...
I had hoped that after last week’s column, I wouldn’t need to write another about Penn State football for a while. But apparently heaven had an immediate need for a pretty darn good football coach. Joe Paterno’s death Su More...
According to information released by State Police at Laporte, Steven Eugene Arnold, 44, and Dixie Lee Arnold, 49, both of Cherry Township, Sullivan County, stole a bottle of Jim Beam liquor from the Dushore Wine and Spirits Store at about 3:45 on Jan More...
Bridge Grate Stolen Someone removed an 8-by-10-foot piece of iron bridge grating that had been set down at the intersection of Iron Bridge and Lone Mary Roads in Terry Township in preparation of replacing a section of the bridge there. More...
(Note: In DUI prosecutions in Pennsylvania, the intoxication rate for non-commercial drivers is a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08. For a commercial driver (truck, bus, etc.) the legal rate is .04. More...
Bradford County District Attorney Daniel J. Barrett announced that the following persons entered guilty pleas or placed in the ARD Program in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda, on Dec. 22 and Jan. 3. Guilty Pleas More...
Dear Editor: Thank you to Mr. Hiduk for his very informative article bringing the issue of the proposed changes to “Use of School Facilities #707” to public attention. More...
Elwood James Carr celebrated his 90th birthday with his loving family and many dear friends at his home in Potterville. Diane Elliott presented him with a citation on behalf of Rep. More...
Winter has finally arrived in the Northern Tier, but that’s not stopping the fun at the Keystone Theatre in Towanda—and all for a couple of good causes. More...
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires,” (James 1:19-20). More...
When we arrived in Dulac, Pastor Kirby told us about a young couple he had just married in December. They desperately needed a roof on their house. More...
A total of 142 Mansfield University students have been named to the fall 2011 President’s list. To be named to the President’s list, a student must attend the university full-time and earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. More...
Wyalusing Lions Club President John Bradley (left) recently presented two $750 scholarships to 2011 Wyalusing Valley High School graduates Paul Hugo and Abby Fogel. More...
Gas drilling opponents banded together to blast the Bradford County Commissioners on Jan. 19 for what they say was tax dollars wasted on a fact-finding trip to Lea County, N.M., that did not adequately address environmental concerns. More...
At the Jan. 12 school board meeting, both the Elk Lake School District and the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center received excellent ratings from the recent auditor’s report on the closing of books for 2011. More...
When Sen. Gene Yaw worked with the Center for Rural Pennsylvania (CRP) to coordinate the “Listening Session on Stream Cleaning” that was held on Jan. More...
Editor’s Note: Kellie Goodman Shaffer is a Wyalusing Valley and Penn State University graduate. She served many years as the sports director at WTAJ-TV in Altoona where she had many opportunities to cover Penn State football. More...
Early in the new year, I read a newspaper article about dead blackbirds falling from the sky, in the small town of Beebee, Arkansas. Authorities there stated that over 100 dead blackbirds were found on New Year’s Eve. More...
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Alice Wickhammer of Jester Hill offers insight into your day-to-day traumas.
DEAR ALICE: How can I keep from making the same dumb mistakes my stupid parents made? I certainly don’t want to end up with a life as miserable and boring as theirs. — TOWANDA TEEN DEAR TOW: By all means practice birth control. More...
The indoor track season resumed for area collegians last weekend. At the Bucknell Heptagonal on Jan. 21, two Elk Lake graduates competed—the Bisons’ Ryne Carney and Shippensburg freshman Cassie VanEtten. More...