Potter County News

A 23 year old Northern Tier man is in prison after police say he gave alcohol to two underage girls and took advantage of one of them.

Submitted by Galaxyman on Sun, 2009-05-31 11:37. Observing Some of the CAS members did their annual May venture to Cherry Springs, Pa.

Road crews will begin 96 miles of roadway repair and improvement work across District 2 on May 26.

A motorcycle crash in Potter County Pennsylvania injures two people. It happened in Portage Township on Route 872 near Portage Road.

As the nation grapples with a severe recession, economists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have published a new report that suggests which industries and areas in Pennsylvania may experience expansion or decline in employment in the upturn expected to follow the recession.

A series of public meetings will be held this month to discuss plans and collect public comments on how the commonwealth can best use funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to deploy broadband service throughout the state, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.

Kellie B. Gormly can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7824. The Senator John Heinz History Center today is opening a photo exhibit that chronicles a trip down the Allegheny River.

The mother of a 6-month-old boy who Pennsylvania State Police say was abused by a Potter County man now faces charges in the case.

The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit and the Shinglehouse assistant fire chief are investigating a barn fire that took place Saturday in Potter County.

The Pennsylvania Route 6 Heritage Corporation will be holding a workshop called "The Green Starts Here on Route 6" about the environment and tourism.

I am writing in reference to your editorial entitled, "Stimulus czar? Is Rendell kidding?" . As I read your article I was finding myself agreeing with several of the opinions expressed.

Timothy Lee Brem, 48, of Jackson Road., St. Marys, was waived to court on 18 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges in stealing company equipment from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in Potter County.

The federal economic stimulus is providing more than $3.7 million to Pennsylvania for emergency food and shelter programs.Most of the money is going to local governments based on measures of unemployment and poverty.

A Potter County man faces multiple charges, including two felonies, for alleged assaults on a 6-month-old boy causing skull and arm fractures.

A $918,468 bridge replacement project on Weston Road in Monroe Township, Bradford County will begin Monday.

A Westfield man was killed early today in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Hector Township, Potter County.

Authorities in Potter County are investigating a sweepstakes scam that bilked an elderly woman out of more than $15,000. Pennsylvania State Police based in Coudersport say that this week, an 80-year-old woman in Ulysses Township received a phone call saying that she had won a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes.

Computer labs inside the Community Education Council of Elk and Cameron Counties are among the many features of the CEC building, however with Governor Rendell cutting the budget for the regiona s nine CECa s such equipment may sit vacant if funding is not eventually restored to the non-profit organizations.

ULYSSES Twp., Pa. - Authorities in Potter County say someone fired off at least eight rounds from a semiautomatic rifle on Monday afternoon, damaging a traffic light.

Amanda Stevens is fighting a disease that's attacking her kidneys. Her parents can't work while they stay for her treatments in Derry Twp.