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May 23, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

State police: Wife provided husband gun in homicide-suicide

BRADFORD COUNTY

CANTON BOROUGH – The wife of the Canton man who shot a 24-year-old woman to death and then turned the gun on himself is now facing charges for allegedly providing her husband with the... More

‘YOU CAN SEE THE MEMORIES’

Sayre Theatre’s brick plaza celebrates local veterans

SAYRE — Memorial Day is a time of year when Americans remember those who lost their lives serving our... More

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Marcia M. Barto - 2013-05-23
Jean Maynard Cummings - 2013-05-23
FUNERALS - 2013-05-23
Jean Maynard Cummings - 2013-05-22
Ronald Bruce Warner - 2013-05-22
FUNERALS - 2013-05-22
Martha Depew - 2013-05-21
Ronald Bruce Warner - 2013-05-21
FUNERALS - 2013-05-21
Calvin C. Cole - 2013-05-20
Gordon M. Callison - 2013-05-20
Jeannie L McCracken - 2013-05-20
Martha E. Depew - 2013-05-20
FUNERALS - 2013-05-20
Calvin C. Cole, 86 - 2013-05-18
Rose D. Roberts - 2013-05-18
FUNERALS - 2013-05-18

Local News

Library receives Dollar General grant

SAYRE

SAYRE — The Sayre Public Library Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the library will receive grant funding from Dollar General to support its summer programming... More

RPH EXPANDS TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS

SAYRE

SAYRE — Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital is once again expanding to meet the growing demand for health care services in the... More

A new scoop

Sayre resident Tim Shaw recently began operations on a new business adventure, 3 Scoops soft serve ice... More

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SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY

Why Obama is silent on killed babies

After reading ghastly headlines about recently convicted Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, such as “Gosnell Jury Hears About Baby Surviving Abortion in Toilet” (Steven Ertelt, lifenews.com, May 9), there was this sudden... More

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Entertainment

Valley Community Theater presents summer production of ‘Mame’

SAYRE

SAYRE — Valley Community Theater, in response to many requests for a summer musical produciton company, was formed last year to bring musical theater to the Valley... More

THIRD ANNUAL ARTSFEST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

ATHENS

ATHENS — The Athens High School Band Boosters held their third annual photography contest at Artsfest 2013, on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May... More

2013 Owego Strawberry Festival will celebrate 33 Years

OWEGO

OWEGO — The Historic Owego Marketplace in downtown Owego is pleased to announce plans for the upcoming 33rd Annual Strawberry Festival to be held Friday night, 5:30-10:30 p.m., June 14 and on Saturday, June 15, 9-5... More

FAUVER QUALIFIES FOR GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT

ATHENS SCHOOLS

ATHENS — Former Athens Area High School boys and girls basketball coach Bob Fauver has qualified for placement on the November general election as a candidate for the district’s board of... More

Crash sends one to RPH

SOUTH WAVERLY

Pictured is a two-car motor-vehicle accident that occurred just before the intersection of Keystone and Pennsylvania avenues in South Waverly. The incident occurred approximately 3:30... More

Portion of narrows will be closed until 2015

SHESHEQUIN

SHESHEQUIN — A portion of state Route 1043, more commonly known as the “Sheshequin Narrows” is not expected to reopen before... More

Sports

Tioga’s Schumacher leads locals at IAC Championships

GOLF

ELMIRA — Tioga’s Noah Schumacher paced local golfers, placing sixth at Soaring Eagles to lead the Tigers to a fourth-place showing in the 10-team Small School field at Wednesday’s Interscholastic Athletic Conference... More

Lee pitches 3-hitter, Phillies blank Marlins

BASEBALL

MIAMI (AP) — Cliff Lee pitched a three-hitter for his 12th career shutout and Delmon Young homered for the second straight game as the Phillies beat the Marlins... More

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter hall

RACING

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on... More

Lifestyles

Learn why you struggle to lose weight at Kraft Family Chiropractic’s wellness event

SAYRE — Despite the ever-increasing presence of fat-free and low-fat foods available in the United States, Americans are plagued by skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes and heart... More

BRADFORD COUNTY RELEASES MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS

TOWANDA

TOWANDA — The following marriage licenses were issued in Bradford County: Donald L. Keck Jr. of Towanda to Nancy H. Bomboy of Towanda Chase Feigles of Ulster to Melissa Fletcher of Ulster Ross Giggee of Gillett to Tiffany... More

WEEKEND EVENT AT SAYRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO PREVIEW A.M.P.E.D.

SAYRE

SAYRE — The Sayre Christian Church, located at 427 S. Keystone Ave., Sayre will hold a weekend event on Saturday, June 8, 2013 and Sunday, June 9,... More