The Bradford County Prison Board Tuesday recommended to the Bradford County Commissioners that the board hire Donald Stewart of Rome as warden of the Bradford County Correctional Facility.

    Valley Joint Sewer Authority Chairman Pat Musto is a little happier today after learning earlier this week that the state’s new budget contains funding to help local sewer plants meet the mandates imposed by the clean-up of the Chesapeake Bay.

    Poor drainage on Third Street and several hazardous trees were just two of the issues that members of the South Waverly Borough Council discussed during Monday’s meeting.

    Approximately $500 million has been allocated in the state’s 2008-2009 budget to provide a 50-percent match for sewer treatment plant upgrades, according to a press statement released Monday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

    An Athens man died Sunday following an ATV crash on Marcy Hill Road.

    The 18th Annual Valley Fireworks Show, hosted by Engine Company No. 1, packed the people into Riverfront Park Saturday for music, food, games, and, of course, the explosive main event.