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State to cut funding to seven local human services organizations

TOWANDA– The Pennsylvania Human Services Development Fund cut 5.4 percent in funding across the board for seven human services organizations within Bradford County due to Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget... More

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Sports

Athens girls, Sayre boys win SAT titles

Depth leads Lady ’Cats to title

SAYRE — Rachel Hurley and Katherine Porter racked up two individual victories apiece for Sayre, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Athens’ depth as the Lady Wildcats completed a season sweep of their cross-town rivals, winning the... More

Athens girls, Sayre boys win SAT titles

Redskins dominate boys’ championships

SAYRE — Athens’ Frank Chen, Sayre’s Altan Frantz and Towanda’s Kody Brown captured two individual events apiece, but in the end the Redskins’ superior depth and some strong performances proved to be too... More

WAVERLY LANDS SIX TOP SEEDS FOR IACS

WAVERLY— Jeff Mastrantuono will go for his fourth consecutive league title in the 100-yard breaststroke when Waverly hosts the IAC Boys Swimming Championships on... More

Lifestyles

VALLEY HEALTH & LIVING

TIME IS A GIFT

Doesn’t it seem as though a “time bandit” steals our precious time when we are not looking? Why do we feel so frustrated, resentful or regretful at the end of the... More

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

GUTIERREZ Born to Violet Gutierrez of Long Branch, N.J., a daughter, Stacey, on January 17, 2012, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre,... More

Amish Cook

The sun is shining and it almost seems like spring with the unusual warmth we are experiencing. We were glad for the warmer weather last... More

Entertainment

FRUGAL LIVING

REMOVE RUST STAINS ON SINK

Dear Sara: Do you have any suggestions for a solution to remove rust stains from my porcelain bathroom sink? -- Patty,... More

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

GRANDPARENTS ARE SOURCE OF ANXIETY

DEAR HARRIETTE: How soon is too soon to meet the parents or other relatives of a significant other? My girlfriend and I have been dating a month, and she already wants me to meet her... More

Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway

FASHION

NEW YORK (AP) — O n a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs... More

PA. FINES CHESAPEAKE ENERGY $565K FOR VIOLATIONS

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined a gas driller more than $500,000 for three separate violations. Chesapeake Energy... More

Supervisors approve new senior living complex

ATHENS TOWNSHIP – Senior Healthcare Solutions received approval Thursday from township supervisors for a new facility on Lamoka... More

PUBLIC HEARS NEXT STEPS IN WATERSHED PROJECT

WELLSBURG – Representatives from both Chemung County and Bradford County held a public meeting Thursday on what they called, “the end game,” on the Bentley Creek Watershed project... More

Obituaries  Free Access 

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
FUNERALS - 2013-05-17
Maleah Mae Thurston - 2013-05-16
FUNERALS - 2013-05-16

Local News

Epiphany kindergartens celebrate Day 100

Day 100 was celebrated at Mrs. Furman's kindergarten class at Epiphany School. The children designed their own T-shirts saying Day 100 on the front and special Day 100 crowns were... More

Arthur B. King, M.D., scholarship to be awarded

ATHENS BOROUGH — Arthur B. King, M.D., a well-known neurosurgeon and longtime Athens Borough resident once stated that he had worked very hard at many jobs to obtain his college degree and his medical... More

LOTTERY

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Opinion

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2012. There are 325 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On... More

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