April 18, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Man charged with machete threat sentenced

BRADFORD COUNTY

TOWANDA— ABarton man who was arrested in September of last year for threatening an employee at the Athens Express with a machete and for creating a public disturbance in Sayre has been sentenced in Bradford County Court to two to four years in... More

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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

Memorial Hospital plans expansion

BRADFORD COUNTY

TOWANDA — The Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and Administration have approved the pursuit of plans to construct a new three-story facility to accommodate an expansion of the Personal Care Home as well as provide office space for the... More

Chesapeake Energy donation supports Early Childhood Conference

BRADFORD COUNTY

SAYRE — Thanks to a contribution by Chesapeake Energy, Dr. Jean Feldman will present the keynote address at the 13th Annual Learning Early Network Conference at the Sayre Theatre on Friday, April... More

LOTTERY

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Lifestyles

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Ongoing in April... More

SENIOR NEWS

Sayre Senior Citizens Club meets

SAYRE- The Sayre Senior Citizens Club met at the Keystone Manor on April 5, for their monthly meeting which is held the first Thursday of each month with a covered dish... More

COLLEGE CROWD

Benjamin Wunder Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at SUNY Geneseo

GENESEO, N.Y. — Faculty members at the State University of New York at Geneseo have elected a local student to the college's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor... More

Entertainment

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

GAME OF LOVE INVOLVES TAKING CHANCES

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friends have been trying to set me up with someone. I like him, and I think he could be interested in me, too. I don't know whether I should try to talk to him more or make an active effort independently of my... More

ASK DR. K HEALTH

ON-DRUG STRATEGIES WORK BEST FOR INSOMNIA

DEAR DOCTOR K: I am 70 and have always had sleep problems. I've started to take a prescription nonbenzodiazepine sleeping pill every night. It's working very well. Is it OK if I keep on taking... More

Pippa Middleton’s racy party photos cause a stir

LONDON (AP) — T he Parisian costume party featured a man in a dog collar, a dwarf, a nearly naked nun — and a rather well known guest named Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of... More

Special meeting scheduled for recovery plan adoption

ATHENS BOROUGH

ATHENS BOROUGH — The Athens Borough Council will adopt the municipality’s recovery plan at a special board meeting on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the Athens Area High School... More

‘A dream come true’

BRADFORD COUNTY

As fans of the Batman trilogies flock to the newest and final film of the series, “The Dark Knight Rises,” on July 20, locals will see the familiar face of Troy graduate Jason... More

CORBETT ENDORSES ROMNEY A WEEK BEFORE PA. PRIMARY

HARRISBURG

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The campaign of GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney says it has the support of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom... More

Sports

Flying High

Sayre boys run past Williamson

SAYRE — Jesse Dagutis captured four individual events to lead Sayre to a 133- 18 drubbing of Williamson Tuesday. Alex Porter added a trio of individual wins and Riley Card took two more as the Redskins won all but one... More

Waverly downs Tioga in tie-breaker

GOLF

NICHOLS — In what has been one of the best days for golf during the early season, Waverly and Tioga took it right down to the wire Tuesday before the Wolverines prevailed in a tie-breaker,... More

LADY ’SKINS SWEEP EVENTS

SAYRE — Sarah Ostroski posted three individual wins, Molly Cole won two more and 10 other Lady Redskins scored an individual win as Sayre won every event during a 128-12 trouncing of Williamson... More

Opinion

How my cows explain ‘centrist’ journalism

Sometimes I think that the more time I spend on the farm, the better I understand Washington... More

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Wednesday, April 18, the 109th day of 2012. There are 257 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 18, 1942, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James... More