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Previous News HeadlinesJuly 2nd, 2009 Hail? Yeah!These hail stones, some measuring 2 inches in breadth, were found just east of Cherry Flats on Friday, June 26, following one of the late week storms. Hail was reported during a Friday afternoon shower. One KC101 listener told the station that her car windshield was cracked by a chunck of hail that day! The radio station sent these photos to the National Weather Service in State College. They are saying these are some of the biggest pieces of hail they have ever seen in Pennsylvania. Hail this size is common in the Midwest, but huge hail in Pennsylvania is very rare.Gazette office closes for holidayThe Wellsboro Gazette office will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.Penelec strike enters seventh weekThe strike of union workers at the Pennsylvania Electric Company is finishing the sixth week as negotiators schedule a third session.A bear in the airA bear found its way up a tree around 8:30 p.m. Monday night, June 30, in front of Subway on Main Street in Wellsboro.Gas drilling could create 4,200 jobs in N. TierFortuna Energy Inc. and Penn State University held a joint open house June 25 at the Blossburg Fire Hall to inform the public about the natural gas drilling industry. Several dozen residents attended.Jury finds former MU athlete guilty in drug casePerry/Juniata County Senior Judge Keith Quigley ruled on motions for two cases last week and presided over a jury trial in another case in the Tioga County Court of Common Pleas. These controlled substance cases, nicknamed “Operation Failing Grade,” are being prosecuted by the state attorney general’s office. Tioga County President Judge Robert Dalton recused himself from these cases.County must spend savings on emergency housingThe Tioga County Housing Authority must find new ways to subsidize two transitional living facilities after a federal program shift. The announcement came Monday at the authority’s monthly board of directors meeting at the Penn Wells Hotel.July 1st, 2009 Hail? Yeah!These hail stones, some measuring 2 inches in breadth, were found just east of Cherry Flats on Friday, June 26, following one of the late week storms. Hail was reported during a Friday afternoon shower. One KC101 listener told the station that her car windshield was cracked by a chunck of hail that day! The radio station sent these photos to the National Weather Service in State College. They are saying these are some of the biggest pieces of hail they have ever seen in Pennsylvania. Hail this size is common in the Midwest, but huge hail in Pennsylvania is very rare.Gazette office closes for holidayThe Wellsboro Gazette office will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.Penelec strike enters seventh weekThe strike of union workers at the Pennsylvania Electric Company is finishing the sixth week as negotiators schedule a third session.A bear in the airA bear found its way up a tree around 8:30 p.m. Monday night, June 30, in front of Subway on Main Street in Wellsboro.Gas drilling could create 4,200 jobs in N. TierFortuna Energy Inc. and Penn State University held a joint open house June 25 at the Blossburg Fire Hall to inform the public about the natural gas drilling industry. Several dozen residents attended.Jury finds former MU athlete guilty in drug casePerry/Juniata County Senior Judge Keith Quigley ruled on motions for two cases last week and presided over a jury trial in another case in the Tioga County Court of Common Pleas. These controlled substance cases, nicknamed “Operation Failing Grade,” are being prosecuted by the state attorney general’s office. Tioga County President Judge Robert Dalton recused himself from these cases.County must spend savings on emergency housingThe Tioga County Housing Authority must find new ways to subsidize two transitional living facilities after a federal program shift. The announcement came Monday at the authority’s monthly board of directors meeting at the Penn Wells Hotel.June 29th, 2009 Bicyclist crashes in work zoneA man riding a bicycle hit a cut-out area of pavement today on Route 6, Charleston Township, about one mile west of the Route 660/Charleston Road intersection. HRI Construction Inc., Williamsport, had cut ditches about a foot deep and three feet long across the width of the eastbound lane. The man reportedly rode into the closed eastbound lane and hit one of the ditches, bending the front wheel on his bike and injuring his head and neck. An HRI worker called 911 just after 9 a.m. and the Wellsboro Firemen’s Ambulance and Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital’s Medic 1 responded immediately. Al Evans, HRI supervisor, said the ditches and closed lane were part of a resurfacing project scheduled to end Sept. 9. “Bicyclers are to abide by the traffic pattern,” Evans said. “He was riding in our dead lane.” Evans asked the state police to investigate the incident.Truck-Lite signs $3.5 million defense contractTruck-Lite Co. Inc. has signed a $3.5 million contract with the Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command to supply vehicle lighting kits, according to a June 16 press releaseGazette office to close for 4thThe Wellsboro Gazette office will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.WASD holds line on property taxesA last minute adjustment allowed Wellsboro Area School District Board of Education to attain the much-touted “zero millage increase” budget, even though it went against the recommendation of the superintendent and business manager.Tioga woman found dead in creekKathleen Ann Davis, 51, Tioga, was found deceased June 21 in the area of the Frying Pan Trail Head, Shippen Township, near Left Asaph Road and about two miles north-northwest of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.Swine flu confirmed in Potter CountyThe first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Potter County has been reported by the Department of Health.Troy crowned Laurel QueenBrittany Wilson, representing Troy High School, was crowned the 2009 Pa. State Laurel Queen candidates at the coronation ceremony Saturday evening, June 21, at the Wellsboro Are High School.June 24th, 2009 Bicyclist crashes in work zoneA man riding a bicycle hit a cut-out area of pavement today on Route 6, Charleston Township, about one mile west of the Route 660/Charleston Road intersection. HRI Construction Inc., Williamsport, had cut ditches about a foot deep and three feet long across the width of the eastbound lane. The man reportedly rode into the closed eastbound lane and hit one of the ditches, bending the front wheel on his bike and injuring his head and neck. An HRI worker called 911 just after 9 a.m. and the Wellsboro Firemen’s Ambulance and Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital’s Medic 1 responded immediately. Al Evans, HRI supervisor, said the ditches and closed lane were part of a resurfacing project scheduled to end Sept. 9. “Bicyclers are to abide by the traffic pattern,” Evans said. “He was riding in our dead lane.” Evans asked the state police to investigate the incident.Truck-Lite signs $3.5 million defense contractTruck-Lite Co. Inc. has signed a $3.5 million contract with the Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command to supply vehicle lighting kits, according to a June 16 press releaseGazette office to close for 4thThe Wellsboro Gazette office will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.WASD holds line on property taxesA last minute adjustment allowed Wellsboro Area School District Board of Education to attain the much-touted “zero millage increase” budget, even though it went against the recommendation of the superintendent and business manager.Tioga woman found dead in creekKathleen Ann Davis, 51, Tioga, was found deceased June 21 in the area of the Frying Pan Trail Head, Shippen Township, near Left Asaph Road and about two miles north-northwest of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.Swine flu confirmed in Potter CountyThe first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Potter County has been reported by the Department of Health.Troy crowned Laurel QueenBrittany Wilson, representing Troy High School, was crowned the 2009 Pa. State Laurel Queen candidates at the coronation ceremony Saturday evening, June 21, at the Wellsboro Are High School. |
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