According to figures released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, 14 residents of Tioga County have died as a result of COVID-19 in the last two weeks, Nov. 13 through 27.
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Casey Allen Amaral, 43, of Mainesburg, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police with use/possession of drug paraphernalia. On Aug. 11, a probation officer reportedly found prescription drugs prescribed to other people, grinders with marijuana residue and smoking pipes in the school bus where…
Jessica Lynn Marble, 39 of Tioga, was charged by Lawrence Township Police with retail theft after a visit to the Acorn in Lawrence Township. Marble allegedly did not pay for two cans of Red Bull.
KNOXVILLE — The 2021 budget for the borough will be advertised with adoption planned for December.
LAWRENCEVILLE — The borough council here approved the proposed 2021 budget with no tax increase. The general budget, water and sewer and the liquid fuels budget will be advertised as required by law. The budgets will be available for review with adoption planned at the next borough council meeting.
John “Robbie” Bathgate, 17, of Athens, died in a one-car crash on Route 49, Osceola Township, on Sunday, Nov. 22. His passenger, Kyleigh Burton, 18, of Knoxville, suffered suspected serious injuries.
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Following recent decisions to cancel mandated schedules and championships for all fall and winter sports, the board of directors of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is now permitting league championship opportunities in women’s and men’s swimming and women’s and men’s cross country.
The District 4 Volleyball All-Stars were announced on Friday, Nov. 20 with an impressive 11 girls being selected from Wellsboro, NP-Liberty and Cowanesque Valley for their performances in the …
Keeping with the OneTeam2021 theme of the fall semester, the Mansfield University field hockey, sprint football and women’s soccer teams held a socially-distant celebration for their departing…
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The Wellsboro/Mansfield Gazette and the Free Press-Courier have announced our Third Team All-Stars for the fall sports season for the sports of cross country, tennis, golf and volleyball.
BeST Transit, during its normal operating schedules, will be available for those who need transportation to the upcoming COVID testing site in Mansfield next week.
At 6:30 p.m., this coming Tuesday, Dec. 1, Trout Unlimited Tiadaghton Chapter #688 based in Wellsboro is meeting via Zoom. Officers, members and the public are invited to attend.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my reader friends. Family gatherings will be smaller this year but it is best to be safe. Our prayers go out to all the families that are affected by COVID this Holid…
Jeff and Laura Goodhart, owners of Goodhart’s Inn on Central, are inviting the public to an open house at their bed and breakfast at 49 Central Ave., Wellsboro.
The Turkey Path and the Overlook Trail at Leonard Harrison State Park and the Turkey Path at Colton Point State Park are closed for the winter season.
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(The Center Square) – The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives announced late Saturday that they will not be returning to session this year, a move that would appear to preclude any possibility of lawmakers interceding in the 2020 election.
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(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Saturday threw out a case brought by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly that sought to overturn about 2.6 million mail-in ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election.
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman argued Saturday that any attempt by state lawmakers to reconvene and vote for a new slate of electors favoring President Donald Trump would be doomed to fail – ironically, because of a lawsuit filed by a pro-Trump lawmaker.
(The Center Square) – If Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano winds up being a serious contender for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022, observers will likely point to this week as a turning point where he raised his profile considerably.
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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, on Thursday, Dec. 3, Highland Chocolates will be opening at a new location in downtown Wellsboro.
BeST Transit, during its normal operating schedules, will be available for those who need transportation to the upcoming COVID testing site in Mansfield next week.
COVID has overtaken the flu in its own season, with confirmed cases remaining low across the state, according to the PA Department of Health.
Mariam Salisu, MD, MPH, recently joined UPMC’s Pain Management team.
Dawn Wright, JD, MBA, SPHR, vice president, human resources for UPMC in the Susquehanna Region, was recently appointed to the Eastern Pennsylvania Healthcare Executives Network board of directors.
UPMC Williamsport welcomes James Pingpank, Jr. MD, FACS, a surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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Six years after American journalist James Foley was tortured and killed, his mother is grateful the US Justice Department is indicting two of "the Beatles", the British Islamic State militants allegedly involved in the crime. (Nov. 30)
Over the past 15 years or so, I’ve been invited several times to present the show “What is Real and What is Not Real,” a program about the cougar, at the annual Seneca Pow Wow near Hearts Content. In doing this, I teamed up with a Seneca historian who was presenting a program on Seneca civil…
If I were to become the president of the United States, there would be three major things that I would attempt to pass while in office: mandated mental health care for six months to a year for veterans, attaching rehab centers to prisons, and putting an end to private — otherwise known as fo…
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