At 10:37 AM on Friday, Ridgway & St. Marys Fire Depts. have been dispatched to 231 West Main Street in Ridgway Borough for a report of an electrical fire with smoke showing in the structure. St. Marys cancelled.
FNN Article © Friday, March 31, 2023.
Updated at 9:55 AM.
MANSFIELD, PA – Late Thursday evening, March 30, 2023, fire and EMS crews from Mansfield Hose Company and Big Elm Fire Department responded to a reported two vehicle head-on crash around 11:30 PM in Rutland Township.
The accident was reported in the area of 3493 Route 549 near the Jenkins Road intersection. Mansfield fire personnel arrived at the accident scene by 11:32 PM and confirmed that this was a head-on crash where the vehicles came to rest along the shoulder of the roadway. While fire personnel were checking for victims other units from both departments started arriving on scene.
Only one driver was found in one of the vehicles, the other driver had apparently already left the scene either by foot or was picked up prior to fire crews arrival. The driver that was left behind was confirmed trapped and injured inside his vehicle.
A request for Pennsylvania State Police to expedite to the scene was made by Mansfield Command, since one of the driver’s had fled the scene in an unknown manner.
A medical helicopter was requested due to the injuries the trapped driver had suffered. LifeNet 7-7 medical helicopter was sent out to the area.
By 11:46 PM that section of Route 549 was being closed down by a Mansfield fire crew as other firefighters prepared to extricate the male driver from the crushed vehicle.
The injured driver was extricated from their vehicle by 11:55 PM and placed in the Mansfield ambulance.
It was confirmed just past midnight that Route 549 was closed between the intersection of the Jenkins Road all the way down into Roseville at the Pumpkin Hill Road Intersection.
A landing zone was set up for LifeNet 7-7 in a nearby field close to the accident scene. The ambulance transported the patient to the landing zone where EMS members treated the patient and waited for the arrival of the medical helicopter. LifeNet 7-7 landed around 12:20 AM and was airborne to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA., by 12:42 AM.
At 10:14 AM on Friday, Coudersport Ambulance has been called to the Wending Creek sugar shack on Baker Creek Road for a 51 year old female fall victim with rib & back injuries.
What’s Right?
by
Pastor B.J. Knefley
Think about that for a moment. What is right? What is wrong? How does one determine the answer? Does 2 + 2 always equal 4? Well according to David A. Gershaw, Ph.D. there are situations that it doesn’t. So, what is right? How you answer this will be determined by your starting point. Where you start will determine where you end up.
Our world is full of opinions. Personally, I like the statement that says, “Opinions are like arm pits. We all have two and they both stink”. Sadly, opinions often run our world. The one with the loudest argument often rule over the one who doesn’t. We might all agree that this isn’t right, but it is reality.
No matter who you are, we each have been brought up with rules of some sort. Every home has them, every child is asked to follow them. Society has the same expectation except with every passing generation the rules change. Boundaries are moved, expectations are redefined and when you mix this with opposing viewpoints of each generation you get a lot of opinionated people. So, what’s right?
Perhaps the answer to this question is determined by the foundation from which one has established. Much like the foundation of a house, it gives support for everything else. But what has formed this foundation, how was it built? Again, thinking of the construction of a house, the type of foundation will determine how high one can build.
There’s an old saying that goes something like this, “What we live with, we learn, what we learn we practice, what we practice we become.” Too often we fall back on what we’ve learned, but is it right? Proverbs 16:25 simply says, “There is a path before each person that seems right but ends in death”. What “seems” right isn’t always. Old habits are hard to break, so are old thoughts. Think about it.
“The Journey Matters” grief support class will be held Saturday, April 1st from 10-11:00am at the Thomas Fickinger Funeral Home, 210 N. East St., Coudersport. We are so excited to provide our community with the opportunity to support one another through the stages of grief. To reserve your seat please call Lisa Brennan @ 570-712-7418 or the Fickinger Funeral Home @ 814-274-8888 to reserve your seat for this free event.
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At 9:39 PM on Thursday, Ridgway Fire Dept. dispatched previous fire on Monterey Avenue for a rekindle.
At 8:35 PM on Thursday, Ridgway Fire Dept. has been dispatched to 109 Taylor Avenue for a smell of natural gas in the kitchen of the home. Firefighters are deploying an exhaust fan & notifying National Fuel to send a crew to the location.
When Heaman Dhimal and Alisha Khadka were children in Nepal, there was one cure for all their childhood illnesses – honey.
Now, as biology students at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, they want to find out whether their elders were right about the putka honey of their childhoods having special medicinal properties.
They’re not alone. Several other researchers have recently looked into the cultural use of the honey as medicine and how its sales affect the livelihood of Himalayan communities. Now 7,500 miles from where they grew up, Dhimal and Khadka are doing their own research to see why the putka honey is special.
Dhimal and Khadka both came to the United States as children as part of a refugee resettlement program. They both attended high school and met each other in Harrisburg, which has become a hub for the Bhutanese refugee community.
Dhimal’s family is part of a large ethnic minority called Lhotshampas who settled in southern Bhutan in the late 19th century to clear forest, create rice fields and work them. They had come from Nepal and spoke Nepalese. In 1958, Bhutan passed a citizenship act that gave them full citizenship. More policies encouraged intermarriage and moving to other parts of the country.
But in 1985, a new citizenship act stiffened the requirements to become a naturalized citizen and created conditions under which citizenship could be revoked, including being disloyal to the king, country or people of Bhutan.
Soon Bhutan began requiring that Lhotshampas prove that they had paid taxes and wear the traditional dress of the majority. Schools stopped teaching in Nepalese.
State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will hold monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, April 6, from 9-10 a.m.at the Emporium Borough Office.
Services available include assisting constituents with state-related issues or concerns, assistance with driver license and vehicle registration applications, and help in filling out applications for various state programs, such as the senior citizen Property Tax/Rent Rebate and PACE prescription drug assistance programs.
People who cannot make the satellite sessions may contact Causer’s offices in Bradford at 78 Main St., first floor, telephone 814-362-4400; or Coudersport, 107 S. Main St., Room 1, telephone 814-274-9769; or Kane, 54 Fraley St., Suite 2, telephone 814-837-0880. Information is also available at www.RepCauser.com or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/RepCauser.
At 2:59 PM on Thursday, Ridgway & St. Marys Fire Depts have been dispatched to 240 Monterey Avenue in Ridgway for a working structure fire. Johnsonburg also dispatched to scene.
3:11 PM–Fully involved house fire. Mutual aid expedite. Wilcox for standby for Johnsonburg.
3 occupants have received minor burns but are remaining on scene. Advising county to contact Red Cross to assist residents. Fire Marshal advised.
Kersey dispatched for standby at Ridgway station.
Photo: Rainbow Trout, credit PFBC
HARRISBURG, Pa. (March 30) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that the statewide Opening Day of Trout Season is this Saturday, April 1! Anglers may begin fishing at 8 a.m.
Throughout the 2023 season, the PFBC will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 697 streams and 126 lakes open to public angling. These figures, which are consistent with the number of trout stocked over the past decade, include approximately 2.3 million Rainbow Trout; 707,000 Brown Trout; and 168,000 Brook Trout. As with past practice, the average size of the trout produced for stocking is 11 inches in length with an average weight of .58 pounds.
At 2:08 PM on Thursday, Bradford Township Fire Rescue & City Ambulance have been dispatched to a T-bone crash near 800 Minard Run Road. Caller stated no injuries.
Montoursville, PA – Motorists in Snyder County are advised the primitive roadside rest area on Routes 11/15 at McKees Half Falls in Chapman Township will open tomorrow, March 31, 2023.
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced the promotions of three Members to the rank of Major, four to the rank of Captain, and eight to the rank of Lieutenant. All were recognized at promotion ceremonies on March 30.
Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a resurfacing project is set to begin next week on Route 15 in South Williamsport Borough and Armstrong Township, Lycoming County.
On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will begin work on Route 15 between the Market Street Bridge in South Williamsport Borough and the West Branch Tennis Club in Armstrong Township. Work will be performed between the hours of 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM with ADA curb ramp work being performed between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
The project will be completed in phases. Motorists can expect single lane with flagging and/or channelizing devices through the active work areas. Work will not be performed on this project during the Little League World Series.
Glenn O. Hawbaker is the primary contractor for this $2.6 million resurfacing project. Work includes milling and paving, ADA ramp upgrades, guide rail upgrades, signage, and line painting. Additional work will be performed on the bridge over Hagerman’s Run. Work is expected to be completed on this project in October of 2023, weather permitting.
Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays, watch for stopped traffic, watch for lane changes, and drive with caution through the work zone.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
Elk County- Doug Gaffey, St. Marys Area United Way President presented a $4,500 grant award to the Leslie Swope, St. Marys Public Library Librarian. The library applied for the funding to support the operational needs of the library.
The St. Marys Library offers several programs for the community. The library offers weekly story time for young children, weekly programs for adults with disabilities, a summer reading program, Books on Foot, book clubs, monthly drawing and watercolor classes, and special programs for school aged children and adults. The library continues to provide quality materials to their patrons in formats they request. Books, audiobooks, DVDs, eBooks, eaudiobooks, periodicals and games are available for patrons. The library also offers meeting space for individuals in the St. Marys area.
The St. Marys Library is one of the many partnering organizations that have sought grant money from the St. Marys Area United Way. Over the next couple of weeks, the United Way will continue to notify the public of all the grant recipients and award amounts. The grant funding disseminated in 2023 is as a result of the donations raised during the St. Marys Area United Way 2022 campaign. Funding raised in 2023 will be available for organizations to seek grant funding in 2024.
The St. Marys Area United Way relies on the contributions from companies and local individuals. If you would like to become one of these individuals or corporate donors, please call 781-6000 or mail your check to the St. Marys Area United Way, 44 So. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, PA 15857
Mikie D. Plaster, 80, of Olson Street, Ridgway, PA died on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Penn Highlands Dubois following a brief illness.
She was born on September 3, 1942, in Denison, TX, a daughter of the late Juanita Fitch Bass.
On August 15, 1959, she married the late Bruce A. Plaster, who preceded her in death on April 4, 2017.
Mikie was a resident of the area for many years and a member of St. Loe Church. She worked many years at the Pennsy Restaurant and the Oasis. Mikie spent her time watching WWE, knitting, playing bingo, and going to the casino. She loved her family, and cherished her time she got to spend with her grandchildren.
Mikie is survived by 3 children; Debra A. Howard of Ridgway, Craig A. Plaster and his wife Debra of Reidsville, NC, and Lisa Plaster of Orchard Park, NY, 5 grandchildren; Brandy (Doug), Brianna, Connor, Amanda, and Morgan, and 3 great grandchildren; Hunter, Madisyn, and Emma. She is also survived by a brother, Jerry Landers of Denison, TX, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and mother, she was preceded in death by a step father, Clifford “Jack” Bass, 2 brothers, Homer and J.W Landers.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mikie D. Plaster will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Leo Catholic Church, 111 Depot St. Ridgway, PA 15853. Officiating will be Fr. Justin P. Pino, Pastor of St. Leo Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Leo Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023, at Krise Funeral Home from 4:00PM until 7:00PM.
Memorial contributions can be made to The Ridgway Fire Department.
Krise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 130 Center Street, Ridgway, PA 15853 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be offered to the family at www.krisefuneralhome.com
At 1:19 PM on Thursday, Coudersport Ambulance has been called to Carley Lane for a woman ill.
Montoursville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding candidates for political office that no campaign signs can be placed within the PennDOT right-of-way along state road, interstate, expressway, and other limited access highways. Political signs cannot be attached on light or signal posts, guide rail or other PennDOT traffic control devices.
It is illegal to install, erect or place any sign of any nature, including a temporary sign, on PennDOT right-of-way. Illegal signs can be removed at any time by PennDOT.
When PennDOT workers must remove campaign signs, it takes them away from working on important highway maintenance and safety projects.
Campaign signs placed along roadways may pose the following risks:
Signs posted in the right-of-way will be removed and stored at the PennDOT county maintenance office for 30 days prior to disposal.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
