On June 18th Coudersport Ambulance was dispatched to N. Main St. For a person unresponsive

Marcia Ann Newcomb, 73, of Sabinsville, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York.  She was born on February 23, 1953, in Wellsboro, daughter of the late Love and Beverly (Reynolds) Hess.  She lived a life marked by devotion to her family, her work, and the many simple joys that brought her happiness.

Marcia devoted many years of service to education through her work as a Business Manager in the Coudersport, Galeton, and Wellsboro School Districts, where she ultimately retired. Her career reflected her strong work ethic, reliability, and commitment to the communities she served. In addition to her work, she was a member of the Eastern Star, where she valued fellowship and the bonds of friendship.

She enjoyed gardening, playing pinochle, singing and being a part of a chorus group in Wellsboro and she especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Her love for quilting was another bright part of her life, where she made many lasting friendships among the many quilting groups she was a part of.

She is survived by her sons, Daniel and Jamie Newcomb of Ulysses, and Thomas and Julie Newcomb of Ohio; grandchildren, Dakota, Deacon and Daphne, and Bradley and Logan Newcomb, who brought great joy and pride to her life. She is also survived by her brother, Richard and Paula Hess; her sister, Jeanette and Roger Barker; her dear dog and best buddy, GrimLee; and many nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends at Kenyon Funeral Home, 222 W. Main St., Westfield on Saturday, June 27^th from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.  A Celebration of Marcia’s Life will be held immediately following at 12:00 PM. 

On July 17th Port Allegany Ambulance was dispatched to Upper Portage Rd. for a medical emergency

Linda M. Farley

March 10, 1939 — June 15, 2026

Linda M. Farley, 87, formerly of Lynch Road, St. Marys, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at Pinecrest Manor following a lengthy illness.

She was born on March 10, 1939 in St. Marys, PA, a daughter of the late Paul and Helen Yeager Farley.

Linda devoted her life to the person she loved most-her daughter. As the mother of a special-needs daughter, she embraced her role as caregiver with unwavering love, patience, and selflessness, dedicating countless hours to ensuring her daughter’s comfort, happiness, and well-being. Her daughter’s needs always came first, and she found her greatest purpose in being by her side. Even during the harshest winter storms and most challenging weather conditions, she faithfully made her daily visits to the nursing home, never allowing a day to pass without spending precious time with her daughter. In earlier years, she cherished the road trips her and Donna took together, creating lasting memories along the way. She also enjoyed cooking and baking for those she loved. Her life was a beautiful testament to a mother’s unconditional love, steadfast devotion, and extraordinary sacrifice.

She is survived by one brother; Stephen Farley of St. Marys and by two nieces and three nephews; Teva Farley of St. Marys, Lori Gerber of State College, Christopher Farley of NC, Shawn Farley of Curwensville, and Jesse Farley and by two great-nieces.

In addition to her parents and her beloved daughter; Donna Farley, who preceded her in death on May 30, 2026, Linda was preceded in death by longtime companion; Lowell Larson, two brothers; Michael Farley and Thomas Farley, and by three sisters-in-law; Sandy Farley, Joy Farley, and Joyce Farley.

Funeral Services for Linda M. Farley will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home.

Burial will follow in the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Lynch-Green Funeral Home on Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 1:00 PM until the time of the service.

Memorial Contributions may be made to a favorite charity.

Lynch-Green Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 151 N. Michael Street, St. Marys, PA 15857 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be offered to the family at www.krisefamilyfuneralhomes.com

To send flowers or plant a memorial tree in memory, please visit our flower store.

The Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund, administered by the Elk County Community Foundation, recently awarded $17,276 in grants to seven non-profit organizations in Elk County.

The goal of the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund is to continue the good work that both Mr. & Mrs. Stackpole had done in our community during their lifetime and to support the philanthropic causes that were important to them. An advisory committee made up of family and friends of Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole reviews grant applications and distributes grants four times each year. The committee looks for projects that address basic human needs, improve access to education and safe recreation for those who are marginalized and the most vulnerable of our community (specifically children, seniors, and individuals with special needs), and improve the quality of life in our community through projects that benefit our residents and their families.

The following organizations received grants during the April 2026 granting cycle: Bender Safety & Training Corp. for their Elk County EMT Workforce Development Program; CenClear Child Services, Inc. for their Back-to-School event; Ridgway Area School District for Hailey’s Reading Program; Ridgway YMCA for the Play It Forward program; Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh Morgantown to provide Elk County families with housing while traveling for medical care; House to Home – Ridgway for the Gift of Sleep program; and Christian Food Bank for holiday food boxes.

The July 2026 granting cycle is now open through July 15^th. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org or contact ECCF at 814-834-2125. The Elk County Community Foundation is an affiliate of our parent company, the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies.

Posted at: 4:00pm 6/17/26

On June 17th Braford City Ambulance and Lafayette Fire Department were dispatched to 5616 Rt. 59 for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment and possible wrist and rib injuries

On June 17th Westfield and Clymer Fire Departments were dispatched to 234 Cooper Rd. for trees down on wires with fire

On June 17th Clymer Fire Department was dispatched to Churchill Rd. for a vehicle fire a fully involved truck.Westfi3ld Fire Tanker was also dispatched

(Pictured: Rotarian Denny Neal and Coudersport Rotary Vice President Greg Brink, Rotarian Nikki Green and Coudersport Rotary President Greg Brink)

At the Coudersport Rotary Club’s June 15 meeting, members recognized two individuals with the presentation of Rotary dinner badges.

Longtime Rotarian Denny Neal was named an Honorary Member of the club and was presented with a dinner badge. Neal attends nearly every Coudersport Rotary Club meeting and has been active as a volunteer, and members felt it was fitting to recognize his continued dedication and support of Rotary.

The club also welcomed Nikki Green, the new Business Manager at Coudersport High School and a new Rotary member. Green was presented with her Rotary dinner badge as she begins her involvement with the organization.

The Coudersport Rotary Club is pleased to recognize both individuals and looks forward to their continued participation and service to the community.

On June 13, 2026, at 0658 hours, City of Bradford Police responded to a report of an assault at 40 Foreman Street.

Upon investigation, officers determined that Larry Shroyer Jr. had entered the residence and engaged in an altercation with an adult male victim, striking the victim in the face multiple times, resulting in visible injuries.

At 0836 hours, City Officers located Shroyer and attempted to take him into custody for the assault. However, Shroyer resisted arrest, requiring substantial force to effectively subdue him. During the arrest, officers discovered a syringe on Shroyer’s person, which was being used for Methamphetamine injection.

Shroyer was subsequently charged with assault, resisting arrest, and possession of paraphernalia. Magistrate William Todd arraigned Shroyer and remanded him to McKean County Jail on $20,000 cash bail.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announces that the Bradford man convicted of murdering another man on Congress Street has had his latest appeal attempts denied. By order dated May 27th, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal request by convicted murderer Frederick CAMEJO. 

CAMEJO was convicted after a jury trial in September, 2024 of the 2022 Memorial Day Weekend murder of another man on a sidewalk on Congress Street in Bradford.  Following his conviction, CAMEJO appealed his conviction to the Pennsylvania Superior Court but, by order dated December 24, 2025, the Superior Court affirmed his conviction.  CAMEJO remains incarcerated in state prison following the Judge’s imposition of his sentence following his conviction.

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) today announced nearly $3 million in impact fees from the natural gas drilling industry are coming back to communities and counties in the 67^th Legislative District.

Cameron County and its municipalities collectively will receive $993,100, McKean County and its municipalities collectively will receive $1.1 million, and Potter County and its municipalities collectively will receive $879,811.

“The majority of impact fee revenue collected by the Commonwealth comes back to our counties and communities where drilling takes place so we can address the impacts those activities have on our infrastructure, housing and public safety services,” Causer said. “Revenues are up this year as a result of increased natural gas drilling activity, which is also great news for energy consumers across the region.”

For the 2025 reporting year, natural gas producers paid nearly $244 million in impact fees statewide, for a total of more than $3.1 billion over the past 14 years.

Under Act 13 of 2012, impact fees are collected from natural gas drilling companies with 60% returned to counties and municipalities affected by drilling. The rest of the money goes into a Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund, a portion of which is provided to counties. The remaining funds are used by the state for emergency response planning, training and other activities; water, storm water, and sewer system construction and repair; infrastructure maintenance and repair; as well as statewide environmental initiatives.

For a full list of disbursements made under Act 13, visit www.puc.pa.gov and click on Act 13 Impact Fee Distribution.

The Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies is pleased to announce the hiring of Ryan Bille as Finance Director.

Ryan joined the Foundation after earning a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Slippery Rock University. A graduate of St. Marys Area High School, Ryan brings both strong financial expertise and a deep connection to the community he proudly calls home.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Ryan worked with the St. Marys Public Library, St. Marys Historical Society, and St. Marys Parks and Recreation. His commitment to serving the local community has been evident throughout his academic and professional journey.

At the June 15, 2025 meeting of the Rotary Club held at A&W West End Grill, Rotarian Penny Thomas introduced guest speaker Traci Bretz, a graduate of Gannon University and owner of Mill Creek Market on East Second Street.

Bretz spoke passionately about the concept of food sovereignty, which she described as the ability for people to decide what, when, and how they eat. Unfortunately, she noted, this is not the reality for many Pennsylvanians. Approximately one in five residents across the state experiences food insecurity, and in rural communities such as ours, the number may be as high as one in four children going to bed hungry. Bretz emphasized her goal of helping ensure that every household in the county has access to adequate food.

What are the rhythms of life? Do you have them? How are they working for you?

As I write this, I am sitting on the shore of Lake Erie. The other night, strong storms passed through the area, and today the waves are crashing against the shore. As I sit, I’m listening and watching, keenly aware of the water’s rhythms. Although the waves are strong, their rhythm has a calming effect. Sitting on a log, I take a few moments to rest and listen. As I listen to the water’s rhythm, I wonder about my own. Like many, I’ve let the tyranny of the urgent interrupt my rhythm of life. Over my 80 years, I haven’t learned to rest or reconnect with healthy rhythms. Perhaps it’s time to start. After all, I’m retired again, and I have the rest of my life before me. What’s stopping me? Habits? Hardwired attitudes and behaviors that seem impossible to break, let alone identify. 

I have learned one thing. I need to chill, slow down, and smell the roses. Or, in this case, listen to the water. There is something captivating about the rhythm of the water. I have learned one thing, though. I sleep with a white-noise machine and have found that I sleep much better. The only time I haven’t used it has been on backpacking trips. I’ve slept well in the middle of the woods, perhaps because the sounds at night have their own rhythm. I suppose, in some sense, we all live out our lives following some sort of rhythm, albeit an unhealthy one. The balance among work, rest, and personal pursuits depends on our inner energy and our ability to sustain it. The greatest problem we all face is that when we put too much energy into our work, rest, or personal pursuits, something will suffer because we run out of time to do it all. Being all out for one thing will leave you unbalanced in the others. A balance or rhythm has been God’s plan since the beginning. Why do we struggle so to find it? Think about it

On June 16th Port Allegany Ambulance was dispatched to S. Brooklynside Rd. for unknown medical. update patients has a possible hip injury from being struck by a vehicle

Cheryl A. BHE, 79, of Smethport, PA, formerly of Ashville, NY and Coryville, PA, died Sunday, June 14, 2026 in her home.  Born May 3, 1947, in Olean, she was the daughter of Alfred J. and Violet M. Bennett Lafferty.  

On August 29, 1964, in Smethport, she married Ronald Bhe, Jr., who predeceased her on October 16, 2008.  A graduate of Smethport Area High School, she was employed by Ethan Allen in Eldred and Olean Tile Co.  Cheryl enjoyed riding motorcycles and going to the casino.  

Surviving are: four children, Melissa Claycomb of Coryville, Bradley (Shelly) Bhe of Boston, KY, Ronald (Beth) Bhe of Bradford, and Sheila (Mark) Amster of Smethport; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a brother, Bruce Lafferty of McSherrystown; nieces and nephews.  

In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, John A. “Moose” Lafferty; a son-in-law, Charles Claycomb; and friend and companion, Roger Rhinehart.  

Services will be private.  Burial will be in Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred.  Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association at www.lung.org or any animal care organization.  

Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Switzer Chapel, 77 Willow Street, Port Allegany, PA.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.

This year marks the 60^th anniversary of the Mount Jewett Memorial Library building.  The current library building was dedicated in October 1966, after the old library building was destroyed by fire in 1960.  Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, most of the library’s collection of books was saved from the flames.  Later, the family of retired teacher Katherine McMahon dedicated the lot on which the current library sits to be permanently used for library purposes. Community-wide volunteer and fundraising efforts then led to construction of the current library building, which was designed by famed local architect Raymond Viner Hall.

The goal of the Rotary Club’s matching challenge is to raise a total of $6,000 for the Mount Jewett Memorial Library Endowment Fund. To that end, the Rotary Club is offering to contribute $2,000 to the MJML Endowment Fund if the Library is able to raise $4,000 in contributions from the community.  That’s $1 from the Rotary Club for every $2 from the rest of the community.

The Mount Jewett Memorial Library is asking for the community’s help in continuing to grow the Endowment Fund to ensure operational funding for the Library for many years to come. To celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the library building, MJML is reaching out to the community that built it to ask for continued support for the Endowment Fund that provides a steady and predictable stream of funding to ensure the Library’s ability to continue to serve the public with not only books, but also programs for children and adults, access to newspapers and periodicals, internet resources, printing and fax services, and much more.

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) made the following comment on the PA Supreme Court decision in In RE: Three PA Skill Amusement Devices, the opinion finding games of skill are unlawful slot machines under the Gaming Act.

“Today’s decision will hopefully force us to deal with an unregulated sector of the gaming industry that has both helped mom-and-pop operations, as well as local clubs and veterans organizations, while at the same time negatively impacting traditional gaming operations in Pennsylvania.

“It is long past time we enact meaningful reform to strengthen the entire industry, as well as ensuring our local establishments have the tools to remain viable in today’s market; all the while protecting our most vulnerable population from falling into the throes of addiction.”