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The Coudersport Knights of Columbus would like to remind people who supported the 400-club event that their drawing will be held Saturday, August 5th at the Coudersport American Legion (2 Buffalo St, Coudersport, PA) with registration at 2:30 pm and first number drawn at 3:00 pm.

Galeton Rotary is pleased to announce that Ethel Zeller has joined the Galeton Rotary Club just in time to help with the 71st annual Woodsmen’s Show at Cherry Springs.  The show allows Galeton Rotary to provide student scholarships and many other worthwhile community and school projects in Galeton.  Ethel owns and operates the popular Ethel’s Flower Shop on West Street.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today issued a strong advisory to encourage anglers who catch invasive Northern Snakeheads in the lower Susquehanna River, and elsewhere in the Commonwealth, to report and dispose of any fish caught.

This advisory follows multiple Northern Snakehead captures in Conowingo Reservoir by anglers and natural resource agency biologists this summer, including the first evidence of Northern Snakehead reproduction in the reservoir.  The PFBC and partner natural resource agencies have been conducting surveillance monitoring for Northern Snakeheads in the lower Susquehanna River since May 2020, when 21 fish passed the Conowingo Dam during fish lift operations for native migratory fish passage.  While Northern Snakehead abundance currently appears to be low in Conowingo Reservoir, documentation of reproduction is concerning.

Five recent area graduates received awards from the Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, this year.

Ashley Agett, Joseph Harasta, Preston Jackson, Andrew Maguire and Eva Tice received the Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship.

The Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship, established by Steve and Donna Teuscher in memory of their son, Jonathan, is given to students from Olean, Hinsdale, Portville, Allegany-Limestone and Archbishop Walsh, who have faced challenges while maintaining a positive attitude. The scholarship of $625 is renewable each year of continued education up to four years, for a total of $2,500.

Agett, of Portville Central School, plans to begin her studies in dental hygiene at Jamestown Community College. Harasta, an Archbishop Walsh Academy graduate, will study veterinary technology at Alfred State College. Jackson, of Hinsdale Central School, plans to study computer science at Jamestown Community College.

Tice, of Olean High School, will attend Jamestown Community College to study nursing. Maguire, of Allegany-Limestone Central School, will study business analytics at Alfred University.

The Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship Fund has made possible over $155,000 in scholarship payments for area students since it was established in 2000.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation McKean County Maintenance announces the following work schedule for the week of August 7 – August 11, 2023, weather permitting. Motorists should travel with extra caution in these and all work areas. Motorists should be aware that due to the nature of highway maintenance and emergency work, crews could be working on any highway at any time of the day or night.

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Sign Repairs and Upgrades:

• Various State Routes throughout the County

Mowing:

• Various State Routes throughout the County

Bridge Work:

• Various State Routes throughout the County

Patching:

• State Route: 6 (Ludlow to Kane)
• State Route: 6 (Hazel Hurst)

Shoulder Cutting:

• State Route: 646 (Cyclone to Red Rock)
• State Route: 4003 (Bingham Road)

Ditching:

• State Route: 646 (Rew to Red Rock)

The following work is scheduled to be completed by contractor, weather permitting:

IA Construction Corp – Roadway Repair

State Route: 219.  Contractors will be paving.

Traffic control:  Traffic along SR 219 in Lafayette Township will be controlled utilizing flaggers during work hours; there will be alternating traffic patterns.

IA Construction Corp – Roadway Repair

State Route: 219 – Lantz Corners – Milling and filling

Traffic control:  Traffic along SR 219 at Lantz Corners will be controlled utilizing flaggers during work hours; there will be alternating traffic patterns.

Glenn O. Hawbaker – Bridge Repair

State Route: 6 – Port Allegany

Traffic control:  Traffic along SR6 in Port Allegany Borough will be controlled with temporary traffic signals.