NEWS

Motorists traveling on Route 15 in Lycoming and Tioga counties are advised a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) contractor will be performing maintenance work this weekend.

On Saturday, May 17, 2025 and Sunday, May 18, 2025, the contractor, Chase Enterprises, will be applying herbicide along Route 15 in the following municipalities:

Lycoming County

• City of Williamsport
• Old Lycoming Township
• Lycoming Township
• Lewis Township
• Cogan House Township
• Jackson Township

Tioga County

• Liberty Township
• Bloss Township
• Hamilton Township
• Blossburg Township
• Covington Township
• Richmond Township
• Mansfield Borough
• Tioga Township
• Lawrence Township

Motorists should be alert for single lane conditions with flagging or shoulder closures where work is being performed. Work will be performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, weather permitting. 

Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays in travel, and drive with caution.

Belmont, NY –  The Allegany County Democrats collected bags and bags of non-perishable food, personal care items, and pet supplies when they met recently in Little Genesee. The goods were donated to the Bolivar Food Pantry. This service project is one of the ways the Democratic Committee lives its motto: “Serving our Community”.

The Bolivar Food Pantry is located at 8265 St. Rt 417 in Little Genesee, NY, and is open Mondays and Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Those needing assistance can call  (585) 307-8743 for more information.  

Each of the three times since 2021 that the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s golf teams have competed in the NCAA Division III Championship, their scores have improved. Coach Rob Lytle is hopeful of more of the same next week when his Wildcats are on the national stage for the third year in a row.

In 2021, under then-coach Matt Haile, the Wildcats shot a two-day 667 total to finish 34^th of 37 teams. Two years ago, under Lytle, Penn College players combined for a 630 to end 37^th of 43 teams, and last season, again under Lytle, they recorded a 609 and were 29^th in a 43-team field.

Penn College earned its trip to nationals as an automatic qualifier by winning the United East Conference Championship on April 26. By the time they get to the Rochester, New York, area for practice rounds on Sunday and Monday, they will have gone roughly three weeks without any collegiate competition. But that doesn’t mean they have been sitting idle.

On May 16, at 11:17 am Austin Fire and Ambulance were dispatched near Main St. and Costello in Austin Twp. for a one vehicle accident vehicle on its side with entrapment

Nearly 60,000 have received a REAL ID during these events

Harrisburg, PA – To meet continued demand for REAL ID, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will open its 15 REAL ID Centers on Monday, May 19 from 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM to for REAL ID services. These 15 locations can process and issue REAL IDs over the counter. Now that the federal REAL ID Act is in effect, residents have continued showing strong interest, with over 7,000 people getting their REAL IDs during the last event.

With the Shapiro Administration committed to improving customer service and expanding access to REAL ID, these events provide another way to meet the needs of Pennsylvanians.

“We’re always looking to ensure we provide the best possible customer service to Pennsylvanians,” said PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services Kara Templeton. “Whether you’re traveling soon or just want the peace of mind of having your REAL ID, our dedicated staff is making it as easy as possible for people who want a REAL ID to get one.”

PennDOT’s 15 REAL ID locations will be open from 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM on May 19 for REAL ID services only. At these locations, customers will receive their REAL ID at the time of service. For the latest on PennDOT’s REAL ID Days events and the list of REAL ID locations that will be open on Monday, visit PennDOT’s website.

The Potter County Farmers Market will be outdoors AT OUR NEW LOCATION on the Courthouse grounds, at the corner and across the street from the square, every Friday (weather permitting) from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The next market will be this Friday, May 16th. Below is a list of who plans to be there and what they plan on bringing to the Market:

*  We’re back on our summer schedule of Friday markets, BUT AT OUR NEW LOCATION due to renovations on the square.  We’ll be across the street from the square, along the sidewalk to the right of the courthouse entrance, and around the corner on East Street to the driveway.

*  The outdoor market is held each Friday from May through October (weather permitting; on very rainy days, we will relocate into the Riley Gallery (if available)).  In November, the farmers market goes indoors for the winter market.

*  Market times have been established after many trial times over the years.  If you are not able to visit us and would like something particular from one of the vendors, please contact them directly.  They are willing to try to accommodate your request.

 *  If you are interested in joining the market this year or have any questions please contact …. Netra Baker, 814-598-0649 netrabaker2@gmail.com]

QUIET ACRES will be attending the market May 16th, weather permitting.  We have a full line of Haldeman Mills products from my brother’s mill in Lancaster County.  Two lb bags of: Buttermilk and Buckwheat Pancake mixes, Dark and Ivory Teff and Buckwheat flour -both gluten free, Soft Pretzel and Funnel Cake mixes, Shortcake/Cobbler mix, and last but not least Brinser’s and Stauffer’s Corn Meal.  On the creative craft side we have aprons, adult and child sizes, with motifs in a wide range, including sports teams.  Unique rope creations of trinket size upto and including handled basket sizes.  Braided items are also made into trivets and  bowls of varying sizes and shapes. Great unique items for end of year teacher’s gifts. We accept payments of cash.

MILL CREEK MARKET will be attending this week with a variety of sustainably grown mushrooms, hydroponic greens, and Grow Kits. Accepting cash, check, and Venmo. Our farm is registered with the Department of Agriculture, and our facility is inspected by the Bureau of Food Safety. For more information, find us online at: https://papreferred.com/Member/Index/1429 

MIKE THOMPSON will be a vender at the market this week bringing Fresh Spinach,and  Green Onions.   Once again KNIFE SHARPENING will be available whole you wait.

ME AND MY BOYS will be there on Friday. We will have a selection of goat milk based products that are made with milk from our herd of goats. We accept cash or card payments. 

HAY HOLLOW GARDENS AND GREENHOUSE will be attending weather permitting. We will be bringing hanging baskets, vegetable plants and bedding plants. We accept cash only.  Thank you.

CARING CRAFTS will be attending this week’s Market! Weather Permitting! We will be bring a variety of Homemade Travel Pillows! Along with our Plastic Canvas Magnets/Ornaments! Our selection of both is very wide and unique! We have something for everyone! Don’t forget to like us Facebook! If your not able to stop by or would like to place an order please contact Jess at 814 203 2482 or you can message my page! Caring Crafts excepts payment! Hope to see everyone there! 

CARD CREEK BAKERY will be at the Farmers Market May 16. There will be a variety of loaf and artisan breads, sweet treats, granola, fresh brown eggs, jams from local fruit. Some requests include rhubarb cobbler, corn muffins, light whole wheat bread, and deli rye, plus. As always I appreciate requests so I can have your favorite on the table.

BLUE MARBLE FARM will hopefully be at the market with local, organically grown beautiful produce and plants.  For produce we will have Spinach and Lettuce Heads.   We will have garden vegetable plants and herb plants.  We accept cash, checks and credit cards. For more information, contact Lisa at bluemarblefarm@outlook.com, 814-320-1308 or bluemarblefarm.weebly.com 

On May 16 at 5:16 am Smethport Fire And TLC Ambulance were dispatched to 5946 Rt. 46 for a one vehicle accident with possible injuries

The Community Education Center (CEC) partnered with Ridgway FSG Fifth Grade teachers for an engaging Career Day on Thursday, May 15th. The event provided students with the opportunity to explore various careers through hands-on activities led by local professionals.

Designed to spark curiosity and connect classroom learning with real-world opportunities, Career Day featured interactive sessions where students not only learned about different professions but also participated in activities that brought those careers to life.

Guest presenters included:

• Greg Macer, Community Education Center – Led a team building activity, demonstrating how strong communication and collaboration are essential in many workplace settings.
• Jake Pistner and Juliana Silveri, Elk County Conservation District – Presented an eye-opening pollution activity that emphasized the important role conservationists play in protecting our local environment.
• Stephanie Costanza, Free Form Technologies – Guided students through a creative 3D pen activity, showing how additive manufacturing and design technologies are shaping the future of modern industry.

In a major win for ATV/UTV enthusiasts across the Commonwealth, a group of lawmakers announced portions of state highways could soon be opened to serve as connector roads between trailheads under a new PennDOT policy.

Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) have been vocal advocates for expanding ATV riding opportunities both for riders’ enjoyment and for the opportunities it can create for regional economies in the Commonwealth.

“This is fantastic news for ATV and UTV enthusiasts, as well as our communities,” Owlett said. “We’ve seen great things happen here in the Northern Tier since the ATV Regional Trail Connector pilot program launched in 2021, and this change could increase riding opportunities exponentially.”

At a meeting with PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll earlier this week, the lawmakers learned the agency has established a new policy that will help facilitate the opening of certain sections of state highways to serve as connector roads between trailheads. Under the policy, municipal officials can identify a specific section or roadway to serve as a connector and request a PennDOT review of their proposal. If PennDOT agrees, the municipality or municipalities in which the section of state highway is located must enact a resolution affirming the use of the road as a connector.

On May 12, 2025, Coudersport Rotary Club was pleased to present new Rotarian, Mickie Brown with her dinner badge.

Hello, my name is Sabrina Burnside. Some of you may know me as that crazy lady with 11 kids, haha. Well, that may be true, but I love those kiddos more than life itself.

Most of you don’t know, since we prefer to keep our issues quiet and to ourselves, but our almost 3-year-old daughter, Magdalyna, has been sick for over a year. We have been searching for the reason, and after what seems like forever, we finally have that answer. She just got diagnosed with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, a rare kidney disease, especially in young children. This is going to require more testing and removal of her kidney, which needs to be done at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

We have already made multiple trips to our local hospital as well as Geisinger in Danville, Pennsylvania. And now we will be traveling to Philadelphia. Now, as much as we hate to, we are asking for help to offset the financial strain this is causing. We have never asked for help and had hoped to not have to. But here we are.

We have always been willing to donate Dan’s artwork to anyone who asked to help others in situations like ours, so we are hoping our community shows us the same kindness we have shown them. This is a tough time for our family, but I know with time and the help and support of our little community, we will make it through this. Please consider helping my daughter. Thank you all in advance.

On May 12, 2025, at Coudersport Rotary Club’s meeting at A&W West End Grill, Paul Herzig introduced his speaker Larry Herbstritt. The local boy who made it to Hollywood and beyond.

Larry explained how his musical career evolved over time beginning in 1964 when he loved music enough to learn to play the guitar and with the influence of the Beatles, Reverend Robert Merten, and Jimmy Webb music it became his passion.

This passion helped him through higher education at Mansfield College as a Music major. He did not tell them he could not read music. The guitar was not an accepted instrument he had to train as a vocal major.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Greylock Production, LLC., of Charleston, WV, has been approved for an Upgrade Partnership to improve nearly three and a half miles of Route 1003 (Loucks Mills Road) between Galeton and Ulysses boroughs in Potter County. The project includes full-depth roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, and guide rail upgrades between West Pike and Loucks Mills. The improvements will result in the removal of a 10-ton weight limit posting from the roadway. PennDOT expects work to begin in the fall of 2025 and will issue an update on traffic impacts before construction begins.

“A safe, efficient transportation system is vital to the private sector industries that drive our economy and to the residents of Pennsylvania,” said PennDOT District 2 Executive Thomas Prestash. “This partnership further demonstrates the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to ensuring that rural areas have the same access to transportation as those in more urban areas.”

Under the terms of the partnership, PennDOT and Greylock will each contribute 50 percent of the project cost. The project is currently in the design phase and has an estimated contract value of $2.9 million.

“We are very pleased to partner with PennDOT to improve this road,” said Greylock Chief Operating Officer Ryan Deaderick. “Addressing ride quality issues that have arisen in recent years enhances our operations locally while also improving the quality of life for our friends and neighbors in Potter County.”

The two candidates running in the June 24 Republican primary for mayor will take part in a debate at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11.

Incumbent Mayor William J. Aiello and challenger Amy B. Sherburne will square off in Cutco Theater on the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College.

The League of Women Voters of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties is sponsoring the debate in partnership with TAPinto Greater Olean. Richard Lee, co-editor of TAPinto Greater Olean, will serve as moderator.

During the June 11 debate, questions will not be taken from the audience, but members of the public are invited to submit questions for the candidates in advance of the debate. Questions should be emailed to cattarauguslwv@gmail.com by 7 p.m. June 4.

Individuals who have questions or need additional information should email LWVCAC President Margie McIntosh at cattarauguslwv@gmail.com 

Potter County Human Services (PCHS) is working closely with the Potter County Board of Commissioners, county departments, and others to assist individuals impacted by the planned closing of pharmacy services at the Rite Aid store in Coudersport, effective Wednesday, May 21. PCHS caseworkers are available to help clients of the agency’s Children & Youth, Aging, Mental Health, Coordinated Services, Drug & Alcohol and Intellectual Disabilities programs. This includes assistance in understanding the options available and transferring of prescription services to another pharmacy of choice. Updated information, including details on mail order and/or home delivery services, is being posted on the PCHS website (click here) and is also available at a toll-free phone number, 1-800-800-2560.

Let’s come together to celebrate Diana’s life with family, friends, food, music and memories~Just as she wished.
Location is the Sacred Heart Church Parish Center 265 Main St. Genesee, PA.

Those who preregister for the Laurel Festival 10K Foot Race by Friday, May 30 and pay the $25 entry fee will receive a free event T-shirt courtesy of First Citizens Community Bank on race day, Saturday, June 21 and be entered in the June 21 “Early Bird Drawing” with a chance to win $25 in Wellsboro Chamber Dollars to spend at any of the 42 participating area businesses. 

The Laurel Festival 10K Foot Race will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, followed by the two-mile Fun Run/Walk at 9:05 a.m. 

Registration, check-in and packet pickup will be at Packer Park on Queen Street in Wellsboro from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on race day. The entry fee for the 10K is $25 and for the Fun Run is $5. Race day registrants pay in cash or by check. 

Children, 12 and under are invited to preregister their favorite pet for the 2025 Laurel Festival Pet Parade by noon on Friday, June 6 to winfun prizesonJune 15. 

Or decorate their bikes and join in the fun. Individuals and groups are welcome.

The Laurel Festival Pet Parade, sponsored by Dr. Kristine Shaw of the Grand Canyon Veterinary Hospital at 23 Water Street In Wellsboro, is being held on Sunday, June 15 at 1:30 p.m. It’s free. 

A favorite pet can be a cat, dog, guinea pig, turtle, goat, lamb, horse, cow or whatever each youngster has.  

The Port Allegany CMA Church Ignite Youth Group will be holding the annual car wash at 414 E. Mill Street in Port Allegany on SAturday, May 17th from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Car washes are by donation.  Lunch will also be available for purchase.  All proceeds benefit the youth group and their upcoming events.  You are invited to stop by and support this great group of teens.  Pictured:  Parker Rudolph, Sierra Wiley, Thomas Beeson, Christian Zirckel and Aiden Berkefelt.  This event is being held as part of the Port Allegany Town Wide Yard Sales, a community service project of the Rotary Club.