NEWS

This is a case of enormity hidden in plain sight.

Take Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium – the second-largest stadium in the western hemisphere and the fourth-largest in the world with more than 105,000 seats – and fill it to capacity with fans three times over. Throw in another 40,000 or so concessionaires, parking attendants, custodians, tailgaters and the like.

What’s all that get you?

About as many camo-clad hunters as will hit the woods in the days and weeks ahead for Pennsylvania’s archery deer season. Roughly 350,000 people – about one of every two deer hunters here overall – will head afield in pursuit of whitetails with either a vertical bow or crossbow.

To put that into perspective, the Archery Trade Association earlier this year put out its first-ever estimate of bowhunter numbers nationwide. It credits Pennsylvania with more bowhunters than any other state, and 10% or so of all the bowhunters in the country.

Barbara Rouse, PT, MPT, OCS
Rehabilitation, UPMC

September marks National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. Rehabilitation benefits patients and makes a huge impact on their everyday lives, no matter the reason they started with a rehabilitation program. Illness, serious injuries, and surgery are common reasons, and a rehabilitation program is designed to help you recover to your fullest potential. There are several types of rehabilitation that help fit the needs of any patient needing these services.

Outpatient Rehab

Outpatient rehabilitation allows patients to get care for regaining mobility or functionality, and safely returning to their normal lives at home. There are numerous different types of outpatient rehab including but not limited to:

The Potter County Artisan Co-op is hosting a Ladies Only Witches’ Night Out on Friday, October 20, 2023 from 6:00-9:00 pm. Adult refreshments, Sip ‘n’ Shop and live music by Epie Bailey and friends, will be available. Services, including massage and reflexology, are optional at an additional cost. Costumes are optional. Attendees must be female and 21 years of age. Cover charge is $5.00.

For more information, please call the center at 814-274-8165. The Potter County Artisan Co-op is located at 227 N. Main Street and is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday.

INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — State Police are investigating a mass shooting that killed one person and injured eight early Sunday morning in Indiana County.

Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) along with local police department and EMS personnel responded to a shooting that took place around 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 8. The shooting happened at the Chevy Chase Community Center along 5th Avenue in White Township, according to PSP.

When Troopers arrived they learned that nine people were shot, with one person being pronounced dead at the scene.

While names are being withheld at this time state police released the following information regarding the victims.

A 22-year-old man from Pittsburgh was killed in the shooting. An 18-year-old man from Chicago, IL, is in critical condition. Read more…….

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, October 7, 2023, through Monday, October 9, 2023, in observance of the Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day holiday. 

Save the date for the Bradford Area Public Library’s inaugural Celebration of Library Heroes fundraiser, to take place on Thursday, November 2 at the Bradford Club.   The festivities get underway at 5:30 PM with a social hour with acoustic music provided by Jim Ronan, followed by a buffet-style dinner at 6:30 PM and the presentation of awards rounding out the evening.  Tickets are $40 each or two for $70 and are available for purchase at the library.

“Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention” as official theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14, 2023

The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ for more than 100 years —has announced “Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention ^TM”as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14, 2023. This year’s focus on cooking safety works to educate the public about simple but important steps they can take to help reduce the risk of fire when cooking at home, keeping themselves and those around them safe. 

According to NFPA, cooking is the leading cause of home fires, with nearly half (49 percent) of all home fires involving cooking equipment; cooking is also the leading cause of home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home cooking fires and related deaths. In addition, NFPA data shows that cooking is the only major cause of fire that resulted in more fires and fire deaths in 2014-2018 than in 1980-1984.

If you hunt Pennsylvania black bears, maybe for years without harvesting one, now is not the time to give up hope.

It’s true the odds of tagging a bear can seem long. Only somewhere between 1.5% and 2.5% of bear license holders get a bear in any given year.

But bears are again plentiful and widespread across Pennsylvania, with an estimated 15,000 roaming the woods. The 2023 seasons are long and varied, offering lots of opportunities, including hunting on three Sundays. And history shows there’s always reason for optimism.

PFBC DEDICATES NEW MUNCY BOAT ACCESS IN MEMORY OF LATE STATE REPRESENTATIVE GARTH EVERETT

Today, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) celebrated the opening of the newly constructed Muncy Boat Access in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County.  The access along the West Branch Susquehanna River was dedicated to the memory of the late Representative Garth Everett who died in January of 2023 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Everett served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 14 years and advocated for sportsman’s issues in the 84th District and as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission.

The former Muncy Access was closed in July 2016 due to unsafe conditions caused by the accumulation of sediment from a nearby creek, which created a sandbar at the old boat launch.  The new boat launch has been constructed safely downstream, with a new access road connected to the existing parking lot.

Representative Everett is credited with securing funds for the project, which cost approximately $356,000.

Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a crack sealing project continues next week on multiple routes in Lycoming and Tioga counties.

The week of Sunday, October 8th, the contractor, Vestal Asphalt, will be crack sealing on Route 14 in Lewis and McIntyre townships, Route 405 in Muncy Borough and Clinton Township and Route 654 in Armstrong Township. Motorists can expect lane restrictions where work is being performed. 

Work will be performed during normal daylight hours, weather permitting.

Additional work on this project includes the below routes in Lycoming and Tioga counties.

Lycoming County
Route 14 in Lewis and McIntyre townships
Route 220 in Porter and Piatt townships
Route 405 in the boroughs of Montoursville and Muncy; and Clinton Township
Route 654 in Armstrong Township

Tioga County
Route 287 in Lawrenceville Borough; and Tioga and Lawrence townships
Route 49 in Lawrenceville and Westfield boroughs; and Westfield and Deerfield townships
Route 249 in Middlebury Township
Route 660 in Richmond Township
Route 2005 in Blossburg Borough; Covington and Putnam townships

Topper: House Democrats Shut Down Debate, Jeopardizing Millions for PA Farmers, Gardeners

HARRISBURG –Democrats interrupted Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) on the floor of the House late Wednesday night when he raised concerns about a procedural move that will jeopardize tens of millions of dollars for Penn State Ag Extension offices.

During debate on House Bill 1456, Topper voiced questions about a plan to skirt the constitutionally required 2/3 vote to fund the state-related universities – Lincoln, Penn State, Temple and the University of Pittsburgh. The bill would create a new grant program to provide state funding to the universities, but would not have released the more than $57 million earmarked for Penn State Extension