NEWS

DESCRIPTION: …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of a light glaze.
* WHERE…Yates, Steuben and Schuyler counties.
* WHEN…From 5 AM to 11 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS… Temperatures will fall well below freezing tonight, allowing precipitation to begin as a wintry mix including freezing rain. Precipitation will change to rain
as warmer air moves in, but glazing may continue a little longer as ground temperatures will lag behind air temperatures.

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District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the man who broke into a Smethport residence and forcibly removed his former girlfriend has been sentenced to state prison.

Caleb CRENSHAW, formerly of Bradford, was charged by Smethport Borough Police Chief Patrick Warnick following a report of a kidnapping on December 10, 2021.  That morning, police were dispatched to a residence on Holmes Street where a suspect was reported to have entered the residence, taken the woman against her will, and fled into a nearby wooded area.

Chief Warnick was able to take the defendant into custody and transported him to the police station for processing. At the station, CRENSHAW fled from the station and was apprehended again by police.

CRENSHAW was sentenced by the Judge during a sentencing hearing at the McKean County Courthouse on January 12^th to 62 months to 124 months plus 3 years of consecutive probation and additional terms for Burglary, Kidnapping and Escape.

DA Shaffer urges victims of domestic violence to seek help immediately by calling 911 and the YWCA, who can provide services.

The McKean County Conservation District, in partnership with Penn State Extension and USDA NRCS, will offer a Winter Farmer’s Meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Veteran’s Memorial, on Route 155 in Port Allegany beginning at 12 noon.

The program will offer pesticide credits and includes a Farm Bill Update, NRCS Program Highlights, Cost Effective Herbicide & IPM Programs, How to Use the Agronomy Guide and discussion on the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program.

Registration is free, which includes lunch. Please register by January 30, 2023 by calling the District at 814-887-4025. The first 25 registrants will receive a free soil test kit and the Penn State Agronomy Guide.

Financial support for this project is provided by the PA Association of Conservation Districts through a grant from the PA Department of Environmental Protection.  Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences research and extension programs are funded in part by Pennsylvania counties, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Penn College basketball teams earn UE wins

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s basketball teams each posted their first United East wins while its wrestlers got a taste of competition against some of the best in NCAA Division III.

FLASHBACK

Men’s basketball

After leading by as many as 19 points near the midway point in the second half, the Wildcats held off a late charge by Penn State Berks that narrowed the gap to two points with 15 seconds remaining in an 83-79 home win on Wednesday. Berks was forced to foul down the stretch and Penn College was up to the task as it connected on 9 of 12 foul shots over the final 2:05.

Gavin Barrett, of Roselle, New Jersey, led the Wildcats with 22 points and seven assists, while Alec Cooper, of Huntingdon, scored 20 points.

At home again on Saturday in UE play against SUNY Morrisville, Penn College lost, 79-78, to go to 1-3 in the conference and 6-7 overall.

The Wildcats built a 38-26 halftime lead before Morrisville tied the game at 51 with 8:52 remaining. There were ties at 53 and 67-all when Penn College turnovers allowed the visitors to take a six-point lead and hang on for their win.

Cross Livingston, a 6-foot, 5-inch freshman from Union, New Jersey, saw 17 minutes of action in his third game since joining the team this month and led the Wildcats with 22 points, while Max Jackowsky, of Garnet Valley, had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Barrett had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.

Women’s basketball

Playing tough down the stretch, Penn College edged Penn State Berks, 51-49, on Wednesday.

With the score tied at 49-all and three seconds showing on the clock, Wildcat Lexi Troup, of Huntingdon, drove to the hoop and scored on a layup to secure the win, snapping her team’s eight-game loss string.

Rachel Teats, of Middleburg, finished with a game-high 18 points for Penn College.

Hosting conference-unbeaten SUNY Morrisville in UE action on Saturday, Penn College dropped a 64-49 decision to go to 1-3 in the UE and 2-11 overall.

After a tightly played first quarter, Morrisville went on a 30-8 run to open a 36-15 halftime lead and then extended its margin to 29 points at 46-17 in the third quarter. In the fourth frame, Morrisville was ahead by 26 (64-38) before the Wildcats scored the game’s last 11 points to narrow the gap at the end.

Kayleigh Miller, of Sayre, topped Penn College with 18 points.

Wrestling

Competing for their first time in the prestigious Budd Whitehill National Duals at Lycoming College on Friday and Saturday, the Wildcats went 0-5 and finished last in a 16-team field.

On the opening day of the tournament’s 34^th edition, considered one of the premier events in D-III, Penn College went 0-3 with losses to third-seeded Ohio Northern University (ranked 13^th in D-III), 46-0; Springfield College, 36-6; and Lycoming College, 47-3. That put it into a consolation bracket for 13-16 place with teams from SUNY Oswego, Wilkes University and Ferrum College.

The lone individual Wildcat winners on Friday were Gabriel Kennedy-Citeroni, of Blairsville, with a fall in the 197-pound weight class in his bout against a Springfield wrestler, and Noah Hunt, of Muncy, with a win by decision at 141 against a Lycoming grappler.

In Saturday’s consolation bracket semifinal match, Penn College lost to SUNY Oswego, 27-18, with Ryan Berstler, of Middletown, at 125; Hunt at 141; Cullen Van Rooyen, of Dresden, Ohio, at 165; and Billy Bumbarger, of Morrisdale, at 285 earning wins. Bumbarger and Hunt had pins.

Wrapping up the tourney against Ferrum College later Saturday, the Wildcats fell, 27-21. Winning competitive bouts for Penn College were Berstler, Hunt and Van Rooyen, with Van Rooyen and Hunt recording falls.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire, seeded second in the tournament and eighth among D-III schools, knocked off top-seeded Stevens College, ranked sixth nationally, 23-13, for the championship, while Ithaca College, seeded fourth and ranked 21^st in D-III, upended third seed Ohio Northern, ranked 13^th nationally, 27-14, for third place.

Wildcats coach Pankil Chander commented afterward, “To put in perspective of the quality and depth of competition in this event, the sixth-ranked team in the country and another top 15 team were defeated for the first time this season. Overall, there were over 30 wrestlers that are nationally ranked in the top 15 that competed. Five top 20 teams in the country were in the field, and we competed against two of them on day one.

The Tioga County Conservation District is set to receive over $3.6 million in funding through a variety of sources over the next few years.  The funding is targeted to install practices and projects that reduce the nutrient and sediment loading in the local watersheds, as well as the Chesapeake Bay. The funding from all programs will help to make local farms more sustainable by increasing herd health and helping to increase the productivity of the soil, which will increase yields and the capacity of the soil to retain moisture and nutrients while helping to reduce the cost of fertilizers and pesticides.

The National Fish and Wildlife or NFWF grant is a partnership grant with Potter CO Conservation District and will be targeted in the Cowanesque watershed. This grant is looking for farmers that are interested in implementing soil testing, cover crops (fields going from single species to multi species or fields new to cover crops), nitrogen stabilizers, lime application and improved grazing practices such as animal walkways, fencing, rotational grazing and alternative water sources for livestock. The Growing Greener grant will fund similar projects, but will be open to all of Tioga County.

Through the CAP (County Action Plan) and ACAP (Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program) grants, possible projects could include all practices listed above but also include structural practices, such as heavy use area barnyards, manure storages, fencing and water control practices- i.e. roof gutters and underground drainage outlets.

If you interested in installing any practices, please contact the Conservation District office at 570-724-1801 or aboyce@tiogacountypa.us for an application.  All applications that are received will be ranked as to best distribute the funds to target the greatest nutrient and sediment reductions.

All participants will be required to have a manure management plan or nutrient management plan and an ag erosion and sediment plan or conservation plan.  Assistance with all plans can be found through the Conservation District or the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) office for conservation plans at 570-724-1726. Applications can be submitted throughout the year. Ranking for 2023 must be received by February 28, 2023.