On a beautiful spring day, Coudersport Rotary Club celebrated Earth Day on April 23, 2025,by cleaning trash from the roadsides of Route 6 near Coudersport. (Pictured left to right: Rotarians Penny Thomas and Lynne Ruffner, Cody Shirey and Kim Ruffner, Rotarians Andrea Streich, Deb Rinehart, Michael Rigas, Micki Brown, and Brad Rinehart, not pictured Rotarian Sharon Fitzgerald)

Mt. Jewett, Pa.:  Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting is a two-weekend program offered by the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) to help women learn the fundamentals of shotgun shooting and hunting game birds of Pennsylvania.  This popular program is hosted by the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club on July 19-20 and August 23-24.  Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting is a course for women, taught by women.  On both Saturdays, the course starts at noon and ends at 4:00 p.m.  On both Sundays, the course starts at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m.

Register by contacting bjmf989@gmail.com.   Attendance is required for both weekends to graduate from the program.  Free lodging is available, if needed, but is limited.  In addition, local motels and campgrounds offer lodging.

A hunt will be offered to the graduates on Sunday, September 7, at a nearby sportsmen’s club.

Date: May 4^th, 2025

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Meeting Location: Ole Bull State Park

The Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry is offering a FREE public tour within the Susquehannock State Forest. Join Bureau of Forestry staff and partners as we take you on a guided driving tour with stops highlighting the agencies work in the region. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about forest health and management, forest stewardship, wildlife habitat management and recreational opportunities on State Forest. This tour is being offered at NO cost to participants. Lunch and transportation will be provided. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register call the Susquehannock State Forest at 814-274-3600 or email fd15@pa.gov.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 17) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will hold its quarterly business meeting on Monday, April 28, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m., at its Harrisburg headquarters, located at 1601 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.  The meeting is open to the public. 

Every April, communities across the country observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) — a time to raise public consciousness about sexual violence, support survivors, and promote prevention efforts that create lasting change.

Shapiro Administration Announces $107 Million Road and Bridge Investment in Clearfield-Based Region This Year

PennDOT and partners will improve 128 miles of roadway and 24 bridges 

Clearfield, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Executive Deputy Secretary Larry Shifflet and officials from District 2 highlighted the 56 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season, and the 28 projects that will continue in 2025 in the nine-county, Clearfield-based region. These investments support Governor Shapiro’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunity and each other.

                BRADFORD, Pa. — Several student leaders at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford were recognized during the Blue and Gold Gala Sunday for their co-curricular contributions to the campus and the local community.

                “We not only celebrated individual achievements,” said Dr. Michael Davila, vice president and dean of student affairs, “but also the values and vision that make this campus community so special – values that come alive through student service, leadership, and willingness to say yes to opportunities.”

While the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s golf team seeks its third consecutive United East Conference championship on Friday and Saturday, men’s tennis players are making their first postseason appearance since 2018 in UE quarterfinal play on Saturday.

Golf

Nine teams are scheduled to compete on the par-73, 6,962-yard Chambersburg Country Club Black Course when first-round action begins at 11 a.m. on Friday. In addition to top-seeded Penn College, they are Penn State Harrisburg (second last year), Rutgers-Camden, Rosemont College, Penn State Berks, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Abington, Lancaster Bible College and Wilson College.

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) today announced a $2 million low-interest loan for the newly formed Keating Township Municipal Authority to improve drinking water service in the region.

“This is a long overdue project that will ensure safe and reliable drinking water to hundreds of residents in northwestern Keating Township, as well as portions of Foster, Lafayette, Otto and Bradford townships,” Causer said. “I was pleased to support this important investment in public health and public safety in these communities.”

“Properly functioning water and sewer systems are very important to the safety and well-being of any community, but are very expensive to build and maintain,” Dush said.  “Fortunately, PENNVEST grants and low-interest loans exist to significantly offset these costs, which means ratepayers do not have to bear the brunt of expensive infrastructure improvement projects that in the end safeguard local water supplies, prevent pollution in our streams, and promote public health.”

The authority will use the funding to design a new drinking water system serving the unincorporated communities of Rew, Aiken, Gifford, Cyclone, and Ormsby inMcKean County. The authority’s preliminary plans call for the purchase of water from Bradford City Water Authority via a transmission line beginning at the intersection of Big Shanty Road (State Route 4001) and Droney Road in Lafayette Township.

A 300,000-gallon storage tank and rechlorination system is proposed in the Gifford community. From that location, the authority intends to expand service north and south along State Route 646. New water meters and service laterals will be included in the future project, and once completed, the private water systems currently serving the communities will be discontinued.

The authority’s proposed system will serve approximately 280 households in Keating Township, 81 households in Foster Township, 32 households in Lafayette Township, five households in Otto Township and one household in Bradford Township. The interest rate on the loan is 1%.

Since its inception in 1988, PENNVEST has served communities and citizens by funding sewer, storm water and drinking water projects across the Commonwealth. PENNVEST funding does not come from the state’s General Fund budget, but through the use of federal funding and prior bond issues by the state, as well as proceeds from Act 13 of 2012, the Marcellus Shale Impact Fee.

Motorists are advised a two-year construction project resumes on Route 6 and Main Street (Route 2005) in Tioga County.

The week of Monday, April 28, 2025, the contractor will begin milling and resurfacing on North Main Street (Route 2005) between East Elmira Street (Route 1002) and the Route 15 interchange. Motorists can expect alternating lane restrictions with flagging where work is being performed. Work will be performed during daylight hours.

Motorists should be alert, slow down, watch for lane changes, and drive with caution through the work zone.

Glenn O. Hawbaker is the prime contractor for this $7.2 million construction project of Route 6 and Main Street. Work on this project includes mill and resurface of 0.5 mile of Route 6 between the Tioga River and Swan Street in Mansfield Borough and 3.8 miles of Main Street (Route 2005) between Decker Street in Richmond Township and Main Street in Mansfield Borough. Work in 2024 included drainage improvements, utility relocations, construction of ADA ramps, and rehabilitation of the bridge that carries Route 6 over the Tioga River. Work in 2025 will include completing the remaining pavement repairs, mill and resurface of the roadway, epoxy overlay of the bridge spanning the Tioga River, and line painting. Work in the Central Business District will be completed during the overnight hours. The construction cost is $7.2 million.