James F. Lee, Jr., 46, of Congress Street, Bradford, passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at his residence.
Jim was born in Bradford, on December 18, 1978, he was the only son of James F. Lee, Sr., of Bradford and the late Sheila Diane (Reed) Lee, who preceded him in death on July 6, 2014.
Jim attended Bradford High School.
He enjoyed watching TV, movies, WWE, playing video games, and collecting wrestling memorabilia.
Time is running out to make twice the impact in Potter County. The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) is urging donors to act before September 22, 2025, to take advantage of a $10,000 dollar-for-dollar match for gifts to the Potter County Community Impact Fund.
The challenge, generously sponsored by longtime Potter County resident and philanthropist Wanda Shirk, aims to strengthen local nonprofits and meet the county’s most urgent needs. Every donation made to the Potter County Community Impact Fund during the match period will be doubled, turning $50 into $100, and $500 into $1,000. These matched donations can help support a wide range of vital community services in Potter County, including basic needs and crisis relief, health and mental health care, youth and education programs, and community and economic development. Potter County Impact Funds also make it possible to support vulnerable populations, enhance public safety, promote arts and culture, and protect the environment and animal welfare, providing fast, flexible aid wherever it’s needed most.
Richard J. Smith, 78, formerly of Looker Mountain Trail, Rixford, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Bradford Manor.
Born February 19, 1947, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Richard C. and Anne E. Smith.
Richard attended Bradford schools and was a 1965 graduate from Mira Loma High School, in Sacramento, CA. He worked for the United States Postal Service in CA. He later was enlisted into the United States Marine Corp in January of 1967. He was honorably discharged on December 12, 1972, and returned to work at the Post Office.
Additional $5,000 earmarked for grants in
Farmersville, Freedom, Yorkshire
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation’s Community Fund grant application process is open, with grant applications due October 15.
The Community Fund makes possible two rounds of annual funding, one in May and one in November, for unrestricted grants intended to support nonprofit projects and initiatives that respond to the changing needs of the community.
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization or a government entity or school district.
The online grant application is available at cattfoundation.org/grant-seekers/grant-opportunities/.
Janet L. Detweiler, 90, formerly of Fernwood Drive, Bradford, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.
Born November 23, 1934, in Perkasie PA, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Louise (Reese) Haring. She was a 1954 graduate of Sell-Perk High School and later graduated from Lansdale Business School in 1954.
While in high school, Janet worked for two summers at the Atlantic City Boardwalk. After she graduated from business school she worked as a secretary at G.H. Brown Automotive in Perkasie.
On September 18, 1954, in Perkasie, PA, she married the late Ralph F. Detweiler who preceded her in death on April 12, 2022.
Attention Roulette residence:
beginning Tuesday, August 19 2025 Railroad Ave. will be open for local traffic only. We are beginning our reclaiming of the road that eventually will be blacktopped. There will be several pieces of large equipment on that road during the duration of the project. The project will go from Seymour‘s driveway to Reed Run Road.
The project will take approximately two weeks to complete, so please be respectful to the work crew and drive with caution. Thank you in advance from the township supervisors.


James F. Lee, Jr., 46, of Congress Street, Bradford, passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at his residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Goodlettsville, Tennessee – August 11, 2025 –Dollar General Corporation is recalling three (3) lots of its eight (8) ounce Clover Valley® Instant Coffee due to the potential presence of glass.
8-Ounce Clover Valley® Instant Coffee
Package UPC: 876941004069
Lot: L-5163 / Best By 12/13/2026
Lot: L-5164 / Best by 12/13/2026
Lot: L-5165 / Best by 12/14/2026
Customers can find the lot and best by date information around the neck of the unit.
Clover Valley® Instant Coffee was sold and distributed between July 9-21, 2025 exclusively in Dollar General retail stores located in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA,ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI ,WV, and WY.
The recall is being initiated after a customer notified Dollar General employees about the potential issue. Ingesting glass fragments may cause injury to the consumer, and these injuries may include damage to teeth, laceration of the mouth and throat, or perforation of the intestine. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — On Saturday, August 16th, at an undisclosed location in Port Allegany, Trevor “Beans” Neal, a 2013 graduate of Port Allegany High School, was officially crowned the 2024 Not Latrobe League Fantasy Football Champion. With the handoff of the coveted Championship Belt from PAHS graduate Seth Lowery, Beans became the 8th unique champion in the league’s 8-year history.Trevor “Beans” Neal, left, was presented with the Not Latrobe Fantasy Football League Championship Belt by 2023 winner Seth Lowery, pictured on the right. Both Neal and Lowery are proud graduates of Port Allegany High School.
His road was anything but simple. After a drama-filled draft last August, Beans navigated tough choices and key moves to rise above the competition. “It’s hard to go back-to-back,” Beans said after the ceremony. “But I didn’t wake up this morning and choose to lie down and let my league mates walk all over me. My destiny is to go back-to-back, so everyone in this league is now on notice.”
The evening featured Turtlepoint native Joshua McNeil, who once again took on auctioneer duties with skill and style. The Not Latrobe League has grown into one of the most exclusive clubs in the area, with a waiting list for those hoping to join.
For Beans, the belt is more than just a prize. It is proof that when the pressure is on, he is no small beans. And with his sights set on repeating, the rest of the league may need to prepare for a season that is sure to simmer. “Getting into this league is tough. Winning it is tougher. That’s why they call me Beans — because I always rise to the top.”
A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph H. Kim will be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM, with the Rev. Jeffery Noble, Pastor, officiating.
Full military rites will be accorded by the St. Marys Servicemen’s Burial Detail. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Potter County the week of August 18. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Potter County for the coming week is as follows:
Mechanized Patching
· Route 6 between Old Route 6 in Ulysses Township and Red Angus Lane in Pike Township. Monday, August 18, through Friday, August 22. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight hours.
Mechanized patching is used to patch limited roadway areas that have extensive potholes, large areas of cracked pavement, and depressions. If mechanized patching was not performed, the damaged road surface would further deteriorate, resulting in PennDOT needing to completely rebuild the road or perform more costly corrective measures.
Mark Murray Miller of Roulette, PA passed away at Buffalo General Medical Center following a stroke, on August 15, 2025, at the age of 74.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, on May 12, 1951, and raised in Colden, NY. He was the second child born to the late Richard and Shirley Miller of Springville, NY.
He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia, married for almost 52 years.
PROUD and loving father to three daughters: Regina McCartney-Mackay(Jeremy), Nicole Jenette Miller(Steve), Mindy Elniski(Pete). He is also survived by 6 grandchildren: Thane, Erik, Carter, Katrina, Bryce, and Grant, who lovingly called him “EE”.
Also surviving are 5 siblings: Margo, Marie(Rich), Marla(Jim), Marlon, Martin(Patty).Mark graduated from Griffith Institute in Springville, NY in 1969.He earned a BS in Geology from SUNY Fredonia, NY in 1973. In 1973, he started working at the Red Wing Company in Fredonia, NY.
In his 33 years there, he worked his way up from ketchup palletizer to Vice President of Procurement. The family moved from New York to Kansas, Colorado, then back to New York as the company changed ownership through the years. In 2006, after retiring from that business, he started his own broker/consultant business, which he continued to the present. In 2015, Mark and Pat moved to Roulette, PA, enamored by the beauty and peace of the mountains and the river.
An avid outdoorsman, Mark loved fishing, hunting, and travel. On one of his many fishing expeditions to Alaska, he and his four buddies brought home 400 pounds of fish! He hunted in PA, NY, CO, TX. How perfect to spend his later years in God’s Country where he could fish and hunt in the backyard of his Camp!
Mark and Pat travelled to many national and international locations, a favorite being Australia. Two of his favorite expressions were: “Travel while you can” and “Get Er Done”. And they did!
Mark was a quiet, thoughtful, patient, intelligent gentleman who loved his family and had a deep respect for nature. He will be missed by many. As per Mark’s wishes, there will be no service or visitation. The family will honor Mark privately.
We thank the excellent care of the Roulette emergency team who responded to our call for help. We appreciate, also, our caring neighbors and friends, and family. “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” Mahatma Gandi
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal jury convicted Trenton Grant, 31, of Jamestown, NY, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, and felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, the charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Johsua A. Violanti and Stacey Jacovetti, who handled the prosecution of the case, stated that in May 2023, the Olean Police Department began an investigation into Grant’s drug trafficking activities. On July 25, 2023, Olean Police Officers executed search warrants on his vehicle and person and recovered approximately 71 grams of methamphetamine, five grams of cocaine, and approximately four grams of fentanyl. Officers also recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition from the trunk of Grant’s vehicle. The firearm was later identified as having been stolen. At the time of his arrest, Grant was on parole for a prior felony conviction in February 2016 of Assault, Intent to Cause Serious Injury with Weapon. As a result, he is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The verdict is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, New York Field Division, and the Olean Police Departments Street Crimes Unit, under the direction of Acting Chief Robert Blovsky.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 4, 2026, before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., who presided over the trial.
Carl G. Johnson, 84, of Roulette, PA passed away on August 14, 2025 at Sena Kean Manor in Smethport, PA surrounded by his loving family.
Carl was born on March 27, 1941 in Altoona, PA. The son of Gustaf and Dorothy (Lind) Johnson. On June 22, 1963 in State College, he married his wife of 53 years Bonna J. Bloom who preceded him in death on August 8, 2016.
He was a graduate of Altoona High school, and Penn State University with a degree in agriculture. Carl and Bonna, alongside each other, owned and operated Johnson Excavating in Roulette.
Carl was known for his knowledge in completing excavating jobs alongside his son Jerry, and hauling gravel from his gravel pit in his “Blue Pete” all across Potter and McKean Counties. Upon retirement from the gravel and excavation business, he then drove log truck for a period of time before officially retiring.
Carl was a life member of the Roulette Fire Department. He previously served on the Port Allegany School District school board, having been instrumental in the building of the current elementary school. He was a member of the Riverside United Methodist Church of Roulette, and most recently served as a Roulette Township Supervisor.
Carl filled his children, Jerry and Pam, with the entrepreneurial spirit. Upon his retirement, he enjoyed helping with SPS Goat Farm alongside his daughter, Pam. In his younger years, Carl enjoyed stock car racing at the McKean County Raceway with his son. Carl was an avid hunter and fisherman, spending many winters fishing Lake Okeechobee in Florida with his wife, Bonna. He enjoyed riding his side by side on “the hill”, fishing at the “the pond”, camping, boating, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by one son Jerry (Karen) Johnson of Roulette, one daughter, Pam (Scott) Davenport of Roulette, two grand-daughters, Stacey (Craig) Kinney of Port Allegany and Sydney Davenport of Gold, three great-grandchildren, Karli, Camrin, and Mack Kinney of Port Allegany, Brother-In-Law, Barry (Diane) Bloom of State College, his companion Janet Lehtonen.
Carl was preceded in death by his parents and wife Bonna.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2025 from 2-5 PM and on Monday, August 18, 2025 from 12 -1PM in the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes Inc., 105 Main St., Port Allegany, where funeral services will start at 1PM, with the Rev. Jim Cannistraci, pastor of the Riverside Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Hill Cemetery, Roulette.
In leiu of flowers memorials may be made to Roulette Fire Dept. or the Riverside Methodist Church, Roulette.
Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Port Allegany.
Cindy S. Lloyd
Cindy S. Lloyd, 67, of Smethport, passed away with her loving family and friends by her side on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in UPMC Williamsport, after a short illness.
Born on Friday, April 11, 1958 in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Harry E. Stanley and Dorothea I. Hopewell Stanley. On July 7, 1971 in Covington, GA, she married Ralph L. Lloyd, who passed away on December 26, 2003.
Vivian A. Harvey “beloved mother; devoted volunteer”
Vivian A. Harvey 86, of Ceres, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in the Olean General Hospital, Olean, NY.
Born on Wednesday, August 17, 1938 in Chester, she was a daughter of Albert and Dorothy Thompson Stott. On January 19, 1957, she married John N. Harvey, Sr., who passed away on March 29, 2000.Vivian graduated from Media High School in Media, PA.
District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that City of Bradford Police have charged the father of the infant who was found unresponsive on Sherman Street early this morning with assaulting the child with additional charges likely to be filed pending autopsy.
Tyler PRESCOTT (no permanent address) was charged with Aggravated Assault (serious bodily injury to another) – Felony 1; Aggravated Assault (bodily injury to a child less than six years of age) – Felony 2; Aggravated Assault (serious bodily injury to a child less than 13 years of age)- Felony 1; and Endangering Welfare of a Child (Felony) for injuries inflicted on his 2 year old son between July 17 and August 14.
EMS and Police were dispatched to a residence at 60 Sherman Street in Bradford early this morning August 14th for an unresponsive infant. The child was pronounced deceased at BRMC. Additional charges are likely pending the results of an autopsy and lab analysis of forensic examiner’s findings. An autopsy is scheduled.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact City of Bradford Police at (814) 887-4911. Chief Michael Ward and Detective Mark Deluca are the lead investigators. PRESCOTT was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Richard Luther who set bail at $1 million. PRESCOTT was remanded to the McKean County Jail.
Cindy S. Lloyd
Cindy S. Lloyd, 67, of Smethport, passed away with her loving family and friends by her side on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in UPMC Williamsport, after a short illness.
Funeral arrangements, entrusted to the care of Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse, are incomplete and will be announced with a full obituary.
With the September peak of Pennsylvania’s elk rut right around the corner, you can get a jumpstart on viewing some of those bugling bulls through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Elk Cam, which launched today.
The cam is located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s elk range, an area totaling over 220,000 acres including State Game Lands 311 and Elk State Forest. Video and sound from the camera will be livestreamed at www.pa.gov/pgc and viewers can expect not only to see elk, but turkeys, deer and other wildlife, as well. Elk, which in the coming weeks will ramp up activity – with bulls becoming more vocal and competing with one another for available cows – always seem to take center stage, however. Enjoying the show is just a few clicks away.
Betty Louise Ruzich, 59 of Warren PA, died on Tuesday August 12, 2025, in her home after an extended illness.
She was born in Warren, PA on March 5, 1966, the daughter of the late Ronald Fiscus and Rosemary Stuart Fileger and she survives.
Betty was a graduate of Warren Area High School and worked as an in-home health aide with many local nursing homes and families in the Warren area.
