Cameron County Chamber of Commerce and six competitors ready to heat up downtown Emporium Saturday.  The All Fired Up Kickin Ash BBQ Competition returns with competitors serving up lick smacking items that the public can purchase.  The yearly event will be held in the town square and residents can expect to see the smokers arriving throughout the week. 

Friday night the mystery meat provided by Emporium Food Market will be given to the competitors who will then serve the item to judges Saturday afternoon.  The winner will take home $500 cash.  “This competition is different than many others since the competitors are expected to sell to the public,” according to chamber executive director Tina Solak.  Selling will begin at noon on Saturday.  In addition Nam Knights Allegheny Mountain Chapter will be selling beverages Friday night and Saturday. 

Old Skool will take to the stage Saturday from 11am to 2pm.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams — women’s volleyball and men’s soccer — were double winners this past week.

Women’s Volleyball

In a five-match series first dating to 2013, the Wildcats bested Penn State Mont Alto 3-1 on Monday in posting handing first-year coach Kyle Hawk his initial victory. Among the individual leaders were Nevaeh Ward of Odenton, Maryland, with 17 digs and 16 kills; Kathryn Burnett of Wellsboro, with 40 assists and 14 digs; and Hailey DeBrody of Cogan Station with 15 kills. The win avenged a 3-0 loss to Mont Alto on Aug. 31 and snapped a two-season, 14-match losing streak.

The Genesee Area Library is currently looking for vendors for our annual Holiday Festivities to be held on November 9th, 2024. Anyone interested in becoming a vendor should contact that Genesee Area Library and request a vendor form be mailed to them, or they can sign up online via our website: https://geneseelibrary.com/event/holidayfest24/

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Central Potter County in north central Pennsylvania… * Until 845 PM EDT. *

At 754 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coudersport, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include… Coudersport, Roulette, Cherry Springs State Park, and Sweden Valley.

Instructions

Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this severe thunderstorm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Potter County in north central Pennsylvania…
Western Tioga County in north central Pennsylvania…

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harrison
Valley, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…

Westfield, Genesee, Harrison Valley, and Ulysses.

Radar has indicated rotation within this severe thunderstorm.
Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop
quickly during severe thunderstorms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this severe
thunderstorm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s
leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning.

Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this severe thunderstorm, and
may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
South Central Allegany County in western New York…

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar.IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urbanareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well asother poor drainage and low-lying areas.* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…Wellsville, Friendship, Scio, Belmont, Knight Creek and Stannards.

INSTRUCTIONS: Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which arepotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross floodedroads. Find an alternate route.Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know whereyou are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can becomekillers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams orcreeks.

Issued By: NWS Buffalo NY

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Allegany County in western New York…

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whitesville,
or 7 miles east of Wellsville, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Wellsville, Whitesville, Andover, and Stannards.

INSTRUCTIONS: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Galeton Fall Festival a Success – Galeton Chamber of Commerce held their 19th Annual Fall Festival at John J. Collins Memorial Park.  The sky was blue, the weather was perfect, food was great, the children enjoyed the playground, and the crowd enjoyed it all!  A total of 44 vendors lined the perimeter of the park with their food and items for sale. Chairperson Ernestine Lovell was pleased with the turnout and is planning for the event for 2025.

RIDGWAY, Pa– Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI), a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health System, is thrilled to announce a generous donation from Advantage Metal Powders, Inc. (AMP) towards their St. Marys’ building project. 

On September 21, at 7:39 am St. Marys Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to 1039 Brusselles St