Phillip A. “Bubby” Wingard, 91, of 353 Benzinger Road, St. Marys, PA
Phillip A. “Bubby” Wingard, 91, of 353 Benzinger Road, St. Marys, PA passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, following a lengthy illness of pulmonary fibrosis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM at St. Marys Church, 315 Church Street, St. Marys, PA 15857 with Fr. Thomas More Sikora, OSB, as celebrant.
Visitation will be held at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home on Sunday, March 24, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM .
Lynch-Green Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 151 N. Michael Street, St. Marys, PA 15857 is handling the arrangements.
SUPERIOR COURT SIDES WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY – HOMICIDE DEFENDANT’S CELL PHONE WAS LAWFULLY SEIZED
(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: March 20, 2024): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the Superior Court has reversed a McKean County Judge who had previously granted a defense motion to suppress the seizure of a homicide defendant’s cell phone.
On May 29, 2022, City of Bradford Police responded to a shooting death on Congress Street in front of the residence of Frederick Camejo. They notified DA Vettenburg-Shaffer who responded to the scene as did Chief County Detective Ryan Yingling. During the investigation, Officers were advised that the events leading up to the death had been captured on the home’s surveillance system. Bradford City Officers drafted a search warrant to seize the surveillance system and cell phones. Camejo was charged with Homicide. His defense filed a motion to suppress, asserting that the warrant did not contain probable cause to seize Camejo’s call phone – that is, that the warrant failed to contain facts to suggest that evidence of a crime would be found on the phone.
At the suppression hearing, Chief County Detective Ryan Yingling testified that he responds to scenes as an arm of the District Attorney’s Office – both to run, in essence, a parallel investigation for the DA but also to assist the responding officers, in this case City of Bradford Police. He went with City Officers in executing their warrant but his focus was on the surveillance system.
Ralph Skaggs, 85, of 10 Skaggs Drive, Bradford, PA
Ralph Skaggs, 85, of 10 Skaggs Drive, Bradford, PA passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his residence.
Born February 25, 1939, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Thomas and Hilda (Bedell) Skaggs Sr.
He was a graduate of Bradford High School.
On December 31, 1968, in Killbuck, N.Y., he married Bonita “Bonnie” (Learn) Skaggs, who preceded him in death on September 13, 2001.
Ralph worked most of his life as a self-employed building contractor. Prior to retiring in 2000, he was employed as a facilities maintenance supervisor at Pure Sil Inc. He served as Foster Township’s code enforcement and zoning officer from 1986 until 2009.
He was a former member of Fraternal Order of Eagles #2432, Bradford American Legion Post 108, Moose Lodge #124, and the Marche Club.
Evelyn A. Cole, 83, of Bradford, PA
Evelyn A. Cole, 83, of Bradford, PA passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.
Born June 8, 1940, in Bradford, she was raised by her Aunt Edna and Uncle Carl Barton.
She was a 1959 graduate of Bradford Area High School.
Evelyn worked for many years at KOA Speer Electronics and went on to be the manager of Bell Warren Federal Credit Union, retiring in 2004.
Evelyn was a great example of love, patience, forgiveness, selflessness, and sacrifice. She loved her time living in Mt. Jewett where she made many great friends. She was involved in the Methodist Church there and then when she later moved to Bradford, she became a member of the First Baptist Church. One of her greatest passions in life was being involved in the Cootiette Club. Cooties are dedicated members who perform duties involving aid to hospitalized veterans and those who are sick or injured at VA medical centers.
Evelyn spent her final years at the Bradford Ecumenical Home, where she was loved and adored by the staff.
Susan M. Wood, 72, of Bradford, PA
Susan M. Wood, 72, of Bradford, PA passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, surrounded by her family.
Friends are invited to a Celebration of Susan’s Life on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 1:00 to 6:00 pm, in the Grace Lutheran Church.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenebeckcahill.com
Marion L. Joseph Kwiatkowski, 95, of The Villages, FL; Former Cuba, Olean Resident
The Villages, FL- Marion Joseph Kwiatkowski “Loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister & Aunt”
Marion L. Joseph Kwiatkowski of The Villages went Home to her husband, daughter, grandson, parents, and siblings on Saturday, March 9, 2024, after a short illness.
Marion was born on April 26, 1928, in Cuba, NY and was the daughter of Robert Elmer and Eva Mae King Joseph. On July 5, 1947, she married John J. Kwiatkowski, son of Joseph and Sophia Kwiatkowski, who predeceased her on June 5, 1975.
Marion was raised to be strong and fiercely independent. She has also been described as fun and spunky! She began her life of hard work and diligence when she was named Salutatorian of the Class of 1946 of Cuba Central School. She had an illustrious career in human resources and personnel management, working for 30 years in the Allegany and Rochester plants of Acme Electric. While in Olean, she was president of the Olean Zonta Club and a member of the former Saint Helen’s Church in Hinsdale, NY. She had a second career working 20 years for the State of Florida after moving there in 1983. Marion enjoyed bowling, golfing, ceramic class, and especially gardening. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1200 PM EDT Wed Mar 20 2024
…A COLD FRONT WITH HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCAL SNOW SQUALLS
WILL AFFECT PARTS OF MCKEAN…WARREN…POTTER… SULLIVAN…NORTHERN
CLINTON…CAMERON…NORTHERN LYCOMING…TIOGA… AND ELK COUNTIES…
HAZARDS…Scattered heavy snow showers and a few snow squalls will
cross the northern tier of Central Pennsylvania through 2 PM. Winds
gusting to 30 MPH will cause reduced visibilities in snow and
blowing snow, which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than a
half of a mile.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT…At 1157 AM EDT, a cold front accompanied by
snow showers and local snow squalls was along a line extending from
Olean to Knox and moving east at 60 MPH.
Information Sessions Scheduled for Penn College LPN Courses
Penn College has scheduled an Information Session for their upcoming LPN course. When you enroll in the full-time Practical Nursing program, you will be on your way to a fulfilling career in just one year. With skilled faculty, hands-on learning labs, 1,546 hours of instruction, and access to Penn College student services, you’ll be confident and ready to take the Practical Nursing licensing exam (NCLEX-PN), and if you want to advance your career, we have pathways to get you there.
PA Permit Violations Issued
| PA Permit Violation Issued to SENECA RESOURCES CO LLC in Chatham Township, Tioga County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 3/14/2024 to SENECA RESOURCES CO LLC in Chatham Township, Tioga county. SWMA 301 – MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL WASTE – Person operated a residual waste processing or disposal facility without obtaining a permit for such facility from DEP. Person stored, transported, processed, or disposed of residual waste inconsistent with or unauthorized by the rules and regulations of DEP. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2024-03-14 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
North Central staff attend Financial Reality Fair
Five North Central employees participated Tuesday in the 2024 Financial Reality Fair held at St. Marys Area High School. The event was hosted by the Community Education Center of Elk and Cameron Counties.
RIDGWAY – North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission employees presented at Tuesday’s Financial Reality Fair at St. Marys Area High School.
The event was hosted by the Community Education Center of Elk and Cameron Counties and was sponsored by Laurel Mountain Federal Credit Union.
A total of 216 students from Cameron County, Johnsonburg, Ridgway, and St. Marys high schools attended the financial literacy event, which is a component of the North Central Partnership for Regional Economic Performance (PREP) program.
Scanner Coverage For Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties is Offline
Coverage of Allegany & Cattaraugus County incidents has been nearly impossible as the Broadcastify feed for that area located in the Bolivar area has been offline since the weekend. Hopefully, it will be restored soon so we can continue incident coverage in those areas.
In the meantime, Allegany County Fire Wire on Facebook is located in the county and can receive scanner reports directly. We suggest you check their page for incidents.
Charles R. “Chuck” Larson, 91, of Ridgway, PA
Charles R. “Chuck” Larson of Ridgway, PA passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at a considerably healthy age of 91.
He was born on October 24, 1932, and he shared the same birthday as his late wife, Marilyn Skagenberg. They married on October 25, 1958, in the United Methodist Church in Mentor, OH. He was the youngest son of Lars and Cora Spinney Larson.
Charles graduated from Brisbin High School (Woodward-Mashanning) and served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 until 1956. He enjoyed baseball and loved to “raise the Jolly Rodger!” He often recounted his time as a kid, losing his two front teeth and wishing them back for Christmas, the hard farm life, milking cows, and walking 8 miles as a Boy Scouts, even in the deep snow that doesn’t exist like it did “back in the day”. Chuck worked in A&P as a manager for many years through the 70’s and 80’s. He also worked at BILO and was a bartender at Ridgway Moose Lodge. He was a lifelong member of the Moose, American Legion, Lutheran, and Methodist Churches, and an avid donator to children’s hospitals, YMCA, vets, and wounded warriors.
Louise C. Seth, 75, of Bayard St. in Kane, PA
Louise C. Seth, 75, of Bayard St. in Kane, PA passed away Monday (March 18) at her residence. Born June 2, 1948 in Kane, she is the daughter of the late Sigfred and Mildred (Eckdahl) Pearson. On April 8, 1967 in Wilcox, she married Lewis Seth, who survives.
Louise was a member of the Halton Church of Christ in Ridgway. She was very outgoing and she loved to attend her grandchildren’s sporting events. She also loved sitting on her front porch and having wine and wisdom with her friends which she truly cherished.
Gerald “Jerry” Bizzak, 74, of Greeves St., Kane, PA
Gerald “Jerry” Bizzak, 74, of Greeves St., Kane, PA passed away Friday (March 15) at his residence. Born May 10, 1949 in Kane, he is the son of late Joseph and Mary (Ulyan) Bizzak. On Aug. 17, 1968 in Kane, he married Karen Anderson, who survives.
Jerry worked much of his life as a logger, he then owned and operated the West Side Grill for 16 years. He also had worked as a carpenter. He was a member of St. Callistus Catholic Church, the Kane Elks Lodge #329 and the Kane VFW Lodge #1132. He bowled for many years and was also a long-time bowling team sponsor.