On April 26th, 2024 at approximately 7:29PM, following a two month long investigation, Cuba Police arrested Denis P. Kranock (43) of Cuba, NY. Kranock was arrested on charges of welfare fraud 5th (Misdemeanor), identity theft 2nd (Felony), grand larceny 4th (Felony, 2 Counts), forgery 2nd (Felony) and criminal possession of stolen property 4th (Felony). Kranock was processed, placed in front of a judge and released. Kranock is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Last evening at 1923hrs Station 21 Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Rescue Department along with Station 26 Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department, Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the area of Rim Rock and Morrison Trail Head in the Allegheny National Forest for a search detail of 2 lost hikers.
In coordination with the McKean DES 911 Dispatchers, use of the new CAD system along with Crew Force, the dispatchers were able to use the location of the lost hikers in relation to location of emergency personnel to coordinate ease of access to get the hikers out of the woods. The dispatchers did an outstanding job which allowed for a quicker rescue of these hikers from the woods.
This was also the first time using the new digital radio system, which was implemented by McKean County DES in this specific region of the county for a call. Personnel were able to coordinate with 911, as well as staged personnel several miles away from where the individuals were located clearly. In the past, the old radio system would have required personnel to be set up to act as relays to stagging and to county dispatch from deep in these valleys.
The lost hikers were able to be guided out of the woods safely and to awaiting personnel with the aide of 911 dispatchers and personnel on the ground with no injuries at 2216hrs. All personel were clear of the incident at 2300hrs
Millerton FD along with Big Elm were dispatched to a garage fire with house endangered. Millerton FD responded quickly with Engine 12-2, Tanker 12-5 Ladder 12-9 Rescue 12-18 and Rescue 12-8 followed by Big Elm. A second alarm was called for Pine City, Webbs Mills, and South Creek fire departments. Chief 13 arrived on scene confirming the garage as fully involved and the house was starting on fire .Engine 12-2 arrived on scene shortly after and was able to get water on structure, stopping it from advancing through the home.
Thanks to all the departments that responded with trucks and manpower.
Thanks to Lawrenceville FD for standing by at Millerton station. Thanks to Erway Ambulance for also responding. Sorry if I missed anyone.
Summer holidays are fast approaching and we are thrilled to hear that Natalie Zucal will once more be returning from her Environmental studies in Olean to spend the summer in Cameron County with us!
Natalie debuted her new business, Breakfast at Natalie’s, at last year’s market and it was a big success!
Natalie spotted the niche market opportunity of selling breakfast themed foods at our morning markets and she nailed it! Her first product was home-made yogurt made from raw milk which produces a super creamy, delicious addition to any healthy breakfast and market goers were impressed!
Being an entrepreneurial young lady she quickly expanded her offerings and came up with a selection of nutritious granolas to complement her yoghurt. She created a variety of scrumptious flavors including blueberry, peanut butter, vanilla cinnamon, chocolate hazelnut, chai walnut, and cranberry almond granolas. You will find both her yogurt and granolas at the market again this year!
Harrisburg, PA –ThePennsylvania State Police (PSP) today announced that all patrol troopers assigned to Troop K – covering Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Delaware counties – are now outfitted with body-worn cameras and updated mobile video recorders in their patrol vehicles. PSP expedited the rollout of body worn cameras to the Philadelphia region and completed the project with Troop K ahead of schedule. So far, PSP troops covering 19 counties have successfully implemented body-worn cameras. PSP expects to have fully implemented body-worn cameras and updated mobile video recorders at all of its troops by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Anastasia Penick, a senior from Port Allegany High School and third-year Culinary Arts student, competed at the SkillsUSA state competition in Hershey on April 3-5, 2024.
Ana finished with a first-place win and will now attend the SkillUSA Nationals competition, which will be held in Atlanta, GA on June 24-27, 2024. A first-place win at this level will secure her place in the world competition held in Paris, France.
In addition to her academic achievements, Ana also works at Fox’s Pizza in Port Allegany. She plans on furthering her education in the Dietary and Nutrition field after graduation. She has applied to the Forest County Corrections Center as a Corrections Food Service Instructor.
We wish Ana the best of luck at the competition and we are extremely proud of her success!
Guy E. Moscato, 92, of Sylvan Heights, Emporium, PA passed away Saturday morning, April 27 after a brief stay at Guy and Mary Felt Manor. He was born in DuBois on December 30, 1931.
His life can be defined by an unwavering commitment to family and a love for life that included a multitude of interests. Beginning at an early age and aided by his grandfather was a love for animals, especially his ever present and faithful collies having nine in total over his adult life.
Guy moved with his family to Emporium in 1939 where his father operated Moscato’s shoe repair and he and his mother ran a pet shop. He graduated from Emporium High School in 1950 and the Pennsylvania State University in 1955 with a degree in chemistry. He was employed by Hooker Chemical and then Occidental Petroleum in Niagara Fall, NY until his retirement in 1989. Despite the distance he made it a priority to drive home every weekend to enjoy time with family, his dogs and his hobbies.
After the golf team won its second straight championship over the weekend, United East Conference playoff action is scheduled to continue this week with two more Pennsylvania College of Technology teams seeking titles.
The second-seeded men’s lacrosse team will host No. 3 seed Keystone College at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday at 10 a.m., the women’s softball team, seeded second, will open the Volt Division playoffs against third-seeded Penn State Berks in a double-elimination tournament hosted by PS Harrisburg.
Claire E. Myers, 36, of 330 Main St., Kersey, PA passed away unexpectedly after her long battle with addiction, on Friday, April 26, 2024. She was born on November 29, 1987, in DuBois, a daughter to the late Timothy A. “Red” Myers and Jessica Jakuboski Myers. Claire had lived in Kersey for the past 5 years and had lived in the Valley for several years and previously spent most of her life in Rasselas.
Claire was a 2006 graduate of Johnsonburg Area High School. Claire will be remembered for her smile, for her laugh, her silliness and her wit. She loved her boys and being a mother. She was so compassionate, but never got to fulfill her true calling of becoming a nurse.
She is now at peace after years of battling her demons and is with her dad, whom she loved dearly.
Montoursville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that two rest areas in northcentral Pennsylvania will undergo significant energy efficiency upgrades and renovations as part a Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project, initiated by PennDOT and the Department of General Services in 2021.
Under the GESA, building systems deemed eligible for energy saving upgrades within a GESA Project are leveraged by future energy savings. The project will upgrade heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting to improve energy efficiency in the buildings.
While improvements are being completed, the following rest areas, including parking lots, will be closed to the public:
Columbia County Roadside Rest Area, I-80 eastbound, Mifflin Township
Closed Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 24, 2024.
(UPDATED) Columbia County Roadside Rest Area, I-80 westbound, Mifflin Township
Closed Monday, April 29 May 6, through Friday, May 24, 2024.
Members of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Snowmobile Club wait for buckets of tagged fish to be placed in the “float box” that’s attached to the back of their raft. Using a long net, the fish are then released from the box as the raft floats down Pine Creek.
The entry fee for adults for the 33rd Annual Upper Pine Creek Trout Tournament is $25 through next Wednesday, May 1 and $30 from Thursday, May 2 to the end of the tournament on Sunday, May 19. The entry fee for youths under 16 stays at $15.
Sponsorships of fish prizes begin at $25 and may be indicated on the registration form.
The two-day tournament, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Snowmobile Club, is on Saturday, May 18 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. along a 13-mile stretch of Pine Creek between the Mill Street Bridge in Galeton Borough and the Ansonia Bridge on Colton Road in Shippen Township.
In-person registration and derby badge pickup will be open at the clubhouse on Route 6 on Friday, May 17 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The club will float-stock Pine Creek with 250 tagged trout from Galeton to Ansonia one day prior to the tournament.
It’s the luck of the draw that determines what prize an angler wins. After catching one or more tagged fish, the angler brings the trout in “live condition” to the check-in station at the clubhouse, and then draws a numbered Ping-Pong ball for each fish caught to see what he or she has won.
All fish must be legally caught. No fish will be accepted past one hour after the cut-off times. Anglers caught fishing before or after stated tournament times will be disqualified.
Those competing in the tournament must have a valid Pennsylvania fishing license and observe and obey landowners’ rights. Trespassing on private property is not allowed, nor is littering.
Up to $14,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the tournament. The top cash prize is $1,000. There are also four $500 cash prizes from the club, plus two additional $500 cash prizes in memory of a founding member from the member’s loving family.
The minimum prize for a tagged fish is $50 and may be cash, merchandise or a gift card, or a combination of the three.
Anglers can earn more than one prize depending on how many of the 250 float-stocked tagged trout they catch. The per angler limit is 5 fish per day during the two-day tournament for a maximum tota l of 10 fish/prizes.
To download a registration form visit www.pagrandcanyonsnowmobileclub.com or pick one up at a participating business in Tioga or Potter counties.
For more information call 1-717-881-9358 or the club at 570-724-2888.
On April 28, at 8:42 pm Big Elm and Millerton Fire Depts. were dispatched to 73 Nowhere Dr. for a structure fire. It was called in by a neighbor the garage is fully involved and spreading through the house unknown if anyone is home. The fire has been upgraded to a second alarm.
On April 28, 8:33 pm Randolph Fire was dispatched to 44 S. Washington St. for a structure fire. The home has flames coming from the basement and engine has been requested from Kennedy and manpower from Cold Springs. Little Valley has been requested to standby in quarters
Gordon C. GRAVES, 85, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Ulysses, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 in his daughter’s home. Friends may call Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 2, 2024 in the Ulysses Free Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Ulysses Free Methodist Church. A complete obituary will be announced. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.
