Thomas M. Yohe, 65, of State Street, Bradford, PA passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, with his wife by his side, at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
Our world grew dimmer, but oh how the Heaven’s shone brighter.
With tear-filled eyes and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our momma. She went peacefully at home, in her sleep.
Felecia Anne (Estep) Snyder, born July 13, 1952, in Bellwood, PA, currently living in Coudersport, PA. She passed away, March 25, 2024, at the age of 71.
There are so many things we could say about our momma. So simply put, her life was one of love. She was always in a work area that provided loving care for those who needed it most.
Her life was truly a love story rooted in her three children, 16 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Felecia’s arrangements are in the care of the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, 210 N. East St., Coudersport. To share a memory or condolence visit www.thomasfickinger.com.
Raymond Lee Tomb, age 76, of Westfield, PA passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Born March 11, 1948 in Corning, NY, he was the son of Joseph and Helen (Hazlett) Tomb.
Lee was a jack of all trades and enjoyed tinkering on things.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (March 25) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will conduct a meeting of the Fisheries and Hatcheries Committee on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. This meeting will be held online with committee members participating remotely.
Because this meeting is being held in a virtual format, the process for accepting public comment will be different than an in-person gathering. Public comments pertaining to the agenda can be submitted by calling (717) 705-7846 beginning on Thursday, March at 28 at 12 p.m. until Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m. Recorded comments will be limited to five minutes and will be presented to committee members prior to the meeting.
This meeting may be viewed remotely by joining the webinar from your internet browser using this link: https://bit.ly/FishHatchApr3
If prompted, please enter the following information:
Webinar number (access code): 2630 983 0658
Webinar password: public (782542 from phones)
HARRISBURG – With a voter identification constitutional amendment having languished in committee for nearly a year, despite bipartisan support for the concept among both the public and House members, House Republicans held a press conference Monday announcing they will be utilizing the discharge resolution process to advance the measure.
House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) noted 22 House Democrats voted to support enhanced voter identification requirements in a prior House vote, meaning only three more Democrats need to sign on to the discharge petition to get the constitutional amendment out of committee.
Wellsville Police arrested William T. Wojehowski, age 37, of Wellsville, charging him with four counts of Menacing a Police Officer (Class D Felony), four counts of Reckless Endangerment 1st (Class D Felony) and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th (Class A Misdemeanor).
The charges stem from an incident that took place on West State Street on March 18th.
Wojehowski was processed and arraigned before Wellsville Village Justice Thompson. Wojehowski was committed to the Allegany County Jail on $25,000.00 cash bail or $50,000.00 property bond or $250,000.00 partially secured bond. Wojehowski is due back in Wellsville Village Court on April 2nd at 4:30 pm.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Wellsville Police arrested Judd E. Clark, age 32 of Eldred, PA, charging him with Petit Larceny (Class A Misdemeanor) and Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor). The charges stem from an incident that took place at 7 Eleven. Clark was processed, issued an appearance ticket and released. Clark is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on April 2nd at 4:30 pm.
3 years ago today, we responded to our first emergency incident, to assist Blossburg Fire & EMS with a search near Arnot.
Since then we’ve responded to over 70 requests in support of fires, flooding, searches, manhunts, damage assessments, and more.
Through the support of community members, emergency responders, and public safety professionals in North Central PA, we’ve updated our drone capabilities, added marine capabilities in the form of an underwater ROV in 2022 and a 16’ boat with side scan sonar in 2023. We’ve built the first of its kind relationship with US Customs & Border Protection’s Air & Marine Ops division, and worked directly with them and Border Patrol operators in 2023. We also focused on next generation recruiting with the addition of a high tech simulator through a grant from the Tioga County Partnership for Community Health. We are a member agency of the newly formed Task Force 81 which includes departments from around the region who have unmanned and remote technology.
A lot has happened in 3 years and we feel proud and fortunate to have the support, partnerships, and trust that we do.
We’re working hard to grow more in 2024 with some projects and plans that are in the works.
Our motto is “Novus Optios”, which simply means “New Options”.
Thank you for the continued support.
It is with mixed emotions we announce the sale of three of our locations to Rite Aid. It was a decision we did not reach lightly. Due to poor insurance reimbursement, independent pharmacies across the country are being forced to close their doors. Pharmacy organizations representing all sectors of retail pharmacy have been aggressively asking legislators to address these issues with the pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) for quite some time. Unfortunately, they have been slow in taking action. It simply is not a sustainable business model when total reimbursement is less that the costs we pay for medications.
Thank you to everyone in surrounding communities that have supported our business over the years. We appreciate you. It has been our pleasure to take care of your prescription needs.
A huge thank you to ALL of our employees, both past and present. We value each and every one of you. You are what made our business successful for over 40 years.
We are grateful that Rite Aid remains committed to serving rural Pennsylvania and has offered employment to all of our current staff in Potter and McKean counties. No action is required on your part to transfer your prescriptions. All of the prescriptions from our Eldred and Smethport locations will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Port Allegany and all of the prescriptions from our Coudersport pharmacy will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Coudersport. The last day of business in our Smethport location will be Monday April 8th, Eldred will be Tuesday April 9th, and Coudersport will be Wednesday April 10th.
Please note that there is no change to our Westfield and Elkland locations. With a more diverse and better payor mix in Tioga County, those stores will continue to remain open and it will be business as usual. Once again, we are continuing to operate our stores in Westfield and Elkland.
We sincerely appreciate the support of our valued patients over the past several decades. It has been a privilege to serve you.
Buchanan Brothers Pharmacy
On March 24, at 2:43 NY State Police were dispatched for shots fired on County Rt. 8. Richburg ambulance is being held on standby. The Suspect has stolen a blue dump truck heading east on County Rt. 8. The suspect has exited the dump truck and is fleeing on foot with a sawed-off shotgun in his hand walking parallel to County Rt. 8 about a 100 yards off the roadway. K-9 units have been called for on route from Olean.
The New York State Police have lost sight of the suspect and are tracking his footprints and a drone unit from Richburg Fire Dept. has been called for. Some Road Closures are in effect.
They have regained visuals of the suspect heading north on foot along County Rt. 8.
The alleged shooter was taken into custody. An ambulance was called to the Amity NYSP barracks for a medical evaluation.
Further report pending news releases from NYSP.
Heather Lynn Bortz-Esbri, 60, of Russell, Pennsylvania died after a brief illness on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Heather was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and was the oldest of four children. In 1972, she along with her family moved to Warren, Pennsylvania where her parent’s acquired ownership of Cable Hollow Golf Course. Later, they would move again to Russell, Pennsylvania and live across from the 11th hole of the family business.
In school, she was a cheerleader for the Pleasant Panthers, and she played her flute in the Eisenhower High School marching band. After graduating from Eisenhower in 1982, she acquired her licensed practical nursing degree, and worked in local nursing homes of the Warren area. She would move on from her nursing career and join her family at Cable Hollow Golf Course and serve as their head waitress.
