RIXFORD — Brice C. “Chucker” Irons, 61, of Moody Hollow, passed away at home on Wednesday (Feb. 28, 2024).
Born on June 7, 1962, in Olean, N.Y., he was the son of Clark S. and Jean Bowden Irons. He married Kathy Davis, who survives.
Chucker was a lifelong resident of Rixford and was employed as an operator at Swanson and Sons in Bradford. He loved tinkering in his garage, it was his favorite place to be.
MF Meats, a Falconer, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 93,277 pounds of raw meat products, which may have been contaminated with non-food grade mineral seal oil, which is not approved for use in meat processing.
Patti Brooks(Mitchell), age 50, was arrested on East State St. on 02/26/2024 by Olean Police Department Patrol Officers.
Brooks was found to be in possession of 39 bags of Crack cocaine individually packaged for sale, 4.459 grams of cocaine, 4 buprenorphine pills ( a schedule 3 controlled substance) and cash.
Brooks was charged with CPCS 3rd Intent to Sell a class B felony, CPCS Narcotic Drug 4th a class C felony, CPCS 5th a class D felony, Tampering with physical evidence a class E felony and Obstruction of government administration 2nd a class A misdemeanor.
Brooks was arraigned at the Olean Police Department and remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail pending a further court proceedings.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for raping a child in Evans in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.
39-year-old Jacob Pearson of Wilcox, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping the child, who was less than 13-years-old at a location in Evans on July 5, 2022. Pearson and the child knew each other. Read more….
Our Tuesday night training topic was Stop The Bleed training. Members from CVFC and Friendship learned different methods to control bleeding from traumatic injuries.
After training, as CVFC members were getting ready to head home at approximately 20:40, the tones were dropped for full response to Bolivar to assist at a structure fire on CR5A. E2 and T7 along with Chief and Chief 1 were on the street 38 seconds after dispatch, quickly followed by M4. 9 members operated for over 3 hours, returning to service just after midnight.
At approximately 04:45, the Black Sheep were once again summoned to assist Bolivar with a structure fire on N. Main St. T7 and E2 along with Chief and Chief 1 responded to assist. T7 was the second arriving unit, pulling lines to assist with fire attack and then transitioned to feeding the aerial master stream on Cuba 9. E2 established a tanker fill site on nearby CR5A. 8 members operated for nearly 4 hours before returning to service.
Borrowed from our brothers and sisters of the Allentown Fire Company…
This is reality. Men and women across the world donate their time, quite often with little sleep. This is what it looks like after working 2 fires in an 8 hour period. It’s not pretty, it’s not fun, it’s what we do.
We need your help, membership numbers are decreasing, we can’t offer pay, we can’t offer an always healthy environment, but what we can offer is PRIDE. Pride to serve your community and protect those in it.
Consider joining your local agency. We all need a helping hand.
“Congratulations and Good Luck to Gavin Roessner as he competes in the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Junior High State Tournament this weekend in Johnstown, PA. Gavin placed second in the Area V tournament on February 18 to earn his place in the state tournament. Gavin is an eighth grader at Coudersport Jr/Sr High School. Good luck!”
Ret Tpr. Jack W. Haase, 82, of Wellsboro, PA passed away on February 27, 2024, at UPMC Williamsport. He was born on April 11, 1941, to Ret. USN Cpt. A. Richard and Artemus Jacqueline (Wessel) Haase in Pittsburgh, PA. On December 9, 1972, he married Elizabeth “Betty” (Cappelli) Haase.
He served in the USMC at Guantanamo Bay during the Cuba Missile Crisis, was a Plank owner on the USS Enterprise CVN65, before becoming a Pennsylvania State Trooper and working security at the Tioga County Courthouse in which he had the small courtroom named in his honor.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman having enjoyed camping, hiking, photography, and fishing. He also found joy in reading especially Civil War history and Theology. Jack wrote for the Pennsylvania State Police Communicator ‘Retiree Scoop’. He loved his pet cats and especially his dogs.
Darryl H. Cline: Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Son
Darryl H. Cline, 60, of 8152 Geere Road, Belfast, NY passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wellsville, after a lengthy illness.
Born on August 27, 1963, in Cuba, he was a son of Homer J. Cline and Barbara Shelley Cline Bliven. On August 27, 1987, at the Cuba First Baptist Church, he married the former Lauri A. Bixby, who survives.
Darryl was a graduate of Belmont Central School Class of 1981. While in high school he attended the BOCES program and received his Welding Certificate.
After high school he had worked for the Friendship Foundry, API in Arcade and was a maintenance man at the Cuba McDonalds. He was last employed as a fork truck operator and laborer for Crown-Y Recycling in Cuba.
Hunting, fishing and carpentry were just a few things he enjoyed doing.
In addition to his wife Lauri, he is survived by
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Mary Lou (Selleck) Wertz, age 82, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
She was born on March 16, 1941 in Towanda, PA, a daughter of the late Waldo Selleck and Eleanor (Wilcox) Lattimer.
She graduated from Athens High School, class of 1959. Mary was married to Ed Wertz for 64 years and retired from both Dresser Manufacturing and Laurel Health Systems where she was Personnel Director and Director of Development respectively.
She loved to paint, spend time with her grandchildren, family and friends in Oak Island, NC, as well as traveling with her best friend Sandy Griscavage. She was an Executive Member of the Republican National Committee as well as a member of the Artists Guild, Wellsboro Women’s Chorus, Ladies Golf Association and volunteered at the Food Pantry and Wellsboro Hospital for many years.
She was a member of the Wellsboro United Methodist Church where she was also in the choir.
Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) Parents as Teachers program hosted a “Valentine’s Day Paw-Ty” on February 12, 2024. At this event, 60 families with 30 children explored the Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, completed activities and crafts. Each family also had a snack and received a Clifford book. So many families came to the paw-ty with donations for local furry friends at the Elk County Humane Society. DCI is thankful for the donations, and the love and support from the community. The Elk County Humane Society expressed their appreciation when the DCI Parents as Teachers team delivered all the donations to them.
Penn College has scheduled Information Sessions for their upcoming LPN courses. When you enroll in the full-time Practical Nursing program, you’ll 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.
Chrystal Crum is organizing this fundraiser and has asked us to help spread the word.
Hello, my name is Chrystal Crum. Most no me as Griffin. As everyone knows, my son, Michael Austin unexpectedly passed away on Saturday. I’m raising money to help pay for his funeral services and to have him transferred to Bradford from Oil City, PA. For his friends and those who can’t make it to Bradford for the funeral, there will be a small celebration of life service in Oil City, PA. Details will be posted at a later date. Thank you for your support.
A Go Fund Me fundraiser can be accessed by clicking HERE.
According to news reports, the remains of a young man who grew up in Bradford, PA, were found on Saturday in Sage Run near Pumphouse Road in Oil City.
Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh identified the remains. They belong to 23-year-old Michael J. Austin, of Oil City.
Dr. Eric Vey, of the Erie County Coroner’s Office, performed an autopsy on Monday, February 26. Preliminary findings indicate drowning as the cause of death.
Venango County 9-1-1 dispatch reports two calls for service came in at about 11:00 a.m. on Saturday asking for police assistance. Oil City Police officers were dispatched to the area of Sage Run near Pumphouse Road, about 200 feet downriver from the Wye Bridge.
A purported photo of the scene was widely circulated via text message and social media on Saturday depicting a young man dressed in navy sweats with white lettering lying on his back in shallow water near the shoreline. His body appeared to be in full rigor mortis with his arms held above him and his hands clasped. His knees were bent, protruding out of the water.
