The 2024 Senior High/Junior High IU9 Band Festival was hosted by Kane Area School District, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Thornburg, Host Director.  The Junior High IU9 Band was under the direction of Mrs. Tonia Asel Kaufman and the Senior High IU9 Bnd was under the direction of Mr. Mark Napolitan.  The event was held April 12th at Kane High School.  The bands rehearsed throughout the day and presented a concert Friday evening.  Schools represented were Cameron County, Coudersport, Elk County Catholic, Fretz Middle School, Johnsonburg, St. Mary’s, Kane, Northern Potter, Smethport, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany and Ridgway.  Pictured is the Junior High IU9 Band in concert and the Senior High IU9 Band in concert. 

Savannah Hart- trumpet, Alayna Palmer – trumpet ,and  Madison Fillhart – trumpet,   represented  Port Allegany at the Senior High IU9 Band Festival April 12, 2024 at Kane Area High School.   Guest conductor for the event was Mr. Mark Napolitan, from Eisenhower High School in the Warren Area School District.

Kaitlyn Kallenborn – flute, Olivia Lily – flute, Gianna Glasgow – alto sax, Lillianne Reed – alto sax, Brody O’Rourke – trumpet,  and Delaney Stromberg – tuba represented Port Allegany at the Junior High IU9 Band Festival April 12, 2024 at Kane Area High School.  The students worked  with Tonia Asel Kaufman, guest conductor from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in suburban Philadelphia.  The students are pictured (left to right) Gianna Glasgow, Lillianne Reed, Kaitlyn Kallenborn, Brody O’Rourke, Olivia Lilly and Delaney Stromberg. 

​HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 15) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced that the 2024 creel limit for Lake Erie Yellow Perch will remain at 30 per day and the creel limit for Walleye will remain at six per day. 

The PFBC Lake Erie Research Unit evaluates the populations of Yellow Perch and Walleye in Lake Erie annually.  If populations reach critically low levels, processes are in place to reduce harvest and rebuild the numbers of Yellow Perch and Walleye in the Lake.  All jurisdictions on Lake Erie adhere to this system. 

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC) gathered today at Soldier’s Grove to honor roadway workers and urge motorists to slow down and pay attention in work zones as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). The week, which runs April 15-19, is designated to highlight the critical importance of safe driving through work zones. The theme of this year’s NWZAW is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.”

Route 15 Guide Sign Upgrade Project Continues in Lycoming and Tioga Counties

​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised a guide sign upgrade project continues this week on Route 15 in Williamsport, Lycoming County.

Today, Monday, April 15, 2024, the contractor, Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc., will continue upgrading guide signs along Route 15 northbound from the Interstate 180/15 interchange in Lycoming County, north on Route 15 into Tioga County.

COUDERSPORT, Pa., April 15, 2024 – While baseball and softball seasons are in full swing, coaches, volunteers, and parents from the Coudersport Youth Baseball-Softball Association recently took some time away from the fields to participate in UPMC’s Minutes Matter training program. More than 20 individuals participated in the lifesaving skills training series hosted by EMS clinicians from Susquehanna Regional EMS and UPMC.

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Bring the family to our Spring Antique Show on Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21 to shop a variety of antiques and collectibles, including furniture, clothing, toys, books, and more. Historic trade demonstrations will be happening throughout the day.

Saturday only, visitors can see the museum’s steam-powered sawmill in action!

$8.00/Adult, $5.00/Youth (ages 4 to 11)

The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is located at 5660 US Route 6, Ulysses TWP, PA 16948

Raelin Meacham – concert band, reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning a place in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) All-State Festival music ensembles. 

Each year, thousands of high school musicians across the state audition in their geographic area. Individually, students perform for a panel of judges. Student musicians who rank the highest advance to compete against student musicians from other parts of PMEA Regions. The highest-ranking student musicians at the PMEA Region level qualify to perform in one of six Pennsylvania All-State music ensembles.

                             Rodney Burgess

Rodney W. Burgess, 65, of Sugar Grove, PA, died Sunday, April 7, 2024, at his residence.  He was born October 15, 1958, in Warren, PA.  He was the son of Russell G. and Amy Ellis Burgess.

He will be remembered as someone who loved life and lived each day to his fullest.  His kindness toward others and his outgoing nature captivated all those who knew him. From a young age, he had a natural talent toward all things mechanical and early on discovered his love for machining.

He retired from Interelectric, after 35 years, where he held positions of team lead as well as plant supervisor. His entrepreneurial spirit allowed him to create his own business of Rod’s Machine Shop and Neon Images. Many local and New York state neon business signs were created by him, there was not a challenge he couldn’t meet in these fields, and he greatly enjoyed his work.