Audrey H. Wilt (born April 2, 1930-July 23, 2023) Bradford, PA
Audrey was the wife of Morell (Tuffy) Wilt, for 63 years, who proceeded her in death. She was the mother to Donna Wilt Bamesberger (husband Neal), Nancy Wilt Grobbel, Elaine Wilt Bredengerd (husband Matt), Dennis Wilt and David Wilt. Audrey has 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Audrey is the eldest child of Kenneth C McGarry and Sarah Azman McGarry and she had 5 siblings. She is survived by her sister Linda McGarry Brown and her brother Peter McGarry.
Audrey will be remembered for her love of making crafts for the craft fairs, quilting and canning vegetables from their garden. Over the years she worked at Market Basket, Zippo, the Red Barn……….
The family will have a celebration of life for Audrey later when all the immediate family can be present.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.
Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.
Gayle Leigh Johnson (Wetherbee), 74, of Warren, PA
Gayle Leigh Johnson (Wetherbee) of Warren, PA passed away unexpectedly on July 21st after a valiant fight with leukemia.
Gayle was born in Corry, PA on June 5, 1949, and grew up on the family dairy farm as one of five sisters. She was the valedictorian of Sparta High School Class of 1967 and earned her RN degree from the Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing in 1969.
While serving as a nurse at the Warren State Hospital she met Charles (Chuck) Johnson. The two were married in March of 1970 and spent 48 loving years together.
Fire Destroys Vacant Home in City of Bradford Monday Night
Bradford City Firefighters
At 2050 last night City Fire was dispatched to Hillside Ave for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a vacant structure fully involved. Multiple lines were placed into service, bringing the fire under control a short time later. All off duty firefighters were called in on the second alarm assignment. Bradford Twp VFD and Derrick City VFD were both placed on standby. City police assisted on scene. Captain 1-10(Scrivo) had Hillside Ave command. The fire is under investigation by the BCFD fire investigation team and The Pennsylvania State Police.
History is Often the Best Judge:
Despite the oil & gas industry and regulators pushing a story that injection wells meet strict safety standards, citizen complaints to the DEP offer a glimpse into how those standards fail to protect water.
Public Herald’s latest RTK of DEP’s citizen complaint records uncovered 18 complaints (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11CM8KWN_mvvvbDM9FCjRHkA8m-qJ6fezOyJuiF2vcSE/edit#gid=1689475627) from 2016 to 2021 for underground injection control (UIC) wells, 15 of which included water pollution concerns (83% of complaints)”
Eight of the 18 injection well complaints resulted in violations to the commonwealth’s Clean Streams Law. But at five more injection wells, DEP inspectors found Clean Streams Law violations and chose not to issue citations, which makes the real total of complaints with Clean Streams Law violations 13 of 18 complaints.
Pennsylvania’s Auditor General and Attorney General take: “Despite decades of documentation and scathing reviews by Pennsylvania’s Auditor General and Attorney General, DEP still does not use its authority to set limits on radium from oil and gas waste in NPDES discharge permits.
When asked if DEP could require radium monitoring for facilities like Eureka’s, EPA responded via email, “[M]onitoring for those constituents is not required under the federal regulations. However, state permit writers can require additional monitoring in permits issued to specific direct discharging facilities.”
In other words, the Pennsylvania DEP could be eliminating the threat of radium in waterways. They’ve simply been choosing not to.”
TOTALLY NINJA RACCOONS HUNT TO END THIS SATURDAY, JULY 29, TURN IN PASSPORTS BY 6 P.M.
Bookstore Manager Kasey Coolidge and her husband Kevin Coolidge, owner of From My Shelf Books & Gifts and author of the 10-book Totally Ninja Raccoons series, hold three toy raccoons they use to represent the three raccoon brothers that Kevin writes about.
PRESS RELEASE:
The hunt for the Totally Ninja Raccoons at 30 participating businesses in the Wellsboro area ends this Saturday, July 29. By 6 p.m. that night, all participants must turn in their passports at From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue in Wellsboro to be eligible for prizes.
Among the prizes are $100 in cash, gift certificates and items donated by participating businesses, and Wellsboro Chamber Dollars.
Town Square Concert In Port Allegany July 27
July 27th this Thursday will be the free Town Square Concert at the gazebo in Port Allegany. Starting at 6:00pm the performance will be Jonathan Meade who is a local favorite. His requested bookings cover three counties and beyond. The hot dogs will be on the grill and cold beverages available for purchase with the Women’s Club hosting the food table. Bring a lawn chair and come enjoy the cool breezes of the evening. See you on the square!
Jerry M. “Bubba” Blum, Jr., 27, of 3054 Budde Road, Franklinville, NY.
Jerry M. “Bubba” Blum: Loving Son, Brother, Grandson, and Uncle
Jerry M. “Bubba” Blum, Jr., 27, of 3054 Budde Road, Franklinville, passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in Salamanca.
Born on December 16, 1995, in Olean, he was a son of Jerry M. Blum, Sr. and Sherry Homuth.
Jerry was a graduate of Ten Broeck Academy Class of 2015.
He had several jobs throughout the years, but especially enjoyed working on farms and being outdoors. He also was a substitute cleaner for Ten Broeck Academy.
Jerry loved hunting, fishing, and listening to classic country music. He always enjoyed wearing his cowboy hat.
He is survived by
His Mother and Stepfather Sherry (George) Blum-Trummer of Franklinville
His Father Jerry M. Blum, Sr. Kane, PA
2 Sisters Ashley (Brandon) Dearborn Port Allegany, PA
Jen Blum Franklinville
His maternal grandparents David (Luanna) Homuth Cuba
2 Nephews Elliott Cashmere and Jericho Dearborn
A Niece Daneliya Dearborn
He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents Gerald and Rosemarie Bailey.
Friends will be received at the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M., where funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Pastor Claudia Little, will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Franklinville Conservation Club, Trap League, 3040 Bakerstand Road, Franklinville, NY 14737.
Lucille M. (Mitchell) Keck, 93, formerly of Wellsboro, PA
Lucille M. (Mitchell) Keck, 93, formerly of Wellsboro, PA passed away Friday July 21, 2023 at Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Scranton, PA.
She was born August 14, 1929, at home, in Morris Run, to William and Stella (Novitski) Mitchell.
She graduated from Morris Run High School, and on December 28, 1967, married Richard Keck, with whom she shared 53 wonderful years of marriage.
McKean County Drug Task Force, Bradford City Cops and County Detectives Execute Search Warrant After Crack Cocaine Buy by Confidential Informant
(McKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania, July 24, 2023): McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that Detectives with the McKean County Detective Bureau along with Officers with the McKean County Drug Task Force and City Bradford Police executed a search warrant on July 23, 2023 at a hotel room at the Quality Inn.
According to the criminal complaint, Detectives learned that Frank Edward Nash (last known address of Bradford) was communicating with an informant working with the McKean County Drug Task Force. The complaint alleges that Nash sold crack cocaine to the informant in a controlled buy.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the hotel room used by Nash and, after Nash sold crack cocaine a second time to the informant, the Detectives and Officers executed a search warrant at the hotel along with County Detective Bureau K9 “Rigby.”
Upon entry into the room, they found Nash in possession of approximately 40 grams of additional crack cocaine and $3445 cash.
McKean County Drug Task Force Detective Kolin Strawcutter charged Nash with 2 counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (crack cocaine) (Felonies), 2 counts of Possession of Crack Cocaine (Misdemeanors), and 2 counts of Criminal Use of a Communication Facility (Felony 3).
DA Shaffer thanked the Detectives and Officers involved in the investigation and execution of the search warrant.
An additional charge of Possession with the Intent to Deliver (Felony) is pending to be added to the criminal complaint due to the amount of crack cocaine Detectives noted in the search warrant.
Nash was arraigned by on-call District Magistrate Richard Luther who set bail at $250,000 straight. Nash was remanded to the McKean County Jail.
If you suspect illegal drug activity, please contact in McKean County in Drug Task Force at (814)887-3312 or McKeanDA.org
Terry C. Browning, age 64, of Wellsboro, PA
Terry C. Browning, age 64, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
He was born on April 5, 1959 in Justice, WV a son of the late George A. Browning and Lois M. (Wolford) Browning.
Terry served in the US Army and was married to the late Deborah L. (Rawson) Browning. He worked at the Tioga County Prison for over 35 years, retiring as the Prison Warden.
