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2 Vehicle Crash In Elkland, PA

FNN Article Update © Wednesday, October 1, 2025. ELKLAND, PA – Elkland fire crews responded to a two vehicle accident near 628 West Main Street around 3:28 PM, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. One lane was blocked due to the crash, with one person reported injured. Osceola fire crews were requested to assist with with traffic […]

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Commonwealth University Announces Academic Leadership Updates

PENNSYLVANIA — Commonwealth University has announced academic leadership changes. Ahead of the 2025-26 academic year, Dr. Christopher Podeschi was named the interim dean of the Eileen G. Jones Honors College, Dr. Priya Poehner was named interim associate dean for the College of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences and Dr. Amy Way was named the

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Firefighters Fight Forest Fire In Westfield, PA

FNN Article © Monday, September 29, 2025. Images by Crary Hose Company and Drone 50. WESTFIELD, PA – (UPDATE) On Monday, September 29, 2025, fire crews battled a growing forest fire for over two and half hours along the mountain side in the area off from North Street and Krusen Street intersection in Westfield Township.

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Mansfield Competes at Lock Haven Invitational

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Mansfield Mountaineer men’s cross country team competed at the Lock Haven Invite on Saturday (Sept. 27) morning.  Noah Shedden led for the red and black with a time of 26:36.80. Rylan Ebner and Greyson Kupsky made a solid two and three pack finishing with times of 28:29.10 and 29:27.90 respectively.  Derek Simpson (30:24.70), Nic Mattison (30:41.20),

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Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Ulysses Man

PSP-Coudersport Release – September 26, 2025. OSWAYO TOWNSHIP, PA – On Thursday morning, September 18, 2025, Singlehouse fire and emergency crews responded to a two vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a tractor trailer at the intersection of Butter Creek Road and Pump Station Road in Oswayo Township, Potter County, PA. According to Pennsylvania State

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Obituary of Richard MacDonald of Tioga, PA

Richard “Dick” Hilary MacDonald, age 92 of Tioga, PA, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Green Home in Wellsboro, PA. Dick was born on Wednesday, December 7, 1932, in Elmira, NY, a son of Harry and Louise (Froescher) MacDonald. Dick worked for Ingersoll-Rand as a tool maker. He was a US Army veteran

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Obituary of Jeffrey R. Tracy of Knoxville, PA

Jeffrey R. Tracy, 74, of Knoxville, PA, died Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY.  Born on Wednesday, January 3, 1951, in Corning, NY, he was the son of Robert and Laverna Davis Tracy.   On November 8, 1975, in Westfield, he married the former Annette “Toni” Beebe, who predeceased him on January 11,

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Attorney General Sunday Announces Charges Against 10 Drug Traffickers in Rural Southcentral Pa. Communities

HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against 10 individuals from the Blair County area for distributing methamphetamine and heroin — including a woman who provided methamphetamine to her young children. The recent arrests are part of an ongoing roundup of suspected drug traffickers in the Blair County area. Among those charges are:

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Female Allegedly Bites & Strikes Male During Domestic Incident – PSP-Towanda Release – September 2025.

TOWANDA, PA – 57-year-old Faye Ann Freer of Towanda, PA, has been cited for Title 18 Section 2709 A1 (Summary) – Harassment – Subject Others to Physical Contact. According to police, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Pennsylvania State Police responded to a residence on South Main Street in Towanda, PA, for a reported active domestic

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Rollover Crash Occurs In Farmington Township

FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – Early Saturday morning, September 13, 2025, fire crews from Nelson and Tioga were first to be dispatched for a crash detection from a vehicle possibly involved in an accident in the area of 994 Elkhorn Road in Farmington Township around 3:00 AM. Lawrenceville and Middlebury fire crews were next to be

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Man Injured In Rollover Accident

WELLSBORO, PA – Late Friday evening, September 12, 2025, Wellsboro fire and EMS units responded to a single vehicle accident in the area of 1892 Left Asaph Road in Shippen Township, around 11:00 PM. A text to 911 from a cell phone is what alerted the dispatch center about a possible crash. Wellsboro fire and

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TRI-COUNTY REC AND TRI-CO CONNECTIONS RAISE $32,500 AT 6TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Mansfield, PA – August 13, 2025— Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) and Tri-Co Connections (TCC) hosted their 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Corey Creek Golf Club, welcoming 28 teams for a day of community engagement and giving. This year’s tournament generated $32,500 in proceeds, marking a $12,000 increase from the previous year. Funds were

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PSAC 75: Edwards, Pratt, Reschke, Tagliaferri Honored in PSAC’s “75 Greatest Female Athletes”

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is celebrating its 75th anniversary season in 2025-26 and will honor 300 of its most prominent contributors throughout the month of September in the fall of 2025.  The second grouping so honored are the PSAC’s 75 Greatest Female Athletes, recognizing former female student-athletes that had exceptional

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Motorcyclist Ejected From Motorcycle After Hitting Deer

GILLETT, PA – Fire crews from Millerton and Big Elm out of Daggett responded to a serious single vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a deer on Wednesday afternoon, September 3, 2025, in Wells Township.   The crash was said to have occurred in front of 2637 Roaring Run Road around 1:00 PM.   Early reports to

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