MU Sports Release – October 2025. MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Mansfield Mountaineers field hockey team fell in overtime, 2-1, to the Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Ella du Plessis scored her third goal of the season and Lydia Miller made three saves for the Mountaineers (5-8 (1-3 PSAC)). The teams were locked at a stalemate […]
BLOSSBURG, PA – Family medicine physician Lynne Scanlan, DO, has joined the Blossburg Laurel Health Center, located at 6 Riverside Plaza in Blossburg, PA where she is accepting new patients of all ages. Bringing more than 15 years of expertise in primary care, Dr. Scanlan is board certified in family medicine and has a wealth of
Ruth L. Dinnison, 98, of Wellsboro, PA, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the home of her daughter Lianne. Ruth was the wife of the late Hugh Dinnison, her husband of 64 years. They were married on October 18, 1947. Her passing was on what would have been their 78th anniversary. Ruth was
Robert A. Haner, age 80, of Middlebury Center, PA, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1945 in Blossburg, PA, a son of the late Earl and Iona (Reynolds) Haner and was married to Brenda (Jones) Haner. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted
MANSFIELD, PA – The North Penn-Mansfield Jr. Sr. High School Class of 2026 is planning for their Senior Prom and they are looking for a local DJ that will be available to provide music entertainment for their prom on Saturday, May 16th. The students would like there to be a playlist made, but overall the
FNN Article Update © Wednesday, October 15, 2025. First 4 images posted by Middlebury Twp Vol. Fire Dept. Next 5 images posted by Knoxville-Deerfield Vol. Fire Company. Click on images to enlarge. WESTFIELD, PA – On Wednesday afternoon, October 15, 2025, a serious crash occurred in the area of 3928 Route 249 in Chatham Township. The
TIOGA COUNTY, PA – The volunteer staff and editor of FIRST News Now PA wishes to express our thanks to our readers for their support over the last 10 years. Facebook has been terrible to FNN by deleting over 9.5 years of stories, videos, breaking news and history pieces due to false violations relating to
MIDDLEBURY CENTER, PA – The Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Company responded to provide traffic control at the scene of a single vehicle accident involving a deer. The crash occurred in the area of 2408 Route 249 late Tuesday evening, October 14, 2025, in Chatham Township around 9:57 PM. Fire personnel arrived at the scene around 10:09
TIOGA, PA – Fire crews from Tioga, Lawrenceville, Lindley, Middlebury, and a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) from Wellsboro were dispatched to a possible structure fire at 17819 Route 287, around 8:00 PM. Early reports indicated that a large pot of grease caught fire inside the residence. The burning pot of grease was carried outside. However,
FNN Article © Saturday, October 4, 2025. MANSFIELD, PA – Canoe Camp Creek Road in Richmond Township reopened Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2025, after being closed for several hours as multiple fire departments battled a barn fire just off from the intersection of South Main Street around 11:45 AM. Fire apparatus from Mansfield, Blossburg, Tioga
MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Mansfield Mountaineers sprint football team (1-0) capped off Homecoming festivities with the team’s 2025 opener on Saturday (Sept. 27) night against Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) member Penn, with a late score for the Mounties to squeeze out the 15-9 victory. Marcus Quaker capitalized on a late fourth quarter drive with 7:47 remaining and
MANSFIELD, Pa. – The No. 7 Mansfield Mountaineers field hockey team (3-5, 0-1 PSAC) started Homecoming festivities on Saturday (Sept. 27) afternoon with No. 2 Kutztown (8-0, 1-0 PSAC), but the Golden Bears escaped with the opening Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest in a 3-2 victory over the Mountaineers. An intense battle pushed out a score through Sophia
EKLAND, PA – Charges were filed against a 15-year-old male juvenile of Elkland, PA, related to a reported disturbance back on August 10, 2025, around 12:51 PM in Elkland Borough. According to Pennsylvania State Police, they responded to a residence in the 100 block of 1st Street in Elkland Borough for a report of a
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
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,
FNN Article © Tuesday, September 23, 2025. MANSFIELD, PA – Around 8:27 PM Mansfield Hose Company units and EMS responded to a report of a natural gas leak at Wendy’s Restaurant located 1580 South Main Street on Tuesday evening, September 23, 2025. The restaurant was already evacuated when Mansfield fire personnel arrived at the Richmond
HARRISURG, PA – Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) responded today to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) approval of a joint settlement for Verizon Communications to acquire Frontier Communications. “Consumers in the Northern Tier deserve high-quality, reliable telephone and internet services, and we have been fighting together for that over the last
ELKLAND, PA – On Wednesday afternoon, September 17, 2025, a Northern Tioga School Bus was rear ended by a car around 3:20 PM. The school district received word of the accident and it was the school district that place a call to 911 to report the crash. Elkland volunteer Fire Department and EMS units immediately
MIDDLEBURY CENTER, PA – (Friday, September 5, 2025) – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding were joined by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball and representatives from the New York State Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and the Dairy Farmers of America to
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, PA – On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, just after 8:00 PM Blossburg Borough Police Department was notified of a single vehicle accident involving a vehicle striking a deer in Hamilton Township. Fire crews from Blossburg, and Liberty, as well as EMS units from Mansfield and Nelson were dispatched to the reported crash along
