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OUT OF THIS WORLD: Clarion-Limestone’s Logan Lutz Finds Home With Travel Baseball Team in Mars and Also a College Home at Alfred State
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Logan Lutz walked off the mound at the end of a shutout victory for the Mars Invaders U17 travel baseball team at Seton Hill University last week. An assistant coach for Mars asked him if he wanted to keep the baseball. Lutz was confused. Then...
Belmont at the Big A Picks | Perfect Sting Stakes 2024
Augustin Stables’ multiple graded stakes-placed Mouffy has finished second in three of her last four outings, but will look to go one better in Thursday’s Listed $150,000 Perfect Sting, a one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares, at the Belmont at the Big A meet. The Perfect...
Bolivar-Richburg Central School Celebrates Thirtieth Commencement
Bolivar-Richburg Central School marked a significant milestone with its thirtieth commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 30. The event was held in the auditorium at the Jr./Sr. High School in Bolivar, where fifty-nine students received their diplomas, signifying the culmination of their hard work and dedication. Board of Education President Amanda...
Cuba Man Arrested in Hinsdale
A Cuba man was arrested in Hinsdale early Saturday morning. According to New York State police, 44-year-old Scot Kohl-Sol was charged with criminal contempt and aggravated family offense, which are both felonies. Kohl-Sol was reportedly released on their own recognizance.
Missing Tioga County woman identified eight months since remains were found
WESTFIELD, Pa. (WETM) — A missing Westfield woman has been identified months after searchers located her vehicle and remains nearby. According to an obituary from Kenyon Funeral Home, 85-year-old Phyllis C. Potter was found in Westfield, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2023. Potter was born in Westfield on February 8, 1938. She was married for 59 […]
Irish Road Bowling champs Dunbar and Joyce defend title against stiff competition, GALLERY
Hornell’s Katlyn and Lauran Kelly win tiebreaker to capture women’s open. From the Allegany County Ancient Order of Hibernians,. The results are in and Shane Dunbar and Mark Joyce have again defended their Mens’s open title in the Allegany County AOH Western New York Classic irish Road Bowling Tournament! The 11th Annual Allegany County Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Irish Road Bowling Tournament had 77 two person team entries at their Kilbane Road Course on June 8th in the Town of Andover, NY.
More Fun Than a Log Birl Full of Monkeys
Situated on Route 6, thirty miles due west of Wellsboro and eleven miles east of Coudersport, a rustic campus holds a yearly celebration of wood hick culture. Every July at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum (5660 Route 6), the scent of sweet wintergreen from the birch oil still mingles in the air with biscuits fresh from a wood-fired oven and bring the 1800s alive. The ring of a hammer on an anvil rises above the din of laughing and cheering spectators. From some hidden hollow, a steam whistle sounds over the singing of the fifty-two-inch head saw in the steam-powered sawmill. This is the annual Bark Peelers’ Festival, where volunteers step into authentic nineteenth-century roles—spinner, blacksmith, camp cook, and laundry washer—to demonstrate life in an authentic lumber camp.
Bolivar Free Library to host legendary storyteller Perry Ground on July 6
Perry Ground , master storyteller, will be at the Bolivar Library on Saturday, July6th@1:00pm under the tent. Perry is a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosauner(Iroquois) Confederacy. Bring the family and listen to the legends that have been told for hundreds of years. This is free...
'A jokester who brought joy': Fundraiser for family of Belfast youth who drowned June 20
A fundraising drive is underway and the community is rallying for the family of the 15-year-old Belfast Central School student who drowned in the Genesee River. Richard Harvey Elliott IV, better known as Ricky, died June 20 when he went swimming with another youth in the Allegany County Town of Caneadea.
AU Swimmers Receive CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors for Spring '24
ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University men's and women's swimming & diving teams were named to the Spring '24 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America list. To qualify for this recognition, teams had to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during the...
Jill Dunbar, 92, formerly of Wellsville
Jill Dunbar of Holland, NY passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY at the age of 92. She was born on October 29, 1931 in Wellsville, NY and was a daughter of the late Clifford and Ethel (Carlin) Stocum. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Holland and was a devoted Christian. She previously taught Sunday School and served God for many years.
Hornell Steamers slide past the Salamanca Lizards, great GALLERY
Steamers 14 Lizards 3, thank you to the Girl Scouts for coming to tonight’s game. From the Hornell Steamers, photos by JC’s Photography. The Hornell Steamers scored in five of six innings en route to a 14-3 victory over the Salamanca Lizards on Sunday. The Steamers improve to 12-6-1 on the season.
Thomas Wellington Church, 82, formerly of Wellsville
Thomas Wellington Church 1941-06-22 – 2024-05-26 Thomas Wellington Church passed away on May 26, 2024, in Hillsboro, Texas. He was born on June 22, 1941, in Wellsville, NY. Thomas served his country in the Air Force and found joy in hunting, fishing, reading, making jokes, grilling, and cherished moments with his family. He enjoyed many memorable hunting and fishing trips with his buddies over the years.
Adventure Begins at the Hornell Public Library This Summer!
The Hornell Public Library’s Summer Reading Program will run from July 8th through August 15th. Check out all of the exciting events the library has planned for our community this summer!. From the Hornell Public Library,. Sign Up Now for the Summer Reading Program. All ages are welcome to...
Today’s forecast: Sunny with a high near 73
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 9 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light south wind. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Tuesday Night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5...
Buckley: Free Swim On July 4th At The Hornell City Pool
HORNELL, NY – Mayor John Buckley will be sponsoring free swim on Independence Day at the city pool at James Street Park. The mayor said, “Cool off at the pool and new splash pad and then get ready for the largest fireworks show the Maple City has ever seen!”
Bolivar-Richburg graduates 59 in class of '24
BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg Central School marked its 30th commencement ceremony on Sunday as 59 students received their diplomas in the auditorium. Board of Education President Amanda McDonnell, alongside fellow board members Aaron Duell and Erin Baldwin, presented the graduates with their diplomas. Fifty-seven members of the class received a...
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