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Dirt Track Racing: Autograph Frenzy, Harvey and Wonderling continue to dominate
Smethport, PA – After a week off, racing began at McKean County Raceway. With near-perfect weather, six action-packed events were run off along with the crowd’s favorite autograph session. Zain Harvey’s dominating season has been well documented, and his flawless season on Friday night wrote another chapter. Early...
Delaware dominates Canton Juniors in East Region debut
Two Laurel, Delaware pitchers limited the Canton Junior Division (ages 13-14) Little League All-Star team to just one hit and struck out five as the Delaware state champions dominated Canton, 14-2 at the East Regional baseball championships on Sunday in Dubois, Pennsylvania. With its second win in two days, Delaware...
All American Custom Apparel and Engraving Soldier Spotlight: Korean War Veteran Sam Sleigh
Sam Sleigh served our country in the United States Army. Samuel was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic. He also served the community through his membership with the Brockway Presbyterian Church. He was laid to rest in the Philipsburg...
State champion Canton makes Eastern Regional debut on Sunday
The Canton Junior Little League baseball team is venturing where no Canton has been before – the Eastern Regional championships. Canton won the first Little League state championship in any division a week ago with a two-game sweep over Somers to claim the Junior Division (ages 13-14) state championship.
DuBois Juniors capture key opening victory at East Regional
DUBOIS — The DuBois Junior League All-Star baseball team used a strong outing by starter Evan Burton and a balanced offensive attack to knock off Scituate, Mass., 7-4, Saturday night for a key opening-day victory at the East Region Tournament at Stern Family Field. When the bracket created by...
'Nature’s Lab' summer camp a success at Sandy Beach
RIDGWAY - The Community Education Center (CEC) and Penn State 4-H Extension wrapped up their “Nature’s Lab” summer camp Thursday, as this was a three-day camp held at Sandy Beach Park. Focus areas of the “Nature’s Lab” program included ecology, conservation and the environment in activities led...
Former landfill near Emporium could become a new stargazing destination in Pennsylvania
This story comes from our partners at WPSU. This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. A former landfill near Emporium in Cameron County in northcental Pennsylvania could become a new stargazing site, similar to Cherry Springs in Potter County. The Pennsylvania...
Barbara Antoinette Nordberg
Barbara Antoinette Nordberg, 79, of Falls Creek, PA passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2024, surrounded by family. Born on August 20, 1944, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Virginia A. (Carr) Forgit. Barbara married John A. Nordberg on May 3,...
Ben Fuller to join Soul Stock in St. Mary’s for third year
ST MARYS, Pa. (WTAJ) — Soul Stock is excited to welcome musician, Ben Fuller back to their line-up of performances throughout the weekend. The 5th annual event is set for July 26th through the 28th in downtown St Marys. Soul Stock is hosted by Gather on the Grass Worship...
Two DAHS students organizing first ever DECA Dash fundraiser on July 28
DuBOIS — Taylor Roy and Morgan Brubaker, sophomores at DuBois Area High School, are organizing a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk in the DuBois City Park as a fundraiser for their school’s chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). The first ever event, called the...
Knouse DP stretch
DuBois Junior League All-Syar first baseman Brody Knouse (8) stretches for a throw from Luke Reed to complete a 4-3 double play as Massachusetts’ Quinn Flanagan slides back into the bag during third-inning action Saturday. Photo by Chris Wechtenhiser.
Reed throw
DuBois Junior League All-Star second baseman Luke Reed throws to first for the final out in the third after turning a double play off a liner earleir in the inning Saturday against Massachusetts. Reed, who entered the game at second in the third, recorded three assists and three putouts and also had a RBI single in a 7-4 win. Photo by Chris Wechtenhiser.
Heritage Education and Welcome Center features history, industries of Johnsonburg
JOHNSONBURG — The grand opening of the Heritage Education and Welcome Center (HEWC), located at 569 Market Street in Johnsonburg, was held recently. Director of the Johnsonburg Community Trust (JCT) Stephanie Distler welcomed invited guests and gave a brief history of the trust that was established in 1997 and was able to purchase the 45,000-square-foot historic Brick Block in 2020.
Burton pitch
DuBois Junior League All-Star Evan Burton delivers a pitch Saturday night against Massachusetts at the East Regional Tournament. Burton tossed 4 1/3 strong innngs, allowing one run (earned) on four hits to get the win in DuBois’ 7-4 victory. He also had a hit and scored a pair of runs. Photo by Chris Wechtenhiser.
Friendships become foundation for a new career
HAZEN — Two friendships became the foundation for a new career for Matthew and Gloria Keys, of Hazen. Keys Family Farm sells honey and a nice selection of produce from March to November, and is a family affair. Everyone, even the grandkids and friends, help out. Keys said he...
Bennetts Valley Honey Company practices organic beekeeping methods
BYRNEDALE — Since its foundation in 2021, Bennetts Valley Honey Company has quickly grown in popularity for the quality of its products, produced out of a home in Byrnedale, Elk County. Referred to as “a small batch artisan apiary focused on organic beekeeping methods” by the National Honey Board,...
J.D. Vance can move the needle for the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania. Here's how
Johnsonburg is a small borough on the Clarion River in Elk County, Pennsylvania. Home to a paper mill, it has a unique scent in its air. “You can smell it before you can see it,” people endearingly say. My family, like many others, made it their home around the turn of the 20th century. Like so many locales in north central Pennsylvania, it was a boom town — a place where productive industry was growing wealth, population and optimism.
New St. Marys’ football coach ready for year one
ST. MARYS (KSNT) – CJ Marple was named St. Marys’ head football coach back in February, but he’s counting down the days to his first kickoff while leading the team. Marple, who has spent the past two seasons as the Bears’ defensive coordinator, was promoted to head coach after former coach Kyle Schenk took a […]
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