Pa. Officials Say Water, Gas Leaking From Clearfield Co. Well Pittsburgh News CLEARFIELD, Pa. — Natural gas and drilling fluids are spewing from an out-of-control well in Clearfield County. Emergency officials said a mile-wide area has been evacuated after an [...]

Now that school is out for the summer children will be out enjoying their summer vacation and playing all around. Please remember to keep an eye out for children while driving. If you have summer activities for children that you [...]

Stargazette.com By Jason Whong MANSFIELD – A driver of a truck carrying sand believed to be used for natural gas drilling was pronounced dead after his truck drove off U.S. Route 15 early Thursday morning in Mansfield Borough. The driver, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2010 Release #10-257 McDonald’s Recalls Movie Themed Drinking Glasses Due to Potential Cadmium Risk.  The designs on the glasses contain cadmium. Long term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10257.html WASHINGTON, D.C. – [...]

Former Bradford City Police Chief Michael P. Close was accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program on Thursday in McKean County court on allegations that he assaulted his girlfriend in March of this year. “The allegations in the case are [...]

Waide Nolf, the man accused of murdering Tonya Haight,24, and her 22-day-old daughter Tamara has been bound over to court in McKean County after a Wednesday preliminary hearing at the McKean County Courthouse. It is not known yet whether or not [...]

From pottercountytoday.net Spotlight will be on natural gas production on state forest land and related topics during the next meeting of the Potter County Natural Gas Task Force, to be held at 7 pm Tuesday, July 13, at the Gunzburger [...]

Ticks carrying disease found in Gargoyle Park By Rick Miller Olean Times Herald ALLEGANY – Deer ticks carrying Lyme disease have been detected in Gargoyle Park, prompting Cattaraugus County health officials to mount a public-awareness campaign. Eric Wohlers, director of [...]

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory For The Following Counties. Potter, McKean, Elk & Cameron Counties …A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL POTTER… NORTHERN CAMERON…NORTHERN ELK AND SOUTHERN MCKEAN COUNTIES… AT 632 PM EDT…A LINE [...]

Behind a table piled high with government manuals, forms, regulations and voluminous red tape, officials from Potter County’s government gathered Wednesday to make a statement that “enough is enough.” Inviting members of the media to an informal news conference at Potter County Human Services (PCHS) in Roulette, Commissioners Susan Kefover and Paul Heimel along with PCHS Administrator Jim Kockler were joined by PCHS directors. They launched a 35-minute attack on rigid bureaucratic restrictions and demands that eat up two valuable county resources – time and money. Commissioner Kefover organized Wednesday’s media event, which was supported by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. She said federal and state regulations may be well-intended, but the way they’re administered is flawed and counties’ burdens are rising as a result.