Breaking News, Local News, News
May 21, 2025
Unofficial results from the McKean County primary election are in — except for the write-ins. Countywide voter turnout was just 18.68% in total. There...
Active Life, Health, Healthy Eating, ...
Oct 17, 2022
When we emerge from our winter cocoons, we’re often laden with weight we put on during the colder, more sedentary months. It can be a struggle to find...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Oct 03, 2022
Bristol Borough School District teacher and wrestling coach Scott Brown could have all types of heroes to choose from. He loves hiking and photography...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration, ...
Aug 22, 2022
You’re feeling pretty good. After all, your typical weekincludes lifting weights and logging miles on the treadmill. Then why does your back feel sore...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Aug 08, 2022
Believe it or not, while attending a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park — where the usual fare is hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jack — it is possible...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Jul 25, 2022
Have you ever wanted to skim off your favorite parts of different exercise classes and combine them into your ideal workout session? If so, PiYo may b...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Jul 18, 2022
Root canals and comedy clubs. It’s true that one is significantly more pleasant than the other, but they share the same goal: To put a smile on your f...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration, ...
Jul 07, 2022
It seems everywhere you turn, people are talking about yoga and itspowerful benefits. Incorporating yoga into your life can not only make you morefit,...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Jun 27, 2022
Have you ever seen a dog with its head down, front legs extended and haunches on the air? Well, when yoga instructor Leta Koontz assumes the downward ...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
May 23, 2022
Fourth-year Homer-Center track and cross country coach Brandon Payne can’t seem to stand still for very long. The 34-year-old is, pardon the pun, alwa...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Jul 07, 2019
“Walk your way to fitness.” It’s an old saying that still holds true today, and you would have a difficult time disproving it. The benefits of walking...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Jun 30, 2019
In February, I had open heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and have a bypass. It’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’d had a series of te...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
May 20, 2019
Pam Best, a retired Mars Area Elementary School health and physical education teacher, has been selected to receive the 2019 American Heart Associatio...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
May 13, 2019
We’ve all felt it. After lunchtime, you're lethargic, tired and constantly checking the clock waiting for the day to be over. But, fear not. Your day ...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
May 12, 2019
I’m not sure what possessed me to do a triathlon. I didn’t own a decent bike, and I don’t like to swim. Regardless, I decided to do the Wood River Tri...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
May 05, 2019
“Something for nearly everyone.” That is how Finger Lakes Visitor Connection partner and community relations manager Melissa Knoblauch describes the s...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Apr 01, 2019
Norman Rockwell seemed to have a strong sense of some people’s perceptions of fishing. The famous American artist produced several works depicting wha...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Feb 15, 2019
The winter air is quiet. Peaceful. Trees in the Finger Lakes are blanketed in white, fields of fresh clean snow glisten in the (sometimes rare) sunlig...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Feb 10, 2019
“I have to get in shape, I have to start exercising,” says Jeanine Whitney, secretary at Colonial School District, recalling what she told herself bac...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Oct 22, 2018
When Rob Cooney reached Freeport Beach in Pennsylvania after swimming 24 miles from Long Point, Ontario, in 13 hours and 32 minutes, he was greeted wi...
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Oct 01, 2018
The final notes in the summer concert music series have been sung. Cruise nights are now a distant memory, and water parks that were bustling with act...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports, ...
May 22, 2025
JOHNSONBURG — “It was awesome to have great training grounds and access to people with the training skills I wanted,” said Mike Dietz, a bird dog han...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
May 22, 2025
Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...
Lifestyles
May 22, 2025
Dear Heloise: When it's time to restock your pill dispenser from your personal pharmacy, it can be challenging to remember which time of day to take t...
Lifestyles
May 22, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder. Acco...
News, Round the Square
May 22, 2025
CCC: A recent Lumber Heritage Region newsletter had a fascinating story we wanted to share. It's about the Civilian Conservation Corps, the CCC, launc...
Articles, Outdoors
May 22, 2025
Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...
