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UNIVERSITY PARK — Winter is coming. To survive the low winter temperatures, wildlife seeks food and shelter in various ways. Making sure you have stru...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital (OGH) Auxiliary kicked off its annual poinsettia and baklava sale. Poinsettias are available in red, white, pink,...

Most know the boxwood as a shrub that can be trimmed into a topiary of just about any shape. But the evergreen, according to lore, when made into wrea...

BOTH DRIVERS CITED IN ACCIDENT, U.S. 6 COUDERSPORT — The drivers of both vehicles involved in an accident on U.S. Route 6 in Roulette Township, Potter...

HEALTHY KITCHEN BASICS. In keeping with some of the information from the recent opening of the new food pantry at Destinations Bradford, making health...

BBQ BUTTERNUT SQUASH CHILI was the meal for the cooking demonstration at Thursday’s grand opening of Destination Bradford’s Food Pantry. The nutrition...

The day was freezing cold with gray clouds so low overhead they seemed more like a roof than sky. Occasional light snow spit fitfully down, swirling i...

Sue Wells, resident at Chapel Ridge, earned the Creative Arts Festival Fine Arts award from the Pennsylvania Activities Professionals Association. Wel...

YARD WORK: Yes, there is still time to get all the yard work done before the snow shows up. And we don’t mean simply blowing the fallen leaves around ...

CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced work to trim and remove trees along Route 872 in Grove Township, Camero...

If you’ve reached retirement age, it can be a little confusing as just what type of hunting you wish to pursue this particular week in October. Muzzle...

When you work with wood products, every week is forest products week. But this week, Oct. 15-21, is when we take a moment to celebrate National Forest...

The 10th Annual Marilla Trail Race was held Saturday at the scenic Marilla Reservoir in Bradford, a fundraiser to benefit the Tuna Valley Trail Associ...

FALL: We received an interesting survey from Gunther VW Coconut Creek in Florida which surveyed 3,000 respondents, asking them their favorite routes t...

It’s the best time of year to get a look at one of the largest mammals to call Pennsylvania home — the elk. An adult male — called a bull — stands 50 ...

One of nature’s best shows is about to begin in earnest — the autumn leaves display in the Pennsylvania forests. It’s looking very promising for a bea...

FUZZY: What’s orange and black and, according to folklore, can tell us how bad winter will be? A wooly bear caterpillar of course! Farmers Almanac has...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District, and the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a free cover crop demo day ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Over the past few weeks, if you have been walking under oaks or hickories, you may have been struck by discarded pieces of acorns or...

Surveying the flocks of migrating birds at Presque Isle, an Erie Bird Observatory hike leader snapped, “They should call the blackpoll warbler the “fa...