News
Jul 02, 2021
SMETHPORT — After serving students in Pennsylvania’s public schools for 35 years as a teacher, coach, principal and chief school school administrator,...
News
Jun 16, 2021
SMETHPORT — With one director absent Monday, the Smethport Area School Board adopted the $18,152,432 budget for 2021-22 that carries a slight tax incr...
News
Apr 23, 2021
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board spent considerable time at Tuesday’s meeting discussing the second draft of the 2021-22 budget that wipes ...
Local News
Mar 18, 2021
SMETHPORT — Faced with a preliminary 2021-22 budget that shows a deficit of more than $600,000 fueled by many unanticipated expenditures from the COVI...
Local News
Feb 19, 2021
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board on Wednesday appointed Douglas Dickerson as principal of the district’s junior-senior high school. His app...
Local News, Online Features
Jan 13, 2021
SMETHPORT — Brice Benson, principal of the Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, will become superintendent of the school district this summer whe...
Local News
Dec 10, 2020
SMETHPORT — Smethport Area School District Superintendent David London plans to retire next summer. The school board accepted his letter of resignatio...
Local News
Nov 19, 2020
SMETHPORT — “As it stands now, we plan to continue with in-school instruction as long as we can.” That was the word Tuesday from Smethport Area School...
Local News
Sep 16, 2020
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board on Monday approved the meal delivery for At Home Distance Learning students and the extension of the Summe...
Local News
Aug 12, 2020
SMETHPORT — In addition to the traditional in-class learning that the Smethport Area School Board approved Monday, the back-to-school plan does provid...
Local News
Jun 18, 2020
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School directors had good news for district residents Tuesday evening when they unanimously adopted the 2020-21 general...
Coronavirus, Local News
Apr 02, 2020
The Smethport Area School District has entered Phase III, sharing plans for students to continue their education from home starting the week of April ...
Local News
Mar 19, 2020
SMETHPORT (EC) — The Smethport Area School Board on Tuesday approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Smethport Area Education As...
Local News
Oct 16, 2019
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board voted unanimously Monday to approve the district’s Comprehensive Plan that outlines the goals, strategies ...
Local News
Sep 11, 2019
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board on Monday approved the 2019-20 agreement with the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College for the district ...
Local News
Aug 14, 2019
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board acted on numerous personnel matters Monday. Prior to the directors voting on filling vacancies, president ...
Local News
Jun 11, 2019
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board adopted the 2019-20 budget of $15,630,379 Monday that keeps the real estate tax rate increase to under one...
Bradford, Local News
Apr 18, 2019
SMETHPORT — During Tuesday’s meeting of the Smethport Area Board of Education, superintendent David London reported on the preliminary 2019-20 budget,...
Local News
Apr 17, 2019
SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting Senate Bill 34 and House Bill 528 regarding school districts provi...
Local News, News
Mar 16, 2019
SMETHPORT — In his report to the Smethport Area School Board Thursday, Superintendent David London cited the costs to the district because of cyber ch...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
