Breaking News
July 31, 2025
The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
Local News, Nation & World, News, ...
Jan 09, 2025
(TNS)—Look up: Can you see the sky? If so, chances are good you can connect to the internet with your smartphone without the worry of dead spots. What...
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 13, 2024
The digital divide — the gap between communities with and without access to high-speed internet — is a prominent issue in Pennsylvania. More than 330,...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 21, 2022
One of the COVID-19 pandemic’s ancillary effects was the proof it provided that broadband internet service is an essential public utility rather than ...
News, PA State News
May 22, 2022
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Pennsylvania could receive $1.2 billion in federal money to expand internet access to residents — 10 times more than early estimate...
News, PA State News
Nov 15, 2021
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Pennsylvania could get a one-stop shop for the hundreds of millions of dollars the state anticipates getting in the coming years to...
News
May 12, 2021
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is sponsoring a free rain barrel workshop that participants can enjoy virtually. Learn about rain ...
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 03, 2021
The pockets of high-speed internet wasteland that pockmark Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for ...
Local News
May 05, 2020
RIDGWAY — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced that a $150,000 grant was awarded to North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning an...
Coronavirus, Local News
Apr 04, 2020
In a time when all students in Pennsylvania are facing a new system of education, the state Department of Education is working with the seven individu...
Local News, News, Online Features
Aug 08, 2018
COUDERSPORT — When Gov. Tom Wolf drove along U.S. Route 6 about a year ago during a visit to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, he noticed...
Local News, News
May 18, 2018
A proposed plan could bring high-speed internet access to places across the four-county region. State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, has put forth...
Local News, News
May 16, 2018
SMETHPORT (EC) — The Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 on Tuesday announced a new technology initiative that reduces spending while increasing serv...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 31, 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations have been largely successful. Not so for his efforts to end the Ukraine war. Trump has expressed increasi...
Lifestyles
July 31, 2025
August is a special month. The pressure is off and it’s time to enjoy the late-season garden. We still have to weed, trim, and water but we can also p...
July 31, 2025
Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department, along with Mount Jewett and Kane ambulances, were dispatched at 8:54 a.m. Thursday to a reported tractor...
Local News
Rotary garden blooms with unity
July 31, 2025
On Wednesday evening members of Bradford’s Rotary Club were honored to install a set of Peace Poles within their garden, located at the corner of Mech...
July 31, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — The left-leaning press is ringing the alarm bells: “Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Is Supercharging a New War on Democracy,” says ...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 31, 2025
According to rankings released by U.S. News, Pennsylvania is the 41st “best state,” positioning itself at 39th in education and 38th in its overall ec...
