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...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Jan 19, 2023
PORT ALLEGANY — In a clash between the top two teams in the North Tier League, Otto-Eldred shook off a slow first half to pull out a 50-38 win over Po...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Jan 17, 2023
DUKE CENTER — As the midway point of the season approaches this week, Otto-Eldred and Coudersport, who held the top two spots in the North Tier League...
Columns, Local Sports
Jan 13, 2023
A lot of times in sports, a team can be downright dominant in the regular season but, in the postseason, struggle to finish the mission. Whether it co...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Dec 31, 2022
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — An undefeated season is a tall task for any team, and while the Otto-Eldred’s girls basketball team’s season so far looked promising,...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Dec 22, 2022
EMPORIUM — The Otto-Eldred girls basketball team got their twentieth straight North Tier League victory in two years, adding to their 16-0 league reco...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Dec 10, 2022
DUKE CENTER — Sure, they might meet again with more on the line. But for now, Class A bragging rights belong to Otto-Eldred. In a rematch of last year...
High School, Local Sports, Softball
May 26, 2022
KANE — The Otto-Eldred defense behind ace Bri Heller had been untouchable for most of the season, surrendering 1.14 runs per game during a 12-1 regula...
Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...
Mar 14, 2022
DUBOIS — There was no buzzer beater. There was no game-winning shot. But there was Katie Sheeler. Cooly, calmly, almost clinical, taking trips to the ...
Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...
Mar 02, 2022
KANE — “It’s what we expected,” said a beaming Shawn Gray. “We expected to be here. We know it doesn’t matter if we’re playing Ridgway or Elk County, ...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Feb 05, 2022
KANE — Katie Sheeler racked up 24 points, four steals and four assists to lead the Otto-Eldred girls basketball team over Kane Friday, 52-26, in one o...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Feb 03, 2022
AUSTIN — Katie Sheeler matched Austin’s offensive output on her own, scoring 22 points to lead the Otto-Eldred girls basketball team over the Lady Pan...
Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...
Jan 28, 2022
GIRLS Galeton 42, Austin 30 GALETON — A big third quarter helped Galeton pad their lead behind double-digit efforts from Alli Macensky and Lauren Saul...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Jan 14, 2022
SMETHPORT — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Those words were prophetic as Otto-Eldred used a strong third quarter to push past Smethport,...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Jan 04, 2022
PORT ALLEGANY — The Kane boys capitalized on Port Allegany’s slow start and never looked back, using opportunistic offense and 3-point shooting to bea...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Dec 11, 2021
DUKE CENTER — Katie Sheeler’s 16 points led Otto-Eldred to a 44-8 season-opening win over Bradford. In several months’ time, when the various football...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
Dec 10, 2021
The North Tier League was fragmented last year. Some teams barely played while others played with consistency. Most were in Covid-forced pods, only ab...
High School, Local Sports, Volleyball
Sep 14, 2021
DUKE CENTER — After splitting two sets with Northern Potter, Brianna Silvis and Katie Sheeler helped make sure that the Otto-Eldred volleyball team wo...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports, ...
District 9 Postseason Roundup: Lady Terrors advance to title game; Coudy boys fall short in thriller
Mar 15, 2021
DUKE CENTER — The night before Saturday night’s District 9 Class A semifinal against Elk County Catholic, Otto-Eldred head girls basketball coach Shaw...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports, ...
Mar 12, 2021
DUKE CENTER — When Otto-Eldred’s offense gets going, the Lady Terrors are just plain hard to stop, with many players who can knock down jumpers and sc...
Basketball, Bradford, College Sports, ...
Feb 24, 2021
PORT ALLEGANY — Reilly Raught scored 10 of her 12 points in the third quarter to help Otto-Eldred pull away from Port Allegany for a 47-34 win Tuesday...
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...
Local News
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, PA State News
As budget stalemate hits a month
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania's schools and human services will be d...
Local News, PA State News
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG – Just over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law a state budget which would support the establishment of an Alzheimer...
Local News, PA State News
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency announced upgrades to its flood warning and observation system on Wednesday. The Pennsylvani...
Outdoors, Sports
July 31, 2025
I arrived at camp Rack & Feather early. The cell phone rang; it was Jim Acker. His wife, Carla, was preparing a large dish of lasagna and a salad for ...
