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WORDS: Mea culpa. We had set Ann Weiner’s letter aside to add it to RTS and it got misplaced. She had written to us back in September (we need to clea...

TRIVIA: You’ve got to have a thick skin to do some jobs, or to live in some places — like in the deep sea. According to trivia facts from Best Life on...

WORDS: More than 1,000 new words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year. Among those are bibliophilia and bibliophobe — the first, mean...

SHAKESPEARE: Imagine being so clever that around 1,700 words are credited to your creation. We’re referring, of course, to William Shakespeare. He cre...

COUDERSPORT — Basic Sign Language, taught by Sheri Greene, will be held 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Aug. 27 to Oct. 8 (no class Sept. 3) live at t...

KANE — The Kane Area Food Pantry February distribution will be held noon until 3 p.m. May 24 at St. Callistus Roman Catholic Church. Representatives w...

DuBOIS — When a stroke occurs, oxygen is stopped from reaching parts of the brain. Approximately 2 million brain cells die every minute during a strok...

KANE — Lexi Mulcahy had five RBIs to help power Kane to a 23-8, 3-inning win over Smethport. Mulcahy was 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles, and ...

The Bradford High softball team shook off a doubleheader sweep to DuBois on Monday by picking up a 8-2 win over Coudersport The Lady Falcons started t...

ST. MARYS — Lance O’Neil pitched five strong innings as Elk County Catholic beat Bradford, 7-2. It was a reversal of fortunes for each team from the p...

DUKE CENTER — Kate Rhinehart fired a five-inning perfect game as Otto-Eldred beat Port Allegany, 10-0 in five innings. Rhinehart struck out 12 of the ...

RUSSELL — A five-run fifth inning helped Kane power past Eisenhower. Trailing 1-0 going to the fifth, an error, Lexis Mulcahy hit a ground ball and re...

DUKE CENTER — The Otto-Eldred Softball team picked up their ninth consecutive victory behind Kate Rihnehart’s 14 strikeouts in a 13-1 win over Galeton...

BROCKWAY — For the second time in as many games, an unforced error in extra innings sank the Bradford baseball team, this time losing to Brockway 5-4 ...

ST. MARYS — The Elk County softball tournament trophy is staying in St. Marys. After a 15-0 in four innings over Johnsonburg in their opening game, St...

COUDERSPORT — Behind Jaylyn Williammee’s no-hitter, the Northern Potter softball team remained undefeated in the North Allegany League, taking down Co...

ST. MARYS — The Bradford Lady Owls track and field team went on the road and picked up a pair of wins, 83-66 against Elk County Catholic and 94.5-55.5...

The Big 30 announced its latest player additions for the 2024 game. Included are five players each from Pennsylvania and New York, including two each ...

ULYSSES — In a wild game, AJ Bliss’ RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Northern Potter to a 13-12 comeback win over Oswayo Valley. ...

CHICAGO (TNS) — Over the years, we’ve all heard fellow Americans grousing about moving to Canada if an upcoming election doesn’t go their way. It’s no...