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May 06, 2025
Now that temperatures are consistently in the 60-degree range it is finally time to weed, edge and mulch our perennial borders and foundation shrubs. ...
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Apr 25, 2025
I always look for my forsythia bush to be some of the first flowers of spring. Blooming during Eastertide caused the shrub to be known as the Easter T...
Business, Local News, News
Apr 23, 2025
SMETHPORT — In 2022, the McKean County Conservation District purchased a no-till drill for McKean County landowners to rent. During the past two years...
News, World
Apr 22, 2025
(TNS)—Scientists may have found a new tool for growing crops — and it’s something we flush away every day. The Cool Down reports that scientists have ...
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Apr 22, 2025
Today is Earth Day. Interested in planting a garden or supporting pollinators this year? Two local libraries have just what you need to get started. W...
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Apr 17, 2025
The long-range weather forecast gives us hope that May will be the spring weather for which we have all been waiting. Our spring bulbs are blooming, t...
Lifestyles, Local News, News
Apr 08, 2025
In McKean County, spring weather is always a rollercoaster. Sunshine and 70 degrees one day and 30 degrees and snow squalls the next. After a long har...
Local News, News
Apr 03, 2025
The McKean County Conservation District announced the following application dates for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) for fund...
News, Round the Square
Mar 26, 2025
MARCH: March is filled with symbols that remind us of renewals. “The cheerful bloom, the daffodil, symbolizes new beginnings and hope, while the aquam...
Local News, News
Mar 25, 2025
At our house no flower is more welcome than the early spring snowdrop. They are the first flower to appear in my garden often pushing their way up thr...
Lifestyles, Local News, News
Mar 13, 2025
I have always been curious about plants called the Christmas rose and another called the Lenten rose. They are herbaceous (die back to the soil and re...
Local News, News
Mar 04, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — For those deciding where to start their garden or orchard, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Living on a Few Acres: Soil ...
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Feb 27, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is offering a new, online, self-paced course to teach pesticide applicators about the latest updates in agronom...
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Feb 09, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — For those with trees or berry plants or those starting a small orchard, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Living on a Few...
Local News, News
Jan 28, 2025
The McKean County Conservation District will partner with Penn State Extension, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency to...
Lifestyles, Local News, News
Jan 03, 2025
The amount of daylight is slowly getting longer. My African violets are all in bloom, my rabbit’s foot fern has put up a new frond and my paperwhites ...
Lifestyles
Dec 26, 2024
A nice little project for the days and weeks after the holidays is planting paperwhite bulbs. Planting these lovely flowers is good for those quiet da...
Local Sports
June 21, 2025
(TNS) —The Penguins on Friday announced Dan Muse's first coaching staff in Pittsburgh. Nick Bonino is a name most Penguins fans will know. He just hun...
Local Sports
June 21, 2025
ST. MARYS — Clean, smart baseball carried Bradford Regional Little League (BRLL) Major Baseball All-Stars to a 3-2 victory over St. Marys in both team...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 21, 2025
GARDNERS (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a ...
Lifestyles
June 21, 2025
Dear Heloise: I am writing on the topic of donating yearbooks as a former board member of a local historical society. Please advise your readers to co...
Lifestyles
June 21, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I was once a stay-at-home wife. I did all the cooking, housekeeping, etc. Due to a downturn in the industry where my husband was a highly p...
Round the Square
June 21, 2025
WORDS: Once upon a time, a spinster was a woman who spun thread for a living, a villain was a farmhand or peasant and "nice" meant foolish or gullible...
