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In escalating the fight against chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission could soon be using dogs to sniff out t...

Perhaps we can blame COVID fatigue for numbing us to the risks of other viruses. But it should be bigger news that a bird flu has mutated to spread th...

HARRISBURG — Trout season in Pennsylvania opens statewide April 1, following a Mentored Youth Trout Day March 25. As it has done through the past deca...

LANCASTER (TNS) — Cases of the highly contagious strain of avian influenza continue to affect poultry flocks in central Pennsylvania. The U.S. Departm...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Freshman U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is co-sponsoring several bills, including one to ban assault weapons, and received his committee ...

RIDGWAY — Big Maple Family Farm in Ridgway “had a little lamb.” Actually, there are a few little lambs, who are currently available for a good snuggle...

SMETHPORT — Monday the McKean County Fair started off hopping and the rest of the week shows no signs of stopping. From the judging of the rabbits to ...

The fishing was quite good this year, the weather fairly cooperative and my early mornings were spent in pursuit of the wily trout. On occasion as I s...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A center dedicated to advancing animal agriculture was honored when the Penn State Agricultural Council presented its 2020 Leadershi...

EAST SMETHPORT — Livestock shows and sales are key activities in keeping alive the agricultural heritage of the nation’s county fairs. Both of these e...

KANE — Kinzua Bridge State Park will host a Winter Bird Feeding event from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. this Saturday. Visitors are invited to stop by the Kinzua...

The PA State Council of Farm Organizations (PSCFO) announced that it is accepting applications for the Dedication to Agriculture Award to be awarded i...

Poetry: Francis Wolfe Haight of Kane has submitted a collection of poems for our enjoyment. We will be sharing some of her work today and later during...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) is presenting an event that is so exclusive people have to get government clearance to partic...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — In the spring of 2018 Audubon Community Nature Center presented an Audubon Exclusive: a guided tour of Kinzua Dam and the Allegheny ...

Several children inched closer and listened intently to Debbie Deane as she read the story of the “Grumpy Duck” during Friday’s Story Seekers session ...

MORE: When we left off in Friday’s column, the huge bull bison was standing in front of the door of Martin Bergstrasser’s homestead. Here, the story t...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Kaleidoscope children’s arts series will end its 10th season the way it began its first, with a TheatreWork...

GENDER BENDER : When we left you yesterday, our chicken Stephanie had made a miraculous recovery from her “egg-bound” condition. But then, inexplicabl...

MYSTERY CHICK : “They were the words no one wants to hear: ‘Mom, I think something is wrong with Stephanie.’ My heart froze.” “Stephanie is my 11-year...