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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

| May 31, 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN MCKEAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… CAMERON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…

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Flash Flood Warning for McKean, Warren and West Central Potter Counties

| May 31, 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… MCKEAN COUNTY…

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Pedestrian Struck

| May 28, 2010

At 5:11 pm, a report of a pedestrian struck by a car was called in. The person was struck in front of the Riddell House on Main Street, in downtown Bradford. The patient was reported to be complaining of a knee injury. Bradford City Ambulance and the Bradford City Police were sent to the scene.

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Richard J. Irwin, 31, of Lewis Run, PA

| May 28, 2010

Richard J. Irwin, 31, of 1518 South Ave. Lewis Run, passed away, Thursday, May 27th, 2010. Born February 24, 1979, in, Bradford, he was a son of  Terry  L.  Moore of Ormsby and Betty Irwin of Bradford. On January 30, 2004 in Bradford he married Vicki Jo (Fanning) Irwin who survives. He he had been [...]

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Shoplifter Didn’t get Very Far

| May 28, 2010

At 1:15 pm, a shoplifter was reported at Wal Mart in Bradford, PA. The woman was described as wearing shorts and a yellow shirt. The woman didn’t know that the Foster Township PD were already in the parking lot for another call, and she was apprehended very quickly. During her arrest, the woman suffered a [...]

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National Debt Nears $13 Trillion

| May 28, 2010

From the Washington Times News reports have jumped the gun in declaring it, lawmakers and staffers on Capitol Hill are awaiting it with a morbid glee, and some congressional aides suspect the government’s slow-walking it. It, in this case, is the nation’s public debt, which has hovered just short of $13 trillion for days now, [...]

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Hospital Avenue Project Update for Week of May 31

| May 28, 2010

The following information is an update for PennDOT’s Hospital Avenue/Dixon Avenue realignment project in DuBois for the week of May 31. All work is weather dependent. • The contractor will not be working on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day.

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Route 219/Bradford Bypass Project Update for Week of May 31

| May 28, 2010

PennDOT issues the following travel update for the Route 219/Bradford Bypass project in McKean County. This update is for the week of May 31. All work is weather and schedule dependent. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $28 million job. • The contractor will not be working on Monday, [...]

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Steven H. Crowley, 60, of Turtlepoint, PA

| May 28, 2010

Steven H. Crowley, 60, of Turtlepoint, died Thursday (May 27, 2010) in the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport. He was born July 27, 1949 in Olean, NY, a son of Daniel and Judith Petrie Crowley. Mr. Crowley was a 1967 graduate of Port Allegany High School and was a Milk Tester, employed by PA and [...]

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Lewis Run Man Pronounced Dead at the Scene of Ormsby Accident

| May 28, 2010

Richard Irwin, of Lewis Run, PA, was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident in Ormsby, PA  last night. Officers say that Irwin’s vehicle crossed the opposite lane of travel, into a ditch, and then into a tree. A medical helicopter was originally called to a landing zone nearby, but was canceled later.  Coroner [...]

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Happy Anniversary to Jim and Cynthia Jones

| May 28, 2010

Solomon’s words publishers, Jim and Cynthia Jones are celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary Friday, May 28th. They were married by Dr. David Minor (center in photo) at the Coudersport Gospel Tabernacle on May 28, 2003.

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Rollover in Keating Township

| May 27, 2010

From Solomon’s Words At 8:52 pm on Thursday, Hilltop Station 7, Smethport Station 2 and Medic 16 are responding to a rollover crash between Cyclone and the Rt. 646 & Rt. 59 intersection. The vehicle is reported off the roadway. UPDATE: 9:06 pm–Smethport is requested to send a second engine to set up a landing [...]

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Man Trapped in a Vehicle

| May 27, 2010

At 2:14 pm, a man was reported to be trapped in a vehicle. The incident occurred on Pioneer Road, where the man was trapped in his vehicle by utility lines. Port Allegany FD was dispatched to the scene.

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H. Daniel Stoneking, 68, of Mechanicsburg, PA, Formerly of Bradford, PA

| May 27, 2010

H. Daniel Stoneking, 68, of 907 Gingko Grove Mechanicsburg, formerly of 1050 East Main Street, passed away, Tuesday, May 25th, 2010, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born July 29,1941, in Kane, he was the son of the late Herman D. and Evelyn Pauline (Williamson) Stoneking. On June 8, 1963 in Smethport he married Virginia [...]

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Galen A. Smith, 90, of Lewis Run, PA

| May 27, 2010

Galen  A. Smith, 90, of 1454 South Ave., Lewis Run passed away, Monday, May 24th, 2010 at Bradford Manor. Born January 7, 1920, in Endeavor, PA, he was the son of the late George A. and Myrtle  (McCollough- Hillard) Smith. On August 22, 1940 in Olean, NY, he married Mary E. “Tootie” (Foster) Smith who [...]

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Mary E. Simon, of Olean, NY

| May 27, 2010

Mary E. Simon formerly of 813 Bishop Street passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in the Pines Health & Rehab Center in Olean. Mrs. Simon was born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 3, 1918 and was a daughter to Harry and Leoma Pearl Evans Rowley. On March 6, 1942 in Louisville she married her husband, [...]

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Loretta M. Farwell, of Hinsdale, NY

| May 27, 2010

Loretta M. Farwell, formerly of 6082 Rawson Road Cuba and the Aspen Manor passed away May 23, 2010 at the Pines Health & Rehab in Olean. Mrs. Farwell was born on November 16, 1918 and was the daughter of Robert H. and Emeline Miller Learn. On July 30, 1941 in Great Valley, she married her [...]

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Arlene Jean Summerson, 85, of Emporium, PA

| May 27, 2010

Arlene Jean Summerson, 85, of 4287 Rich Valley Rd., Emporium, PA formerly of Sinnamahoning died at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys on Tuesday evening (May 25, 2010) She was born Dec. 21, 1924 in Big Run, PA a daughter of the late Lawrence and Bertha McCardy Bair She married the late Dalton “Dean” Summerson

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Oil Spill in Foster Township

| May 26, 2010

At 7:01 pm, an oil spill was reported in Foster Township. The spill occurred on the railroad tracks, near the end of Morianna Ave. A small amount of oil was spilled, less than a barrel, due to the quick response by the Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department.  A crew contained the spill to a small [...]

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Fugitive Caught in Bradford, PA

| May 26, 2010

Friday, May 21st, Bradford City Police were alerted by the New York State Parole Department that Micheal Osby, 25, might be in Bradford. Police learned that Osby might have been staying at a Euclid Ave. residence. Officers were able to gather information on the residence in question.  Today at around 4:00 pm, , officers spotted [...]

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