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Harrisburg – Since the Pennsylvania Voter ID law was enacted in March, PennDOT has been working closely with the Department of State to ensure that every voter has the opportunity to obtain photo identification. Starting today in Pittsburgh and statewide on Aug. 28, voters who lack verification documents necessary for a secure Pennsylvania Photo ID (non-driver’s license ID card), will be able to obtain a new Department of State voter identification card for free by visiting a PennDOT Driver License Center. “Our goal is to ensure that every person who needs an ID can get one, and this new ID serves as a safety net for those who can’t find or obtain verification documents normally required for a PennDOT secure identification card,” said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch. The Department of State Voter ID is valid only for voting purposes. For this reason, if a resident has the necessary documents, PennDOT’s primary focus is to issue a secure Pennsylvania identification. If the customer wa...

WASHINGTON -- Planning efforts for the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act marked an important milestone today at a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to raise awareness of the benefits and values of wilderness. Leaders of federal land management joined national wilderness organizations in formally committing to spotlighting and celebrating the nation’s wilderness in the months leading up to the anniversary -- September 3, 2014. "We have been fortunate to have lived 48 years of the vision proclaimed by the Act that it is 'the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness,'" said Chad P. Dawson of the Society for Wilderness Stewardship (SWS), the organization representing wilderness NGOs that are part of the 50th Anniversary National Planning Team. "Our celebration is a renewal of that vision and our promise to those generations yet unborn....

A Phoenix, Arizona, man was stabbed over the weekend at the Summit Motel on Route 219 in Ridgway Township. State police are still looking for the person who stabbed 25-year-old Rodolfo Franco overnight on Saturday outside his room. Franco was cut several times by an unknown type of knife. He was taken to Elk Regional Health Center for treatment. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

United Way of the Bradford Area, Inc. will be holding its 14th Annual Pig Roast/Clam Bake on September 6. The event will be held at the Bradford Township Lion’s Club/West Branch Community Center. The event kicks off at 5:45 with a corn roast, clams galore, all-you-can-eat buffet dinner, draft beer, cash bar, 50/50, raffles and live music. Tickets are $30 per person and advance registration is preferred and appreciated, though walk-ins are welcome. This event is presented by Northwest Savings Bank and sponsored by Crescent Beer. To make reservations, call the United Way office at 814.368.6181 or visit the website at www.uwbanews.org . The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Congratulations to our winner Mike Corignani, who got the keys to his brand new 4-wheeler from Matt of Jim Coast Sales & Services. Thanks to all the participants and all of our sponsors, who made it possible for everyone to receive a prize!

State Police in Coudersport are investigating two burglaries and a theft that all happened earlier this week. Someone got into garage of Austin resident James Diefenderfer and stole at ATV. Some got into property owned by Linda Smith of Austin and stole a portable generator and a table saw. On Sunday someone stole prescription medication from 27-year-old Christopher Hall of Galeton while it was in a cow barn at the Potter County Fairgrounds. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Eight people were left homeless and nine pets were killed by a fire that damaged a two-story apartment building on Elm Street Friday night. Bradford City Firefighters got the call at just after 10 p.m. and saw smoke and fire coming from a second story window when they arrived at 54 Elm. Firefighter Greg Lewis tells WESB and The Hero they started “a defensive attack from the outside prior to gaining entry” into the building. “That pretty much knocked the fire down,” Lewis said. “Once they made entry, there were only a couple of hot spots they had to extinguish from the inside. Most of it was knocked down from outside.” Two dogs, two birds and five cats died in the fire. One cat survived. No people were hurt. The building is owned by Guider Investments of Loveland, Ohio. Samuel Crowley is the property manager. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

One of the highlights during Friday's Rally in the Valley events was parachutists from Freefall Oz. A giant fireworks showed capped off the evening. Rally in the Valley continues today at Bradner Stadium in Olean from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Carnival games and mechanical bull riding start at noon. Bike games start at 3. The band Steel Reign performs from 4:30 to 7. The Burnt River Band takes the stage from 7:30 to 10:30. Peggy Austin photos The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Homer M. Everett, 90, of 1 Parkway Lane, Bradford, passed away, August 23, 2012 at the Pavilion at BRMC. Born August 23, 1922, in Homestead, he was a son of the late Homer D. and Alice M. (Miller) Everett. On April 30, 1949 in Scranton, he married Jean K . (Kingdom) Everett who survives. Mr. Everett graduated from Hazleton High School in 1940. He attended Wharton School of Business until he entered the service. He graduated from the University of Scranton in 1948 receiving a BS degree in Accounting. Mr. Everett enlisted in the US Army Air Force in October 1942 and served in North Africa. He was discharged from active service in 1946. He enlisted in the inactive Air Force Reserve and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War from August 1951 to August 1952, returning to inactive duty until February 1953. Mr. Everett had worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and then in construction as a field office manager. In July of 1962 he went to work for the federal government - I...

Fire damaged a silo and several round bales of hay on a farm in Ridgway Township this morning. The fire started at just after 10 a.m. at 753 Kemmer Road. State Police Fire Marshal Greg Agosti determined that the fire was accidental. Damage is estimated at $4,700. No one was hurt. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

On Sunday, August 19, the 17th Annual KCH Charity Golf Scramble took place at Kane Country Club. Seventeen teams enjoyed a beautiful day of golf. Five teams shared the Scramble's $2,000 plus purse. First Place -- (low gross) went to the foursome of Randy Larson, Doug Johnson, Joe Gentile and Scott Bizzak; Second Place (low net, first team) went to the team of Joe Geer, Ralph Tassone, Rich Geer, and Brian Brinkley; Third Place (low net, second team) went to the Team of Scott McCann, Mike Washington, Tom Drumm, Bob McCann; Fourth Place (low net, third team) went to the foursome of Karl Swanson, Rick Walter, Dick English, Joe Haulik; and Fifth Place -- low net, fourth team, went to Sam Lindberg, Chris Sundberg, Randy Durante and Ron Carty. Skins contest winners were: Eagle on #2 and #4 by the team of Joe Gentile, Scott Bizzak, Doug Johnson and Randy Larson; Birdie on #5 was the team of Joe Rupp, Eric Bond, Tony Cecchetti, Bill Cecchetti; Eagle on #6 by team of Scott McCann, Mike W...

After four years of coordinated effort and countless hours of research, the true work now begins as Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang, assistant professor of biology at St. Bonaventure University, launches a collaborative bioinformatics project with colleagues at the universities of Maryland and Iowa. Dr. Zhang is part of a team of biologists and computer scientists awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Division of Advances in Biological Informatics of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a tool that will enhance the workflow and aid in discovery for biologists. The research team is developing an automated tool that will create relationship patterns for genes of interest using annotation data from public repositories. “Our goal is to help biologists shorten their time when looking through decades’ worth of literature and extracting association patterns for the area they are interested in,” said Zhang. “The tool we are developing relies on The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR, www.a...

Darryl E. "Butch" DuBois, 67, of 53 Eschrich Road Lewis Run, passed away, Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at his residence. Born in Olean, on December 31, 1944, he was a son of the late Betty (Carpenter) DuBois and Charles "Red" Russell. A 1962 Graduate of Bradford High School. He was a Union Brick Layer in the late 60, early 70's. He worked up and down the east coast helping to build highways and large commercial buildings. He returned to Bradford in the late 70's and continued brick laying for many local Commercial buildings and residential homes, including the University of Pittsburgh. He was member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craft workers Local 9. He was an avid Motorcycle rider and was a founding member and past president of the Wanders Motorcycle Club. A true free spirit whose passion in life was to help his friends to enjoy life and live it to the fullest. He leaves behind many true friends whose memories will help keep him in their hearts forever. Sur...

Three students from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford were chosen to travel to Bloomington, Ind., this summer to attend the Undergraduate Inter-Fraternity Institute (UIFI) the premiere national Greek leadership institute. The leadership institute trains students to develop their personal leadership style based on a wide array of study including case studies, journaling, discussion, and hands-on training. According to Dr. Ron Binder, associate dean of students, this five-day leadership program consists of 80 student leaders from Greek chapters across the United States. The purpose being that the students will return with a newfound knowledge of what it means to be part of the Greek community locally and globally and how to better their community. Binder said he hopes that what the students learn will infuse, “enthusiasm, ideas, and passion throughout the Pitt-Bradford Greek community.” Attending were Michael Vadney, a broadcast communications major from Erie; Cassie Chase, a soci...

A Warren man is accused of raping a child a number of times more than 10 years ago. Police received a complaint about 41-year-old Kelly Patz back in July. Earlier this week they charged him with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault, all felonies; and misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors. Patz allegedly had sexual contact with a boy from the time the child was 10 years old until he was 14. The alleged incidents happened between 1998 and 2002. He is free on $75,000 unsecured bail and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 19. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A 67-year-old Sinclairville man is accused of having sexual contact with a two-year-old. Sheriff’s deputies say Robert Calvey had the contact with the child earlier this month at the Hillside Estates trailer park. Calvey is in jail on $50,000 cash bail. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

On September 29th BonaResponds will be hosting its first ever Blanket Making and Collection Day. The day will be done with the help of WarmSnugglyBlanket, LiveStrong, and Soles4Souls. The goal of the day, like that of all BonaResponds Days, is simple: To help. WarmSnugglyBlanket is a part of BonaResponds whose main aim is to help people with cancer. It was started to honor the late Marge Mahar who, previous to losing her battle with Breast Cancer this past Spring, had wanted to help those in their own personal battles with cancer. The blanket idea came out of an experience that Marge had during her final weeks when she had trouble sleeping. She shared that, as she sat on her bed coughing and worrying, she thought about all of the people who had reached out to her from all around the world to let her know that they were praying for her. She felt fortunate to have so many people supporting her in her fight, and she decided to pray for all of those people who were praying for her. Ma...

HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced that its entire Sept. 13 oral argument session, which includes hearings on the state’s second legislative redistricting plan and the voter ID law, will be televised live on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN). The hearings are being held in the court’s Philadelphia City Hall courtroom. Oral arguments will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Supreme Court’s Philadelphia courtroom, room 456 of City Hall. Strict decorum will be observed. Because of limited seating, observers will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. Once the courtroom is full, those not admitted may wait in line to take a seat as those who were seated leave. The sessions held on the 11th and 12th will be taped for future airing by PCN. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has released the following statement regarding the shooting of nine people outside of the Empire State Building this morning: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims of today’s tragic shootings and their families. For those of us in government, and in law enforcement, the news of yet another mass shooting so close on the heels of the massacres at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and in Aurora, Colorado, should make it crystal clear that our current laws have failed to protect the public from gun violence. We must redouble our efforts to protect public safety so that New Yorkers don’t have to live in fear of the next deadly attack.” For updates go to http://www.nbcnews.com/ The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947