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An Emporium woman wasn’t hurt when her car went out of control on a patch of ice this morning in Shippen Township. Police say 32-year-old Desirae Reider was going around a curve at 10 a.m. when her car went out of control on the ice and hit a guiderail. The car had to be towed from the scene. Police say Reider will be cited for driving at an unsafe speed. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today helped to launch the Central Pennsylvania MLK Day of Service, a community service effort involving hundreds of students from around the capital region as part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Dr. King’s whole life was spent in service to his fellow citizens,” Corbett said to students assembled at the Camp Curtain School. “This is the day we become agents of change… by helping others and keeping faith with Dr. King’s sacrifice.” Corbett applauded the students for dedicating what would ordinarily be a day off from school to help strengthen their communities. He urged them to continue finding new ways to serve in the future. The Central Pennsylvania MLK Day of Service was established in 2009 to coordinate and assist service projects in the five-county region that had been underway for nearly a decade and to create new service projects to serve the local community. More than 1,100 volunteers participated in last year’s Central PA MLK Day of Servic...

A faulty fireplace started a blaze that destroyed a home in the town of Kiantone early this morning. The family was able to escape without being hurt. Firefighters got the call about just after 12:30 this morning and say the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Nine fire departments as well as the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team and State Police were on the scene. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A Megan’s Law offender is in jail after failing to notify police of a change in his addres. 24-year-old William Streit of Warren was picked up over the weekend and sent to jail on $10,000. He was convicted of indecent assault in April and is supposed to register with state police for 10 years. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Atlantic 10 has selected St. Bonaventure senior forward Andrew Nicholson as its Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 9-15. Nicholson led St. Bonaventure with 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks across a pair of Atlantic 10 games last week. The Mississauga, Ontario, native posted 30 points, snared 13 rebounds and blocked six shots in handing Dayton its first A-10 loss, 81-73. It marked just the third 30+ 10+ 5+ game in the nation over the last two seasons, and Nicholson is the first Atlantic 10 player to accomplish the feat since Saint Joseph's Ahmad Nivins in 2008. Nicholson followed that with a 20-point, seven-rebound outing at Xavier's Cintas Center as the Musketeers extended their league-best conference home game win streak to 42 games, 77-64. Nicholson leads the Bonnies and ranks among the league's best in scoring (15.5 points/game, 10th) and rebounding (7.1 rebounds/game, 5th). He boasts 20 career double-doubles an...

A tractor-trailer driver wasn’t hurt when his rig turned over in a ditch Friday night in Ripley. Sheriff’s deputies say that at 8 p.m. 71-year-old Lowell Farmer of Ohio was hauling a load of wood on Route 5 when his tractor-trailer went out of control and into the ditch. Riplely Rescue personnel got Farmer out of the vehicle. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Bradford City firefighters were called to the construction site of the Holiday Inn Express that's being built at Forman and Davis streets, but it turned out to be a false alarm. The calls were prompted by a flame that could bee seen in a commercial heater. Traffic was being directed away from Forman Street for a short time.

Harrisburg - Cody Steele from Brockway, Jefferson County, exhibited the Grand Champion Overall Junior Meat Goat on Thursday, Jan. 12, during the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show. World Class was named champion after taking the Champion Purebred title and being selected as the class winner for the 10-12-month-olds. Reserve Grand Champion Junior Meat Goat honors went to Hayden Remesburg of Middletown, Dauphin County, with his goat LBCSZ6 Ruth. Ruth was named Reserve Champion Purebred after winning the 19-24 month class. Judge Mike Borsch from Jacobsville, Ohio, evaluated the goats based on soundness, broodiness, age and conformation. Youth meat goat breeders from across Pennsylvania competed in the show's three divisions: Purebred, Percentage and Crossbred. The Keystone Goat Producer's Association sponsored embroidered chairs for the champions of each division. The results of each division were as follows: Champion Purebred: Cody Steele from Brockway, Dauphin County, with JPHIL World...

“America Unsettled,” an exhibit of small sculptures and drawings by Drake Gomez, will be held at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s KOA Art Gallery Jan. 27 through Feb. 24. The exhibit will open with a talk by the artist and reception at noon Jan. 27 in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby of Blaisdell Hall. The exhibit explores mid-20th-century suburban America, including American idealism, optimism, consumerism, conformity and complacency. Gomez is an associate professor of art and director of exhibits at Keystone College in LaPlume, Pa. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbook Academy of Art. In addition, he studied at Texas Tech University. The KOA Art Gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays. For disability-related needs, contact the Office of Disability Resources at (814)362-7609 or clh71@pitt.edu .

Middletown –Douglas Giles of Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, today claimed the 2012 Ford Mustang GT he won by playing the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Mustang instant game. Thomas Miller, area manager of Lottery’s Clearfield Office, today presented the Mustang to Giles at Murrays Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, 3007 Blinker Parkway, DuBois, Clearfield County. “I’ve always wanted a Mustang,” said Giles, explaining it was an easy decision to choose the car instead of the $60,000 cash prize option. Giles, who works at a local powder metal plant, said he was very pleased with the assistance the dealership provided in helping him pick out the car, including its color, Kona Blue. Giles bought the Mustang Lottery ticket at Backstreet Distributor in Reynoldsville. Mustang, $5 per ticket, offers 10 top prizes of $100,000 and 10 Ford Mustang GT prize packages valued at $60,000 each. As of Jan. 9, one top cash prize and three Ford Mustang GT prize packages remained to be claimed. The odds of winning a top prize...

Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit group that builds affordable housing for low-income families, has chartered a collegiate chapter at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. John Bevan, a senior criminal justice major from Wexford, is the president of the new chapter, which has been working with the Bradford Habitat for Humanity Chapter on its first home. The home is being built on Interstate Parkway, and Bevan said that students will be able to contribute more hours once interior finishing begins. Tonya Ackley, coordinator of community engagement at Pitt-Bradford, is the advisor for the club. “The Office of Community Engagement had a table at Club Night last year to see if there was interest in reactivating the club, and we got an overwhelming response from our students,” she said. “They were very supportive of the mission of Habitat for Humanity and were excited about the opportunity to go on alternative spring breaks.” More than 40 s...

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the league's board of directors (presidents) has announced that Clarion University President Karen M. Whitney has been named an at-large representative to the PSAC's Executive Committee, starting with the spring 2012 semester. Whitney replaces Dr. Maravene Loeschke, who recently resigned from Mansfield University to accept the presidency of Towson University. "I look forward to serving Clarion University and our Pennsylvania conference to ensure that collegiate sport supports our university values of student learning, service, inclusion and good sportsmanship," Whitney said. The PSAC Executive Committee, made up of five of the league's university presidents, has Dr. David L. Soltz, Bloomsburg as chairman; Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, Kutztown, as vice-chair; Dr. Gregory Weisenstein, West Chester, as treasurer; and Dr. Thomas J. Gamble, Mercyhurst, and Whitney as at-large members. PSAC is governed by the board of directors, who...

The Department of Environmental Protection has fined TerrAqua Resource Management LLC of Williamsport, Lycoming County, $18,500 for a March 2011 hydraulic fracturing, or frack, water spill at the company’s treatment facility in Lycoming County. “This spill of between 800 and 1,000 gallons of frack water was caused by operator error,” DEP North-central Regional Director Nels Taber said. “Accidents like this can be prevented.” The spill occurred when TerrAqua employees were in the process of filling three frack water storage tanks that overflowed into the containment system. The containment berms were not elevated enough and were too close to the tanks to contain the frack water. A DEP investigation determined that the overflow occurred because the operator was not able to shut off the pump quickly enough after the alarm system displayed that the levels were high. The release was halted by opening valves to other storage tanks, allowing the frack water to flow into them. TerrAqua hired a...

Bradford High's Winter Carnival -- including the dance and spaghetti dinner -- has been cancelled. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Olean Common Council will be working on the city’s budget on Tuesday during a finance committee meeting. Fire Chief Robert Bell and Parks and Recreation Director John Anastasia will be discussing budgets for their departments. The committee will also discuss procedures to be used by aldermen to adopt the budget for fiscal year 2012-2013. The budget is due April 15. Tuesday’s public meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Bradford High boys and girls basketball games with Brookville tonight have been canceled. No makeup dates yet. Also, the Bradford Freshman and Fretz Middle School basketball games with Brookville have been canceled. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

An Olean woman has been charged with stealing 20 gas vouchers from the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services. Sheriff’s deputies say 27-year-old Stefanie Scanlon took the $25 dollar gas vouchers then “caused them to be used” to buy gas at contracted stations during the month of November. Scanlon is charged with two counts of forgery and petit larceny and will appear in court at a later date. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Bingo at the Smethport Fire Hall has been cancelled tonight. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A Jamestown woman is jail after ramming a marked sheriff’s patrol car during a chase in a stolen vehicle Thursday night. Sheriff’s deputies and New York State Police spotted the vehicle driven by 27-year-old Elizabeth Marlett on Route 60 in the Town of Pomfret. At first she pulled over for them, but then sped off on Route 60 and took police on a chase through Pomfret, Dunkirk and Sheridan. The sheriff’s car had minor damage and no one was hurt. Marlett is facing about a dozen charges and traffic law violations including a felony count of possession of stolen property. Sheriff’s deputies say the investigation is continuing and they expect Jamestown Police to file more charges. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Nancy B. Teague, 77, of 22 Bon Air Ave., passed away, Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at Bradford Regional Medical Center Born November 30, 1934, in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Jack H. and Sarah (Yates) Bird. On September 17, 1955 in Bradford, she married Russell E. Teague who survives. Mrs. Teague was a 1952 graduate of Bradford High School. She attended The Pennsylvania State University and received a degree in Elementary Education. Upon returning to Bradford she taught school at Lafayette School, Hobson Place School, West Branch School and George G. Blaisdell Elementary School from where she retired. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the National Education Association.She enjoyed playing bridge with various groups and was an avid reader. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Jim) Dwyer of Fredericksburg, VA; two sons Jack (Santi) Teague of Danville, CA and William (Roxana) Teague of Limestone; a sister, Linda...