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The following individuals faced court action in the Elkland Magisterial District Court, Judge James Edgcomb presiding.

The following individuals are scheduled to appear before District Judge Tiffany Cummings in Mansfield.

Recent reports from state police at Mansfield.

A Mansfield man was charged with burglary after allegedly stealing power from another home using extension cords.

Dr. Nana Ama Kwarteng Baryeh ‘12 will serve as commencement speaker for Mansfield University’s in-person ceremonies on Saturday, May 15 at Karl Van Norman Field.

The following students at Wellsboro Area High School were recognized for academic achievement during the third marking period.

Year in Review: Top sports stories of 2020.

Senior volleyball players Alison Koval and Charisma Grega have been seeing the accolades pour in during the 2020 season, and it’s no surprise to anyone who has followed the North Penn-Liberty volleyball program, that both were selected to the Pennsy

Wellsboro/Mansfield Gazette and Free Press-Courier are counting down the Top Ten Games from the 2020 fall sports season.

The Galeton boys basketball team is getting back in action under the new leadership of head coach Dustin Smith.

Coming off a devastating injury, Kerrah Clymer had the best comeback season of the year for any area athlete, and was a force on the offensive end of the field for the Wellsboro Lady Hornets soccer team during 2020.

The Galeton Lady Tigers volleyball team enjoyed a successful 2020 season, and the lone District 9 All-Conference performer for the team was sophomore Alli Macensky, who was one of the biggest contributors during their run to the District Title game.

The Williamson Warriors basketball team opened up their season with a tough loss as they hosted the Athens Wildcats who won by a final score of 86-33. J.J. Bab...cock led all scorers with 20 points for Athens. Williamson was led by Jacob Schmitt who logged an 11-point outing for the Warriors. See more

Tioga Publishing has lifted the paywall for all coronavirus related articles. This means anyone, whether or not they are a subscriber, can read our coverage on the coronavirus. We will be updating our site as much as we can. To follow our coverage, visit http://www.tiogapublishing.com/coronavirus/

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WELLSBORO The Wellsboro Lady Hornets volleyball team (10-3) are coming down the final stretch of their regular season schedule, and after suffering a loss to Liberty have won back-to-back games and have all but secured a second place finish in the

What a night for the Williamson Lady Warriors basketball team. After an 0-22 season in 2019, the Lady Warriors won their season-opener by a score of 44-34 over ...the Cowanesque Valley Lady Indians. Senior Lateisha Peterson led the charge with 16 points and the freshman tandem of Taylor Rae Jones and Adelaide Schmitt added nine and 12 points respectively. Abby Ackley led all Lady Indian scorers with 13 points. See more

I heard that my friend Willie was working as a duck-hunting guide for foreign dandies. This was in partnership with Rollo, another old coot who lived even further off the beaten path than Willie.

Hi, and welcome to KC101’s Sunday night Oldies Show! I’m Gabe Hakvaag, Oldie #1!

MANSFIELD Government leaders recognized Mansfield University Director of Police Services and Chief of Police Scott Henry this week for receiving the 2020 Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars John Radko Police Officer of the Year Award

The Northern Tier League announced their 2020-21 Football All-Star teams on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

General Election candidates share their message for campaign:

During the quarantine, I wanted to do something to give back to the community, said Taylor Nickerson, owner and instructor at First Position Dance Studio in Wellsboro. And I wanted to encourage my students to contribute as well.

ELKLAND The Collins Personal Care Home brings holiday decorating especially Halloween and Christmas to a new level.

The Cowanesque Valley Indians (2-5) put together a historic performance when they traveled to Bloomsburg to take on the Columbia Montoursville Vo-Tech Rams (0-5) as they put up a whopping 66-13 win with backup sophomore quarterback Jacob Schmitt sco

ordan Judlin has been instrumental in the Wellsboro Lady Hornets volleyball teams back-to-back wins over the past week and did a little bit of everything on the court as they took down the two top 1A teams in District Four.

Sixteen thousand gallons of water, 80 square feet of garden space and more than 400 hours is what it takes to grow a 1,204-pound pumpkin. Just ask Michael Ritter, of Blossburg.

There's one more week to have your veteran included in the Free Press-Courier's special section on Nov. 12 to honor and thank veterans for their service. We’re inviting readers to submit information about veterans - yourself, a friend or family member - for publication. There are two ways to participate. By Nov. 5, bring a photo of the veteran to the office at 25 East Ave., Wellsboro or 6 W. Second St., Coudersport and fill out a brief form asking for name, rank, hometown, branch of service and time served. Or you can submit the information and a photo online at https://www.tiogapublishing.com//o/veterans_day_salute_fp/. Please help us recognize the men and women who have served this nation.

Trout Unlimited Tiadaghton Chapter #688 based in Wellsboro is meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN & NORTHERN TIOGA Local school districts are starting to feel the impact of COVID-19 as two districts have, or are going to, temporarily move some buildings to remote learning after several cases were confirmed.

The Wellsboro Art Club set up a virtual art show for the community that is open from Oct. 18 through Oct. 31. People can go online to the WAC 2020 Virtual Art Show Facebook page to look at members’ art and to bid on the items available.

Knoxville Borough Council agreed to a two-year contract with sewer operator Nathan Rundell during the Oct. 19 monthly meeting. Rundell agreed to work for the borough as sewer operator at a rate of $30,000 per year. The contract expires Dec. 1, 2022.