Archive - Nov 2012 - News Article
November 14th
Kane native Sean Perry will premiere his newest film this Saturday night at 8 p.m. at the Kane Elks Club on Chestnut Street. Sean Perry Productions will present the initial public viewing of “Diamonds Are A Con’s Best Friend,†along with showings of two of his earlier films.
November 13th
SMETHPORT – Ken Bush of Lantz Corners is retiring as the McKean County maintenance director.
His last day on the job is next Wednesday.
Bush has held the county position for the past five years.Â
Zach Holt (left) and Brandon Long (right), both members of the Kane Volunteer Fire Department, climb a steep bank at the Allegheny Reservoir while taking part Tuesday in an unsuccessful shoreline search for an apparent drowning victim. Police said Kane residents Mike Snyder and his wife, Terry Lee died when their canoe capsized Sunday at the reservoir. Police said the woman's body was recovered Sunday. The Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department asked the Kane firefighters to help Tuesday in a shoreline search for the man.
There's no property tax increase in the proposed 2013 Kane borough budget.
The Kane Borough Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to adopt a tentative general fund budget of $1,378,000.
Council President Howard Kane endorsed the proposal along with Councilwomen Janet Bard and Holly Harris and Councilmen Harold Hallberg, Bill Tunall and Dennis Drost.Â
November 12th
The Kane’s Intergenerational Daycare Service (K.I.D.S.), which is operated by the Lutheran Home at Kane in a separate facility on the site, is a new Kane United Fund recipient agency.
 K.I.D.S. provides a safe and constructive learning for children ages six weeks to five years. The daycare provides meals and snacks, crafts, computer labs, games and intergenerational activities as well as transportation to local pre-school programs. An affiliated program offers after-school care to school age children.Â
November 11th
Kane Community Hospital and the Kane Area School District are partners in a “wellness program†for young students.
November 9th
NANSEN – No one was injured Friday morning when a fire destroyed the cab of a tanker truck on Route 66 near Nansen in Highland Township.
The tanker was loaded with 4,500 gallons of liquid wax, according to Bill Edinger, chief of the Highland Township Volunteer Fire Department.
November 8th
The Kane Area Soccer Association (KASA) opposes a proposal that calls for the school district to either buy or lease athletic fields at the borough's Glenwood Park.
The Kane School District is looking for a new instructor for the Alternative Education program that resumed operation in Kane just 10 weeks ago.
November 7th
JAMES CITY – The Highland Water and Sewer Authority has gone on record in favor of a public hearing on a proposed "injection well" for the disposal of gas well production fluids.
Seneca Resources is seeking a permit from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to convert an existing depleted gas well into an "injection well."Â
