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50 attend Good Friday service at Kanesholm Church

In a quiet, solemn atmosphere, a crowd estimated at 50 took part in a Good Friday service at the quaint Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Church on Route 6 in Kanesholm.

Driver is charged with homicide in Rt. 219 fatal crash

A driver involved in a fatal traffic accident last September on Route 219 in Hamlin Township has been charged with “homicide by vehicle.”
Marc W. Nuzzo, 42, faces 17 other charges in the crash that killed the second driver — Stanley “Gus” Austin, 53, of Bradford.

Kane receives praise for its ‘wonderful momentum’

The head of the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship sees Kane as a leader for revitalizing its community.

Kane Community Hospital Foundation names director

The former Kane Community Hospital over three years ago became part of the huge University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) network.
The hospital name has charged to UPMC-Kane. But the long-standing Kane Community Hospital Foundation remains in place.

Case vs. man who threatened mother heads to county court

A criminal case against a man who threatened to stab his mother at her Wetmore Township residence is heading to McKean County Court.

Registration open for ‘bird dog challenge’ in May

The Allegheny Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society is once again offering its popular  “bird dog challenge” for bird dogs and their owners in North Central Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 5. 

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, March 26
Community Blood Bank Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m., Kane Area Community Center.

Thursday, March 28
Mt. Jewett 2 Kinzua Bridge Trail Club, 7 p.m., Mt. Jewett Memorial Public Library.

Kane man is jailed on strangulation charge

A Kane man has been placed in the McKean County Jail on a strangulation charge.
Roy Braden Rockwell, 44, of 518 Hacker St., Kane, is accused of applying pressure to the throat or neck of Molly Schleicher during a domestic argument early Friday morning at the Kane residence.

Parks board backs court lighting extension

Keep the lights on a little longer at the tennis courts and basketball court at Evergreen Park on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Kane Parks Commission is making this recommendation to the Kane Borough Council.

Kane church takes active role in ‘climate change’ debate

According to certain scientific information, temperatures on earth have risen about 1.8 degrees since the early 20th century.
Atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane have climbed as well.