Cameron County Echo

  Warmer temperatures have led to melting creek ice across the county. Ice jams formed over the weekend in several locations, including at the bridge at the confluence of North Creek and the Driftwood Branch coming out of Rich Valley. Forecasts for this week show temperatures above freezing, which should help free up local streams […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor Charges were filed Monday against an Emporium woman stemming from an investigation into a vehicular homicide case that occurred just before Christmas. Kaitlyn Nicole Crosby-Wolfel, age 21, of Austin, was arrested on Monday and charged with felony counts of homicide by vehicle while under the influence and […]

          by Amanda Jones    Echo News Editor   During Thursday night’s meeting, members of the Cameron County School District (CCSD) Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept a bid for demolition of a building adjacent to the high school pending the results of a recently completed asbestos study.   A […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor During Thursday night’s meeting, members of the Cameron County School District (CCSD) Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept a bid for demolition of a building adjacent to the high school pending the results of a recently completed asbestos study. A home located at 427 Woodland Avenue […]

Former Resident Sentenced On Child Porn Charges A former Cameron County resident was sentenced to serve five to ten years in prison following his entrance of guilty pleas to nearly thirty counts of child pornography and dissemination of photos or film depicting child sex acts. Ronald Gregory Dill, age 59, most recently of 207 North […]

    The primary election for three seats on the Cameron County Board of Commissioners is heating up, with twelve candidates having submitted their petitions prior to the deadline on Tuesday. All but three of the candidates will appear on the Republican ticket, with the only Democrats throwing their hats into the ring being incumbents […]

    An Emporium woman was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation, with local police assisted by members of the Department of Homeland Security. Morgan B. Stuart, age 26, of 359 East Fifth Street in the Emporium Borough, has been charged with felony counts of conspiracy to manufacture, deliver or possess a controlled substance, […]

    Staci Stuart Brown announces her candidacy for re-election to her sixth term as Cameron County Treasurer. As County Treasurer, Staci serves as treasurer of the Cameron County Public Library, is a member of the County Retirement and Salary Boards and a member of the Pennsylvania County Treasurer’s Association. She is the secretary of […]

    Jim Thomas would like to announce his candidacy for re-election as Cameron County Commissioner, on the Democratic Ballot. He was born and raised in Cameron County and graduated from Cameron County High School in 1965. He attended Penn State University studying Accounting and Business Administration.

Harris Returns From Mission Trip To Guyana   Rachel Harris, 2012 graduate of Cameron County High school, proud recipient of the RYLA award presented to her by Emporium Rotary, has returned from Guyana with 12 fellow students from Mount Aloysius College, where Rachel is a Junior.  The students, all members of MAC Campus Ministry, spent […]

    Landowners, are invasive weeds such as multi-flora rose and mile-a-minute vine invading your property?  Don’t let unwanted plants decreasing the value of your land and interfering with hunting, fishing, or other outdoor activities.  Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to protect your property from these invaders! Sinnemahoning Invasive Plant Management Area (SIPMA) […]

    The Emporium Rotary Club held its annual 4 Way Speech Contest with CCHS students on Tuesday, March 3rd.  Each student’s speech centered around a current ethical problem which was debated in a positive way using the  4 Way Test Rotarians use as a guide in their daily decision-making;  Is it the truth?  It […]

    Cameron County School District (CCSD) was represented again at this year’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State competition with 22 students attending. More than 800 students from 44 schools competed on March 13 at the 2015 Tournament hosted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility. 

    What happens when you get a group of talented Senior Citizens, some musical instruments and an audience? One heck of a good time!  The Mountain Melodies from Emporium were a huge hit at the Driftwood Senior Center on a gloomy, rainy March afternoon. What excitement and entertainment they brought with their talents and […]

    Several local organizations will be coming together for our Annual River and roadside clean-up on Sunday, March 29, and we are looking for volunteers. This is a great opportunity to help make our area even more beautiful.  You can choose to help clean the Driftwood Branch Stream or clean the roadway along Rt. […]

    The annual Spring Ladies Conference will be held on Saturday, March 21st, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Emporium Alliance Church on Sizerville Road.   This will be a great morning of glorifying God and strengthening faith.  The morning will include worship, speakers, and luncheon.  There is no cost for the conference […]

    “Raising the Roof,” a fund-raiser spaghetti dinner to benefit church in Mesbiljah, Mexico, will be held Saturday, March 28 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Emporium Firehall. Cost is $2.00 per person and includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, Italian bread, dessert and drink.

    St. Mark Church is excited to announce a mission led by Fr. Brian Quigley entitled “Faith and Family” will take place on March 23, 24, and 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the church.  The mission is inspired by the words of Pope Francis and the Encyclical: Joy and the Gospel.  

    Vicky Songer has announced her intention to run for Emporium Borough Tax Collector in the upcoming May primary on the Democratic ballot. Songer has over 30 years of experience in bookkeeping and clerical work, enjoys working with the public, and is well situated at 117 West 4th Street, where she resides and intends […]

    Pete Fragale announces his candidacy for Shippen Township Tax Collector on the Republican ballot. Pete is a life long resident of Cameron County. He serves on the Advisory Board of Citizens and Northern Bank, is a board member of Hometown Mentors, Inc. and the St. Mark Day Care Center.

by Steve Nelson While I have been hunting white tailed deer for thirty- eight years now, I had always hoped I would get that one “big one” someday like one of the ones on my grandfather’s wall. When I was a young boy, my grandfather would take me deer hunting in rifle season. I was […]

  by William Crisp   On March 15, 2015, one day after Pi day (3/14/15) for you math nerds, it finally started. The ice broke out of the creeks.  It started early in the morning and by early afternoon the Driftwood was a torrent of crushed ice and trees flowing down a turbid lane towards […]

  Making Art Out of Antlers by Phil Burkhouse   They sit in my basement in a varied assortment of containers, collecting dust and taking up space.  Mary yells at me occasionally about getting rid of them, but they are precious reminders of earlier times; being a sentimental old stinker, I can’t bring myself to […]

  with RichSummers   There are a bunch of good sporting events to come this spring including Red Raider baseball, softball and track and field, as well as the NCAA Division 1 Championship Basketball Tournament, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the opening of the Major League Baseball season, but it was still tough to watch […]

    The Cameron County Little League wants to remind parents that all sign-up sheets and fees must be turned in by Saturday, March 21st. This includes all divisions from t-ball to senior girls and boys.

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High Lady Red Raider basketball team had two games last week. On Monday they defeated Northern Potter at home but on Wednesday lost at Oswayo Valley. On Monday, the Lady Raiders hosted the Northern Potter Lady Panthers and won 28-11. The scorers for […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Allegheny Mountain Wrestling League has announced its 2014-15 all-star team and among the honorees are six members of the Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team.  Seniors Scott Cokely, Brandon Saline, Paul Etchepare, Jacy Langley, and Jack Karsten, along with freshman Ethan Vislay […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High Red Raider basketball team had three games last week and were able to win all three. On Monday they defeated Northern Potter at home and then won at Oswayo Valley on Wednesday. The Raiders also traveled to Galeton for a rescheduled game […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider basketball season came to an end last Tuesday night as they were beaten by the Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles 53-29 in the second round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A Championships. The loss at Tippin Gymnasium on the […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo At the annual North Tier League post season meeting last week the all-star teams and post season awards were announced. Cameron County High School senior Nate Sestina was named as the boys’ Player of the Year and senior Susie Guisto was selected for girls’ Player of the […]

  (1925-2015) Dorothy J. Akins, 90, of 1429 Sizer Run Rd., died Friday morning (March 13, 2015) at Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport.  

  Dear Editor: Thank you to Nelson Haas for his One Year One Deer article. One deer per hunter each year should be sufficient. A hunter who tags a buck and then shoots two does because he or she has a Pennsylvania Game Commission doe license as well as a DMAP permit should consider that […]

  Attention: Kent Riegel, Cora Barker was the principal of the West Ward School when I went there for the 5th and 6th grades. That would be 1942 and 1943.

  While renewing my subscription to the Echo I thought I’d pass on a nice complement from a totally objective source. We had a local clock repair man, Bob Rodgers, at our house recently and while he worked we were chatting

  Hi Phil: The four Edsel models were the Ranger, Pacer, Corsair  and the Citation. Ford produced 63,000 of the 1958 model, 45,000 of the 1959 model and just 3,000 of the 1960 model. Ford canceled the make at the end of November 1959. Having produced the least in 1960 makes  them the most collectable. […]

  During the Great Depression, my grandparents, Leo and Neva Burlingame asked my great uncle, Gross Burlingame, a master carpenter, to build them a restaurant and gas station next to their house in Howard Siding.  He agreed and the “Twin Gables” was an immediate success according to my uncle, Laverne Burlingame in his book “Around […]