Cameron County Echo

  Glen Fiebig (center, front) is pictured with the new Little League scoreboard and the family of Clink Streich. Shown with Fiebig are son Gary (Peggy) Streich, granddaughter Angel (Andy) Williams, grandson Matt (Mary) Streich, grandson Mike (Shelia) Streich and great-grandchildren Nathan, Dylan, and Ben Williams; Alex and Nicholas Streich; Adam, Chase, and Devin Streich.  […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor Members of the Cameron County School District Board of Directors met Wednesday evening to take action on two issues that went unresolved at their regularly scheduled meeting last week. During their last two meetings, members were unable to get a majority of members to agree on a […]

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor The preliminary hearing in a case against an Austin woman charged with homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence (DUI) and related charges was held Thursday after several postponements. Katelyn Crosby-Wolfel, age 21, of Austin, is facing felony counts of homicide by vehicle and aggravated assault along […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor This weekend, Cameron County will host the annual Weekend in the Wilds event, featuring artwork, music, food, fireworks and activities for children and adults. Weekend in the Wilds kicks off on Friday, July 3 beginning with a Pie and Ice Cream Social at the First Presbyterian Church […]

    The Driftwood Borough Council is inviting all Driftwood Borough Water customers to a town hall meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 6th at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Driftwood Borough building.  All Driftwood Borough water customers are encouraged to attend this informative meeting.  

    A St. Marys man entered a guilty plea to a charge of burglary just prior to a scheduled jury trial at the Cameron County Courthouse on Monday. Richard D. Celinski, Jr., age 41 of St. Marys, was charged with felony counts of burglary and theft by unlawful taking along with a misdemeanor count […]

    The hospitalist program at Penn Highlands Elk is undergoing some changes designed to bring a higher level of service to inpatients.  According to Penn Highlands’ chief medical officer, Dr. Gary DuGan, the program is evolving for the better. A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients and their […]

    Seneca Resources has donated $1,000 to the West Creek Recreational Trail Association, Inc. The funding will be used in conjunction with funding from the Transportation Alternative Program, the Emporium Foundation, and Cameron County Act 13 Funds in support of the Phase III (Village of Howard Siding, Cameron County to the Village of Rathbun, […]

    by Ray Savel The 18th annual 100 Mile Yard Sale is scheduled for July 17 and 18. This event route will take you through parts of Centre, Clearfield, Cameron and Elk counties; SR Route from Shawville through LeContes Mills, Frenchville, Keewaydin, Pine Glen, Karthaus, Sinnemahoning, Driftwood, Benezette and Medix Run (and everywhere betwixt […]

    Rotarian, Georgiann Holly introduced speaker, Steve Appleby, Director of the Eldred World War II Museum, at the Rotary luncheon meeting June 23rd.   Mr. Appleby grew up in Eldred, and since second grade was fascinated with WWII after reading a book about the Battle of the Bulge.  He spent 27 years as a […]

    Be sure to make the  Driftwood Senior Center one of your stops during the Quehanna Industrial Development Corporation 100 Mile Yard Sale during the weekend of July 17 and 18th.   The Center will have a Spaghetti Dinner on Friday for only $5.00 and that will include your salad, Italian bread and spaghetti […]

    Jeanne Couchman, daughter of Kevin and Nancy Couchman, was recently promoted to Regional Manager with RR Donnelley, a leading print and communications company, for their Midwestern Region. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Jeanne will oversee the company’s Global Investments Markets (GIM) Service Delivery teams in Chicago, Detroit and Houston.   

    Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center welcomes PA Wilds Juried Artist Julie Mader for a paint ‘n sip class during Weekend in the Wilds.  Mader will teach a patriotic themed painting on canvas while participants sip on their favorite beverage. The class will be held at the Cameron County Chamber of […]

  An Op-Ed By: Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) Across Pennsylvania, the practice has long been in place of taxing property to help fund our schools.  While the school property tax may have made sense when it was first enacted in the 1830’s, constituents today have been voicing loud and clear that the school property tax […]

  (1988-2015) Benjamin L. “Benjie” Hause, 27, of 213 Rocky Road, died Friday morning (June 26, 2015) at his residence.  

  by William Crisp   My Dad passed away at seventy-one years of age the other day- there is a part of me that expected him to beat yet another challenge and call me so we could laugh about it. But my phone is quiet and my doorstep is empty; it’s starting to feel permanent.  […]

  Poison I-V by Phil Burkhouse   A great asset to have for a photographer or hunter is a good eye; a good eye is also nice to have when avoiding poison ivy patches.  I am very allergic to toxic odendrous radicons, commonly known as poison ivy, and use my eyes to stay as far […]