Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller A federal lawsuit against Smethport Specialty and Smethport Development for the false labeling of Wooly Willy toys with an expired patent number may be set aside. Recently, a federal judge in Ohio ruled that a law allowing private parties to sue companies for labeling products with expired patent numbers is unconstitutional because it puts too much power into the hands of private entities…
Smethport High School graduate (Class of ’87), Liz Reap Carlson, is in Manchester, England this week to race at the 2011 UCI Manchester World Cup, to be held at Britain’s National Cycling Center. Reap is one of two female track sprinters entered in the event for the United States. She and teammate Cristin Walker of Houston, Texas will compete in the Women’s Team Sprint on Friday, February 18th, 2011….
Smethport Web — by Jovanna Porter Would you like a new tree planted in front of your property? Borough residents can request a new tree, at no cost, by completing a short application and returning it to the Borough office. Applications can be downloaded and printed or picked up at the office.
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Patch Products announced today the permanent layoff of 13 employees at its Smethport, Pennsylvania facility. This amounts to 45% of the local workforce, which now numbers 16. Layoffs include both office personnel and those working the assembly line. “Patch’s business is healthy, but our mix of products and customers is changing,” said Brian Maxwell, President of Patch. “Unfortunately this mix has negatively affected…
Smethport Web — by Ross Porter On Saturday, April 23 Smethport will hold its Sesquicentennial 2011 Civil War Bucktail Departure Reenactment in front of the the McKean County Courthouse. Print and mail the Bucktail Departure Reenactment flier to friends and family. It was in Smethport on April, 17, 1861, less than a week after the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, that Philadelphian Thomas Leiper Kane, inspired by…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller At the Borough Council meeting Monday night, Mayor Ross Porter delivered a State of the Borough message. “We are at a crossroads for Smethport’s viability as a vibrant community,” he said. “We are facing a bleak time of crisis in Smethport.” According to Porter, things started going downhill with the partial collapse of nearby Kinzua Bridge, a key area tourist attraction, followed by…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller For the 11th consecutive year, the Senior Center sponsored an outdoor lighting contest, with members touring Smethport for the best lit homes aboard a McKeirnan school bus. The Chamber of Commerce put up cash awards of $50.00 for 1st place, $30.00 for 2nd and $20.00 for 3rd place. This year’s first prize goes to Dan and Kim Woods of 28 Bank Street. Second…
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan, Jr. Striker’s Alley has reopened and offers open bowling 6 days of the week. Betty Himes, an avid league bowler in the area, is managing the lanes. The bowling alley will offer special bowling times from Dec.26-31 for school students during the Christmas vacation. The lanes will again be offering open bowls for special occasions such as birthday parties, group parties,…
Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller A historic landmark was lost today in Smethport. The Cottage House, built in 1899, burned to the ground in the early morning hours. As yet, no cause for the fire has been offered by the Smethport Fire Department or local police.
Smethport Web — by Les Jordan, Jr. Multiple sirens sounded in Smethport around 2:00 a.m. Friday morning as the Smethport fire Department was dispatched to a fire at the Cottage House Restaurant on Fulton Street. When the firefighters arrived a few minutes later, fire and smoke were showing out of the back of the building and quickly spread out of control into a full structure fire. A brisk wind…
Smethport Area School District – Middle school students Andrew Benson, Zadoc Angell, Thomas Wolosewicz and Wyatt Hungiville brought a…
Smethport High School – In a captivating display of wildlife education, the Pennsylvania Game Commission delivered a special visitor…
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