Edited from submitted materials On May 16, Sen. Gene Yaw joined the Bradford County Heritage Association, curators of the Heritage Village and Farm Museum in Troy for its 8th annual “Farm Days 1866” Education Program benefiting public, private and home-schooled 4th grade students from Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan counties. “FarmContinue Reading

Submitted Article State Sen. Gene Yaw (PA-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement criticizing the Environmental Quality Board’s (EQB) vote to approve Governor Wolf’s plan for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a consortium of states that impose a carbonContinue Reading

Submitted Article The state Senate yesterday (June 14) approved, by a solid 35-15 bipartisan, veto-proof vote, a bill that would require Legislative approval of the Governor’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Senate Bill 119, which creates the Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Cap and Trade AuthorizationContinue Reading

Submitted Article Residents living in Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties who are looking for extra cash before the holidays may want to check with the Pennsylvania Treasury’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). Unclaimed property is any financial asset that has gone unclaimedContinue Reading

Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Susquehanna County Dairy Princess and Elk Lake High School junior Merecedes Spickerman (left) and PA State Dairy Princess Lu-Anne Antisdel from West Warren, Bradford County, were among the dairy royalty who offered milk, cheese, and ice cream to guests at the newly combined AgContinue Reading