News

Area man carries casket for President Bush

All eyes have been on Washington, D.C. the past few days following the death of former President George H.W. Bush, and area residents watching the proceedings may have noticed a familiar face among the members of the joint services military honor guard.

RASD School Board elects officers, honors students of the month

A combined meeting greeted the Ridgway Area School District's Governing Board yesterday. The annual December re-organizational meeting was held before the regular board meeting.

Elk County Office Of Veterans Affairs spearheads a project

The first floor hallway of the Elk County Courthouse Annex in Ridgway will be the showdown for a battle, but all for a good cause! 

Santa Lucia will be celebrated next Sunday

Over the weekend, the group of ladies participating in the annual Santa Lucia service, lead by Marcia Hanes, gathered for an afternoon practice to fine-tune the details including song notes and lyrics, as well as the procession into the sanctuary.

Wolfel helping to form Flood Resiliency Initiative

Borough Flood Resiliency Initiative community leaders, business and property owners, flood victims and regular citizens all came to the North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission headquarters in Ridgway on a cold and snowy day to talk all about flooding.

RFD responds to structure fire on Grant Road

The Ridgway Fire Department was dispatched at 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning for a structure fire at 4801 Grant Road. 
Johnsonburg responded with a tanker, and St. Marys was called for a standby engine. No other information was available at presstime.

Executive Committee of North Central meeting to be held on December 28

The North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission Executive Committee met on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m. at their headquarters in Ridgway.

East Branch awarded additional project funding

An additional $18.7 million was recently awarded to the East Branch Clarion River Lake Dam Safety Project as reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.

Residents thankful for clean streets

Thank you to our borough crews for cleaning up the snow on main Street and Court Street for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Ridgway Borough Council votes for a one mil tax increase

Since early November the Ridgway Borough Council has been meeting in budget workshops every few days.