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Chittester found guilty on all charges

RIDGWAY – Michael Allen Chittester, 27, of Ridgway, was charged with five counts each of rape of child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with child, aggravated indecent assault on a child less than 13 years old, indecent assault forcible compulsion, and indecent assault on a person Less tha

Ridgway Area Middle/High School holds Veterans Day program

Local veterans, county and borough officials and the students of Ridgway Area Middle/High School held a Veterans Day program on Thursday for the upcoming Holiday.

Chittester’s trial on rape charges continues in Elk County Court

RIDGWAY – Elk County District Attorney Thomas Coppolo continued to present evidence on Thursday in the trial of Michael Allen Chittester, 27, of Ridgway. Chittester is charged with five counts each of rape of child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with child, aggravated indecent assault on

Election Day does not end at 8 p.m. for election officials and volunteers

While many Elk County citizens were already at home for the evening and relaxing after a long day, the staff of the Elections Board and over 60 volunteers still had work to do.

Michael Allen Chittester's trial on rape charges begins in Elk County Court

Opening arguments began Wednesday morning in the trial of Michael Allen Chittester. Chittester, 27, of Ridgway, is charged with five counts each of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with child, aggravated indecent assault on a child less than 13 years of age, indecent assaul

Local races decided in Thursday’s General Election

Tuesday’s General Election saw a myriad of local municipal races decided including City Council, Borough Council and school board.

Rain, voting machine issues dampen the Elk County General Election

The calls began about 11:30 a.m. and went on for quite some time, as it turned out some of the new voting machines, located at nearly 30 polling locations had been set up incorrectly and had been running on battery power since the polls opened at 8 a.m.

Benezette hunter gets his bull

BENEZETTE – For roughly the last week, Benezette resident Brian Kunes had his eye on a particular bull elk.

Daghir and Lecker to join Quesenberry as Elk County Commissioners

Two new Elk County Commissioners were voted in by Elk County resident during Tuesday’s General Election.

Half of father-son duo fills bull tag on opening day

BENEZETTE – It’s tough enough for one person to beat the odds of being drawn for a license to hunt elk in Pennsylvania, but for the second year in a row a father and son both beat those odds.