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1 day ago | gantnews.com | Julie Rae Rickard

CLEARFIELD – A Hawk Run woman who had a baby to a 14-year-old boy was in court to be sentenced Monday. Joelle Lynnea Fletcher, 20, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of indecent assault and was sentenced by Judge Paul E. Cherry to serve two years probation. She must also attend sex offender counseling. She was ordered not to have any unsupervised contact with any male under the age of 18.

1 day ago | gantnews.com | Rich Murawski

CURWENSVILLE — The Curwensville softball team has been susceptible to late-inning rallies by their opponents in April, beginning the month 0-4 with a pair of extra-inning defeats as well as a 14-4 loss in a game it led 4-0 after four. But Tuesday afternoon at Coach Andy Evanko Stadium, the Lady Tide snapped their four-game skid by holding off a seventh-inning rally by visiting Juniata Valley in a 6-4 victory, avenging a 12-4 loss to the Hornets early in the season.

3 days ago | gantnews.com | Julie Rae Rickard

PHILIPSBURG – The time machine that is the Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg is gearing up to take you back in time once again when the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra visits on Saturday, April 26. The PRO performs original music with silent films, recreating how people first enjoyed movies complete with opportunities to boo at the villains and cheer for the heroes. This year’s presentation is The Clown Princes featuring Charlie Chaplin’s A Dog’s Life.

4 days ago | gantnews.com | Steven McDole

The Consolidation Fire Subcommittee submitted their response, and alternative suggestions, to the fire study presented last month, March 2025. Concerns the Fire Subcommittee, FSC, had with the fire study as presented. The number of mistakes that made it into the final report raises concerns that the work was either rushed or not reviewed properly beforehand. The FSC estimates that on the lower end the costs of following the fire study’s recommendations are too costly.

6 days ago | gantnews.com | Julie Rae Rickard

PENFIELD- A family tradition that began 50 years ago continues Saturday, April 26. Parker Dam’s Kid Fishing Derby was started by Pat Domico of Curwensville in 1975 as a way to get children interested in fishing. “I first went to W.K. (Ulerich of The Progress who was his boss) for money (for the derby). He gave me $100, John Leitzinger gave me $100 and Ray Walker $100,” Domico explained. Initially it was an ice fishing derby held in mid-February.