Athens man arrested for assault at Robert Packer Hospital

An Athens man is in custody after allegedly assaulting two people at Robert Packer Hospital on Monday. 63-year-old Francis Peace is accused of hitting his two sisters while visiting a family member in the hospital on Monday. Hospital security asked Peace to leave several... Read More.

Sayre Area Schools look at adding special education programs

Sayre Area School District officials are considering adding two new programs to their Special Education services. The addition of an elementary-level life skills classroom, and a middle and high school autistic support classroom is estimated to save the school district between $20,000 and $25,000... Read More.

Florida man pleads ‘No contest’ in Sayre

The Florida man accused of threatening a Sayre Police officer earlier this year has plead 'No contest' to two misdemeanor charges. 39-year-old Michael Ames, Jr. of Winter Park Florida is accused of threatening authorities and yelling obscenities at them as they attempted to turn... Read More.

Owego man accused of stealing from Guthrie

An Owego man has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $16,000 from Guthrie Hospital in Sayre. 72-year-old Elton Godfrey worked as a courier for Guthrie, when he is said to have stolen the money. Police say that Godfrey was in charge of delivering money... Read More.

Sayre Church starts concert series for hunger relief

The Sayre Christian Church kicked off its summer concert series to help increase food donations for pantries in our area. The Sayre Christian Church started this year's series with headlining act, "Waverly's Copper Coins."  Concerts are expected to continue throughout the summer, leading up... Read More.

Sayre Man accidentally shoots neighbor

A man from Sayre has been arrested after accidentally shooting his neighbor on Saturday. 33-year-old Samuel Olugun has been charged with reckless endangerment after accidentally firing his gun into the floor of his apartment. The bullet travelled through the floor of his bathroom, and... Read More.

Strike ends at Sayre Area School District

Teachers and students return to the Sayre Area School District today following the conclusion of a strike which began on April 12th. The Sayre Area Education Association initiated the strike after teacher contract negotiations with the school board had been ongoing for over three... Read More.

Sayre Area School Board approves summer renovations

After concerns of a lack of state funding delayed the process late last year, the Sayre Area School District has awarded two contracts for summer renovations. The Sayre Area Board of Education voted to award a contract to replace four school boilers to Schoonover... Read More.

Athens Area Education Association begins strike today

The Athens Area Education Association announced yesterday that they will begin their strike today. The announcement comes after the education association and the Athens Area School Board could not reach an agreement on teacher contracts over the weekend. Athens Area School District teachers have... Read More.

PA GOP says Governor’s veto will affect local schools

Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives say that the Athens and Sayre School districts will see a decrease in state funding due to Governor Tom Wolf's veto of the state's fiscal code bill. Between the two school districts in Bradford County, there will... Read More.