Judge John Yoder granted a Port Allegany man the right to withdraw his no contest plea. Terry Bundy, accused of shooting another man in the face over a bag of marijuana withdrew his plea of no contest, claiming his attorney did not fully explain the plea to him. Judge Yoder also recused himself from the case, so that he would not show any prejudice for or against the defendant.

Verizon Online has expanded broadband access in McKean County. Verizon Online DSL is now available on an additional 1,800 lines in the Smethport area as a result of a recent upgrade and expansion of its local telecommunications network.

A Port Allegany man, with a prior criminal record, appeared before Judge Yoder Thursday. 21 year old Jason Werts entered a residence on North Main Street in Port Allegany in the early part of August last year. In the residence, he pointed a firearm at some juveniles. Werts was charged with reckless endangerment, along with burglary and other summary charges. His sentencing date is scheduled for March 3rd at 1PM in McKean County Court.

Just got this in an email. I thought you all might be interested to see more photos taken by Greg Doane. I am not entirely sure on this, but I think that if you can order prints from the site. Tremendous Work "creekman"!

http://imageevent.com/creekman

State Police in Coudersport responded to a crash along Route 6 just east of Roulette Monday. Police released details just last night that 41 year old Jeffrey Pappas of Virginia Beach pulled over when he noticed smoke coming from his Ford F150. After popping the hood and noticing a small flame in the engine compartment, Pappas told his passenger, 48 year Candace Gayheart to leave the vehicle. Roulette Fire Department extinguished the vehicle fire. No injuries were reported.

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars who stole at least $100,000 worth firearms early Sunday from Ackley and Son Sporting Goods in Westfield. Authorities say that the thieves climbed a utility pole to cut a phone line tied to the store’s burglary alarm system, rendering it useless. An estimated 100 to 200 pistols, rifles and civilian assault weapons were taken along with cash and ammunition. The serial numbers of all the guns were recorded.

The Roulette Message Board at Yahoo recently spiked, with nine new member signing up within the last week. The message board is set up to be an online community, with opportunity for discussion, photo posting, classified messages, and public notices.

With more members, maybe the board will pick-up. Please feel free to enter dialogs and discussions, and post notices and or pictures.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roulettepa

WINTERFEST in Roulette cae this weekend. Our favorite photographer and frequent contributor Greg Doane snapped some pics and uploaded them to the gallery at our message board. You can view them in the photo section at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roulettepa/

State Police are investigating a theft from a camp on Hector Township. An unknown suspect made off with a Stevens .22 caliber rifle. belonging to 52 year old Jeffrey Peters of Parkertown, NJ.

McKean County native Dr. Paul "Rusty" Johnston made the official announcement just after 7:30, that the rodent "prognosticator of prognosticators" saw his shadow. According to tradition, six more weeks of winter will follow.

State Police investigated a collision in Bingham Township in Potter County last week. A 17 year old Juvenile tranposting a 16 year old passenger reportedly lost control on a snow covered oadway on Januray 28, and struck a ditch. Neither teen was injured.

Hey gang.. sorry about the delays in site updates. Between getting packed up and moved into the new house, it' sbeen extremely busy. We'll get back to updating the news daily within the next few days.


Thanks!


Josh