Joseph Chapman is back in McKean County Jail. The 28-year-old former fugitive was arraigned by District Judge Bill Todd in Smethport this afternoon on an escape charge for walking away from a work detail at the jail back in July of 2007.Chapman was captured Sunday in Chautauqua County after a Stockton woman called police saying she recognized him from an episode of “America’s Most Wanted” that was rerun on Friday night.Jeannie Story tells the Dunkirk Observer newspaper that after seeing the show, she went online to look at Chapman’s picture and said, “If it was not him, it was his identical twin.”She told police Chapman had been using the name Joshua Tompkins since he moved to the Arkwright area last September.Chapman’s bail is set at $200,000. A preliminary hearing on the escape charge is scheduled for May 31 in Todd’s office.Chapman is also facing charges in Cameron County of rape of a child, sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault on a child and indecent assault on a child for an alleged incident with an 8-year-old girl in February of 2006.

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Chapman Back In McKean County Jail / $200,000. Bail Set

Police said they have raided 11 methamphetamine labs in the area in the last year, 19 in Luzerne County and two in Columbia County.

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Police Raid Another Meth Lab

Tioga County Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Now accepting applications for 911 Dispatcher. See link to apply.https://www.cwds.state.pa.us/cwdsonline/Participant/ManageJobMatchBrowse/JobOrderViewParticipant.asp www.cwds.state.pa.us

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Tioga County Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Now accepting applications for 911 Dispatcher

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT/NO INJURYAddress: 17958 ROUTE 948City: HIGHLANDCross Streets: ROUTES 66 948REPORTED LOG TRUCK ON IT’S SIDE, FUEL LEAKING FROM TANKAgency: ELK COMPANY 8 FD; SHEFFIELD ALSO DISPATCHED BUT IN ELK COUNTY5/22/2012 2:25:35 PM

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Log Truck Crash Reported On Route 948 In Highland Township

Exciting times for Potter County Habitat for Humanity!The Potter County Habitat for Humanity was extremely pleased to receive a donation of $5,000 from the Coudersport branch of Northwest Savings Bank during the monthly meeting.

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DEP, Chesapeake Investigating Methane in Water WellsPosted on: 5:49 pm, May 21, 2012, by Jim Hamill, WNEP-TVState environmental officials along with Chesapeake Energy are trying to find out what is causing methane in some drinking water wells in Bradford County.The discovery was made over the weekend and as some people worried that their water may not be safe to drink.A homeowner noticed his drinking water well was bubbling up and so he called Chesapeake which has numerous natural gas wells in the area.Now Chesapeake Energy and the DEP are trying to find out what is causing the methane gas to turn up where it should not be.A vent covers Lee Franklin’s water well and his home near Canton is now the focus of an investigation involving the state Department of Environmental Protection and Chesapeake Energy.Officials said methane turned up in Franklin’s well.

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Methane Turns Up In Water Wells Near Canton In Bradford County

Clinton CountyBridge Repair Work on Route 120 near Renovo May 23 – 30Renovo –Work to repair a bridge on Route 120 in Clinton County will get underway Wednesday, May 23.

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Bridge Repair Work on Route 120 near Renovo May 23 – 30

Attempted SuicideState Police at Emporium investigated an Attempted Suicide incident which occurred on Saturday at about 8:00 am on 5th Street Extention in Emporium Borough in Cameron County.Trooper Michael G. Meko said the incident occurred as a 59 year old male used a semi-automatic pistol in an attempt to shoot himself in the head. The man suffered injuries and was life flighted to Altoona Hospital for treatment.

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Attempted Suicide In Emporium Boro

Dale Marion Lewis, 2611 Rich Valley Rd., Emporium died at his residence Tuesday (May 15, 2012) after a brief illness.Mr. Lewis was born February 3, in St.

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Dale Marion Lewis, 2611 Rich Valley Rd., Emporium, PA

From Potter County Today Potter County residents are being asked to turn out in force tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, May 22), when 15 patients from three veterans hospitals will be arriving for the fifth annual “Project Healing Waters” fly-fishing experience. God’s Country

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County Residents Asked To Welcome Disabled Veterans