Ridgway, PA

District 9 Soccer Playoffs - Monday: Boys Class 3A Championship Game: DuBois 5, Clearfield 0. Girls Class 3A Championship Game: DuBois 5, Bradford 1 District 9 Football Playoffs: Class 1A Quarterfinals - Friday: Union/A-C Valley at Brockway; Redbank Valley at Ridgway. Class 3A: Punxsutawney is [...]

Elk County Catholic swept the Class 1A boys and girls team championships, while St. Marys and Brookville captured Class 2A titles at the PIAA District 9 Cross Country Championships Saturday, Oct. 31, in Ridgway. In Class 1A girls, Elk County Catholic edged Cranberry, 56-58, to claim the district championship. Brockway finished third with 86 points, followed by Central Clarion with 103 and Brookville with 109. Elk County Catholic also won the Class 1A boys championship with 69 points,...

he Ridgway Fire Department will be collecting non perishable food items this Saturday from 10-2 at Central Station on North Broad and at the Montmorenci Fire Hall. Please help us support those who need it. All items and monies collected will be turned over to local food banks.

District 9 Football Scores: THURSDAY: Punxsutawney 21, Ridgway 14. FRIDAY: Brockway 55, Maplewood 0; Hollidaysburg 51, DuBois 14; Brookville 20, Kane 14; Westmont Hilltop 21, Clearfield 20; Curwensville 23, Everett 12; Port Allegany 45, St. Marys 21. District 9 Football Playoffs: Class 1A Quarterfinals - [...]

Perry Ravenscroft Evert, 78, of Ridgway, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 28, 2026 at Pinecrest Manor. He was born November 13, 1947, in St. Marys, son of the late Gordon L. and Katharine Smith Evert. Perry was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of St. Marys Area High School, Class of 1966. A few years later, Perry proudly served his country in the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. Perry worked for Airco where he retired after 30 years of service to the company. He...

Seventh-seeded Ridgway rallied from a two-sets-to-one deficit to upset second-seeded Otto-Eldred, 3-2 (11-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17, 15-13), in the District 9 Class 1A girls quarterfinals. Fourth-seeded Austin made school history Thursday night, earning its first-ever trip to the District 9 Class 1A girls volleyball semifinals with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-10) victory over 12th-seeded DuBois Central Catholic in quarterfinal action.

Mr. Oknefski has received a generous grant from the Ridgway Borough Charitable Fund held at the Elk County Community Foundation to use towards the goal of purchasing a laser engraver! Once purchased, it will be installed in Mr. O’s Technology/Manufacturing classrooms for his students to train on and create, further preparing them for a rapidly-evolving 21st-century tech/manufacturing workplace. The laser engraver will also be made available to all faculty and their students at Ridgway Area...

Joan L. Dutchcot, 77, of Ridgway, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at Pinecrest Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 28, 1949, in Ridgway, the daughter of the late Aloysius and Iva Moyer Gier. On June 13, 1970, at St. Leo Magnus Church, she married John "Pete" Dutchcot, who survives. Joan was a 1967 graduate of Ridgway High School and a devoted member of St. Leo Magnus Church, where she taught catechism for many years. She also served as secretary for the...

Debra D. Delhunty, 68, of Ridgway, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at her residence. She was born on October 21, 1958, in Ridgway, the daughter of the late Jack and Jane Patterson Delhunty. Debbie was a graduate of Ridgway High School and worked for many years at Motion Control Industries before later working at Ridgway Powdered Metals. She enjoyed trips to the beach, baking, and ceramics, but her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. "Aunt Debbie,” a title...

District 9 Soccer Playoffs: In District 9 soccer playoffs action Wednesday, top-seeded Brockway shut out North Clarion, 5-0, in boys Class 1A. In another Class 1A semifinal contest, Elk County Catholic defeated Ridgway, 5-2. In the Class 2A boys semifinal round, number one seed Brookville [...]