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08/28/2026

08/24/2026

🐾 Calling All Dog Lovers! 🐾

National Dog Day is Wednesday, Aug. 26th, and The Daily Press wants to celebrate the four-legged friends who make our lives better! 🐶❤️

📸 Send us a photo of your dog and have your pup featured in our special Dog Day section, publishing Wednesday, Aug. 26th!

Big dogs, little dogs, working dogs, couch potatoes, puppies and senior pups—we want to see them all!

🐕 Send us your favorite photo and let your dog be a local celebrity for the day! Email your photos to [email protected].

Please include your dog’s name and your name with your photo.

🐾 Share this post and help us fill the newspaper with St. Mary’s favorite four-legged friends!

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

💙 Celebrate Grandparents Day with The Daily Press! 💙

Grandparents hold a special place in our families—and we want to help celebrate them!

📸 The Daily Press wants YOUR favorite photos of your grandparents for our special Grandparents Day section.

Whether it’s a favorite memory, a treasured family photo, or a picture that simply makes you smile, send it our way!

📅 Grandparents Day: Sunday, September 13, 2026
📰 Special Section Publishes: Saturday, September 12, 2026
📧 Email your photos to: [email protected]

Include the names of everyone in the photo!

Help us fill the pages with the grandparents who have made a difference in our lives. ❤️

Send us your favorite photo and help us celebrate the generations that make our community special!

08/13/2026

https://www.smdailypress.com/news/st-marys-man-facing-charges-after-trying-to-meet-decoy-posing-as-minor/article_b27df7a0-e619-4342-8ece-bef5a86edf40.html

ST. MARYS – A St. Marys man is in custody and facing numerous charges after trying to meet a decoy from 814 Pred Hunters who was posing as a minor.

08/12/2026

Photo by Becky Polaski
Elk County Fair royalty crowned

KERSEY – The newest Elk County Fair royalty was crowned on Tuesday evening during the opening ceremony for this year’s event, which took place at the George A. Swanson Memorial Stage. The 2026 Elk County Fair Queen is Jaiden Mattivi, the Junior Queen in Gwen Sorg, and the Princess is Braelynn Herzing.

2025 Elk County Fair Queen Emma Wilson and Princess Sydney Buzard were both on hand to assist with the announcement of candidates and crowning of the newest fair royalty.

Elk County Fair Queen Committee Chairperson Gina Bush shared ahead of the ceremony that over the past year the members of the 2025 Elk County Fair Court participated in numerous events, including parades and festivals.

Buzard and Wilson each also took the opportunity to share with attendees some highlights of their reigns as Princess and Queen, respectively.

Wilson noted that she was the first out-of-county fair queen, having taken advantage of the opportunity to run in Elk County since Jefferson County does not crown a fair queen. She also called the past year “a blast” and expressed her appreciation to everyone who made the opportunity possible for her to represent Elk County and the fair.

All of the candidates for Princess, Junior Queen, and Queen had the opportunity to introduce themselves prior to the winners being announced.

Herzing, age 10, was the first to be crowned. Sorg, age 14, followed, and then the crowning of Mattivi, age 18, ended the ceremony.

08/09/2026

07/25/2026

Two Kersey hunters were both drawn for bull tags for this year’s second regular elk hunting season, which runs from Oct. 31-Nov. 8.
D. Carr was drawn for a bull tag in Zone 303, and T. Wanner was drawn for a bull tag in Zone 304.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission held their annual elk license reveal this afternoon during the Keystone Elk Country Alliance Elk Expo, which is held at the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette.
The Game Commission only publicly announces the first initial and last name of the hunters who are drawn for elk licenses.

07/20/2026

FINAL UPDATE: All practices are now covered. Many thanks to all who reached out and stepped up to help. We can’t tell you how much it means to have the support of our Big 30 communities. Thank you!!!

UPDATE: We have all except the Kane practice on 7/29 covered by medical personnel. Thank you to all those in the Big 30 communities who reached out to help. That help is invaluable to us. Thank you!

The Big 30 is currently looking for Athletic Trainers, volunteer fire departments, or local EMTs to cover four Big 30 practices in Pennsylvania: Eisenhower High School (7/23/26), St. Marys High School (7/24/26), Warren War Memorial Stadium (7/28/26), Kane High School (7/29/26). This inquiry is for personnel who could respond to and treat any on-field injuries. If you or someone you know may be able to assist us in this effort, please reach out to the committee for additional details through the Message button on our page.