Serving Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga & Union Counties
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September 14, 2023 – Sen. Yaw welcomes guests at his 2023 Senior Citizens Expo in Montoursville
September 14, 2023 – Sen. Yaw visits with vendors and volunteers at his 2023 Senior Citizens Expo in Montoursville
September 12, 2023 – Sen. Yaw connects with local business owners and chamber members at the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce Summer Picnic
September 6, 2023 – Sen. Yaw volunteers at the Central Pennsylvania Food Banks’ Pack-A-Thon in Williamsport
September 6, 2023 – Sen. Yaw volunteers at the Central Pennsylvania Food Banks’ Pack-A-Thon in Williamsport
August 30, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents Carol Miller & Jane Hoover with the 2023 Friend of the Fair Award at this year’s Sullivan County Fair.
August 30, 2023 – Sen. Yaw attends the 2023 Sullivan County Fair
August 22, 2023 – Sen. Yaw tours Eastern Controls, Inc. in Newtown Square
August 22, 2023 – Sen. Yaw tours Eastern Controls, Inc. in Newtown Square
August 18, 2023 – Sen. Yaw joins Volvo Group North America for the grand opening of their new technical training center in Shippensburg
August 18, 2023 – Sen. Yaw joins Volvo Group North America for the grand opening of their new technical training center in Shippensburg
August 12, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents Tioga County Friend of the Fair, Jennie York, with a congratulatory Senate Citation.
August 11, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents Union County West End Friends of the Fair, Eric and Nancy Imgrund of Lewisburg, with a congratulatory Senate Citation.
August 10, 2023 – Sen. Yaw celebrates Land O’Lakes donation of nearly 40,000 pounds to products to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
August 9, 2023 – Sen. Yaw visits the Center for Rural Pennsylvania exhibit at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days.
August 9, 2023 – Sen. Yaw attends Penn State’s Ag Progress Days with the Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees.
August 9, 2023- Sen. Yaw discusses agriculture issues with Governor Josh Shapiro at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days
August 7, 2023 – Sen. Yaw visits the PCN studio in Camp Hill to discuss Williamsport, its history, and plans for the future for the station’s upcoming series highlighting the town.
August 5, 2023 – Sen. Yaw, Chairman of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors, attends August commencement
August 4, 2023 – Sen. Yaw attends the Bradford/Sullivan County PA Farm Bureau summer picnic
August 2, 2023 – Sen. Yaw and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors take a walking tour of Kane, PA during a trip to McKean County for the board’s summer meeting.
August 2, 2023 - Sen. Yaw and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors Visit Kinzua Bridge State Park
July 26, 2023 – Sen. Yaw speaks at a ribbon cutting to celebrate Kinetic by Windstream’s high-speed fiber internet expansion project.
July 26, 2023 – Sen. Yaw attends a ribbon cutting to celebrate Kinetic by Windstream’s high-speed fiber internet expansion project.
July 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw visits the Troy Fair in Bradford County.
July 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw visits the Troy Fair in Bradford County.
July 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents 2023 “Friend of the Fair” David “Rocky” Rockwell with a Senate Citation, along with Rocky’s wife, Deborah.
July 13, 2023 – Sen. Yaw greets fair-goers at the 2023 Lycoming County Fair in Hughesville.
July 12, 2023 – Sen. Yaw and Rep. Jamie Flick present Pennsylvania College of Technology’s outgoing Chief of Police and Director of Campus Safety and Security, Chris Miller, with a Senate Citation for his retirement from PCT after 21 years of dedicated service.
July 12, 2023 – Sen. Yaw joins Rep. Joe Hamm and Rep. Jamie Flick for a tour of West Branch Regional Authority.
July 6, 2023 - Tioga Co. Commissioner, Roger Bunn, Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. Board Member, Gerald “Arnie” Kriner, Tioga Co. Commissioner, Mark Hamilton, Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), and Tioga Co. Commissioner, Erick Coolidge, celebrate Tri-Co Connection’s 5,000th customer.
June 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw tours Ritz-Craft Corporation in Mifflinburg, the largest family-owned, off-site modular home manufacturer in the United States. Graduates of Lycoming College, the owners have expanded into several successful business ventures in the area.
June 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw tours Ritz-Craft Corporation in Mifflinburg, the largest family-owned, off-site modular home manufacturer in the United States. Graduates of Lycoming College, the owners have expanded into several successful business ventures in the area.
June 23, 2023 – Sen. Yaw tours Ritz-Craft Corporation in Mifflinburg, the largest family-owned, off-site modular home manufacturer in the United States. Graduates of Lycoming College, the owners have expanded into several successful business ventures in the area.
June 22, 2023 – Sen. Yaw and members of the Pennsylvania Senate give Chairman Dick Stein and members of the Ohio House of Representatives Public Utilities Committee a tour of the Senate Floor during their visit to the Capitol in Harrisburg.
June 22, 2023 - (L to R - Rep. Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R-82), Sen. Bill Reineke (R-26), Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36), Rep. Dick Stein (R-54), Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21). Members of the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate, along with members of the Pennsylvania Senate, meet to discuss the reliability of the mid-Atlantic electric power grid, infrastructure, and the future outlook of power production.
June 21, 2023 – Sen. Yaw introduces Governor Shapiro's nominee for Secretary of the PA Department of Labor & Industry and his constituent, Nancy Walker, during a meeting of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee. Later that day, Secretary Walker was confirmed by the full Senate.
June 14, 2023 – Sen. Yaw participates in the 2023 Lycoming County Fair Media Day. The 152nd Lycoming County Fair will officially kick-off on July 12th and will feature plenty of new exhibits and entertainment.
June 7, 2023 - Sen. Yaw joins Sen. Lynda Culver (R-27), Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and Dennis Gilbert, President of Innovative Manufacturers Center for a meeting on the importance of manufacturing in Pennsylvania and how to better fund innovation in this industry in this year’s budget.
June 6, 2023 - Sen. Yaw is joined by Lycoming County United Way Director of Community Impact, JanAnn Todd, Administrative Manager, Betsy Reichenbach, and President and CEO, Ron Frick during their visit to Harrisburg for United Way’s 2023 Hill Day.
June 1, 2023 – Sen. Yaw, Rep. Clint Owlett and Ann Kaufman from Congressman “GT” Thompson’s office visit Victaulic in Lawrenceville. Victaulic, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining, fire protection and flow control solutions, opened this 220,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in April of 2021. The Lawrenceville facility added nearly 100 new jobs to Tioga County.
May 30, 2023 – Sen. Yaw is joined by Montoursville Chamber of Commerce Chair, Trey Phillips, Rep. Joe Hamm, FBLA Essay Scholarship Award Winner, Connor Imbro, and Chamber Vice-Chair, Todd Badger at the 2023 Chamber Luncheon at Johnson’s Café.
May 25, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by members of the Lycoming County Special Olympics to recognize their achievements at the 2023 Special Olympics Winter Games.
May 25, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by members of the Lycoming County Special Olympics to recognize their achievements at the 2023 Special Olympics Winter Games.
May 23, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by Chesapeake Bay Commission Executive Director, Anna Killius, Commission member, G. Warren Elliott, and Pennsylvania Director, Marel King, at the 2023 Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference Reception in Harrisburg. Sen Yaw was recognized by the Coalition as a “Clean Water Champion” for his work on landmark legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Fund.
May 23, 2023 – Senator Yaw addresses members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition at their 2023 Conference Reception in Harrisburg. Sen. Yaw was recognized by the Coalition as a “Clean Water Champion” for his work on landmark legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Fund.
May 18, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by local high school students at the 2023 Student Government Seminar for local high school students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
May 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw speaks to students on the legislative process during a ‘committee breakout session’ at the 2023 Student Government Seminar for local high school students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
May 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw speaks to students on the legislative process during a ‘committee breakout session’ at the 2023 Student Government Seminar for local high school students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
May 18, 2023 – Senator Yaw presides over ‘general session’ at the 2023 Student Government Seminar for local high school students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
May 18, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by special guests, his daughter, Mackenzie, and grandson, Mason, at the 2023 Student Government Seminar for local high school students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
May 17, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by fellow lawmakers, along with representatives from the Bridge Educational Foundation, and officials from M&T Bank and Waste Management at St. John Neumann Regional Academy to celebrate the announcement of $32,500 in scholarships awarded to local students.
May 17, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by Sen. Dan Laughlin and Patrick Marty, Pennsylvania College of Technology Chief Government Relations Officer, before a tour of the College’s campus in Williamsport.
May 17, 2023- Senator Yaw and members of the Senate Majority Policy Committee tour Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus in Williamsport.
May 13, 2023 - Senator Yaw, Chairman of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors, is pictured with graduate Michael Sormilic after the College’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony.
May 13, 2023 – Senator Yaw, Chairman of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors, speaks at the College’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony.
May 13, 2023 – Senator Yaw, Chairman of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors, presents graduate Roger Bohner of Montoursville with his diploma at the College’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony.
May 8, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents Shane Ryder with a citation celebrating his 2023 UniqueSource Products & Services Achievement Award at the Embrace the Abilities Awards Ceremony in Harrisburg.
May 8, 2023- Sen. Yaw presents John Hess with a citation celebrating his 2023 UniqueSource Products & Services Achievement Award at the Embrace the Abilities Awards Ceremony in Harrisburg.
May 8, 2023 – Sen. Yaw presents Carl Ayers with a citation celebrating his 2023 UniqueSource Products & Services Achievement Award at the Embrace the Abilities Awards Ceremony in Harrisburg.
May 6, 2023 – Senator Yaw attended the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Community Arts Center in Williamsport and presented Executive Director, Jim Dougherty, with a Senate Citation honoring the occasion and yearlong observance of the notable milestone.
May 3, 2023 – Senator Yaw meets with local members of the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association (PFPA) during their Annual Advocacy Day at the State Capitol
May 2, 2023 - Senator Yaw is presented with the “Good Neighbor Award” by WVIA Public Media Chief Development Officer, Kate Sickora and WVIA Public Media President & CEO, Carla McCabe, at the State Capitol.
May 2, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by Arnie Kriner of Tri-County Rural Electric, Dr. Kyle Kopko, Executive Director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, and State Representative Eddie Day Pashinsk during the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association’s (PREA) Annual Reception in Harrisburg
April 27, 2023 – Senator Yaw reads “Caps for Sale” with Mrs. Kaufman’s Kindergarten class from PA Virtual Charter School
April 27, 2023 – Senator Yaw speaks to the Lycoming County Conservation District (LCCD) annual legislative update meeting in Williamsport
April 27, 2023 – Senator Yaw visits New Trail Brewing Company in Williamsport, PA to discuss plans for the future of the brewery and take a tour of the facility.
April 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw recognized Mark Madden, Bradford County, on his retirement from Penn State Extension after a career spanning nearly three decades.
April 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw recognized Mark Madden, Bradford County, on his retirement from Penn State Extension after a career spanning nearly three decades.
April 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw recognized Mark Madden, Bradford County, on his retirement from Penn State Extension after a career spanning nearly three decades.
April 26, 2023 – Senator Yaw speaks at the Pennsylvania Skill Annual Operators Meeting in Hershey, PA. Nearly 100 operators from across the state attended the meeting and discussed the importance of the revenue that Pennsylvania Skill video games bring to small businesses and veterans’ and volunteer organizations
April 25, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by supporters of legal skill video games for a press conference at the State Capitol
April 25, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by local township supervisors at the 2023 PA State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Legislative Grassroots Reception.
April 22, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by members of the Bradford County Conservation District at the annual Earth Day program
April 22, 2023- Senator Yaw is joined by the family of John Horton Teeter, the last Civil Ward Veteran buried in Bradford County, on the 81st anniversary of his burial. Private Silas Gore Camp #141 of the Pennsylvania Department of the Sons of Union Veterans dedicated a plaque to commemorate the event.
April 11, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Edmund Sabanegh Jr., M.D., M.B.A., at the 2023 Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Leadership Summit in Harrisburg where the hospital was honored with two Achievement Awards.
April 11, 2023 – Senator Yaw is joined by Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Director of Nursing, Jennifer Orbin, M.S.N., R.N. – B.C., at the 2023 Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Leadership Summit in Harrisburg where the hospital was honored with two Achievement Awards.
April 10, 2023 - Senator Yaw addressed members of the Lycoming County Farm Bureau during their Spring Informational meeting on Monday.
April 10, 2023 - Senator Yaw addressed members of the Lycoming County Farm Bureau during their Spring Informational meeting on Monday.
April 10, 2023 - Senator Yaw addressed members of the Lycoming County Farm Bureau during their Spring Informational meeting on Monday.
April 5, 2023 - Senator Yaw and Senator Scott Hutchinson toured the Center for Critical Minerals at Penn State University this week to learn more about PSU milestones in the development of rare earth elements and production.
April 5, 2023 - Senator Yaw and Senator Scott Hutchinson toured the Center for Critical Minerals at Penn State University this week to learn more about PSU milestones in the development of rare earth elements and production.
April 5, 2023 - Senator Yaw joined the Grand Canyon FFA in Wellsboro for their annual awards banquet on Wednesday. Pictured is Tioga County Commissioner Erick Coolidge who received an honorary FFA membership during the program.
March 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw talks with students at Montgomery Area School District during their annual Career Day event.
March 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw talks with students at Montgomery Area School District during their annual Career Day event.
March 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw attends the ribbon cutting ceremony for the 63rd Annual West Branch Susquehanna Builders Home Show at the Lycoming Mall complex.
March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw addresses the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce during their annual dinner meeting in Bradford County.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw addresses the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce during their annual dinner meeting in Bradford County.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw questions Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Richard Negrin during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday at the State Capitol. The Committee met to discuss and consider Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2023-2024 budget proposal.
March 21, 2023 - Senator Yaw questions Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Committee met to discuss and consider Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2023-2024 budget proposal.
March 9, 2023 - The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors held a public hearing on developments in the fight against opioid/substance use disorder in Pennsylvania. The hearing highlighted actions to address the supply of narcotics, data resources that are available to track opioids/overdoses, funding for prevention and treatment services, and treatment workforce and staffing issues.
March 9, 2023 - The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors held a public hearing on developments in the fight against opioid/substance use disorder in Pennsylvania. The hearing highlighted actions to address the supply of narcotics, data resources that are available to track opioids/overdoses, funding for prevention and treatment services, and treatment workforce and staffing issues.
February 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulates Senator Lynda Culver after being sworn-in to serve the 27th District in the state Senate.
February 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw talks with Senator Lisa Boscola (D-18) and Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) during a joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee. Both committees examined what can be done to improve the electric grid and overall power generation in order to prevent potential blackouts across the state.
February 24, 2023 - Senator Yaw on Thursday honored the Canton High School Warrior Football Team upon their 2022 PIAA District IV Class A Football Championship.
February 24, 2023 - Senator Yaw on Thursday honored the Canton High School Warrior Football Team upon their 2022 PIAA District IV Class A Football Championship.
February 23, 2023 - Senator Yaw joined Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Pennsylvania State Rep. Tina Pickett for a tour of Global Tungsten & Powders in Towanda.
February 23, 2023 - Senator Yaw joined Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Pennsylvania State Rep. Tina Pickett for a tour of Global Tungsten & Powders in Towanda.
February 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulated the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company on celebrating its 75th Anniversary Saturday night.
February 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulated the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company on celebrating its 75th Anniversary Saturday night.
February 10, 2023 - Sen. Gene Yaw and state Rep. Jamie Flick meet with participants of the 2023 Leadership Lycoming program, sponsored by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited Commonwealth University’s Mansfield campus on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna, while visiting the Mansfield campus, Tioga County, on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Gene Yaw presents Dawn Linn, CEO of the YWCA Northcentral PA, with a special Senate congratulatory citation marking the organization’s 130th anniversary.
February 6, 2023 - Senator Gene Yaw presents Mifflinburg Bank and Trust’s President and CEO Jeffrey Kapsar with a special Senate congratulatory citation marking the institution’s 150th anniversary.
February 3, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited the Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival this weekend. While there he met with Lewisburg's Mayor Kendy Alvarez, Cynthia Peltier (Director of the Lewisburg CommUnity Zone), Ellen Ruby (Executive Director of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership), and Lynn Ragusea (Lewisburg Downtown Partnership).
February 3, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited the Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival this weekend. While there he met with Lewisburg's Mayor Kendy Alvarez, Cynthia Peltier (Director of the Lewisburg CommUnity Zone), Ellen Ruby (Executive Director of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership), and Lynn Ragusea (Lewisburg Downtown Partnership).
February 2, 2023 - Senator Yaw honored the heroic actions of Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Lt. David C. Pletz with a Senate citation, following a September 2022 incident at an off-campus Vine Avenue home. The assailant was taken into custody later by Penn College Police Chief Chris Miller, acting on the information provided by Pletz. [Photos provided by Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor-Public Relations & Marketing, Penn College]
February 2, 2023 - Senator Yaw honored the heroic actions of Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Lt. David C. Pletz with a Senate citation, following a September 2022 incident at an off-campus Vine Avenue home. The assailant was taken into custody later by Penn College Police Chief Chris Miller, acting on the information provided by Pletz. [Photos provided by Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor-Public Relations & Marketing, Penn College]
January 31, 2023 - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Senator Yaw and Center for Rural Pennsylvania members announce findings of a PA 529 Report at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Senator Yaw and Center for Rural Pennsylvania members announce findings of a PA 529 Report at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Rich Negrin, Governor Josh Shapiro’s Secretary nominee to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
January 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Cindy Adams Dunn, Governor Josh Shapiro’s Secretary nominee to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
January 20, 2023 - Senator Yaw joins the Senate Policy Committee at the Boilermakers 154 in Pittsburgh to discuss energy access & affordability.
January 20, 2023 - Senator Yaw joins the Senate Policy Committee at the Boilermakers 154 in Pittsburgh to discuss energy access & affordability.
January 17, 2023 - Austin Davis sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 35th Lieutenant Governor.
January 6, 2023 - Senator Yaw, along with members of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, met in Annapolis, MD on Friday.
January 3, 2023 - Sen. Kim Ward (R-39) on Tuesday was sworn in by Westmoreland County Judge Harry F. Smail, Jr. to become the first female to serve as president pro tempore in Pennsylvania. Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy watched the historic event.