A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Helene Rankin Merritt, 90, of Clymer, NY, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday February 18, 2025. She was born February 19, 1934 in Forest County, PA, the daughter of the late Ralph W, and ...

Leslie “Butch” Leroy Michalski, 80, of Clymer, NY and formerly of Danielson, CT, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at St Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA. He was born June 14, 1944 ...

Will there be six more weeks of winter or is spring around the corner? Here's what to know about Groundhog Day 2025.

Indiana County Republicans will have a petition signing event at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Freedom Church, along Oakland ...

A former bank and warehouse in the western end of Chautauqua County have been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been ...

Winter ends on Spring Equinox, which falls this year on Thursday, March 20. The equinox occurs when the sun is directly above ...

The first official Groundhog Day was held Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to History.com, we can thank newspaper editor Clymer Freas for the special day, as he and a group ...

In 1886, Clymer H. Freas, city editor of the Punxsutawney ... Today, over 20,000 fans come to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Groundhog Day. Every February 2, a crowd of thousands gathers at Gobbler ...

In a divergence from tradition, the Louisville Zoo enlisted the help of a black-footed ferret to predict if spring will come early this year.

It's Groundhog Day! That means groundhogs around the country are emerging from their burrows to make their meteorological prophecies about how many weeks are left in winter. The Louisville Zoo ...