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Board of Health takes action on two long-running nuisance properties
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
After years of citations, appeals and stalled progress, the Bradford Board of Health on Tuesday reaffirmed a public nuisance designation for a Clarenc...
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Capital case against Prescott stalled until judge is assigned
DA appeals order on sealed defense filings  
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
The capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, accused of raping and murdering his 2-year-old son last August, has stalled pending the appointment of...
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Pansies: Happiest flowers in the garden
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
April 1, 2026
“Happiest flower in the garden is the pansy.  All its colors bright and gay,  It spreads along its merry way.” — Terry Hoffman The pansy is one of the...
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Bradford, Warren resume top spots on gas price list
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
Bradford and Warren are back to their spots atop the list of regional gas prices, at $3.994 and $3.999, respectively. Prices are up 8.4 cents in the B...
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Port Allegany holds 2026 Night of Games
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
April 1, 2026
Port Allegany held its annual Night of Games last week, with seniors competing against coaches, faculty and staff. The 2026 Night of Games included ba...
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Outdoors: The correct hook is critical to fishing success
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
April 1, 2026
Last April, I positioned myself at an eddy near the top of a large hole. The stream had been stocked three days earlier but the water was dropping qui...
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SHINGLEHOUSE: Officials discuss EMS challenges
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
The Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Association hosted state EMS leaders this week for a discussion on the growing challenges fac...
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Sinnemahone Paddle race registration deadline
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
Apr 01, 2026
EMPORIUM — Registration for this year’s Sinnemahone Canoe and Kayak Paddle will close April 10. Organizers say preparations are in place for the April...
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County staff wear blue
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Members of the McKean County District Attorney’s Office, Adult Probation, Maintenance Department and law enforcement leaders wore blue Wednesday to sh...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
Gallery, Local News
January 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 8 Longfellow Ave. at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. First-arriving firefighters found a worki...
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Santa versus the Grinch
Gallery, Local News
December 19, 2025
The Grinch showed up at a Port Allegany High School wrestling match again this year, trying to get the better of Santa Claus. Scroll through the galle...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
Gallery, Local News
December 15, 2025
The sights and sounds of Christmases past returned to downtown Bradford during Old Fashioned Christmas held Saturday. People enjoyed horse-drawn carri...
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A safari as ‘professional development’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 1, 2026
Regina Speaker and Sandra Edling, directors of the county office managing schools in Montgomery County took the trip of a lifetime: a 14-day African s...
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Lessons from a recent special election
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT ZUPON RealClearPennsylvania 
April 1, 2026
As politicos across America hunker down and attempt to analyze polls to predict November’s midterms, no numbers prove more grounded than actual electi...
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Why organ donation matters
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HEIDI WEEDER 
April 1, 2026
Every day, we move through life expecting immediacy like fast answers, quick deliveries and instant updates. For more than 100,000 people across the U...
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We gotta keep moving!
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
April 1, 2026
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — A statistic in a retirement magazine startled me a little. AARP the Magazine noted that 65.3 million U.S. adults are considered “phy...
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