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Nothing tops that first harvest
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
December 6, 2025
I’ve forgotten a lot of things in life, but one thing I remember as if it were yesterday was when I shot my first deer. I stalked it and shot it at 15...
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Bradford High students craft holiday hit
To produce second run of ornaments
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
December 5, 2025
Those hoping to snag one of this year’s Parkway Industrial Christmas ornaments are in luck. Their first batch sold out in less than a week, so Bradfor...
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GIFFORD: Holy night brought to life
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
December 5, 2025
GIFFORD — Visitors can experience Bethlehem from the comfort and warmth of their vehicle during Hilltop Baptist Church’s annual Live Nativity set for ...
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Don’t cut the first tree you see
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
December 5, 2025
Nothing says Christmas like the annual family trip to the Christmas tree farm. Everyone wants to go, from the littlest family members to Grandma and G...
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HS Roundup: Bradford defeats Kane, ECC outscores Coudy
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
December 5, 2025
Bradford 38, Kane 27 DUKE CENTER - Bradford’s Marcus Terwilliger scored 15 points and Tyler Simmons added 12 as Bradford defeated Kane 38-27 Friday at...
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Lady Owls wrestling set to embark on second season
Local Sports
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
December 5, 2025
Ready to embark on just its second ever season, Bradford High’s girls wrestling team returns four letterwinners from its inaugural campaign. Seniors L...
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HS Roundup: O-E girls claim win
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
December 4, 2025
Girls Basketball Otto-Eldred’s Rayel Hakes and Jahden Smith each posted 12 points during Thursday’s win over Port Allegany. Leading the Lady Gators wa...
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HS Roundup: Bradford, Cam. County, Smethport claim wins
Basketball, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
December 3, 2025
Boys Basketball Bradford 53, Ridgway 32 Bradford's Marcus Terwilliger posted 14 points, Tyler Simmons added 13 and Tarryn Reese put up 11 to lead the ...
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Shop small
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Lexi Brown heard feedback from her family as she shopped for a wedding gown on Small Business Saturday at Julie's Ever After on Main Street in Bradfor...
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Holiday hype
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford High School cheerleaders bring the energy in the annual Christmas Parade down Main Street. Find more parade photos in coming editions and onl...
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Bradford teen dies at home
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 05, 2025
Aaron Forstner Walter, 14, of Bradford died Friday morning at his home on Jackson Avenue, where he was found by his family. Walter was a student at Fl...
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Exchange Club hosts annual auction
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford Exchange Club held its Annual Holiday Auction on Wednesday at the Bradford Club. Funds raised from this annual event go to support various lo...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Designer Purse Bingo is back
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
The Port Allegany Rotary Club will sponsor its annual Designer Purse Bingo on Dec. 13 at the Moose Lodge Banquet Hall, 35 Pearl St. in Port Allegany. ...
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Star Award winners named for December
Business, Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, announced Kip Waid and Jay Gleason are the winner...
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Bradford man jailed on child rape charges
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 3, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on $1 million bail, charged with raping a child. Daryl Robinson, 44, of 11 Cornen St., was arraigned late Tues...
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Attorney seeks to withdraw from Prescott case
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 2, 2025
The court-appointed attorney for Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, has asked the court to allow him t...
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An intrepid quartet
Gallery, Local News
November 11, 2025
The intrepid quartet of the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and Dorothy enter the Haunted Forest on a quest for the Wicked Witch of the West...
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Stepping back in time
Gallery, Local News
October 20, 2025
Folks stepped back in time Saturday and celebrated the season at the Bradford Landmark Society's second annual Harvest Apple Festival at Crook Farm. T...
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Witchy whimsy, fall flair at Harvest Fest
Gallery, Local News
October 6, 2025
The “Sisters of the North Woods," a group of Kane women who dress as witches and perform dance routines to the delight of children, were just one attr...
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Affordability is not a Democratic scam
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 5, 2025
President Donald Trump is clearly frustrated that his economic agenda isn’t resonating with Americans. According to polling aggregation by RealClearPo...
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The rising national debt is eroding American wages
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By RICHARD STERN and FRANK ANSTETT 
December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...
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Pointing fingers won’t lower energy costs
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SEN. GENE YAW 
December 5, 2025
Pennsylvanians are frustrated by rising electricity bills, and rightfully so. In a letter sent just this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to PJM, the r...
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