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Commissioners quietly end public call-in access to meetings
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
October 16, 2025
McKean County residents will no longer be able to listen in on commissioners’ meetings via conference call — a public access tool that has been in pla...
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Patriotic pic
October 16, 2025
Folks from The Friendship Table took a photo Oct. 3 with the building’s new mural, painted by local artist Rick Minard. Representatives submitted the ...
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KANE: Pink glow spreads hope, awareness
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
KANE — What began as one mother’s love has grown into a townwide tradition. Once again, Kane has turned pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month...
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City shifts grant funds after PennDOT delay
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
A delay to an upcoming Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project on West Washington Street in Bradford is causing the City of Bradford to reco...
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Pilon, Vinelli named D9 Central League All-stars
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 16, 2025
Photo submitted Bradford's Addie Pilon and Madison Vinelli with their league all-star plaques. The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team competed at t...
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Roundup: Fretz falls to Cameron County, 48-22
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 16, 2025
Era Photo Cameron County's Gage Andrews races into the endzone Thursday during a game against Fretz at Parkway Field. The Red Raiders took home a 48-2...
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Fall Showcase
Local News
Oct 16, 2025
Bradford Area High School’s YMCA 21st Century Program presented its 2025 Fall Showcase Thursday evening. The showcase featured students performing mus...
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Halloween houses
Local News
Oct 16, 2025
Skeletons, tombstones and glowing jack-o'-lanterns adorn the porch and lawn of a Bradford home, where Halloween has arrived with full force.
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OGH Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine expanding
Business, Local News
Oct 16, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital (OGH), a Kaleida Health facility, welcomed Hannah Fuller and Christopher John, certified physician assistants, to...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Gators honor Saltsman family
Local News
Oct 16, 2025
Port Allegany’s Gator Family recently came together to honor one special member, Meagan Saltsman, the wife of Gator assistant coach Chad Saltsman. Bef...
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House plays catch-up with rapid data center development
Business, Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Oct 16, 2025
HARRISBURG — The era of the data center has arrived, and with it comes a hefty assortment of House bills aimed at regulating the new tech infrastructu...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Oct 16, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Shane Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to 49 counts alleging wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptoc...
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‘Change of plea’ hearing set for Shane Hvizdzak today
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
A change of plea hearing for Bradford man Shane Hvizdzak is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.  today in federal court in Pittsburgh. Shane Hvizdzak, 37, and hi...
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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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PORT ALLEGANY: Special evening at Gator Field
Gallery, Local News
October 1, 2025
It was Down Syndrome Awareness Night last Friday at Gator Field in Port Allegany. Cameron Ernst is the son of Chris and Abbey Johnson-Ernst and a stud...
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Pumpkin Fest a smashing success
Gallery, Local News
September 29, 2025
Possibly the largest to date, the 15th Annual Pumpkin Fest was held Saturday in downtown Bradford. More than 60 vendors lined Main Street, selling eve...
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China rare-earth move a warning
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 16, 2025
Stocks plunged nearly 900 points on Oct. 10 after China opted to break out a flamethrower in its ongoing trade dispute with the United States. Preside...
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Pro-Hamas protesters need to find a new chant
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
October 16, 2025
BOSTON (TNS) — The “free Palestine” movement needs to find a new chant after President Donald Trump brokered a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, tr...
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Rising red ink must be addressed
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 15, 2025
As Democrats and Republicans dig in during the latest government shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office released its monthly spending report on Wed...
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