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Great spring fishing to be had
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
March 7, 2026
For most Pennsylvania fishermen, trout season is still a month away. However, for those who don’t mind catching and releasing, there’s some great fish...
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Oil, gasoline prices spike amid conflict; local gallon surging toward $4
Local gallon surging toward $4 
Sara Furlong 
March 6, 2026
Local gas prices surged toward $4 per gallon Friday. As of mid-afternoon, most local outlets were selling gasoline for $3.79 per gallon, a steep, 41.3...
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THINGS TO DO: Laughs and literature
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 6, 2026
CUSTER CITY DRIVE-IN OPENING DAY will be Friday at 974 South Ave. in Custer City. The beloved local ice cream stand will open for the season, offering...
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Bonnies host Davidson in regular-season finale ahead of A-10 tournament
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
March 6, 2026
St. Bonaventure (15-15, 4-13) will return for one final home game on Saturday against Davidson (18-12, 9-8), looking to end the regular season on the ...
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PIAA Hoops Playoffs: J’burg, ECC advance to Round 2
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
March 6, 2026
Boys 1A Johnsonburg 48, West Middlesex 35 J’burg’s Parker Calla had 17 points and Jonah King contributed 14 as the Rams claimed a victory Friday. For ...
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Funk named NTL Boys’ MVP; Babcock gets Coach of the Year honors
Local Sports, Sports
NTL names O-E’s Gray Coach of the Year, 3 O-E players named to All-Stars
Jo Wankel 
March 6, 2026
Port Allegany’s Jarrod Funk was named the Boys' NTL MVP, while Gators Coach Kyle Babcock was named Coach of the Year. Joining Funk on the Boys’ 2025-2...
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Cross State Hammers send wrestlers to state tournaments
Local Sports
March 6, 2026
Photo submitted The Cross State Hammers Youth Wrestling Club is sending 23 wrestlers to state tournaments in both New York and Pennsylvania. Front row...
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BRMC, OGH name March Star Award winners
Business, Local News
Mar 06, 2026
Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital, Kaleida Health facilities, announced their March 2026 Star Award recipients are Erica Wil...
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Generations of sweet service
Business, Local News
Mar 06, 2026
Larry and Phyllis Hamilton were recently honored for more than 45 years of dedication to Hamilton’s Maple Farm in Ulysses at an open house celebrating...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Local News
Mar 06, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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Stryker Brigade to become Mobile Brigade
Local News, PA State News
By CORY ANGELL Special to The Era  
Mar 06, 2026
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard announced that Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry, located in Lewis Run, is scheduled to transition from a ...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
Local News
Mar 06, 2026
(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...
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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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See the light on daylight saving time
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 5, 2026
When it comes to daylight saving time, American lawmakers remain in the dark. Admittedly, there are more important things for Congress to consider; bu...
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Reading the Pa. budget tea leaves
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARK NICASTRE RealClearPennsylvania 
March 5, 2026
In Pennsylvania, the governor’s budget address kicks off five months — sometimes 8 to 12 months — of negotiations, hearings, votes, and consternation....
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Earmarks tally nears $16 billion
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 5, 2026
The 2026 federal budget contains $15.8 billion in earmark funding for 8,475 local projects in lawmakers’ home districts, but the money was not distrib...
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What does America owe the people of Iran?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
March 5, 2026
Will President Trump fall prey to the “Pottery Barn Doctrine”? Articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq War, it holds ...
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