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Youth art show to celebrate McKean County
March 17, 2026
Pitt-Bradford Arts, in partnership with Leadership McKean, is proud to present “Why I Love McKean County: A Young Artists’ Celebration” — a juried art...
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Gas prices steady as statewide, national averages climb
Sara Furlong 
March 17, 2026
Gasoline prices held mostly steady across Western Pennsylvania this week even as statewide and national averages continued to rise on the back of high...
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‘Going Up?’
March 17, 2026
The cast of Bradford Little Theatre’s upcoming production of "Going Up?" work out the kinks in dress rehearsal Monday evening. “Going Up?” is a comedy...
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Movie magic in Mount Jewett
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 16, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT — Lights, cameras and a bit of Hollywood movie magic will soon arrive in Mount Jewett. Screenwriter Jules Faith and a small Los Angeles-b...
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Top seniors from NY, PA set to meet in Big 30 Senior Classic
Local Sports, Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
March 16, 2026
OLEAN — The best high school basketball seniors from Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania will meet one last time when the Big 30 Senior Classic...
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YMCA Barracudas compete at Western PA District Champs
Local Sports, Sports, Swimming
March 16, 2026
GENEVA, Ohio — Swimmers for the YMCA Barracudas swim team shined at the Western PA YMCA District Championships this past weekend in Geneva, Ohio. The ...
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Bonnies host Drexel in WNIT First Round Thursday
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
March 16, 2026
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team is slated to host Drexel in the first round of the WNIT Thursday at the R...
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Mark Kellogg Quintet returns to Pitt-Bradford
Local News
Mar 17, 2026
The Mark Kellogg Jazz Quintet returns to Pitt-Bradford Saturday with a 7 p.m. concert in the Harriett B. Wick Chapel. Sponsored by the Marilyn Horne M...
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Bradford YMCA launches Annual Campaign
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
BRADFORD — The Bradford YMCA has launched its Annual Campaign, which supports wellness programs, youth activities and family services throughout the c...
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Southern Tier Electric opens new location
Business, Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Southern Tier Electric Supply held a ribbon cutting and grand opening March 12 for its fourth location, at 40 Holley Ave. The business provides electr...
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Fish fry Fridays on the menu
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
The Catholic Community of Bradford will continue its Friday fish dinners at Gallina Hall, across from St. Bernard Church. With Lent now at its midpoin...
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Tree falls on Songbird
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a tree down in the 600 block of Songbird Road at 4:28 p.m. Sunday. Emergency personnel c...
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Bradford woman pleads guilty to drug deliveries
Crime, Local News
March 16, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman arrested during a July drug detail has pleaded guilty to delivering methamphetamine and cocaine. Katlyn Buterbaugh, forme...
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Pavlock recuses himself from Prescott case
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
March 13, 2026
McKean County President Judge John Pavlock has recused himself from the death-penalty case against Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused of raping ...
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Man arrested on New York warrant
Crime, Local News
March 9, 2026
Bradford City Police arrested a man wanted on a New York State warrant for felony dangerous drugs and weapons offenses. Officers located Thomas Eugene...
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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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Walking into another shutdown dead end
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 17, 2026
Sen. Chuck Schumer walked Democrats into a dead end last year, triggering the longest federal government shutdown in a futile effort to prop up the he...
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Thoughts on dreaming
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
March 17, 2026
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Do you dream? Are they good, bad or ugly, comforting or even scary? Most have had some of each. A dream is defined as “a series of t...
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Taxpayers charged for limousines
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 16, 2026
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has billed taxpayers $111,000 for limousine services since 2019, according to a review of disbursement reports by T...
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