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100 years United
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December 10, 2025
The United Way of the Bradford Area (UWBA) will turn 100 years old Monday and the organization invites the community to help celebrate the milestone i...
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Prescott’s attorney withdraws from capital case
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 10, 2025
The attorney for accused murderer Tyler Prescott has withdrawn from the criminal case. A hearing was held Wednesday before President Judge John Pavloc...
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Building owner looking into feasibility of short-term housing
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 10, 2025
Would it be possible to offer emergency housing for Destinations-Bradford's clients above the organization at 1 Main St.? Building owner Henry Sauers ...
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KQDC posts deer raffle winners
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
December 10, 2025
Two hunters earned cash prizes in the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative’s annual raffle for bringing their deer to one of the cooperative’s two check st...
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Owls return experience, chase points on mat
Local Sports
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
December 9, 2025
Bradford High School boys wrestling will look to senior Jordan Thompson to lead a group featuring 11 returning lettermen into the 2025-26 season. Comi...
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Lady Owls ready to play as 2025-26 season begins
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
December 9, 2025
The Bradford Lady Owls, currently 1-1 on the season, are working hard on the court in practice and during game time. While the team is young, having l...
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Fretz boys beat Punxsy
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
December 9, 2025
Fretz boys basketball pulled off the sweep Tuesday night at home vs Punxsutawney. The 7th grade boys won 33-15. Leading the way for the Owls was Eli H...
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Burying Bradford
Local News
Dec 10, 2025
Heavy snow fell in Bradford on Wednesday, slowing the morning commute and sending schools online. The National Weather Service listed Bradford at 30 i...
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Serene scene
Local News
Dec 10, 2025
Snow blankets the Eric Benjamin Covered Bridge along the Marilla Bridges Trail in Bradford, transforming the forested trailhead into a serene winter s...
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Mckervey named Student of the Week
Local News
Dec 10, 2025
Alayna Mckervey is Student of the Week for Dec. 8 at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center. She participates in the morning session of the cent...
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Work to continue on Jackson Avenue home, board of health rules
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 10, 2025
Work will continue on Harry Solarek's property at 183 Jackson Ave., the Bradford Board of Health decided Tuesday. Solarek agreed to meet deadlines to ...
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Willard Avenue house fire
Gallery, Local News
Dec 10, 2025
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched at 5:55 Wednesday morning to a reported garage fire at 29 Willard Ave. Firefighters requested a second al...
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Merry on Main
Gallery, Local News
December 8, 2025
The Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce staged its beloved annual Christmas Parade on Friday. The parade featured floats, music, holiday lights, the Bra...
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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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Appreciating the on-call workers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
December 10, 2025
Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...
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Greene runs to anti-Trump embrace of ‘60 Minutes,’ CNN
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
December 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you tuned into “60 Minutes” Sunday night, you saw Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talk about her falling out with President ...
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An old-fashioned cure for fading trust in government
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
December 10, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter...
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