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Autumn Harvest Festival to fill downtown Johnsonburg
Autumn Harvest Festival to fill downtown Johnsonburg
Event is part of effort to create four-season festival lineup
September 7, 2026
JOHNSONBURG — Twelve hours of live music, food, vendors and activities will fill Market Street on Saturday as the Autumn Harvest Festival returns to d...
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Create a peaceful garden in the shade
Create a peaceful garden in the shade
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
September 7, 2026
A shade garden is a special place for plants that need the shady side of gardening. As our perennial border and container flowers retire for the seaso...
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Record Golubock field narrowed to five finalists
Record Golubock field narrowed to five finalists
September 7, 2026
Five finalists have been selected from a record 60 applicants for the 2026 Harvey L. Golubock Business Competition. This year’s competition attracted ...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Bradford dialysis nurse honored with DAISY Award
DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Bradford dialysis nurse honored with DAISY Award
Sara Furlong 
September 7, 2026
For Jessica Smith, caring for dialysis patients means treating them with the same dignity and respect she would want for members of her own family. Th...
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Prepare now for a successful hunting season
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Prepare now for a successful hunting season
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
September 5, 2026
Hunting season is officially open here in the Keystone State, at least if you are a goose hunter. Goose season came on Sept. 1 for those who didn’t kn...
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Gators’ passing game stuns Hubbers, 56-7
Football, Local Sports
Gators’ passing game stuns Hubbers, 56-7
Jo Wankel 
September 4, 2026
SMETHPORT — Port Allegany improved to 2-0 on the season Friday with a decisive 56-7 victory over Smethport. The Gators’ Kellen Veilleux had five recep...
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HS Football: Bradford falls to Kane, 42-20
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HS Football: Bradford falls to Kane, 42-20
Jo Wankel 
September 4, 2026
Bradford's Braylon Austin comes up with a big catch on the Owl's first touchdown drive despite the best efforts of Kane defender Ben McCormack Friday....
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Yingling, Smethport appear poised to build on turnaround 2025 season
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Yingling, Smethport appear poised to build on turnaround 2025 season
By J.P. BUTLER - Special to the Era 
September 3, 2026
SMETHPORT — The Smethport football team’s initial goal entering the 2026 season was to be competitive in its league. If last Friday’s 72-29 victory ov...
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Late-summer color
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Late-summer color
Sep 07, 2026
A field of sunflowers adds a brilliant splash of late-summer color to the countryside near Mount Jewett.
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Woman pleads guilty to delivering methamphetamine
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Woman pleads guilty to delivering methamphetamine
Sep 07, 2026
SMETHPORT — A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to delivering methamphetamine, according to McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. ...
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Kuchinka sentencing set for Oct. 5
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Kuchinka sentencing set for Oct. 5
September 4, 2026
SMETHPORT — Sentencing has been scheduled for Oct. 5 for a Port Allegany man convicted of first-degree murder in the February 2025 shooting death of K...
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September 1, 2026
Two hurt in crash involving state police vehicle REW — Two drivers suffered suspected minor injuries in a crash involving a Pennsylvania State Police ...
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Scenes from the 120th McKean County Fair
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Scenes from the 120th McKean County Fair
August 20, 2026
Mike Cooper takes aim during mounted shooting competition at the McKean County Fair. Fairgoers are enjoying the games, attractions and excitement of f...
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MOUNT JEWETT: Celebrating Swedish heritage
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MOUNT JEWETT: Celebrating Swedish heritage
August 10, 2026
Annie Wolfe and Denise Carlson, dressed as Sonny and Cher, lip-sync to “I Got You Babe.” From Vikings and Dala horses to a glow party, pet parade and ...
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Fireworks over Bradford
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Fireworks over Bradford
August 10, 2026
Fireworks light up the sky over downtown Bradford Saturday evening during the annual Italian Festival. Find more photos online and on page A-.
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Other Voices: Memoir misinterpreted
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Other Voices: Memoir misinterpreted
September 6, 2026
I cringed when I read about my deceased husband, Dr. Widad Bazzoui’s memoir, "The Man From Baghdad," in a letter to the editor in the Sept. 3 edition ...
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Waste of the Day: $79 million to not work
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Waste of the Day: $79 million to not work
September 6, 2026
Contractors working for the state of Illinois took a 470,000-hour paid lunch break on taxpayers’ dime. A company hired during the Covid-19 pandemic to...
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Dem leader lashes out at moderates
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dem leader lashes out at moderates
September 6, 2026
To determine a political party’s priorities, see what makes it upset. The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one of the biggest ong...
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Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
September 6, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it. According to a survey from Ally Bank,...
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