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Ski for Cancer returns for 47th year
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
January 23, 2026
What began as one family’s way to honor a loved one has grown into a decades-long community tradition. Skiers, snowshoers and community members of all...
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Kiwanis Kraft Day returns to BAPL
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
January 23, 2026
Families are invited to get creative during the return of Kiwanis Kraft Days, set for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Feb. 7 at the Bradford Area Public ...
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No. 24 Saint Louis buries Bonnies early in 97–62 rout
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
January 23, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the Bonnies (12-8, 1-6), Friday night’s game was one to forget. They lost to 24th-ranked Saint Louis (19-1, 7-0), 97-62, t...
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Q&A with the DA: A ‘hung’ jury
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Jan 24, 2026
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Partnership addressing region’s dental care
Business, Local News
With new clinic, training center 
Sara Furlong 
Jan 23, 2026
Area residents seeking dental care can face a wait list that is months, or even years, long. “Every three years,” Universal Primary Care (UPC) Chief E...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Heroism in history; Kane soldier remembered for saving life of stranger
Local News
Kane soldier remembered for saving life of stranger
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 23, 2026
Tales of heroism among soldiers are the stuff of legends — holding off the enemy, rescuing those in mortal danger, carrying others to safety. That hea...
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Blood drive set for Monday
Local News
Jan 23, 2026
A blood drive is set for noon to 5 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, 95 E. Corydon St. January marks Blood Donor Awareness Month, a time to recognize...
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Thompson is Student of the Week
Local News
Jan 23, 2026
Jay Thompson of Northern Potter High School, in the Homeland Security program at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center, has been named Student ...
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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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Willard Avenue house fire
Gallery, Local News
December 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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Congress, move on Russian sanctions bill
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
January 23, 2026
President Donald Trump prudently backed off from his Greenland invasion threat this week, perhaps signaling that he’s ready to again turn his attentio...
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What the Grateful Dead can show a fractured America
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
January 23, 2026
After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78, the cascade of loving tributes published far and ...
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