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THINGS TO DO: It’s fall festival season
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@badfordera.com 
September 18, 2025
KINZUA BRIDGE FALL FESTIVAL will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Kinzua Bridge State Park. More than 90 arts and craft vendors w...
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Forged for forever
Hardy crafts Case knife for Allen-Steinfeld union
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
September 18, 2025
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen married Academy Award nominee Hailee Steinfeld on May 31, and a piece of Bradford craftsmanship helped mark the c...
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Homicide, rape charges added against Prescott
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
September 17, 2025
Charges of homicide and rape of a child were added to the case against Tyler Prescott on Wednesday, and his $1 million bail was changed to no bail at ...
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HS Roundup: O-E defeats Smethport volleyball
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
September 17, 2025
Volleyball Otto-Eldred beats Smethport in 3 SMETHPORT - Otto-Eldred took home a win over Smethport in three games Thursday: 25-23, 25-14, 25-17. Leadi...
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Big 30 Standouts announced for Week 4
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
September 17, 2025
This list is courtesy of Big 30 Sports and Circle W Sports. For a list of the Top 3 and Player of the Week, check out the weekly Showcase Show at 7 p....
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HS Roundup: Lady Owls Volleyball defeats Ridgway
Local Sports, Sports
Jo Wankel 
September 16, 2025
Volleyball Bradford defeats Ridgway Bradford defeated Ridgway in three games Tuesday: 25-11, 25-15, 25-14. Leading Bradford were Emma Pilon (11 kills)...
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Legislation promotes telehealth services
Local News, Nation & World, PA State News
Sep 18, 2025
WASHINGTON — Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, introduced the bipartisan Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth (HEALTH) Act,...
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Can the ‘Rainy Day Fund’ balance the budget?
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Sep 18, 2025
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s emergency savings account, contrary to its colloquial name of “Rainy Day Fund,” is for anything but. Instead, state law re...
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PHEAA provides free Student Aid Guide
Local News, PA State News
Sep 18, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) reminds high school students and their families that its 2026-27 PA Student A...
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3 police officers killed, 2 injured in York County shooting
Crime, News, PA State News
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, MARC LEVY AND MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press 
September 17, 2025
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police,...
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More threats under investigation at Warren school district
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
September 17, 2025
Three alleged threats made Tuesday and Wednesday at Beaty-Warren Middle School are under investigation by the Warren Police Department. In a press rel...
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Vehicle rolls over man near Kane
Crime, Local News
September 16, 2025
KANE — Pennsylvania State Police at Lewis Run are investigating the circumstances of a vehicle rolling over a man outside of Kane on Monday. McKean Co...
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Best in Show
Gallery, Local News
September 15, 2025
Dean Truman of Allegany, N.Y., poses with his 1957 Corvette that won best in show at Sunday’s 29th annual Autumn Daze Car Show hosted by Street Dreams...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Tri-County Fire School marks 60 years
Gallery, Local News, News
By JAY BRADISH news@bradfordera.com 
May 19, 2025
SMETHPORT — The Tri-County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Fire School celebrated its 60th anniversary this weekend in Smethport. The highlight of the...
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‘The (WPSU) news devastated me’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ROB TORNOE The Philadelphia Inquirer 
September 18, 2025
STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — A public media organization in a university town in central Pennsylvania is set to be the first in the country to go dark after ...
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W.Pa. should have a National Park
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
September 18, 2025
Pittsburgh anchors one of the most naturally beautiful, and recreationally attractive, regions of the United States. Yet Western Pennsylvania doesn't ...
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Veterans’ hospital equipment is missing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
September 17, 2025
The Veterans Health Administration has lost an estimated 5% of its reusable medical equipment worth at least $211 million — including exam tables, com...
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Talk to — not over — each other
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
September 17, 2025
I can’t believe what I’m seeing with my own eyes, hearing with my own ears. Some in this country, the United States of America, are celebrating the as...
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