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Trail meets tranquility
Race to showcase Marilla Landing  
Sara Furlong 
September 17, 2025
This year’s Marilla Trail Race participants will have one less reason to believe the race director’s off his rocker. Bradford’s Josh Preston has spear...
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St. Marys Fall Fest sure to be fabulous
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
September 16, 2025
ST. MARYS — Autumn leaves are drifting through the air and the nights are getting colder. It is time again for the St. Marys Fall Festival, slated for...
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Bid for Bradford
Autumn Auction back again
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
September 16, 2025
Get ready to open your hearts and wallets to support a great cause during the Autumn Auction Fundraiser, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the B...
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Set stage for spring success this September
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
September 15, 2025
September is the most beautiful month of fall and the best month for all those garden tasks. Everything you accomplish now will give you a head start ...
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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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Lady Owls sweep Ridgway & ECC
Local Sports
September 16, 2025
The Bradford Lady Owls celebrated Senior Night with a sweep of Ridgway (20-35) and ECC (20-35). “It was a pretty hot day to run and coming off our hom...
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ELDRED: Hunter/trapper education course
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
September 16, 2025
ELDRED — A hunter/trapper education class will be offered at the Eldred Conservation Club from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. All participants must be at ...
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More Local News
America250PA announces scholarships
Local News, PA State News
Sep 16, 2025
PENNSYLVANIA — In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary and to honor Pennsylvania’s long tradition of educational leadership, America250PA anno...
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Penn Highlands pioneers opioid-free ACL surgery
Business, Local News
Sep 16, 2025
DuBOIS — In a bold move to combat the opioid crisis and advance surgical recovery, the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team at Penn Highlands Healthca...
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Vehicle rolls over man near Kane
Crime, Local News
Sep 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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Weekend closures planned on Route 59 bridge
Local News
Sep 16, 2025
OIL CITY — As the final stages of work are completed on Morrison Bridge, which carries Route 59 over the Allegheny Reservoir in Mead Township, Warren ...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Sep 16, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Fox, Wintermantel exhibitions to open Sunday
Local News
As Quick Center starts 30th anniversary
Sep 15, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, the Dres...
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Can legislation protecting parents restore childhood freedoms?
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Sep 15, 2025
HARRISBURG — Did you grow up walking wherever you wanted? Were you a latchkey kid, home long hours on your own? Did your parents send you out of the h...
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DHS hosts Kinship Care Summit
Local News, PA State News
Sep 15, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) invited kinship families from across the commonwealth to attend the Kinship Care 2025...
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McElhattan waives arraignment in Jefferson Street shooting
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
September 12, 2025
SMETHPORT — The Bradford man charged with gunning down a woman in her Jefferson Street home earlier this year has waived arraignment in McKean County ...
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Buterbaugh charged in Potter County drug arrests
Crime, Local News
September 11, 2025
COUDERSPORT — A Johnsonburg man who served federal time for drug dealing in New York state was nabbed earlier this month in Potter County by the East ...
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Prescott’s hearing moved to October
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
September 11, 2025
The preliminary hearing originally set for Friday for Tyler Prescott has been postponed until next month. Prescott, 32, who has been incarcerated on $...
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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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Other Voices: Power of the people
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
September 16, 2025
President Donald Trump now likes to play soldier, even though he received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War to avoid military service. Our ...
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Pa. high court should rule for residents, not RGGI
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MICHAEL STANTON and SHAWN STEFFEE RealClearPennsylvania 
September 16, 2025
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multi-state effort that was supposed to be good for consumers and go...
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Don’t let a generation lose faith in free speech
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
September 15, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The First Amendment is in a sorry state, especially on college campuses. A survey of students released last Tuesday from the Foundati...
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