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Amaryllis by February
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
October 31, 2025
Our long and lovely early autumn has come to an abrupt halt. After one last lovely morning the weather changed and it has not looked back. We can’t sa...
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THINGS TO DO: Parties, magic and crafts
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 30, 2025
(Editor’s note: TRICK-OR-TREAT hours were posted in Thursday’s edition. Find the article online at bradfordera.com .)  COSMO’S LOUNGE HALLOWEEN PARTY ...
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Standing room only at PA Route 6 Scenic Byway ceremony
By MEG BENJAMIN  news@bradfordera.com  
October 30, 2025
COUDERSPORT — It was standing room only in the auditorium of the Gunzburger County office building Thursday for the PA Route 6 Scenic Byway ribbon-cut...
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Women’s Health Clinic cuts ribbon
October 30, 2025
Olean Medical Group (OMG), a Kaleida Health organization, celebrated its official grand opening of the new women’s health clinic with a ribbon cutting...
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Lil Hubbers End Season Undefeated
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 30, 2025
Photo submitted The Smethport Lil Hubbers ended the season 8-0 and won the Olean Area Youth Football League Championships on Saturday night with a 21-...
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Big 30 Shares Standouts
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 29, 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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Fretz Lady Owls Sweep Kane
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 29, 2025
The Fretz Lady Owls swept Kane in junior high girls basketball. In the 7th grade matchup, the Lady Owls secured a 27–16 victory. Onalee Hammack led th...
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Coder to receive BLT Spotlight Award
Local News
Oct 30, 2025
Bradford Little Theatre announced that Brianna “Bri” Coder will receive the BLT Spotlight Award at its Nov. 7 performance of “The Wizard of Oz.” The S...
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Halloran honored with Yellow Dog Award
Local News
Oct 30, 2025
The late Harry R. Halloran Jr. was the recipient of the 2025 Yellow Dog Award presented by the Penn Brad Oil Museum. From left are University of Pitts...
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Catt. Co. museum debuts manufacturing exhibit
Local News
Oct 30, 2025
MACHIAS, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library announced a new exhibit focusing on manufacturing in Cattaraugus County, past and p...
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SMETHPORT: Help with drug plans
Local News
Oct 30, 2025
SMETHPORT — Kellie Rusciolelli from the Office Of Human Services PA-Medi Program will be at the Smethport Senior Center, 119 W. Main St., from 9 a.m. ...
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New attorney appointed for Kuchinka in February homicide
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 22, 2025
Brian Kuchinka, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering K-Leigh Hill-Nelson in February, has been assigned a new attorney. Kuchinka, 28, of Port Al...
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Altercation leads to jail time
Crime, Local News
October 22, 2025
A Bradford man is facing multiple charges after police say he threatened another man with a handgun during a late-night altercation on Leland Avenue. ...
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Sean Hvizdzak to relinquish law license with plea, agreement states
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 21, 2025
Sean Hvizdzak has given up his law license for good as a condition of pleading guilty in the federal crypto scam case against him and his brother, Sha...
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Stepping back in time
Gallery, Local News
October 20, 2025
Folks stepped back in time Saturday and celebrated the season at the Bradford Landmark Society's second annual Harvest Apple Festival at Crook Farm. T...
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Witchy whimsy, fall flair at Harvest Fest
Gallery, Local News
October 6, 2025
The “Sisters of the North Woods," a group of Kane women who dress as witches and perform dance routines to the delight of children, were just one attr...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Special evening at Gator Field
Gallery, Local News
October 1, 2025
It was Down Syndrome Awareness Night last Friday at Gator Field in Port Allegany. Cameron Ernst is the son of Chris and Abbey Johnson-Ernst and a stud...
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End of Daylight Saving Time can affect your sleep, health
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DR. KEVIN KIST 
October 30, 2025
Each November, we “fall back” by setting our clocks one hour earlier as Daylight Saving Time ends. While gaining an extra hour of sleep may sound like...
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The US needs a Strategic Minerals Reserve
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By RICH NOLAN Rich Nolan InsideSources.com/TNS 
October 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Five decades after the creation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the wake of the Arab oil embargo, the United States is facing...
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Democrats will regret trying to oust Sen. John Fetterman
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
October 30, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Democratic Party's biggest problem is that too many people see its adherents as censorious, inquisitorial, joyless, gatekeeping...
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