April 20, 2026
It may only be the beginning of spring, but organizers are already hard at work planning the 16th annual Pumpkinfest, set for Sept. 26. This year’s th...
April 20, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 70th anniversary Saturday at the Masonic Hall on South Avenue. More than 65 members and gue...
April 18, 2026
We are all very happy to see some spring temperatures, even though changeable spring weather is still likely. There are many chores we gardeners can d...
April 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday to consider an addendum to the county’s Subdivision a...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
April 18, 2026
Last weekend my son and I traveled to Lake Latonka, a private lake in Mercer County. The goal was to catch crappie and take advantage of the crappie s...
Local Sports
Connolly sets two new school records for Lady Raiders
April 17, 2026
Track Girls: Cameron County 96, Johnsonburg 51 Cameron County’s Tabitha Connolly set two new school records as the undefeated Lady Raiders improved to...
Football, Local Sports
April 17, 2026
The Big 30 Charities Classic committee has announced 12 additions to the 2026 rosters. For PA, Smethport's Jonah Ganoe, Bradford's Blake Callahan, Eis...
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Voctave performed in Bromeley Family Theater during a Sunday matinee presented by Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center. The a cappella group, ...
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Dr. Robin Choo, assistant professor of biology at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching,...
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital is on schedule to resume radiation therapy services in May as work continues on the renovation and technology upg...
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
CLARION — PennWest Clarion sophomore Raechel Braun has been selected to serve as the student representative on the Pennsylvania Western University Cou...
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Mitch Vleminckx, head athletic trainer at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, was honored with the President’s Award for Staff Excellence during...
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
LATHAM, N.Y. — Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announced the recent promotion of members of the New York Army N...
Crime, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
SMETHPORT — A McKean County jury has convicted Michael Cunningham, formerly of Kane, in the 2022 overdose death of a Kane man, District Attorney Steph...
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
SHINGLEHOUSE — Erich Zaun, principal, announced the following students in grades six through 12 have been named to the honor rolls for the third marki...
Crime, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
City of Bradford Police, working with Pennsylvania State Parole and the U.S. Marshals Task Force, arrested Todd H. Stahli, 31, at 11:56 a.m. April 16 ...
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Steve Longo, right, explains the modifications he made to his vintage Ford coupe during the stock car show held Saturday at the Lewis Run Volunteer Fi...
Crime, Local News, News, ...
April 16, 2026
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Jamestown man who was already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple in Warren County, Pa. has been sentenced for the shootin...
Crime, Local News
April 14, 2026
LEWIS RUN — Pennsylvania State Police conducted a DUI roving detail April 3 in McKean County, resulting in multiple arrests and citations, according t...
Crime, Local News
April 13, 2026
RIDGWAY — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a Ridgway resident last fall. According to court records fil...
Gallery, Local News
January 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 8 Longfellow Ave. at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. First-arriving firefighters found a worki...
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...
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...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 20, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Josh Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, according to polling and fundraising. Our current governor has raised over $10 million thi...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 19, 2026
Winston Churchill once said of the late John Fuster Dulles, U.S. secretary of state, "He is the only bull who carries around his own china shop." Chur...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 19, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 17, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Americans could be forgiven if they're unaware that President Donald Trump recently performed one of his most essential tasks and s...
Local News
April 20, 2026
The Bradford Exchange Club hosted the annual McKean County First Responders Bowling Tournament April 11 at Byllye Lanes. The event sold out again this...
Lifestyles
April 20, 2026
Dear Heloise: I just read a hint in the Ventura County Star about avoiding ants in a cat's food bowl by setting the bowl on a pan of water. It reminde...
Lifestyles
April 20, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My oldest granddaughter will be looking at colleges soon. My son and her mother are divorced. My parents gave my son (their grandson) money...
Local News
April 20, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department, Bradford Township Police and Bradford City Fire Department Ambulance were dispatched to a one-vehicle acc...
Lifestyles
April 20, 2026
“Small Town Girls: A Writer’s Memoir” by Jayne Anne Phillips c.2026, Knopf $28.00 208 pages Three. Two. One. Not that your parents were counting, but ...
April 19, 2026
Sexual assault is wrong and a serious crime for a good reason. But there has been sharp disagreement over how to properly evaluate accusations. In 201...
