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Light ballots for Pennsylvania primary election
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 18, 2026
Pennsylvania voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, all 17 U.S. House seats, all 203 state ...
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Engines roar back to life this weekend
At Isadore's Bradford Speedway Memorial Day Bash
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 18, 2026
The sounds of revving engines, spinning tires and roaring crowds will return to Isadore’s Bradford Speedway as the historic dirt track opens its 72nd ...
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Spring rain growing record-book bucks?
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 16, 2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, one thing that benefits from a lot of rain is whitetail antler growth. So far this spring, we’ve had a ton ...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
Local News
May 18, 2026
(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business News, Local News
May 18, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Three Bonaventure faculty earn excellence awards
Business News, Local News
May 18, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Three St. Bonaventure University faculty members received 2026 Awards of Excellence for their work in teaching, scholarship an...
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A weeklong celebration
Local News
May 18, 2026
Bradford Ecumenical Home celebrated National Nursing Home Week with a full schedule of activities, including music, games, ice cream sundaes and a “Se...
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Testimony underway in McElhattan’s homicide trial
Crime News, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 15, 2026
SMETHPORT — As defendant Thomas McElhattan seeks to have a McKean County Court jury find him guilty of a lesser count of criminal homicide, the distri...
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Bradford Area School District proposes tax increase; explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
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Explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
Sara Furlong 
May 15, 2026
Bradford Area School District’s proposed 2026-27 budget includes a 3.39% tax increase — about $75 more per year on a property assessed at $100,000, di...
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Shane Hvizdzak jailed on alleged new fraud
Crime News, Local News
Sara Furlong 
May 14, 2026
Shane Hvizdzak was jailed Wednesday after a federal judge found he committed new fraud while awaiting sentencing in his cryptocurrency case. U.S. Dist...
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Pitt-Bradford sends Class of ’26 on its way
Gallery, Local News
Honors alumni, community leaders 
Sara Furlong 
May 4, 2026
Nearly 200 students crossed the stage Sunday as the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford marked the end of the academic year with its Spring 2026 Comm...
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Fatal fire on School Street
Gallery, Local News
April 27, 2026
An individual, presumed to be the home owner or occupant, died as a result of a house fire at 106 School St. early Monday. This is a developing story ...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
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...
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The 82-year-old woman who keeps beating Trump in court
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
May 17, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In 2019, during President Trump's first term, New York magazine published an excerpt of advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's memoir,...
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Senate votes to defer pay during shutdowns
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 17, 2026
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but you can bet the house that they both share an aversion to political suicide. Consider la...
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By targeting dairy farmers, ESG wants to decide your milk
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SAMANTHA FILLMORE RealClearPolitics 
May 17, 2026
It starts with a letter in the mail. A dairy farmer opens it to find new requirements from their milk processing plant. Herd data, energy usage, emiss...
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