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Doggone good times to support a few good K9s
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 20, 2025
Two chances are coming up to support the Bradford City Police Department’s K9 Unit: a Paws of Bradford Calendar Contest and a pancake breakfast to be ...
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Operation Safe Stop set Wednesday
Sara Furlong 
October 20, 2025
It is illegal and dangerous to pass a stopped school bus, yet the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation estimates 31,000 violations occur each sch...
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Early doe season could make a hunter for life
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
October 18, 2025
Oct. 18 to 25 is when muzzleloader hunters can hunt antlerless deer in Pennsylvania. Youth and senior hunters can rifle hunt for antlerless deer Oct. ...
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Stand up for kids with CASA
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 17, 2025
People often ask how they can help protect children who are facing abuse and neglect in McKean County. One meaningful way to make a difference is by v...
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D9 Central League XC All-Stars Announced
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
Photo submitted The District 9 Central XC League All Stars, as voted by the Coaches, were announced. From left, Front Row: Miles Conrad (Punxsutawney)...
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Hubbers outscore Otto-Eldred, 52-6
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
Era Photo by Molly Anderson Smethport's Jonah Ganoe celebrates as he strolls into the endzone Friday during the game with Otto-Eldred. Ganoe surpassed...
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Fretz Girls finish Second in DCC Basketball Tourney
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
Photo submitted The Fretz Girls' basketball team opened the season with a second place finish at the DCC tournament over the weekend. DuBOIS - The Fre...
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‘The Boneyard Bungalow’
Local News
Oct 20, 2025
This Harrisburg Run home turns into "The Boneyard Bungalow at Skully Hollow" in October, with more than 200 skeletons throughout the grounds.
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Stepping back in time
Gallery, Local News
Oct 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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Rally for Democracy
Local News
Oct 20, 2025
Bradford for Democracy hosted a Rally for Democracy at Veterans Square on Saturday, part of the national No Kings Day movement. Harriet Nevil, a retir...
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Who is responsible for solving Pennsylvania’s budget divide?
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Oct 20, 2025
HARRISBURG – There’s an old saying that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Perhaps Pennsylvania’s hopelessly gridlocked Legislature...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Oct 20, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Q&A with the DA: Campaigning and Election Day
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Oct 18, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Senior Night
Local News, Local Sports
Oct 17, 2025
Senior Logan Kohler took the turf at Parkway Field for the last time Friday evening. Kohler brought speed, strength and athleticism for the Owls throu...
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Shane Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to 49 counts alleging wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptoc...
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‘Change of plea’ hearing set for Shane Hvizdzak today
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
A change of plea hearing for Bradford man Shane Hvizdzak is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.  today in federal court in Pittsburgh. Shane Hvizdzak, 37, and hi...
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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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Pumpkin Fest a smashing success
Gallery, Local News
September 29, 2025
Possibly the largest to date, the 15th Annual Pumpkin Fest was held Saturday in downtown Bradford. More than 60 vendors lined Main Street, selling eve...
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Can Trump restore order to a broken America?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
October 20, 2025
Donald Trump is our first Old Testament president. Where critics view him as a self-absorbed tyrant bent on settling personal scores, he is more akin ...
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‘New Middle East’ depends on leaders who skipped summit
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
October 20, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — The most important optic of President Donald Trump’s Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was who was absent from the roster of...
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