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Signs point to strong spring turkey season
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
March 21, 2026
One of the most certain signs that spring is near is the sight of a strutting tom turkey. This is something I have witnessed on multiple occasions in ...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
March 21, 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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Hamlin Memorial Library to host dinner auction March 28
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 20, 2026
SMETHPORT — An evening of food, fun and a touch of circus flair awaits as Hamlin Memorial Library prepares for its annual Dinner Auction, its largest ...
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Case Knives in statewide ‘Coolest Thing’ contest
Highlights iconic manufacturers 
Sara Furlong 
March 20, 2026
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. knives will face off with 55 other Pennsylvania manufacturers in the PA Chamber’s annual “Coolest Thing Made in Pennsylva...
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Owls return 13 lettermen for the 2026 campaign
Local Sports
March 20, 2026
Coach Tom Tessena begins his 55th year as the Bradford Head Boys’ Coach with some very good talent. “We have three District Champions, two runner-up’s...
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Smethport girls defeat NoPo
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
March 20, 2026
Jr High Basketball Girls Smethport 35, Northern Potter 20 Smethport’s Zoe Frame poured in 16 points and Aubrey Dickerson added 11 as the Lady Hubbers ...
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Underage gambling awareness raised in Pennsylvania
Local News, PA State News
By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Mar 22, 2026
(The Center Square) – Legal gaming generates substantial tax revenue for the commonwealth, but March serves as an annual reminder that, like drugs or ...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Mar 20, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot safety bill
Local News, PA State News
By FORD TURNER The Center Square 
Mar 20, 2026
HARRISBURG — The "nonhuman status" of artificial intelligence chatbots would have to be disclosed to humans - and those same chatbots would have to be...
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Clearfield man found guilty in fatal 2019 bombing
Crime, PA State News
March 19, 2026
JOHNSTOWN — A federal jury on March 18 found Clint Addleman, 49, of Clearfield, guilty on all charges connected to a 2019 bombing that killed a Clearf...
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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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Santa versus the Grinch
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...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
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...
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There’s no constitutional right to sodas
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 22, 2026
You should have to spend your own money to buy soda. Some people disagree. This month, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice sued the U.S. ...
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Pa. losing businesses and workers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MEGAN MARTIN RealClearPennsylvania 
March 22, 2026
Sadly, one of the nation’s biggest employers is closing in Pennsylvania. Saks & Company recently announced plans to shut down its fulfillment center i...
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Get Dems on record opposing voter ID
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 19, 2026
The Senate debated this week on the so-called SAVE Act, which includes a national voter ID requirement. Democrats have vowed to fight the legislation,...
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