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Commissioners table wind ordinance
Sara Furlong 
October 14, 2025
SMETHPORT — Commissioners tabled McKean County’s proposed wind energy ordinance during their regular meeting Tuesday, citing continued feedback to be ...
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Shaffer challenges county commissioners
Sara Furlong 
October 14, 2025
SMETHPORT — District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer delivered a blistering rebuke of McKean County commissioners Tuesday, accusing them of dise...
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Drivers baffled by gas price spread
Sara Furlong 
October 13, 2025
United Refining Co. owns and operates the region’s Kwik Fill convenience stores and gas stations. The Kwik Fill on South Avenue, along Route 219, in B...
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Creatives wanted for 68th Kiwanis Kapers
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 13, 2025
Creative kids and adults are needed for the 68th Annual Kiwanis Kapers. This year’s show, entitled “Finding Home,” is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 16 an...
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HS Roundup: Austin volleyball defeats OV
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 13, 2025
VOLLEYBALL Austin outscores Oswayo Valley Austin beat Oswayo Valley in three Monday, with scores of: 25-12, 25-22, and 25-16 For Austin, Anna Brewer h...
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Lady Owls compete at Alden Stampede
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 13, 2025
ALDEN, NY - The Bradford Lady Owls competed Saturday at the Alden Bulldog Stampede, placing 16th against some of the top schools in the Buffalo region...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Oct 14, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion
Crime, PA State News
By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press 
October 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) — A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to igni...
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Jail employee charged with assault
Crime, Local News
October 9, 2025
SMETHPORT — A McKean County Jail corrections officer has been charged in an alleged physical assault against a person in custody. Zane Hodgdon, 28, is...
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Brooklyn man in McKean Co. Jail
Crime, Local News
October 9, 2025
A Brooklyn man is in McKean County Jail on charges of public drunkenness and more after an Oct. 1 incident. Bradford City Police responded to a report...
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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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Editorial: Trump merits accolades for deal
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 14, 2025
The initial phase of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan moved forward Monday as Hamas released 20 hostages who had been held since its ba...
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Did Kirk killing change minds on guns, 2nd Amendment?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRIS CRANDALL and KELLY SWANSON The Kansas City Star 
October 14, 2025
LAWRENCE, Kan. (TNS) — On Sept. 10, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah with a rifle commonly used for hunting. The killing dr...
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Fetterman, Lee on Israel-Hamas highlight Dem divisions
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BENJAMIN KAIL  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
October 14, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — To one Pennsylvania lawmaker, the new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas marked the end of a nightmare for families and a nation aw...
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Moment of truth for Trump’s Mideast peace deal
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOSH WINGROVE Bloomberg News 
October 13, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump hoped to seal the biggest diplomatic achievement of his second term when he heralded a deal ending the Israel-...
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