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December 2, 2024

Frenzy of festivities

By Marcie Schellhammer

marcie@bradfordera.com

Silver bells, bright red bows, sparkling trees and a building sense of excitement — Christmas is coming!

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Local News

Q&A with the DA: Secretly recording a conversation = wiretap violation

By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

December 13, 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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Round the Square

‘Round the Square: Presidential firsts, part 3 of 3

December 13, 2025

FIRSTS 3: A year after the introduction of the Model T Ford in 1908, Congress authorized $12,000 so that the 27th president, William Howard Taft, coul...

Lifestyles

Saying ‘thank you’ is a lost art

December 13, 2025

Dear Heloise: Over the years, I have sent many wedding and graduation gifts in the form of cash tucked into cards. About 1 in 20 gifts resulted in a t...

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Local Sports

HS Roundup: Bradford falls to DuBois, Austin girls defeat Smethport

Jo Wankel

December 12, 2025

Girls Basketball Austin 45, Smethport 24 AUSTIN - Cailyn Ogden put up 18 of Austin’s 45 points and Lilly Clinger added 11 in the win over Smethport Fr...

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Local Sports

Fall 2025 Scholar Athletes for Smethport recognized

December 12, 2025

Photo submitted Smethport has announced the Scholar Athletes for Fall 2025. Front row, from left: Joseph Henderson, Silas Locke, Calidonia Dart, Hanna...

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