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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

September 19, 2025

Pa. has a budget deficit, why are taxpayers funding lobbyists?

By Jim Eckstrom

jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Should Pennsylvania taxpayers fund political lobbying efforts for taxpayer-funded organizations lobb...

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Mapping AEDs gains urgency as EMS strain grows

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

February 20, 2026

During a cardiac arrest, every second counts. Kaleida Health announced earlier this week that Bradford Regional Medical Center will close its inpatien...

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Crime, Local News

McKean County Drug Task Force arrest results in guilty plea

February 20, 2026

SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman arrested during a McKean County Drug Task Force investigation has pled guilty. Tammy McMahon pled guilty Feb. 19 at the c...

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SBU Sports Management students earn assignment at Super Bowl LX

February 20, 2026

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the third consecutive year, St. Bonaventure University’s Sports Management program sent students to work the Super Bowl, c...

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Social Security Matters: Shouldn’t 65-year-old be exempt from Medicare payroll taxes?

Jim Eckstrom

February 20, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare. She is still working full time as a nurse, but they are still deducting Medicare ta...

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Business, Nation & World

Supreme Court’s tariff ruling could alter 2026 election

By ANDREW RICE The Center Square

February 20, 2026

WASHINGTON — The 2026 midterm elections will now be shaped around candidates' response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the bulk of President T...

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