Breaking News, Local News
October 8, 2025
Bradford City Police and Fire departments responded to Zippo's Barbour Street location at approximately 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a suspici...
Step back in time for a 1930s-style celebration marking the 90th anniversary of the renowned Brunswick-Balke-Collender bar’s installation inside the historic building.
Era photo by Savannah Barr
Local News
October 9, 2025
THINGS TO DO: ’30s-style celebration at Option House
OPTION HOUSE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION will be from 5 to 9 p.m this Friday and Saturday. The public is...
The Bradford Era
Local Sports
October 9, 2025
VOLLEYBALL Bradford defeats St. Marys in four The Lady Owls outscored the Lady Dutch with games of 25-16, 25-19, 25-27 and 25-22. Leading Bradford wer...
Local News
Four-county section of Route 6 earns Scenic Byway status
October 9, 2025
U.S. Route 6 — one of the nation’s first transcontinental highways — in Pennsylvania is commonly known as PA Route 6. Since long before parts of the c...
Local News
October 9, 2025
Local artists will come together to help decorate McKean County’s entry in Bells Across PA, a statewide art initiative celebrating Pennsylvania’s role...
Local News
October 9, 2025
McKean County residents filled the Grange Building at the fairgrounds in Smethport on Thursday evening to weigh in on the county's proposed wind energ...
Local News
October 9, 2025
Honoring veterans is a cause close to Kierstin Taylor’s heart. The Bradford Area High School senior recently donated more than $900 to McKean County’s...
Business, Local News
Southern steps up as DOT scrambles
October 9, 2025
With federal budget talks at an impasse, counties, schools, food assistance programs, local health agencies and transportation links like Bradford Reg...
