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$1.5 million winning scratch-off sold at Chestnut Street Uni-Mart

Sara Furlong

January 6, 2026

Bradford residents, check all your pockets, wallets and glove compartments — a $1.5 million-winning Scratch-Off ticket was sold in the city. The Penns...

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Home News Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

This image provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows an 1861 job-reference letter written by Lincoln for his young friend, William Johnson.

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Nation & World

November 9, 2025

Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man se...

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Legislators reconsider violence prevention in schools

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

January 7, 2026

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers have struggled to get their arms around the ongoing mental health crisis in the state’s youth population. Schools ...

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Local News, PA State News

Resolution ensures ‘ineligible’ candidates kept off ballots

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

January 7, 2026

HARRISBURG — President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for a third term in office, but that hasn’t stopped him from floating the idea to the press. ...

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Armanini on Defending Our Daughters

January 7, 2026

HARRISBURG – Continuing his advocacy for fairness in women’s sports, state Rep. Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, invites people to join the Defending Our Daug...

Business, Local News

Strategies to elevate farm businesses

January 7, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK — Farm owners, managers, farm market operators and value-added producers can hear expert insights on artificial intelligence, franchis...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Government shouldn’t steer the economy

January 7, 2026

Federal mandates drove automakers into a financial ditch. Ford Motor Co. has announced a dramatic shift away from producing electric vehicles. That in...

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