Photo courtesy of Lisa Goodman

Local News

December 9, 2025

Rafter roams winter woods

Lisa Goodman of West Washington Street in Bradford spied this group of more than 30 turkeys in her y...

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Local News, Outdoors

Pathways to a winter wonderland

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

December 9, 2025

Get ready to explore a winter wonderland, courtesy of volunteers with Willow Creek Snowmobile Club. Thanks to months of preparation, the club’s trail ...

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Local News

Who will enforce county ordinances?

Sara Furlong

December 9, 2025

SMETHPORT — Residents might say “ordinance” is the word of the year in McKean County. As industrial developers like Swift Current Energy of Massachuse...

Local News, News

Credit union in Little Valley, NY to merge with High Point FCU

By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com

December 9, 2025

A Cattaraugus County, N.Y., credit union will merge with High Point Federal Credit Union, further increasing the service area of High Point, the secon...

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Local News

Community mourns loss of local teen; GoFundMe, memorial skate organized

GoFundMe, memorial skate organized

Sara Furlong

December 9, 2025

When they say a person has “gone too soon,” this is what they mean. Aaron M. Forstner Walter, 14, died unexpectedly Friday at his Jackson Avenue home....

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Dems fight to preserve fraud-riddled subsidies

December 9, 2025

A new audit reveals how Democrats shut down Washington in October to preserve a temporary subsidy program that is likely rife with fraud and abuse. Th...

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