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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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McKean County commissioners say they are in the final stages of completing a countywide solar ordinance for adoption.

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February 24, 2026

McKean County commissioners address hospital changes

By Sara Furlong

s.furlong@bradfordera.com

SMETHPORT — McKean County Commissioners said they’ve received a lot of feedback from citizens co...

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United Way to host Red Feather Awards Dinner April 30

February 24, 2026

The United Way of the Bradford Area Inc. will host its annual Red Feather Awards Dinner on April 30 at The Bradford Club. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The ...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Dispatch from Oct. 2029: The debt crisis that destroyed America

By RYAN CLANCY RealClearPolitics

February 24, 2026

The kindling for catastrophe was piled high. It only needed a match. The 2020s began with a pandemic that shut us in and shattered our shared reality....

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

End the filibuster — or stop pretending to govern

By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics

February 24, 2026

So what has Congress done for you lately? Big Beautiful Bill? Sure. I’ll give you that one. And it covered a huge amount of ground, from tax cuts to b...

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Elk County trash train worries taxpayers

By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square

February 24, 2026

(The Center Square) – A community is fighting to stop a proposed rail line in Elk County that would move trash through Horton Township to a landfill i...

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Business, Local News

Get out, and eat out

Restaurant Week highlights local dining

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

February 24, 2026

A weeklong initiative to support local restaurants is underway as the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to dine out and reconnec...

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