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Animals causing odor issue in vacant house added to nuisance list Tuesday
Local News
In vacant house added to nuisance list Tuesday
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 29, 2025
Five more properties, including a place called the "worst smelling house" the Department of Property Maintenance has ever dealt with, were added to th...
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Two firemen promoted by Bradford City Council
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 29, 2025
In a brief meeting of Bradford City Council Tuesday, two firemen were promoted in the ranks of the city's full-time fire department. Greg Lewis was pr...
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Hauntings are history, Hinsdale House owner says
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 28, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — It's likely a normal conversation for most couples. "Honey, I found a house I think we should buy." For Dan Klaes, of North Tonawanda, N...
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Municipal election Nov. 4 has big decisions for voters
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 24, 2025
The upcoming municipal election Nov. 4 will have local matters needing the attention of registered voters throughout McKean County. In the City of Bra...
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New attorney appointed for Kuchinka in February homicide
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 22, 2025
Brian Kuchinka, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering K-Leigh Hill-Nelson in February, has been assigned a new attorney. Kuchinka, 28, of Port Al...
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Sean Hvizdzak to relinquish law license with plea, agreement states
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 21, 2025
Sean Hvizdzak has given up his law license for good as a condition of pleading guilty in the federal crypto scam case against him and his brother, Sha...
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City shifts grant funds after PennDOT delay
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
A delay to an upcoming Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project on West Washington Street in Bradford is causing the City of Bradford to reco...
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Shane Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to 49 counts alleging wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptoc...
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