Coronavirus

Otto-Eldred School District officially has students back to school — electronically and through work-at-home assignments, of course. As of Tuesday, te...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Seneca Resorts & Casinos announced temporary furloughs Thursday for some team members as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Effectiv...

While McKean County is listed by the state health department as having only one positive case of COVID-19, a state official said Thursday that they kn...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners, Economic Development, Planning Commission and GIS Departments are assisting the small business community ...

A potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus causing the covid-19 outbreak has been created in a University of Pittsburgh lab. Researchers say th...

HARRISBURG — On Thursday, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn reminded Pennsylvanians that...

HARRISBURG – As part of enhanced statewide safety efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today urged h...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Human Services (DHS) is reminding Pennsylvanians that the state’s outlets to report abuse or neglect, ChildLine and Adu...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Department of Agriculture Food Safety Director Jeff Warner today assured Pennsylvanians that th...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today that in an effort to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE) for human he...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday confirmed that there are 1,211 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the stat...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced a clean audit for the volunteer firefighters’ relief association for Eldred Township. “My aud...

In times of great uncertainty and stress, spirituality becomes more important than ever. And local churches are finding creative ways to connect to th...

Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday issued a “stay at home” order for all of Pennsylvania, saying it is the only way to keep coronavirus from a massive, overwh...

Concerns related to COVID-19 have people scrambling to clean their homes and protect their loved ones. However, for some the effort is having frighten...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Jail is weathering the storm of the current pandemic, using a “business as usual” approach to daily operation and handli...

In an effort to reach as many people as possible in this neck of the woods, today’s Era includes a flyer describing how residents can get local help d...

PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to prevent and re...

OLEAN, N.Y. — During times of celebration, bereavement and as of late, uncertainty, flowers can provide many positive benefits for the recipient. A co...

The Smethport Area School District has entered Phase III, sharing plans for students to continue their education from home starting the week of April ...