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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 21, 2025
    Unofficial results from the McKean County primary election are in — except for the write-ins. Countywide voter turnout was just 18.68% in total. There...
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    40th annual Crook Farm Country Fair & Old Time Music Festival
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    Aug 15, 2019
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    Mount Jewett hosts 49th Swedish Festival
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    Aug 12, 2019
    Junior king and queen Konrad Yoder, 9, and Elaina Guest, 7, were crowned over the weekend at the Mount Jewett Swedish Festival.
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    Willow Creek Triathlon
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    Aug 05, 2019
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    Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic
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    Aug 05, 2019
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    YWCA’s Chasin’ Bacon Challenge/Swig & Swine
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    Jul 22, 2019
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    Fourth of July 2019
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    Jul 05, 2019
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    Fireworks accompany Arts on the Island in Smethport
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    Jun 24, 2019
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