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SMETHPORT — Five young women representing school districts across McKean County are seeking the title of 2026 McKean County Fair Queen. The contestant...

Gasoline prices in Bradford remained unchanged this week at an average of $4.213 per gallon, according to AAA East Central. The Western Pennsylvania a...

Seven-year-old Nora Rooke is captivated by a painted lady butterfly at the Wish Upon a Butterfly exhibit during the McKean County Fair. Festivities co...

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MERCER — With summer travel continuing through Labor Day, PennDOT and its safety partners are reminding motorists to use caution around commercial veh...

ERIE — The Diocese of Erie has appointed Dr. Aaron Kerr interim executive director of Faith Formation, effective Aug. 3. Kerr currently serves as dioc...

KANE — Pennsylvania American Water customers in Kane will pay an additional $19.42 per month for combined water and wastewater service under rates tha...

The Crooktop Old Time Music Festival will return to Crook Farm from Aug. 26 to 30, bringing several days of jams, workshops, dancing and other activit...

The City of Bradford Government Study Commission on Home Rule, elected by voters in November 2025, is seeking input from residents through a new quest...

The Bradford Area Alliance hosted Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Deputy Secretary of Housing Kevin Bush for a regional ...

(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said uncertainty surrounding federal tariff policy has created challenges for...

(The Center Square) — Doing nature study or creative writing can prompt Anna Clement to hold class for her four kids in the backyard — the outdoors "b...

Family and friends of Preston Weinberg have endowed a scholarship in his memory at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford that will be awarded for t...

COOKSBURG — Cook Forest State Park will remain open while the state undertakes a multiyear project to replace aging shower houses and restrooms at the...

A rider guides her horse during a pole-bending competition at the Elk County Fair. The Elk County event concluded just as the McKean County Fair began...

Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department and Bradford City Fire Department ambulance personnel were dispatched at 1:55 p.m. Friday to a motorcycle-...

Sylvia Prentiss, representing the vendors of the Bradford Farmers Market and Craft Fair, presents a $550 donation to Robert Witchen, commander of Brad...

HARRISBURG — About 107,000 Pennsylvania families will receive $1,000 bonus contributions to eligible PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan accounts, state Tr...

Ferns have always been one of my favorite garden perennials. I remember my grandmother’s ferns growing and thriving along the side of the house, out o...

MACHIAS, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus County Museum will conclude its 2026 “Summer at the Stone House” series Aug. 27 with a genealogy presentation by Jeane...