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Casino gearing up for New Year’s Eve
Local News
Dec 27, 2025
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — As 2025 winds to a close, Seneca Resorts & Casinos has plenty of fun ways for guests to send the year out with a blast and welcome t...
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Pa. National Guard unit being honored in Bastogne for WWII actions
Local News, Nation & World, PA State News
By CORY ANGELL angellcory3@gmail.com 
Dec 27, 2025
A Luxembourg family’s appreciation of Pennsylvania’s 28th Infantry Division spans generations, and has led to a newly proposed monument in the histori...
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Q&A with the DA: Bail versus punishment
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Dec 27, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Take care during extended antlerless deer season
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Dec 27, 2025
For the first time that I can remember, Pennsylvania has added an extended firearms antlerless deer season on all Deer Management Assistance Program (...
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THINGS TO DO: Ring in the New Year at First Night Bradford
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At First Night Bradford
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
ANTLERS VS. HORNS TALK will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Elk Country Visitors Center, 134 Homestead Drive in Benezette. It’s sure to be...
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Inmates allege prolonged lockdowns, neglect at FCI McKean
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By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
Inmates, family members and nonprofit advocacy organizations have alleged prolonged and ongoing lockdowns, inadequate medical care and staff misconduc...
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DA asks to move up McElhattan trial
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
SMETHPORT — While the trial for alleged killer Thomas McElhattan was set to begin in late June of next year, McKean County's top prosecutor has asked ...
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Salamanca officials aim to open ice pond by new year
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY news@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Whether on the planned artificial rink or the natural frozen ice, Salamanca city officials are hoping to have the Bill Flannigan Mem...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Dec 26, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Inmates allege prolonged lockdowns, neglect at FCI McKean
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By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
Inmates, family members and nonprofit advocacy organizations have alleged prolonged and ongoing lockdowns, inadequate medical care and staff misconduc...
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PennDOT posts Paint the Plow Contest winners
Local News, PA State News
Dec 25, 2025
CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the District 2 regional winners of the Paint the Plow safety outreach c...
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Rooted in community, reaching the world
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A campus where students learn, lead, belong
Sara Furlong 
Dec 25, 2025
Tucked between the ridgelines of west Bradford lies a diverse and vibrant campus where students from 36 states and 28 countries gather to learn, lead ...
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Pink Elephant a Smethport institution
Business, Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — For 50 years, the Pink Elephant Resale Shop at 420 W. Main St. has been a Smethport staple. The volunteer-run institution has been busy th...
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No tax increase, first female fire captain, two new firemen at city council
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 24, 2025
No tax increase, the first female fire captain, two new firemen and more — the last meeting of 2025 for Bradford City Council had a full agenda. The C...
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