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    People seeking to clear their record of a criminal conviction can now do so online in Pa.
    Crime, Local News, PA State News
    People seeking to clear their record of a criminal conviction can now do so online in Pa.
    By DANIELLE OHL Spotlight PA 
    Aug 19, 2025
    (TNS) — Pennsylvania recently launched an online application for pardons, becoming one of the first states in the country to digitize the process for ...
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    Rural Pennsylvania drugstore chain challenges big PBM in court
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    Rural Pennsylvania drugstore chain challenges big PBM in court
    By KRIS B. MAMULA  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Aug 19, 2025
    CENTRAL CITY (TNS) — At the senior center on Sunshine Avenue, 86-year-old Dan Bulger worried about the future of the town's only drugstore just across...
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    Shapiro talks vocational education
    Business, Local News, PA State News
    Shapiro talks vocational education
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Aug 19, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Nanticoke in Luzerne County Friday to talk about policy initiatives to benefit workers at the IBEW Local 163 JA...
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    Aug 19, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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    Garrity running to unseat Shapiro in 2026
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    Garrity running to unseat Shapiro in 2026
    By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    Aug 19, 2025
    HARRISBURG – She earned the most votes of any statewide Republican candidate in the 2024 election, besting Gov. Josh Shapiro’s record set two years pr...
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    Community outraged after young child’s death
    Crime, Local News
    Community outraged after young child’s death
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 18, 2025
    (Editor's note: The Era has opted not to include the photo described here.) There's a photo circulating on social media of murder victim Oakley Hedlun...
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    Derby caps exciting week
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    Derby caps exciting week
    Aug 18, 2025
    The ever popular demolition derby capped another exciting week of the McKean County Fair. See more photos of this year's fair online at bradfordera.co...
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    Port Allegany teen killed in three-car crash
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    Port Allegany teen killed in three-car crash
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 18, 2025
    PORT ALLEGANY — Natale Redmond, 17, of Port Allegany was killed Friday evening in a three-vehicle crash on Route 6 in Liberty Township, just east of D...
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    ‘Work hard for what you want’
    Lifestyles, Local News
    ‘Work hard for what you want’
    Aug 18, 2025
    Clara Costello turned 102 years young Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, celebrating the milestone with four generations of family along with friends and Bradford...
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    Intandem welcomes Dr. Melissa Stokes as staff psychiatrist
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    Intandem welcomes Dr. Melissa Stokes as staff psychiatrist
    Aug 18, 2025
    OLEAN, N.Y. — Dr. Melissa Stokes, a psychiatrist who practiced in the Mansfield, Pa., area, has joined Intandem in Cattaraugus County as a staff psych...
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    Smethport church posts youth programs
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    Smethport church posts youth programs
    Aug 18, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Regular Baptist Church of Smethport announced the start of its youth programs for the 2025-26 school year. Kids’ Clubs for children in kin...
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    Local oil purchasers decrease prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers decrease prices
    Aug 18, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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    As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame
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    As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame
    States feel pressure to act
    By MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Aug 16, 2025
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feedin...
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    Bucks’ late summer behavioral shift
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    Bucks’ late summer behavioral shift
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    Aug 16, 2025
    Several major changes will happen within all bucks before summer ends. Their behavior will change along with their feeding and bedding patterns. The b...
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    Ours named McKean Co. Fair queen
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    Ours named McKean Co. Fair queen
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 15, 2025
    SMETHPORT — The new McKean County Fair queen was chosen Friday night at the fairgrounds. She is Mara Ours, who hails from Smethport and is the daughte...
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    GoFundMe for young boy’s final expenses
    Local News
    GoFundMe for young boy’s final expenses
    By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 15, 2025
    Oakley Hedlund, 2, of Bradford died this week — allegedly at the hands of his father, Tyler Prescott — at a home on Sherman Street. Oakley’s loved one...
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    Social Security Matters: Confused about Medicare Part A, Part B
    Business, Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Confused about Medicare Part A, Part B
    By RUSSELL GLOOR 
    Aug 15, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I'm 64 and still working full time, and plan to continue working at least until I'm 70 — it's a good job, and I enjoy it. My job comes wit...
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    SUNY chancellor visits JCC on Reconnect Tour
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    SUNY chancellor visits JCC on Reconnect Tour
    Aug 15, 2025
    JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. visited SUNY Jamestown Community College on Thursday afternoon as part of t...
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    Bringing World to Pa. coming to Kersey
    Business, Local News, Nation & World, ...
    Bringing World to Pa. coming to Kersey
    Aug 15, 2025
    KERSEY — What if you could grow your business across borders without leaving home? On Sept. 16, The Red Fern in Kersey will host Bringing the World to...
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    WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards
    Business, Local News, PA State News
    WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards
    Aug 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU has received three Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and...
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    Could soybeans be the key to fighting fires safely?
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    Could soybeans be the key to fighting fires safely?
    By ROBERTA BURKHART Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 19, 2025
    (TNS) — For years, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has been the gold standard for suppressing and extinguishing petroleum-based fires. But its effect...
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    Aging doesn’t have to be so bad
    Lifestyles
    Aging doesn’t have to be so bad
    August 19, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I just read a hint in your column about the advantages of using a cane. My mental response was, "Yes, yes, yes." And this is also why I ...
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    Daughter’s dependence finally reaches breaking point
    Lifestyles
    Daughter’s dependence finally reaches breaking point
    August 19, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I am 65, single and retired with an almost-40-year-old bipolar child. Although she's compliant with her meds, she also self-medicates and s...
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    ‘Round the Square: Just stop
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Just stop
    August 19, 2025
    STOP: We were compelled to write this after a recent trip through Allegany State Park. Near the benches beside Red House Lake, a deer stood grazing — ...
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    St. Marys golfers return Six Letterwinners
    Local Sports
    St. Marys golfers return Six Letterwinners
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    This year the Dutchmen’s roster consists of 21 golfers with only 6 players returning from last year, three of which were District qualifiers and a Sta...
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    HS Roundup: St. Marys tennis defeats Bradford, 5-0
    Local Sports
    HS Roundup: St. Marys tennis defeats Bradford, 5-0
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    GIRLS TENNIS ST. MARYS - St. Marys swept Bradford 5-0 in girls’ tennis action Monday. “We beat a tough team by playing smart tennis tonight. The Dutch...
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