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SMETHPORT — McKean County marked the start of Pennsylvania’s Semiquincentennial year this week as America250PA brought its statewide County Kick‑Off T...

Trace Kazimer (percussion), Delaney Stromberg (tuba), Kaydence Beaver (clarinet), Alayna Palmer (trumpet) and Leila Stuckey (clarinet) will represent ...

For me, February marks the halfway point of winter. Even though the calendar says winter began Dec. 21, you could argue that once Thanksgiving arrived...

DEAR RUSTY: I served in the U.S. Army from July 1964 to July 1967. Am I eligible for a higher Social Security payment? — Vietnam Era Army Vet DEAR ARM...

Customers of the Bradford City Water Authority had a notice on the back of their recent bill about a failure to correct a deficiency. However, Executi...

Bob Burns took this photo of a beautiful barred owl near Marilla Reservoir on a cold January morning.

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, are reflecting on 2025 as a year marked by...

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has submitted its quarterly adjustment to gas supply charges to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Comm...

PORT ALLEGANY — The annual Souper Bowl of Caring collection is coming up, with local volunteers gathering soup, crackers and cash donations to support...

FRETZ — Principal Melissa M. Merry has announced the honor rolls for the second marking period at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School. Students named to the ...

AUSTIN — Principal Erika Emerick has announced the Austin Area School honor roll for the first nine‑weeks marking period for students in grades 7 thro...

Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...

A new agreement allows qualified University of Pittsburgh at Bradford undergraduate students to complete both a bachelor’s and law degree in six years...

Sean Storer, a member of Scouting America Troop 410 of Mount Jewett, has officially earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing a community projec...

Many parking lots are a little more snug than usual this late January, so snow removal efforts are ongoing throughout the area. Heavy equipment dealt ...

Do you know what this area needs? Well, do you? North Central wants to know. That goes especially for younger voices, according to ncentral.com/next-g...

Port Allegany man fails to register address A Port Allegany man pleaded guilty to failing to verify his address as required under Pennsylvania’s sex‑o...

WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC Hillman Cancer Centers in Coudersport, Wellsboro and Williamsport, have earned national recognition for providing high-quality can...

ALFRED, N.Y. — Many remember watching Space Shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds into its flight on Jan. 28, 1986, but the author of a new book about...

TONY DOLAN FAMILY MEMORIAL SKI FOR CANCER benefit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Westline Inn. This popular event is back for its ...