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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2497 honored three Smethport Area High School students Sunday with scholarships from the Voice of Democracy Essay contes...

You’ve lived in McKean County your whole life and you think you know what makes this area a great place to live and visit, but do you really? On May 1...

SMETHPORT — The Smethport Student Council will host its third annual “Tint the Town” 5K Run/Walk May 9 at the Hamlin Lake Park pavilion near the baske...

Hanley Library at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will hold an Architect Story Hour and STEM Activity for students in kindergarten through si...

The Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center Culinary Arts Program recognizes Riely Coopersmith, a senior from Port Allegany School District, as i...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest is accepting applications for its 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program. Submissions for the summer and fall session...

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...

PORT ALLEGANY — Vesta Rossette was the guest of honor at a 90th Birthday Open House held Saturday afternoon at her home in Port Allegany. She was born...

Amber Benjamin, principal, announced the third-quarter honor rolls for Bradford Area High School. Students who attain an average of 95% or better are ...

(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...

GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan said “motorists should prepare for another round of price increases” as talks broke down and escalation ren...

A common grackle calls out from its perch on a wire. Grackles are a talented bunch, able to mimic sounds, crack acorns and "ant" by rubbing ants on th...

LEWIS RUN — Lewis Run Volunteer Fire Department members hope their inaugural Stock Car Show fuels fundraiser success. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 6...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has approved the 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits, expanding Sunday hunting for most s...

Beginning this week, The Bradford Era will offer e-edition pages — traditional newspaper pages in digital format — on Wednesdays and Fridays while it ...

KANE — The Kane Area Food Pantry January distribution will be held noon until 3 p.m. April 24 at St. Callistus Roman Catholic Church. Representatives ...

Bradford City Police, Fire Department and Ambulance were dispatched at 2:15 Monday afternoon to the 600 block of East Main Street, where a car had lef...

RIDGWAY — The Bucktail Lodge No. 96 of the Fraternal Order of Police will hold its annual Police Officer Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. May 15 at Awa...

KERSEY — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC)  will host a series of County Spotlight Celebrations taking place throughout this spring, highl...

RIDGWAY — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a Ridgway resident last fall. According to court records fil...