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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business News, Local News
Sep 21, 2026
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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Shapiro spent more than $2.4M on ads last week; Garrity spent $672
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By GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Sep 21, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro is dominating Pennsylvania’s media markets in his reelection campaign, spending more than $24 million with seve...
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16th annual Pumpkin Fest to be largest yet
Local News
Sep 21, 2026
From Charlie Brown characters to 80 vendors, this year’s Pumpkin Fest will be the largest in the event’s 16-year history. The annual fall festival wil...
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Families turn out to read under the lights
Local News
Sep 21, 2026
Families gathered at Parkway Field on Friday for the Bradford Area School District’s annual Reading Under the Lights event. An announcer called it the...
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Port Allegany Alliance welcomes new pastor
Local News
Sep 21, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Alliance Church welcomed the Rev. Jeff Bennett and his wife, Lori, during an installation service and reception held...
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Q&A with the DA: Criminal matters versus civil
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Sep 19, 2026
(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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Lohrman brings deep Bradford ties to high school principal role
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Sep 18, 2026
For Wesley Lohrman, becoming principal of Bradford Area High School is more than a professional advancement. It is the next chapter in a career spent ...
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State police seek victims of gold scam
Crime News, Local News
Sep 18, 2026
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking potential victims after approximately $200,000 in gold bars were found in a vehicle that had traveled through th...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Heart and Soul honored
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
Port Allegany Women’s Club President Joyce Stehle, left, and Vice President Sharen Horvath display a Pennsylvania Senate citation recognizing Port All...
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Kane to observe International Wave of Light
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
KANE — The Kane community will join families around the world for the International Wave of Light, a candlelight observance honoring babies lost durin...
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Penn Highlands DuBois plans women’s health event
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
DUBOIS — Penn Highlands DuBois will host “Pancakes and Purses,” a women’s health education event, from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 17 at Founders’ Café and Gril...
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YMCA stages Corporate Challenge
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
Participants gather in Veterans Square Thursday evening for the Bradford YMCA Corporate Challenge, where those who took part were encouraged to ‘Move,...
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Fire department rolls to Choice
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at Choice on West Washington Street at 1:07 p.m. Thursday. Firefi...
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Smethport man uninjured in Route 6 crash
Local News
Sep 18, 2026
KEATING TOWNSHIP — A Smethport man was uninjured in a one-vehicle crash at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday on Route 6, according to Lewis Run-based state police. Po...
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Causer: Kaleida blocking hospital care in Bradford
Business News, Local News
By SARA FURLONG and JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com  
Sep 18, 2026
State Rep. Martin Causer accused Kaleida Health of refusing to sell the former Bradford Regional Medical Center campus to LECOM Health and proposing a...
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