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ALIFT: A helping hand when loggers need it most
Local News
By JIM SOLTIS  Founder of ALIFT  
Dec 02, 2025
More than 10 years ago, it felt like tragedy was striking our rural communities in Northeast Pennsylvania far too often. House fires, car accidents, s...
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Attorney seeks to withdraw from Prescott case
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 02, 2025
The court-appointed attorney for Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, has asked the court to allow him t...
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Too much still isn’t enough: Pennsylvania budget woes
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Dec 02, 2025
HARRISBURG — One budget, two narratives. As Gov. Josh Shapiro spent his holiday weekend touting the policy wins baked into the long overdue state budg...
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‘Tis the season for holiday mishaps
Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 02, 2025
Snowflakes, Christmas cookies, twinkling lights and beloved traditions fill hearts with love and happiness in the holiday season — and can fill emerge...
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JCC names entrepreneurial program for Stitts
Business, Local News
Dec 02, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — In a private gathering with the Stitt Family on Nov. 19, SUNY Jamestown Community College officials unveiled the naming of the James E. ...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Dec 02, 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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Winter has more in store
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 01, 2025
McKean County residents should not put away their snow shovels anytime soon. Following the roughly 14.5 inches of snow that blanketed the region over ...
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Patriotic paint
Local News
Dec 01, 2025
A Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad engine with a new paint scheme celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States rolls along south of Br...
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Causer bill would close loophole, better protect children
Crime, Local News, PA State News
Dec 01, 2025
HARRISBURG – Responding to the tragic death of 2-year-old Oakley Hedlund in Bradford earlier this year, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, has introdu...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Dec 01, 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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KANE: Christmas Spirit Concert
Local News
Dec 01, 2025
The Kane Guitar Band will present its third annual free, family-friendly, Community Christmas Spirit Concert from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at General K...
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Q&A with the DA: Crimes involving counterfeit items
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Nov 29, 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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Saturday start reshapes traditions, expands opportunities
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Nov 29, 2025
Since 2019, the Pennsylvania gun season has opened on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Before 2019, the opener was always the first Monday after...
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Snowy square
Local News
Nov 28, 2025
Veterans Square, as seen from several floors up inside Marilyn Horne Hall, was blanketed in snow Friday morning.
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