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Bradford High lists first-quarter honor students
Local News
Nov 13, 2025
Amber Benjamin, principal at Bradford Area High School, announced the Owls’ honor rolls for the first marketing period of the 2025-26 school year. Stu...
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KQDC to operate two check stations
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Hunters get deer aged, weighed for free
Nov 13, 2025
The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) will operate two deer check stations this year on state routes 59 and 346 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 29 an...
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Fire destroys Foster Township house
Local News
Nov 12, 2025
A South Kendall Avenue home, across from the Dallas Morris Pipeyard, was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The call of a working house fire at 18...
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Mixed reactions to finally complete state budget
Business, Local News, PA State News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 12, 2025
Breaking a months-long deadlock, Pennsylvania legislators passed a budget Wednesday, and Gov. Josh Shapiro signed it soon after. The roughly $50 billi...
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Red Kettle Campaign kicks off
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Nov 12, 2025
The sound of jingling bells and the sight of the Salvation Army’s iconic red kettles are among the first signs that the holiday season has arrived. On...
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Commissioners hear from jail employees
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Sara Furlong 
Nov 12, 2025
SMETHPORT — During their regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners heard from McKean County Jail employees, who spoke about workplace concerns ahead of u...
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Can a battle of the bugs save hemlock trees?
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By ROGER HANNIGAN GILSON Times Union, Albany, N.Y. 
Nov 12, 2025
New York state made major progress over the summer in controlling an invasive species that has decimated hemlock trees up and down the East Coast. The...
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Pennsylvania finally closes $50.1B budget deal
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By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Nov 12, 2025
HARRISBURG – After a 135-day wait and $12 billion in taxpayer money collected, the state cemented a spending plan for all of it, and more. Pennsylvani...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Nov 12, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...
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PORT ALLEGANY: ‘Going Up?’
Local News
Nov 12, 2025
The Port Allegany High School Drama Department will present “Going Up?” at 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, which are $5 for students and $...
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Bridge named for veteran Cobb
Local News
Nov 11, 2025
Doug and Matt Cobb unveil the sign naming the bridge carrying Route 346 (West Washington Street) over Willow Creek in Corydon Township after their lat...
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Board of health orders tenants to vacate The New Keystone
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 11, 2025
Ratchet straps are holding together part of The New Keystone at 425 E. Main St., Health Director Brandon Plowman told the Board of Health on Tuesday. ...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Love in motion
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Nov 11, 2025
Sometimes, help isn’t about how much you give, but how far you’re willing to go. Volunteers from Believers Chapel of Olean, N.Y., have made it their m...
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