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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Conklin Studio opens space for clay classes in Lewis Run
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By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 27, 2026
LEWIS RUN — Lisa Conklin’s new studio space is dedicated to giving people a place to create. The owner of Conklin Studio has opened a location at 30 M...
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County encourages green lights to honor veterans
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By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 27, 2026
SMETHPORT — McKean County commissioners are encouraging residents and businesses to display green lights Nov. 4 to 11 to honor veterans and service me...
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SBA urges public to report suspected pandemic aid fraud
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Oct 27, 2026
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging people with knowledge of suspected pandemic relief fraud to submit information thro...
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Dinner supports parish history
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Oct 27, 2026
St. Bernard Catholic Women’s Club served more than 100 meals at its Oct. 24 spaghetti dinner, raising funds for its parish history project, including ...
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Bradford gas prices rise 9 cents
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Oct 27, 2026
Bradford gas prices rose 9 cents this week, bucking the decline seen in Western Pennsylvania overall. Bradford’s average increased to $4.643 per gallo...
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JCC to hold children’s book drive in November
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Oct 27, 2026
OLEAN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College will collect new children’s books throughout November to support the Olean Public Library and Olean YMC...
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Portville students to stage Shakespeare comedy
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Oct 27, 2026
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Portville Central School Drama Club will present “How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play,” a comedy by Don Zolidis, at 7 p.m. No...
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Treats in Turtlepoint
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Oct 27, 2026
Shelby Witt and her daughter, Isabella, enjoy Isabella’s first Trunk or Treat at Turtlepoint Park during Turtlepoint Evangelical Church’s annual event...
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Bill could strengthen child advocacy services in four-county region
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By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 26, 2026
SMETHPORT — A new state law will create a funding source that could help sustain child advocacy services across McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter counti...
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Youth EMS volunteer restrictions eased in Pennsylvania
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By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Oct 26, 2026
(The Center Square) – A bill easing restrictions on youth emergency services volunteers was among 58 measures recently signed into law by Gov. Josh Sh...
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New law recognizes 911 dispatchers as emergency responders
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By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 26, 2026
McKean County’s 911 telecommunicators are often the first to respond to an emergency, even though they never leave the dispatch center. A new state la...
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United Way food drive aims to keep local shelves stocked
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By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 26, 2026
A few extra groceries could help a neighbor through the holidays. The United Way of the Bradford Area will hold its two-day Holiday Food Drive Nov. 7 ...
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