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Bradford oil anniversaries slated for September
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2021
Bradford is gearing up to celebrate two big oil anniversaries this fall: the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Bradford oil field and the 50th...
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Free COVID-19 testing site to open Wednesday in Bradford
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2021
A COVID-19 testing clinic will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the former Bradford Central Christian School building at 450 W. Washington St. in Bradford....
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Pa.’s senators react to Biden’s economic plan
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2021
Is President-elect Joe Biden’s economic plan a necessary step to recovery, or a “colossal waste” and a bad idea? It depends on who you ask. U.S. Sen. ...
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The hidden impacts of COVID-19
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Jan 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the daily lives of Americans across the nation, though the impact is not always easily seen. While McKean County sa...
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Funding awarded to two local railroads
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 14, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that two local railroads will receive funding for rail freight improvements. Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Inc. will r...
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Cause of Barbour Street fire undetermined
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Jan 14, 2021
The cause of the Tuesday blaze on Barbour Street in Bradford remains undetermined. State police fire marshal Trooper Russell Stewart was called in to ...
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Petition to save BRMC has ‘tremendous’ response
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 14, 2021
In three days, more than 2,000 people have signed a petition to save Bradford Regional Medical Center from a reduction in services planned by its pare...
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PA Route 6 Alliance working toward Scenic Byway status
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 14, 2021
GALETON — Rural Pennsylvania is known for its natural beauty. The PA Route 6 Alliance hopes to spread word of that beauty by getting a portion of U.S....
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Benson named new superintendent at Smethport
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FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@gmail.com 
Jan 13, 2021
SMETHPORT — Brice Benson, principal of the Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, will become superintendent of the school district this summer whe...
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From the heart
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 13, 2021
Many people have had their eyes on Washington, D.C., in recent days. But folks watching the nation’s capital from their television sets can’t see this...
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House fire on Barbour Street in Bradford
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Marcie 
Jan 12, 2021
Bradford City Police reported a fire at 112 Barbour Street Tuesday afternoon. Reports indicated the first floor was fully involved prior to the arriva...
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Warm It Forward underway in McKean County
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 12, 2021
McKean County winters can be brutal. That’s why this year, for the sixth year in a row, the Warm It Forward outreach will provide the small comfort of...
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Petition launched in effort to save BRMC’s services
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 12, 2021
Is there a chance to change the future of Bradford Regional Medical Center before its parent company, Upper Allegheny Health Systems, moves more servi...
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State, two local counties, see improvement in COVID-19
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 12, 2021
Two local counties have shown some improvement in the fight against COVID-19. The percent positivity for McKean and Potter counties improved in the fi...
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Minimal damage reported at Bank Street fire
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Marcie 
Jan 09, 2021
Bradford City firefighters reported minimal damage to a Bank Street home after an attic fire Friday afternoon. At 2:19 p.m., a resident of the home ca...
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