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Mike Ward has been named chief of the City of Bradford Police Department. Mayor James McDonald sent out a press release Wednesday evening explaining W...

The McKean County Democratic Committee is being crafty this election season. The group is raising money by selling hand-sewn masks that endorse Democr...

COVID-19 recovery is part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s fall legislative agenda, but one Republican lawmaker is saying his plans are disingenuous. “I’d like to k...

Monday’s first day of school in the area came with the usual reading and writing and arithmetic — and this year, with masks, social distancing and han...

Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital employees packed 450 backpacks last week with a variety of school supplies which wi...

RED HOUSE, N.Y. — Thanks to another grant, the Friends of Allegany State Park (FOASP) will be able to continue renovations on the park’s historic Red ...

Bradford’s water levels are good, despite a recent drought watch declaration in several counties including McKean, the Bradford City Water Authority a...

After eight years of service, Pastor Thomas Pierotti will be retiring from his post at the Emanuel Lutheran Church, effective Aug. 30. In 1972, Pierot...

With the mercury at 82 degrees and sunny skies overhead, Friday was a great day to enjoy the sidewalk sales on Main Street in Bradford. Today, sidewal...

SMETHPORT — An unexpectedly large crowd made its way to Hamlin Lake Park Thursday evening for the McKean County Republican Committee’s second annual c...

Monday’s first day of school at George G. Blaisdell Elementary School will have some extra love from the community for all the students. On Thursday, ...

Dry conditions, cold nights and hot days combined for a small but smoky fire Thursday afternoon in front of Northwest Bank on Main Street. Just before...

At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Bradford Sanitary Authority heard updates on Phase 3 of the rehabilitation project at the wastewater treatment plant...

BENEZETTE — The new ELK SMART initiative launched this week, in advance of the fall 2020 elk viewing season, providing those visiting Pennsylvania’s E...

Student transportation has been a concern in light of the protocols set by the state Department of Education, but officials in the Bradford Area Schoo...

Among Ross Neidich’s hopes for the future are those that include spending lots of time with his baby grandson, Julian, and watching him grow. Well-kno...

A cancer diagnosis is taxing any time, but fighting cancer during a pandemic is a further complication. For Kellie Lipps, a local woman who has lived ...

(Editor’s Note: Eliot Ness is well-known for being an integral part of taking down notorious gangster Al Capone back in the Prohibition era, as well a...

The separation agreement between the City of Bradford and former police chief Hiel Bartlett seems fairly run-of-the-mill — with one exception. The doc...

MOUNT JEWETT — The Collins Companies Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Kinzua Bridge State Park Foundation for playground equipment at the park. R...