Round the Square

MORE : We promised some more on the history of Bradford from the Landmark Society. From the society’s website: “About 1837 Col. Levitt C. Little came ...

SALT SENSE: Try an experiment. Pour out a small amount of table salt. Pour out a small amount of table salt that is NOT iodized. Pour out a small amou...

HISTORY : We always like to share bits of history with readers, and today’s facts came from the Bradford Landmark Society. What a treasure trove of in...

HISTORY : We always like to share bits of history with readers, and today’s facts came from the Bradford Landmark Society. What a treasure trove of in...

MARCH : Did you know that March is National Umbrella Month? According to almanac.com , here are some more wacky things to celebrate this month: Sunday...

BRONX : Johnsonburg native Michael Hinman is in the newspaper business in New York City. He’s editor of the Pulitzer Prize winning Riverdale Press, to...

SPRING? It’s always going to be an interesting conversation when the first thing a caller says is “You’re going to think I’m crazy…” Ron Housler of La...

FIRE: Firefighters — they’re a staple in communities across the nation, and Bradford is no different. According to the Bradford Landmark Society, the ...

KEYSTONE STATE : Did you know the first volunteer fire company was founded in Philadelphia in 1736? And by none other than Benjamin Franklin. This, an...

TNS: We love when readers ask questions about something in the paper. It’s so satisfying to know that people are reading closely enough to notice a ch...

MEMORY : Susie Coffman of Derrick City sent us a poem she wrote as a tribute to the late Charles Schultz, creator of Peanuts cartoon and comic strip. ...

FIRSTS : Pennsylvania may have been the second state to join the United States of America, but there are plenty of times that residents of the Keyston...

MORE : We have more to share on the subject of presidents. We looked to Reader’s Digest for some history on presidential firsts. Grover Cleveland, the...

REMEMBER : We wanted to take a moment today to honor the life of Officer Steve Jerman of the Kane Borough Police Department. It was 20 years ago that ...

CHIEF : It’s President’s Day. We’re sure most people can name the first president, but how much do you know about the commanders in chief of the U.S.?...

ANTHONY : The women who step out today in Veterans Square are following in some mighty big footsteps. Susan B. Anthony herself, the “mother” of the wo...

BUGGY : We shared some information recently from a Penn State Extension article about bugs in our homes. Creepy, but interesting. Here is some more in...

BUGGING : Would you believe that about 100 different species of insects live inside our homes? That creepy news is from the Penn State Extension, and ...

POETRY : We have some locally written poetry to share with RTS readers today. This, from Joy Pascarella, is called Take A Chance. Life is all about ta...

CONTROVERSY: The Bradford Era and The Olean Times Herald are dropping the comic strip “Non Sequitur” over a profane message about President Donald Tru...