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LETTER 2 : We left off with the Johnsons sending a letter to family members telling them about a UFO encounter over Bradford in April of 1967. Evelyn ...

LETTER: We heard from Kirk Johnson the other day about a letter he found in some family papers. It was a recounting of a story that Kirk grew up heari...

SPICE UP MOVIE NIGHT: Pennsylvania has moved to the yellow phase, but we aren’t exactly ready to hit the movie theater and catch the newest releases. ...

POETRY : Reader Carol Carson of Kane sent us a poem she had written about the situation with coronavirus in the world today. It is called “Pray.” “I r...

POLICE WEEK : McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer shared some words to the community in honor of National Police Week, happen...

BIRDS: We received a call on Tuesday to share some birding news. A reader from Limestone called to tell us he had orioles and a hummingbird stop to vi...

RECOGNIZE THE HEROES: Elsie Overly of Bradford submitted this poem recognizing the brave medical professionals who are facing COVID-19 day after day. ...

REMEMBER: Today marks the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, Victory over Europe in World War II. The 48-page V-E Edition of The Bradford Era on May 8, 1945...

ANTICS: There’s a lot of news in this short article that appeared on Page 1 of the Monday, April 15, 1889, Era. Imagine today reading a new story that...

POETRY: We received this letter from David Hoffman of Bradford. He wrote it in the style of a poem, which he called “They.” Just another day of mindle...

Stress relief: In a previous RTS, we discussed options for stress relief during this uncertain time and pandemic-induced quarantine. Here’s a basic mo...

NATIONAL BROTHER AND SISTERS DAY: Today is a holiday intended to celebrate siblings. National Today surveyed 1,000 Americans and found the following f...

BIRDS: Jim Bogdan of Otto Township called Wednesday to let us know his annual visitors from Central America have returned to his feeders: rose-breaste...

LUNCH: Wednesday was a fun day for the Era’s newsroom. Assistant Managing Editor Marcie Schellhammer won a free lunch for up to 10 employees through t...

Stress relief for parents: Greg Szklany from Milk4U.org reached out to The Era newsroom to note that now is a time where stress relievers might be hel...

RECIPES WITH TWO INGREDIENTS: There is nothing like a quarantine to bring out the home-chef in you. Even if nothing in your pantry seems to make sense...

CORONAVIRUS MEANS HIGHER RATE OF ABANDONED PETS: Over 1 in 10 Pennsylvania pet owners would be unable to afford their pets if they lose their job, acc...

BUFFERS: The Penn State Extension has written a reminder to take care of riparian buffers. As spring starts to warm the air, it also warms the water a...

WILDLIFE RESOURCES: The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) has launched Wildlife on WiFi, a hub of conservation and wildlife-themed educational resour...

SPRING AT THE WWII MUSEUM: Like many local museums and non life-sustaining businesses, the Eldred World War II Museum has shut its doors to help reduc...