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August drug bust in Elk County yields more arrests
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 22, 2016
Three more people have been arrested in connection to an Aug. 16 drug bust in Elk County that yielded tens of thousands of dollars worth of heroin and...
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Is it the Klan? Or a mean-spirited prank?
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Sep 21, 2016
“You can sleep tonight knowing the Klan is awake.” That message — on an alleged Ku Klux Klan flyer inside a sandwich baggie, along with a rock and a D...
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Brocius named Bradford Sanitary Authority director
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 21, 2016
The search is over. Rick Brocius, the current chairman of the Bradford Sanitary Authority, was named the authority’s new executive director, effective...
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Elk County could see $1B data center development
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Sep 21, 2016
RIDGWAY — A $1 billion data center could be in the future for Elk County, but with cumbersome state sales and use taxes on such a facility on the hori...
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Brockport man killed in Saturday crash
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Sep 19, 2016
RIDGWAY — A Brockport man is dead after a crash on U.S. Route 219 at its intersection with Cenni Lane in Horton Township at 9:54 p.m. Saturday. Ridgwa...
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Babcox speaks on women’s rights at historical society event
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Sep 17, 2016
SMETHPORT — Smethport attorney Deborah Babcox was the guest speaker Thursday at the McKean County Historical Society's annual fall dinner meeting at t...
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Renovation work underway on first floor of City Hall
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Sep 17, 2016
Renovation work is underway on the first floor of Bradford City Hall — upgrades to the bathrooms have begun and an overhaul of the treasurer’s office ...
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Maple Manor looking to move to Bradford Township
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Sep 16, 2016
The Bradford Township Zoning Hearing Board is slated to hear a request for a variance that would allow Maple Manor to move into the former Heritage Su...
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Clopp named police chief in Johnsonburg
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Sep 15, 2016
JOHNSONBURG — John Clopp of the Johnsonburg Borough Police Department was named chief of the department at the borough council meeting on Monday. Clop...
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Arson trial for Milliard scheduled in Elk County
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 15, 2016
An arson trial for Ridgway man Francis Milliard is scheduled to take place in Elk County later this month with a jury picked from the same county. Mil...
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