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Johnson talks during Smethport fire department annual dinner
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Feb 16, 2015
SMETHPORT —McKean County 911 director Andrew Johnson related his job to that of volunteer firefighters on Saturday in remarks prepared for the Smethpo...
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Charges against Mason bound to court
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 14, 2015
KANE — Charges against former McKean County Sheriff Brad Mason related to his alleged consensual sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl were boun...
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Potter Co. state health center to re-open
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Feb 14, 2015
Potter County’s state health center is reopening, less than two years after state officials shuttered the facility, state Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtle...
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Potter County Women’s Rehabilitation Center holds open house
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Feb 13, 2015
COUDERSPORT — An open house was held Thursday at the Potter County Women’s Rehabilitation Center in the former Northern Tier Children’s Home in Harris...
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Link between depression, obesity explored at forum
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Feb 13, 2015
Two global issues — depression and obesity— took center stage as three educators debated a link during a symposium Thursday at the University of Pitts...
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Rural Pa. facing health care provider shortage
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Feb 12, 2015
Pennsylvanians are facing a major health-care provider shortage, particularly in rural areas. But some medical officials have an answer to the growing...
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Area lawmakers skeptical of severance tax proposal
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Feb 12, 2015
Regional lawmakers are responding with skepticism to a new severance tax proposal they say could drive the natural gas industry out of north central P...
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Bradford school board hears about CARE soccer team
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KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
Feb 10, 2015
When an area mother called Tina Martin of CARE for Children and said her Down syndrome son was angry that he couldn’t play on sports teams like his br...
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BRMC prepares HeART of Caring art display
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Feb 10, 2015
A dozen local artists will have their work displayed in the main lobby of Bradford Regional Medical Center as part of the third annual HeART of Caring...
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Denton Hill Ski Resort reopen still a possibility
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Feb 07, 2015
COUDERSPORT — Representatives of several agencies involved in an effort to reopen the Denton Hill State Park Ski Area met on Friday to discuss recent ...
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Foster Township RadioShack likely remaining open
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Feb 07, 2015
It looks like RadioShack in Foster Township will remain open in the midst of Thursday’s news of RadioShack Corp. filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy prot...
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