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Handgun sales thrive across region
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 22, 2014
Plenty of people purchased handguns across the four-county region in 2013. In fact, there were more than 2,800 handgun sales last year for McKean, Elk...
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Report: McKean County’s children faring well
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 21, 2014
The well-being of children in McKean County compares fairly well against other rural counties in the state, according to a study released last week by...
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St. Marys hotel project at standstill
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Oct 17, 2014
After hitting permitting snags, construction of a city-backed, multi-million dollar hotel in downtown St. Marys is behind schedule but progressing, of...
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Emporium police chief resigns
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 11, 2014
Matt Siple abruptly resigned as Emporium Borough police chief this week, making him the third person in four years to step down. However, officials re...
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Elk herd thriving in drilling boom
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Oct 09, 2014
Nearly seven years into Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale drilling boom, wildlife officials say the state’s elk population continues to flourish despite ...
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Law seeks boost for small oil producers
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Oct 09, 2014
Local oil interests will be well represented on a proposed state advisory council meant to include small producers in regulatory discussions, while al...
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Low voter turnout expected for general election
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Oct 07, 2014
A sense of voter apathy toward this year’s election has disheartened elections officials, who say they expect a low turnout at the polls in November. ...
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Microtech to add jobs, increase productivity
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 03, 2014
At one point over the years the owners of Microtech North in Bradford floated the possibility of pulling the knife company out of the area. The idea w...
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Unemployment inches up again in region
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 01, 2014
The region’s unemployment rates for the month of August inched up as summer drew to a close. On Tuesday, the state Department of Labor and Industry Ce...
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