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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday
Local News, PA State News
Several boxes available in McKean County
Oct 23, 2025
Fentanyl may be top of mind as the opioid epidemic continues to ravage Pennsylvania families, but the roots of the problem remain firmly embedded in p...
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Hay and pasture management webinar
Local News
Oct 23, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — For those just starting out with livestock, Penn State Extension will offer a webinar, “Living on a Few Acres: Hay and Pasture Manag...
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Advocates highlight safe driving for teens
Local News, PA State News
Oct 23, 2025
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration shared the importance of driver safety with young drivers at high schools across the commonwealth duri...
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Penn Highlands Elk named 2025 Business of the Year
Business, Local News
Oct 23, 2025
RIDGWAY — Every October, Employment Support Services (ESS) at Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI) recognizes local businesses that support hiring disabled ind...
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Elect the rich? Pennsylvania politicians put up big numbers
PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Oct 23, 2025
HARRISBURG – When asked about America’s political problems, voters often point to money in politics, from astronomical campaign spending to self-inter...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Oct 23, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Ghost of gallows past: Haunted house returns
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Oct 22, 2025
SMETHPORT — Get ready for one of the creepiest haunted houses around, complete with a resident ghost. The McKean County Historical Society will host i...
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MOUNT JEWETT: Explosion at Myers Trucking
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Oct 22, 2025
Emergency service personnel responded to an explosion at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Trucking Inc. in Mount Jewett, according to a post on the Mount ...
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Chamber brings back popular collectibles
Local News
Oct 22, 2025
Each holiday season, the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce receives requests from shoppers looking for unique Bradford-themed gifts, and one item peop...
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New attorney appointed for Kuchinka in February homicide
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 22, 2025
Brian Kuchinka, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering K-Leigh Hill-Nelson in February, has been assigned a new attorney. Kuchinka, 28, of Port Al...
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Creepy vibes
Local News
Oct 22, 2025
An abandoned house looms beyond the goldenrod as All Hallows' Eve draws near.
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