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‘Work hard for what you want’
Lifestyles, Local News
Aug 18, 2025
Clara Costello turned 102 years young Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, celebrating the milestone with four generations of family along with friends and Bradford...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Aug 18, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Bucks’ late summer behavioral shift
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Aug 16, 2025
Several major changes will happen within all bucks before summer ends. Their behavior will change along with their feeding and bedding patterns. The b...
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Ours named McKean Co. Fair queen
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Aug 15, 2025
SMETHPORT — The new McKean County Fair queen was chosen Friday night at the fairgrounds. She is Mara Ours, who hails from Smethport and is the daughte...
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GoFundMe for young boy’s final expenses
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Aug 15, 2025
Oakley Hedlund, 2, of Bradford died this week — allegedly at the hands of his father, Tyler Prescott — at a home on Sherman Street. Oakley’s loved one...
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SUNY chancellor visits JCC on Reconnect Tour
Local News
Aug 15, 2025
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. visited SUNY Jamestown Community College on Thursday afternoon as part of t...
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Bringing World to Pa. coming to Kersey
Business, Local News, Nation & World, ...
Aug 15, 2025
KERSEY — What if you could grow your business across borders without leaving home? On Sept. 16, The Red Fern in Kersey will host Bringing the World to...
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Fireside Pumpers to meet Monday
Local News
Aug 15, 2025
The Fireside Pumpers of the Penn Brad Oil Museum will meet at 8 a.m. MondayT Derrick City Diner, 563 Derrick Road. The speaker will be Rowan Crisp, ed...
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Petraeus to speak at PA Chamber dinner
Business, Local News, PA State News
Aug 15, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry  announced that retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director David H. Pe...
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Bipartisan collaboration for maternal health in the Senate
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Aug 15, 2025
HARRISBURG — A bill that would establish a remote maternal health monitoring program has been referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committ...
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What should the jury see in Hvizdzak trial?
Crime, Local News
Judge has motions to consider
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 15, 2025
Preparations for the upcoming trial of brothers Shane and Sean Hvizdzak are well underway, including motions asking a federal judge to keep specific t...
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Harsen named Employee of Quarter by Pitt office
Business, Local News
Aug 15, 2025
Lt. Richard Harsen, director of campus police and safety at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, was named Employee of the Quarter by the Univers...
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