RTS (Round the Square)

RECORD RAIN: We've had some pretty hard rainfalls this summer, so it's easy to compare what is considered a "world record" rainfall in Smethport in 19...

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"Have you seen the signs of fall yet? The sumac leaves are starting to turn red and yellow, hawthorn leaves are turning yellow and gently falling, the...

VITAMIN K: Could some of us baby boomers be the last generation to remember a time when it was considered normal and expected for children to play in ...

LIGHT UP: Are fireflies a symbol of something bigger than themselves? Undoubtedly. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Plea...

LIGHT SHOW: Our own Allegheny National Forest appears to be a hotbed of sexual activity. For fireflies, that is. For complete stories, subscribe to Th...

THE ‘HUNT': McKean County has much in its history to be proud of. This is not one of those stories. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Er...

KILLING FIELD: The "wanton slaughter" of as many as a half-million passenger pigeons in McKean County was recalled in an Era article 100 years ago, a ...

100 YEARS AGO: "Its population is of all races, of liberal ways and sentiment, making money easily, spending it readily and holding merit to be the hi...

STORM OF 2012: "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!" For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Edition is...

LOCAL ANGLE: Gino Lucchetti is standing in the creek, clad in waders and fishing vest. He's obviously singing his heart out. For complete stories, sub...

LOCAL ANGLE: "By day, he's a fish guy who works for King County and wants to preserve habitats. But by night, Gino Lucchetti is one of the most in-dem...

THAT FLOOD: "The thing I remember most about that storm is that when the rain started there were no raindrops - it was solid water falling from the sk...

OPENING ACT: The local Jeff Fetterman Band has been selected to be the opening act for .38 Special on Wednesday at the Cattaraugus County Fair. For co...

DEEP BLUE: Few things are better than swimming off a boat at one of the many lakes around the region. But the people at the Boat Owners Association of...

EMMA SHERWIN: One of the ELF Fund's most dedicated volunteers, Emma Murphey-Sherwin, will be sorely missed during this year's campaign. Emma passed aw...

ROLLING ART: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Just ask Clayt Vecellio of Lewis Run who passes along a couple photographs he took of a few of the ...

BIRD NEWS: It seems the seagull that turned up in Smethport started out in Port Allegany. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Editio...

BIG BIRD: Once again, we look for help from our bird watchers out there. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note th...

GAS TIME: "The gas price report that is in our paper from time to time is always wrong.The report from Pittsburgh says the price for a gallon of gas f...