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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 21, 2025
    Unofficial results from the McKean County primary election are in — except for the write-ins. Countywide voter turnout was just 18.68% in total. There...
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    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
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    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
    May 22, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG —  “It was awesome to have great training grounds and access to people with the training skills I wanted,” said Mike Dietz, a bird dog han...
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    Keeping focus on the fun
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Keeping focus on the fun
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 22, 2025
    Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...
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    I walked into woods with dozens of deadly rattlesnakes and lived to tell about it
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    I walked into woods with dozens of deadly rattlesnakes and lived to tell about it
    Sara Furlong 
    May 21, 2025
    There was no time, really, to question whether this was a good idea. Thursday, May 1, I found myself among 20 state conservation officer trainees, wal...
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    Countless blessings in the outdoors
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    Countless blessings in the outdoors
    STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era 
    May 16, 2025
    Most of my life, everything I pursued in the outdoors was all by myself. Whether hunting or fishing, I’ve been more of a loner than one who hangs with...
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    Springtime alert: Leave young wildlife alone
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    Springtime alert: Leave young wildlife alone
    May 15, 2025
    Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. While some young...
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    Spring gobblers: Crazily unpredictable
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    Spring gobblers: Crazily unpredictable
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 14, 2025
    You must have to have a screw or two loose to hunt spring gobblers. You never know what can and will go wrong or when, to your complete disbelief, eve...
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    JOHNSONBURG: Rolfe Beagle Club completes piece of wetlands improvement
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    JOHNSONBURG: Rolfe Beagle Club completes piece of wetlands improvement
    May 12, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club, an active bird dog and sportsmen’s group in Johnsonburg, completed another important piece of its wetland improvement...
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    Combination of SA-410 and TSS load more than match for Carolina gobbler
    Outdoors, Outdoors
    Combination of SA-410 and TSS load more than match for Carolina gobbler
    DOYLE DIETZ Republican & Herald, Pottsville 
    May 08, 2025
    BEAR GRASS, N.C. (TNS) — As difficult as it is to bag a spring gobbler, veteran turkey hunters enjoy upping the ante and adding to the challenge. For ...
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    Pitt-Bradford to host AMCC Softball Championships
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    Pitt-Bradford to host AMCC Softball Championships
    May 08, 2025
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford athletics department will be hosting the AMCC Softball Championship Tournament this weekend at the Kessel Ath...
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    Lady Owls fall to Lady Chucks during Tuesday track meet
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    Lady Owls fall to Lady Chucks during Tuesday track meet
    May 08, 2025
    PUNXSUTAWNEY — Punxsutawney outscored Bradford 104-44 in high school girls’ track and field action Tuesday. “It was a good meet with a tough Lady Chuc...
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    Frair, Kohlar, and Aiello lead the Owls track over Punxy
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    Frair, Kohlar, and Aiello lead the Owls track over Punxy
    May 08, 2025
    Bradford’s Brayden Frair and Logan Kohler each were quadruple winners and Enzo Aiello was a triple winner to lead the Owls Track team over the Punxy C...
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    Lady Owls defeat Lady Green Wave; Punxsy claims win over Bradford boys
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    Lady Owls defeat Lady Green Wave; Punxsy claims win over Bradford boys
    May 08, 2025
    Softball Bradford 13, Oswayo Valley 3 Daisy Greene drove in four runs on two hits and earned the mound win to key Bradford’s Wednesday victory. Greene...
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    Right place, right time for spring turkey
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    Right place, right time for spring turkey
    STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era 
    May 03, 2025
    There are a lot of things in life that only happen to our benefit unless we are at the right place at the right time. This saying is the most true for...
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    ‘LongBeard’ turkey competition on tap at Wilds Sonshine Factory
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    ‘LongBeard’ turkey competition on tap at Wilds Sonshine Factory
    May 01, 2025
    KANE — On Saturday, Kane’s Wilds Sonshine Factory will host the inaugural “PA Longbeard Classic” — similar to a big buck contest, but for turkeys. The...
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    It’s almost gobbler time!
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    It’s almost gobbler time!
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 01, 2025
    Can you believe spring gobbler is upon us once again? It seems to take forever for trout season to finally roll around and break winter’s deadlock, th...
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    HS Track: Port Allegany, Coudersport win in wet weather
    High School, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    HS Track: Port Allegany, Coudersport win in wet weather
    Apr 29, 2025
    Boys Port Allegany 119, Northern Potter 25 Port Allegany 91, Otto-Eldred 42 Otto-Eldred 80, Northern Potter 42 PORT ALLEGANY - Port Allegany’s Ethan T...
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    Create a turkey hunter for life
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    Create a turkey hunter for life
    STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era 
    Apr 26, 2025
    When it comes to youth turkey hunting, the biggest key to success is your setup. Getting a shot opportunity on an eastern tom is no easy task, especia...
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    Volunteers plant mountain ash for wildlife
    Local News, Local Sports, News, ...
    Volunteers plant mountain ash for wildlife
    Apr 24, 2025
    KANE — Volunteers from Pennsylvania and southern New York worked together Saturday to transplant small mountain ash trees into cribs on lands near Cle...
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    The stocking truck
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    The stocking truck
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Apr 17, 2025
    I glanced at my watch for the hundredth time and looking up saw several others checking theirs. Five minutes left till 8 a.m., the first day of trout ...
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    Roach-Bauer forum highlights 20 years of KQDC
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    Roach-Bauer forum highlights 20 years of KQDC
    Apr 17, 2025
    KANE — “Quality deer, quality habitat, quality hunting,” are the words John Dzemyan used at the April Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum to describe the 74,00...
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    Planning a perennial garden
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    Planning a perennial garden
    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    May 22, 2025
    While picking up your annual plants, the geraniums, petunias and vines, at the garden center you may see perennial Shasta daisies, peonies or hollyhoc...
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    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports, ...
    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
    May 22, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG —  “It was awesome to have great training grounds and access to people with the training skills I wanted,” said Mike Dietz, a bird dog han...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}
    Keeping focus on the fun
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Keeping focus on the fun
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 22, 2025
    Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...
    Read More...
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    Restocking pill bags and boxes
    Lifestyles
    Restocking pill bags and boxes
    May 22, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When it's time to restock your pill dispenser from your personal pharmacy, it can be challenging to remember which time of day to take t...
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    Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    Lifestyles
    Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    May 22, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder. Acco...
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    ‘Round the Square: The Civilian Conservation Corps
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: The Civilian Conservation Corps
    May 22, 2025
    CCC: A recent Lumber Heritage Region newsletter had a fascinating story we wanted to share. It's about the Civilian Conservation Corps, the CCC, launc...
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