aid

US aid can’t be above scrutiny
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 05, 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have triggered panic in Washington with their efforts to cap the U.S. foreign aid spigot. To the extent that this ignites a...
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AG releases audit of Mount Jewett VFRA
News
Nov 14, 2022
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy DeFoor announced audit reports have been released for 23 Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations (VFRAs) incl...
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Audits show issues in two Potter Co. VFRAs
News
Marcie 
Oct 30, 2021
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in 18 co...
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Commissioners approve contracts, county aid
News
FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
Sep 16, 2021
SMETHPORT — The two newest program directors for the county were introduced Tuesday at the McKean County commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting. C...
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DeFoor releases audit of Clermont VFRA
News
Marcie 
Jun 23, 2021
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of an audit report for the volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) fo...
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Auditor general releases audits for VFRAs
Local News
Marcie 
Nov 18, 2020
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Tuesday announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRA...
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Focus on small business
Opinion, Сolumns
WALT ROWEN, Special to The Era 
Oct 20, 2020
The slow pace of bureaucracy is a running joke in America. It’s surprising, then, how quickly the Senate has advanced the confirmation hearings for Pr...
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Is Trump losing farm country?
Opinion, Сolumns
ADAM MINTER, Tribune News Service 
Sep 28, 2020
Is the relationship between President Donald Trump and farm country starting to go bad? At first glance, things have never been better. According to r...
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Commissioners open bids for courthouse roof
Local News
FRAN DE LANCEY delancey401@yahoo.com 
Sep 17, 2020
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners opened bids for the courthouse re-roofing project at a special meeting Tuesday. The companies and their ba...
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Bradford Twp. VFD audit shows no findings
Local News
Marcie 
Apr 30, 2020
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said an audit of the volunteer firefighters’ relief association for Bradford Township fire department s...
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Audit released for Smethport VFRA
Local News
Marcie 
Jan 30, 2020
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Wednesday announced the release of an audit report for the volunteer firefighters’ relief associatio...
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RTS for Oct. 15
Round the Square
Marcie 
Oct 15, 2019
MAIN : All the work on Main Street over the past few months has sent us looking in our archives for past projects on the thoroughfare. We found this s...
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