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VISITOR: A retired school teacher, Rick Richards is a supporter of the Bradford Owls. But he’d rather not have an actual owl as a visitor. Rick stoppe...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — A $2 million historic preservation project is underway at the Red House Administration Building at Allegany State Park in Western Ne...

The East Branch Dam Safety Project was recently awarded $18.7 million in addition to $14 million from the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget. Jeff Ha...

Bradford City officials declared three more homes public nuisances when the city’s board of health met Tuesday evening. Added to the list were 62 Hobs...

The Freeman family was displaced after a fire destroyed their home early Thursday morning. According to Rew Volunteer Fire Department’s Chief Todd Bur...

THRIVING CITY: Here’s more about Johnsonburg from the article “A Thriving Young City: Why Johnsonburg, Penn., Is Prosperous,” published in the New Yor...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Over the years, children and their parents have had to wait outside to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Santa House in Allegany, or ...

Construction crews at the Bradford Sanitary Authority’s wastewater treatment plant have been busy. “Despite the rainy fall season, work has been progr...

BRICKS: We recently came across this Hanley brick, which was made locally right in Lewis Run. While most are familiar with the old brick manufacturer,...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Allegany State Park will hold a Saturday with Santa beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Red House area of the park. Stop in to hang a ...

EMPORIUM — Members of the Emporium Borough Council addressed residents’ concerns over a burned-out house on East Fifth Street Extension during a board...

CLEARFIELD — Motorists in McKean County should prepare for daytime lane closures next week on three different bridges. Work will take place Monday thr...

It was dark outside and those of us who hunted a short distance from camp had returned. Except for one. It wasn’t unexpected. After all, Joe always sq...

SPOOKY: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a history that dates back to the 1600s, making the atmosphere ripe for paranormal activity. Hauntedrooms....

CLEARFIELD — A Wilcox Clermont Road bridge, spanning Seven Mile Run in Sergeant Township, is complete and open to traffic. The bridge was replaced rec...

The Bradford City Water Authority accepted the first bid of the fall for timber from its property. At the authority’s meeting on Wednesday, the board ...

This year, The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s Festival of Trees committee asked people to volunteer for the inaugural Corporate Tree Challenge; six...

Three more homes in Bradford City have been declared public nuisances due to their condition. The city’s Board of Health met Tuesday prior to the regu...

Writing weekly columns for two newspapers can be a drag. Picking different subjects, writing columns, correcting them, providing photographs, submitti...

WORDS: We found this in an old copy of The Era, and had to share it. It seems our journalists have a lot in common with folks who create signs. “Sign ...