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SMETHPORT (EC) — Entries open Monday for the Beautiful Baby Contest sponsored by the McKean County Fair Association. Babies, ages 0-1 year by August 2...

Over the past 20 years, China has absorbed millions of U.S. jobs. It has stolen billions of dollars’ worth of intellectual property from American comp...

COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Artisan Co-op is having an arts and crafts sale and open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. A variety of materials ...

The Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce and Bradford Creative & Performing Arts Center held a Business After Hours event on Thursday, where business own...

The U.S. armed forces are widely considered the most formidable military force on the planet, the ultimate deterrent to foreign invasion and attack. H...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail after he allegedly stole more than $200,000 in equipment from Keystone Wireline Inc. and took it to a differen...

The McKean County Fair Association is once again honoring fathers during their 2nd Annual Father’s Day Chicken BBQ this Sunday. Board President, Krist...

PHILADELPHIA – The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly difficult for all Americans, but even more so for those who lost a loved one to the virus. Th...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Monday that it is accepting applications for its new Community Navigator Pilot Pro...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are one cent higher this week at $3.251 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. ...

PHILADELPHIA — August will once again be PA Produce Month, a month-long celebration of Pennsylvania’s vegetable farmers, organized by the Pennsylvania...

EMPORIUM — Olkosky-Jessop American Legion Post 194 in Emporium hosted an American Red Cross Blood Mobile on Thursday at the Vets Club. The event garne...

ULYSSES — The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum announced that there will not be a Bark Peelers’ Festival this year. Vendors and other participants will be r...

DUKE CENTER — Otto Township will soon be joining other area municipalities in easing rules for off-road vehicles and snowmobiles. Township supervisors...

MOUNT JEWETT — The Kinzua Bridge State Park Complex will hold DiscoverE! Day camp programs for children 3-12 at Bendigo and Kinzua Bridge State Parks....

EMPORIUM — The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) Diversity Research Study about the history of life in the forest products industry is now available. The r...

From left, Mark Luciano (Luciano Builders), Jim Siffrinn (Siffrinn Masonry) and Bud Westlake work on a new kiosk being constructed at the Richard E. M...

The announcement of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease was greeted this week with celebration and skepticism. The Food and Drug Administration ap...

NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on June 1st. This celebration highlights the U...

SMETHPORT — Smethport Borough Council agreed Monday to accept the bid of $2,600 for the sale of the municipality’s 1996 street sweeper. David Chutz of...