News
Apr 20, 2021
McKean and Elk Counties are among 55 counties at substantial risk of community transmission of COVID-19 Tuesday. In the weekly update, Governor Tom Wo...
Bradford, Local News, News
Apr 19, 2021
Local county fairs are the works for 2021. This is in contrast to 2020, when most Pennsylvania counties canceled their fairs due to pandemic-related s...
Bradford, Local News, News
Apr 17, 2021
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began its 2021 Black Fly Suppression Program this week. The program involve...
Local News
Apr 14, 2021
The latest virus figures from the Pennsylvania Department of Health showed that COVID-19 remains a problem in the local region. The weekly update prov...
Local News
Apr 14, 2021
There were 53 additional cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had 37 more ...
Bradford, Local News, News
Apr 09, 2021
The weather is warm and this time of year is prime for wildfires. Currently, a burn ban has not been issued for the area. In fact, at this time there ...
Apr 08, 2021
A lot has changed at University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the past decade, including the demographics of the students who matriculate there. At The...
Bradford, Local News, News
Apr 07, 2021
Elk County is the only local county to have seen a drop in the number of new cases of COVID-19, but remains at substantial risk of community transmiss...
Local News
Mar 24, 2021
HARRISBURG — Jeanne Wambaugh, district forester at the Elk State Forest, retired from the ranks of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Nat...
Local News
Mar 23, 2021
There were an additional 11 cases of COVID-19 in the local region on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had an ...
Bradford, Local News, News
Mar 22, 2021
North central Pennsylvania CareerLinks will be open to the public beginning at 8 p.m. April 5. This includes CareerLinks in Cameron, McKean, Potter, E...
Local News
Mar 10, 2021
Cameron and Potter counties were both listed in the low level of community transmission for COVID-19 based on the past week’s numbers, while Elk and M...
Bradford, Local News, News
Feb 23, 2021
Is the COVID-19 vaccine really harder to find than a Pennsylvania road without potholes? According to multiple people who have reached out to The Era,...
Bradford, Local News, News
Feb 23, 2021
Elk and Potter counties have seen improvements in rates of community spread of COVID-19, according to the Pennsylvania Health Department. On Monday, G...
Local News
Feb 23, 2021
HARRISBURG — On Monday, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Chad McKenrick, forme...
Local News
Feb 19, 2021
There were 15 new cases of COVID-19 in two local counties as of Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had 7 addi...
Bradford, Local News, News
Feb 10, 2021
SMETHPORT (EC) — The McKean County Commissioners have proclaimed February as Career and Technical Education Month in the county. The proclamation, whi...
Local News
Feb 09, 2021
Two local counties recorded a decrease in percent positivity during the time period of Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, and Elk County has improved to a “moderate” ...
Local News
Feb 09, 2021
McKean County controller Jody Bloomquist, a Republican, is seeking re-election. Bloomquist, of Kane, ran for the position first in 2017, winning the R...
Local News
Feb 05, 2021
HARRISBURG — After a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday returned to n...
Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
