Crime
Aug 31, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man was arraigned Monday on allegations that he was concealing a folding knife and lighter in his underwear while sitting ...
Crime
Jul 03, 2021
SMETHPORT — An unannounced search of the McKean County Jail on Friday turned up no narcotics, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaf...
News, Online Features
Jun 16, 2021
Longtime Bradford City policeman and outdoor columnist Roger Sager passed away Monday at UPMC Hamot in Erie, following a long illness. He was 72. “We’...
Bradford, Local News, News
Mar 11, 2021
Four candidates have filed petitions for the three vacancies on Bradford City Council for the May 18 primary election, according to the McKean County ...
Local News
May 05, 2020
SMETHPORT — Effective May 11, the McKean County Sheriff’s Office will resume processing applications for pistol permits, Sheriff Dan Woods announced. ...
Coronavirus, Local News
Apr 02, 2020
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Jail is weathering the storm of the current pandemic, using a “business as usual” approach to daily operation and handli...
Coronavirus, Local News
Mar 18, 2020
While visitors aren’t permitted at the McKean County Jail, Sheriff Dan Woods has made sure that families and inmates can stay connected through video ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Mar 14, 2019
Last autumn, Open Arms Church took on a mission to bring hope to the community. That mission included publication of “Greater Than,” a book featuring ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Feb 19, 2019
SMETHPORT — McKean County Sheriff Dan Woods was the guest speaker Saturday at the Smethport Fire Department's annual appreciation dinner. A retired Pe...
Crime, News
Jan 17, 2019
A corrections officer with McKean County Jail has been charged in Albion, N.Y., with stealing a woman’s purse from a shopping cart at Wal-Mart. Albion...
Local News, News
Nov 14, 2018
Era photo by Fran De Lancey The Smethport Rotarians honored veterans Tuesday at the club’s noon meeting at the Desert Rose Café. Seated are Reid Matte...
Local News, News
Aug 29, 2018
SMETHPORT — In a report to the McKean County Commissioners Tuesday morning, Sheriff Dan Woods said that the jail has "earned full compliance during th...
Crime, Local News, News
Mar 28, 2018
A motion for the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program has been filed in a criminal case against a former McKean County sheriff’s deputy. Col...
Local News, News, Online Features
Feb 23, 2018
In an age when active shooters have become commonplace in schools, churches and workplaces, more ways are sought to protect places and gatherings. Suc...
Local News, News
Feb 14, 2018
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners on Tuesday accepted the low bid of $138,601.14 from M & M Contractors of Ridgway for the county recycling ...
Editorials, Opinion
Feb 09, 2018
McKean County Sheriff’s Deputy Collin S. Meeker was wrong last month to step on private property and yank down a flag — no matter how disgusting its h...
Crime, Local News, News
Feb 09, 2018
The McKean County sheriff’s deputy charged with theft for alleging taking a Nazi flag from private property last month has waived his preliminary hear...
Crime, Local News, News, ...
Feb 02, 2018
A McKean County sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and is under investigation for allegedly entering the private property of a white supremacist grou...
Local News, News
Oct 25, 2017
SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners voted Tuesday to terminate the current inmate telephone system at the jail and search for a new provider. ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Oct 04, 2017
On Sunday night, gunshots rained from a Las Vegas hotel window into a crowd of concert-goers. The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has n...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
