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    RTS for March 10
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    RTS for March 10
    Mar 10, 2021
    DCNR NEWS: Governor Tom Wolf has lifted requirements for proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to visit Pennsylvania state parks. All state park ...
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    Work to resume on Route 6 in Port Allegany
    Local News
    Work to resume on Route 6 in Port Allegany
    Marcie 
    Mar 09, 2021
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will resume work on U.S. Route 6 in Port Allegany on Monday, with work continuing until Jun...
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    Health department reports 20 additional virus cases in region
    Local News
    Health department reports 20 additional virus cases in region
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 20, 2021
    There were 20 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in the region as of Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had ...
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    Lawmakers advocate for more vaccine in rural Pa.
    Local News
    Lawmakers advocate for more vaccine in rural Pa.
    Marcie 
    Feb 02, 2021
    HARRISURG — Reps. Tina Pickett, R-Towanda, Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Clint Owlett, R-Liberty, are calling on the state Department of Health to...
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    Pa. legislators react to Levine’s nomination
    Local News, Online Features
    Pa. legislators react to Levine’s nomination
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 20, 2021
    Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to the post of assistant secretary of health at t...
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    Elk County has two more COVID-19 deaths
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Elk County has two more COVID-19 deaths
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2020
    Two additional deaths were reported in Elk County over the weekend, bringing the total of COVID-19 deaths there to 12. The Pennsylvania Department of ...
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    Gov. Wolf has COVID-19
    Local News
    Gov. Wolf has COVID-19
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 10, 2020
    Pennsylvania residents were expecting some sort of COVID-19-related announcement from Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday, but they certainly weren’t expecting...
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    Gov. Wolf Tests Positive for COVID-19
    Local News, Online Features
    Gov. Wolf Tests Positive for COVID-19
    Marcie 
    Dec 09, 2020
    HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf announced today that he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday and is in isolation at home. The governor released the f...
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    Department of Health encourages flu vaccines
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    Department of Health encourages flu vaccines
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 09, 2020
    Cases of influenza are low in Pennsylvania right now, but it’s too early to say how prevalent the disease will be in the 2020-21 season. Pennsylvania ...
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    New COVID-19 cases in all four local counties
    Bradford, Local News, News
    New COVID-19 cases in all four local counties
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 28, 2020
    New cases of COVID-19 were reported in all four local counties, and one local county — Elk — reported one new death on Friday. The Pennsylvania Depart...
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    Port A. library returns to ‘To-Go Window’ service
    Local News
    Port A. library returns to ‘To-Go Window’ service
    Marcie 
    Nov 24, 2020
    PORT ALLEGANY — In an effort to decrease the community spread of COVID-19, the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library will return to Library To-Go Window ...
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    Ridgway to return to in-person instruction
    Local News
    Ridgway to return to in-person instruction
    Marcie 
    Nov 06, 2020
    RIDGWAY — Ridgway Middle-High School students will return to in-person instruction on Monday. In a statement released Thursday evening, district offic...
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    Apparent COVID-19 case reported at Coudersport high
    Local News
    Apparent COVID-19 case reported at Coudersport high
    Marcie 
    Nov 05, 2020
    COUDERSPORT — Another case of COVID-19 was found in a person from Coudersport Area Jr./Sr. High School. This was indicated by a letter from Superinten...
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    Elk County sees 21 new cases over Halloween weekend
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Elk County sees 21 new cases over Halloween weekend
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 02, 2020
    All four local counties saw an increase in COVID-19 cases over the Halloween weekend, with Elk County reporting 21 new cases. Between Friday and noon ...
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    Ridgway High moving to remote learning
    Local News
    Ridgway High moving to remote learning
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 30, 2020
    Ridgway Middle/High School will transition to remote instruction for the week of Nov. 2 — 6 due to the number of coronavirus cases and quarantined stu...
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    Coudersport school district reports case of COVID-19
    Local News
    Coudersport school district reports case of COVID-19
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 28, 2020
    The Coudersport Area School District distributed a letter Tuesday notifying families that a confirmed case of coronavirus has been reported. The stude...
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    Case counts increase in three local counties
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Case counts increase in three local counties
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 19, 2020
    The number of cases in three local counties went up on Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The department did not have updat...
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    Resources available for Pennsylvanians struggling with mental health
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Resources available for Pennsylvanians struggling with mental health
    Sep 30, 2020
    HARRSIBURG — On Tuesday, the departments of Health and Human Services shared initiatives and resources available for Pennsylvanians struggling with me...
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    1,162 positives bring statewide COVID-19 total to 149,845 cases
    Bradford, Local News, News
    1,162 positives bring statewide COVID-19 total to 149,845 cases
    Sep 21, 2020
    HARRISBURG — On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed there were 1,162 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewi...
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    Rumors about COVID-19 at local store unconfirmed
    Local News
    Rumors about COVID-19 at local store unconfirmed
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 17, 2020
    Did an employee at Walmart in Bradford test positive for COVID-19, or is it just another rumor? That question remained unanswered as of Wednesday. An ...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    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...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    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...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    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...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    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...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    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...
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