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SMETHPORT — At the county commissioners’ meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Carol Duffy said the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Developme...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that authorized the filing of an Emergency Solutions Grant application to th...

Bradford Regional Medical Center’s behavioral health services department recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its opioid ...

Pennsylvania has long been home of some of the most restrictive alcohol laws in the country. The Keystone State has made it harder to get a drink than...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are one cent lower this week at $3.248 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. T...

SMETHPORT — After the pandemic caused an abrupt halt to the Smethport Fire Department’s fundraising efforts in the last year, the department is coming...

RIDGWAY — After Covid forced the cancellation of last year’s event, nearly 150 area forest products professionals were excited to return to in-person ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days was canceled and shifted to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsy...

FATHERS: Sunday is Father’s Day. Hopefully, you already have a gift tucked away, ready to surprise the dad in your life. If not, keep in mind that the...

Father’s Day is Sunday, and across the nation, families will celebrate millions of fathers and grandfathers. Locally, the importance of family was the...

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...

The Otto-Eldred School Board of Directors adopted the final 2021-22 school budget by a 10-1 vote Tuesday, which includes a property tax increase. The ...

SUMMER WORK: To help job seekers find the best summer employment opportunities, WalletHub compared more than 180 markets in the U.S. across 23 key met...

Bradford Regional Medical Center is not closed — and it’s not for sale. And while the consolidation of services with Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital is ...

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...

Chris Clifford, who has spent most of his career overseeing auxiliary services at colleges and universities, has been named associate vice president f...

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...

SCAVENGER HUNT INVITE: Misha Collins, an actor best known for his long-standing role as Castiel on Supernatural, which recently ended after 15 years, ...

SMETHPORT — With one director absent Monday, the Smethport Area School Board adopted the $18,152,432 budget for 2021-22 that carries a slight tax incr...