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Installation of the final 702 feet of 24-inch water main is set to take place in October. Steve Disney, executive director of the Bradford City Water ...

The Bradford Area Public Library will hold a pop-up book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Items for sale will include paperback bundles, jigsaw p...

Fundraising during COVID-19 has been anything but easy, but the Lewis Run Volunteer Fire Department found a way to connect with patrons and fire depar...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners on Tuesday awarded the contract for the re-roofing project at the courthouse to David Maines and Associate...

After the former Second Ward School on Congress Street was demolished several months ago to make way for a new YWCA Bradford headquarters and shelter,...

SMETHPORT — McKean County is offering grants, available through the CARES Act, to help with eligible COVID related expenses incurred between March 1 a...

MIDDLETOWN – Pennsylvanians should be cautious of a lottery scam originating in Jamaica that has been reported to Pennsylvania Lottery officials in re...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is two cents lower this week at $2.534 per gallon, according to AAA East Centra...

On Sept. 21, 1965, Bradford-native Barbara Reid punched her timecard at Zippo Manufacturing Co. for the very first time. Monday, 55 years later, the c...

Stephanie Behan and Bright Beginnings Childcare and Preschool LLC was the winner Thursday evening of $20,000 in prize money in the Harvey L. Golubock ...

Virtual PA Library Advocacy Day was Monday. Facing the potential of huge cuts in state funding, local libraries need patrons to go to bat on their beh...

Many police officers, firefighters, military personnel, healthcare workers and veterans put their life on the line each day to help others in need. Th...

Beginning Monday, restaurants in Pennsylvania may be able to reopen at 50% capacity, but it’s far from clear sailing. Gov. Tom Wolf has announced a se...

DUKE CENTER — The Otto Township Cemetery Association is purchasing two new storage sheds to house lawn mowers and other equipment at the Rixford and D...

The weight of COVID-19 restrictions could be the end of a strong community support system if something isn’t done soon, said State VFW Commander Ron P...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Wednesday that it has resumed issuing REAL IDs at reopened Driver Licen...

It’s been 16 years since Pennsylvania anglers have seen an increase in the cost of fishing licenses, but that will likely change as the Pennsylvania F...

DUKE CENTER — A mobile food pantry sponsored by the Duke Center United Methodist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern PA in Erie will b...

Open Arms Church of Bradford will host an event for couples entitled Vertical Marriage on Oct. 3. The marriage-focused program, based on the book of t...

In an effort to further enhance Bradford’s historic downtown, the board of directors of RISE adopted the pine tree located on Tops property at the int...