News
Oct 13, 2022
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — This year’s theme for Wreaths Across America (WAA) is “Find a Way to Serve.” In keeping with this, the organization launched a...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Jul 18, 2022
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Out of Gov. Tom Wolf’s commitment to leaving the state’s education system in better shape than he found it comes a three-year strat...
News, PA State News
Jul 08, 2022
HOMESTEAD — Educators in Armstrong and Indiana counties will soon receive innovative STEM learning tools thanks to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s (...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 07, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK (AP) — When the pandemic first closed schools in March 2020, it was an emergency response that upended the typical priorities of publi...
News, PA State News
Dec 18, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — A new law aims to help ease the substitute teacher shortage nearing crisis levels in many Pennsylvania schools. Gov. Tom Wolf on Fr...
News
Nov 20, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK — Twenty-six volunteers from four counties enrolled in the pilot. Led by educators from Extension's Leadership and Community Vitality ...
News, Round the Square
Sep 03, 2021
TAR SPOT: Tar spot, a fungal leaf disease, was positively identified in a cornfield in Lancaster County this week. First discovered in Pennsylvania in...
News
May 08, 2021
CARE for Children, the lead agency for Safe Kids Pennsylvania — McKean County Partner, recently joined together with the Bradford Area School District...
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 20, 2021
Educators and parents of school-aged children are once again engaged in a national debate about teaching civics in schools. Recently, though, there’s ...
Local News
Mar 04, 2021
SMETHPORT — Morgan Cady has been named the new 4-H and youth development educator with Penn State Extension, McKean County. She will be working with e...
Local News
Sep 18, 2020
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has $400,000 in grant funding available for youth and adult environmental educati...
Local News
Sep 16, 2020
CARE for Children, a non-profit organization that provides services to children of all abilities, is hosting a free professional training, “Active Pla...
Local News
Apr 28, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — In-person, nonessential events and programs sponsored by Penn State Extension through at least June 19 have been cancelled, postpone...
Health
Apr 27, 2020
Although every industry has been affected to some degree by the COVID-19 pandemic, few have been rocked as hard as the education sector. The pandemic ...
Coronavirus, Local News
Apr 17, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — Growing up has its ups and downs under normal circumstances, but the novel coronavirus is making that even more complicated, accordi...
Coronavirus, Local News
Apr 11, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — With stay-at-home orders in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, many families are wrestling with how to adjust to being at home al...
Local News
Apr 10, 2020
SMETHPORT — An online presentation called “Living in a Digital World” will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 28, 9:30 a.m. on April 29 and at noon April 30. ...
Local News
Apr 10, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — Implementing policies to spur improvements in retail activities in rural communities will be the topic of a web-based seminar presen...
Bradford, Local News, News
Mar 31, 2020
Penn State Extension has adjusted its delivery of programs and services in order to protect the health of extension personnel and the public while sti...
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Mar 02, 2020
STATE COLLEGE — Two McKean County 4-H members were honored recently at the 2020 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference at the Penn State Hotel a...
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 ...
