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There will be no weekly B-I-N-G-O in Bradford Township — at least for a little while. Bingo enthusiasts in the area may have noticed a marked decline ...

EMPORIUM —The Cameron County Commissioners approved a finalized budget of $7,772,539.85 with no tax increase for 2017. The commissioners said they wer...

RIDGWAY — During their second monthly meeting in December, the Elk County Commissioners approved several issues on Tuesday. Starting with the Elk Coun...

Sewer rates for customers of the Bradford Sanitary Authority will increase in 2017. At Tuesday’s monthly meeting, the authority adopted a rate for nex...

OLEAN, N.Y. —The Kids and Cancer Fund of the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently made possible 10 grants to assist healthcare organizatio...

RIDGWAY — Ridgway Borough Council was in a negative mood on Monday — adopting a 2017 budget that calls for no tax increase, no water rate hike and no ...

Drivers in Pennsylvania will see higher prices at the pump in the new year –– a tax increase of roughly 8 cents more a gallon. The third increase in r...

SMETHPORT — The directors of Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 heard a report Tuesday night on the status of the Seneca Highlands Insurance Trust a...

The Bradford City Water Authority passed its 2017 budget Wednesday that includes a 6 percent increase in fixed meter fees, while the cost per thousand...

In the course of a couple of tweets, Donald Trump may have ended the image of the GOP as the party of corporate America. After striking a Carrier deal...

SMETHPORT —The McKean County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a quote from Juniata Valley Bank in Port Allegany for a tax anticipatio...

Bradford City Council passed on first reading Tuesday night a millage ordinance that would raise property taxes half a mill for 2017. However, Mayor T...

The Bradford Township Supervisors agreed on a budget with no tax increase for 2017, but there was conflict over whether to continue contributing to ma...

Bradford’s stormwater management program is continuing to move forward, after the Bradford Sanitary Authority this week approved a $500,000, 40-year l...

Our thinking about productivity is cockeyed, according to a new economic report. We’re ignoring the real productivity problem: surging costs for healt...

SMETHPORT —The Erie certified public accountant who audits Keating Township financial records told the township supervisors on Wednesday night that he...

One of the Obama administration's core competencies is suspending pipeline projects with no cause. It will leave office with another notch in its belt...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named Christine L. Tyler as its new assistant director for annual giving. Tyler is a 2016 graduate of Pit...

Today is the gift distribution day for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund. Applicants can pick up their Christmas gifts at their scheduled time at th...

ELDRED — The Otto-Eldred School Board voted to keep Cindy Murphy as president and Matthew Windsor as vice president during the board’s reorganizationa...