Local News, News
Mar 15, 2019
Gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts will be able to do everything from learn how to start a basic garden to examine and photograph their own plants unde...
Local News, News, Online Features
Mar 11, 2019
It might be difficult to think about green ground when all Bradford residents have been seeing lately is white ground, but local master gardener Bob H...
Local News, News, Online Features
Oct 05, 2018
Good Growing Gardens and the McKean County Adult Probation Program in Smethport has been awarded a Blue Ribbon in the Urban Farm category out of more ...
News, Round the Square
Aug 20, 2018
WORMS: Speaking of erosion, the Penn State Extension reported there is an imported critter that is associated with erosion and plant nutrition. The Ex...
Local News, News
Aug 16, 2018
Evergreen Elm's biodynamic gardeners won 27 ribbons out of 28 entries in the vegetable judging at the McKean County Fair this week in Smethport. The g...
Local News, News, Online Features
Jul 31, 2018
Jeff VanScoter and Robert Tubbs stand next to a 12-foot sunflower at the Evergreen Elms Biodynamic Garden on Elm Street. L. A. Rotheraine, their maste...
News, Round the Square
May 22, 2018
BEES: A third of the world’s food supply exists because of the support of pollinators such as bees, according to Connie Schmotzer, Penn State Extensio...
Entertainment, Lifestyles
May 08, 2018
Bill Jarrett, Seth Kibble, Penn State Master Gardener coordinator and instructor Richard Putnam, Steve Ridell, Gail Ridell and Debbie Babcox were amon...
Local News, News, Round the Square
May 01, 2018
PLANTS: A little sun can go a long way to make you forget your fear of perpetual winter. We woke up to frost Monday morning, but today we’re forecaste...
Entertainment, Entertainment, Lifestyle, ...
Apr 20, 2018
SMETHPORT — The McKean County master gardeners will be hosting a mushroom workshop on May 5. The event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Donald J....
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Apr 11, 2018
From left, Master Gardener Mike Bernard, John Krinner and Master Gardener Richard Putnam were among those who participated in an apple tree grafting w...
News, Round the Square
Mar 21, 2018
TOMATOES: Tomatoes are a staple for many locals who plant vegetable gardens. The number of tomato varieties can be overwhelming, but the Penn State Ex...
News, Round the Square
Mar 09, 2018
GARDENING: Being that spring is hopefully on its way, we’re sharing a story from 100 years ago on gardens. On March 7, 1918, The Bradford Era took a l...
Local News, News, Online Features
Mar 01, 2018
Landowners and gardeners can play an important role in the prevention of the spread of many invasive species. Some invasive plants have been unintenti...
Local News, News, Online Features
Aug 16, 2017
SMETHPORT — For the past 20 years or so, the biodynamic gardeners of Evergreen Elm have taken home ribbons from the McKean County Fair for vegetables ...
Entertainment, Lifestyles
May 12, 2017
SMETHPORT — The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at the Penn State Extension Office, 17129 U....
Local News, News, Online Features
Feb 21, 2017
A warm spell that started this past weekend is bringing gardeners and other outdoor enthusiasts out from their winter hibernation. The warm stretch is...
Nation & World, PA State News
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...
PA State News
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...
PA State News
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...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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...
Local Sports
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...
