Nov 04, 2023
The candidates below are in contested races statewide. Because a number of candidates have cross-filed, they are listed in alphabetical order by first...
Content, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
Nov 04, 2023
Three current district judges in McKean County are running for office unopposed, but their jurisdictions will look a little different. On Tuesday’s ba...
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Nov 03, 2023
HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of audits of municipal pension plans in Elk, McKean and Potter counties. “Our aud...
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 02, 2023
“Do as I say, not as I do” is a catchphrase for hypocrisy. There’s even a book about it, “Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy,” b...
PA State News
Nov 01, 2023
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania cannot enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, a state c...
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Nov 01, 2023
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson didn’t mince words when reflecting on the saga in which the House’s Republican speaker was ousted by a small group of ultra-c...
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Nov 01, 2023
HARRISBURG — A bill proposed in the state House would drastically increase setback requirements for drilling natural gas wells, likely legislating the...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 31, 2023
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to spending on veterans’ services, according to a recent analysis. The com...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 31, 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed reading in high school. I related to Holden Caufield’s teenage disillusionment in the “Catcher in the Rye.” My early political vi...
News, PA State News
Oct 30, 2023
Public school teachers may soon be allowed to wear jewelry or clothing bearing a religious emblem or symbol while on the job. The Pennsylvania House o...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 30, 2023
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The weeks-long drama over who would become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives finally ended on Wednesday with the fr...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 29, 2023
In less than a month’s time, absent legislative action, the U.S. government will shut down. Meanwhile, Israel, one of the United States’ closest strat...
Crime, Local News, News
Oct 27, 2023
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man pleaded guilty earlier in the week, on the day his case was set for trial in McKean County Court, to a charge of sexually a...
Local News, News, PA State News
Oct 26, 2023
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, joining Republicans eager to put the new House speaker saga behind them, voted for conservative Rep. Mike Johnson as House s...
Local News, News, PA State News
Oct 26, 2023
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Increasingly bitter squabbles in Harrisburg that have stalled funding for the University of Pittsburgh and other state-related univ...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 26, 2023
When Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy died in 2009, he was fondly recalled for his finely honed skills as a legislator. Commentators and members of...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 26, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The chaos of October has brought the House GOP back to where it began: Some guy is once again speaker of the House. His name is, fo...
Local News, News
Oct 26, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives will visit St. Bonaventure University on Nov. 13 and 14 to meet with s...
News, PA State News
Oct 26, 2023
HARRISBURG — Sponsored by Sen. Cris Dush (R-Brookville), legislation to allow Pennsylvania public schools to display the preamble of both the state (S...
News, PA State News
Oct 26, 2023
The school day for secondary students in Pennsylvania could not start earlier than 8:15 a.m. under legislation a state representative from Murrysville...
Lifestyles, Nation & World, Outdoors, ...
August 21, 2025
(TNS) — There seems to be a sizeable cross over market between country music fans and folks who appreciate hunting and fishing in the great outdoors, ...
Local News
August 21, 2025
An appeal hearing for a public nuisance order for 243 Jackson Ave. turned into more than 90 minutes of covering the same issues before the Bradford Bo...
Round the Square
August 21, 2025
THERAPY: Where do you go for a bit of nature therapy? We're lucky here in McKean County with so many places to choose from — Kinzua Bridge State Park,...
Lifestyles
August 21, 2025
Dear Heloise: I, too, have an issue reading the small copy on containers at the grocery store, so I use my cellphone to enlarge the copy. At 5 feet, 1...
Lifestyles
August 21, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had two sons, "Seth" and "Jason," who were best buddies. Seth passed away a year and a half ago, which has been really har...
Local Sports, Outdoors
August 21, 2025
JOHNSONBURG — In memory of Phil Fitch, a consummate bird dog man, Rolfe Beagle Club will host the Phil Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge from 7:30 a.m. ...
