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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

Blood drive set for Monday at St. Bernard

Entertainment

Blood drive set for Monday at St. Bernard

Marcie

Jan 28, 2022

A blood drive for the Community Blood Bank has been set from noon to 5 p.m. on Jan. 31 at St. Bernard Church in Bradford. Celebrate National Blood Don...

Robertson: Women and the outdoors

Local Sports, Outdoors

Robertson: Women and the outdoors

WADE ROBERTSON

Jan 27, 2022

Today, there are more and more females in the woods and on the water than ever before. This is a very good thing, for the hunting and fishing sports n...

RTS for Jan 27

News, Round the Square

Jan 27, 2022

SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA: With an extremely cold weather week ahead of McKean County residents, with temperatures often falling below 0 degrees, it is imp...

Vaccine clinic for ages 5 to 11 set for Wednesday

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Vaccine clinic for ages 5 to 11 set for Wednesday

Marcie

Jan 21, 2022

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Department of Emergency Services, in conjunction with Universal Primary Care, will be conducting a Pfizer vaccination cl...

Pa. health department: Flu is increasing across state

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Pa. health department: Flu is increasing across state

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Jan 20, 2022

Pennsylvania Department of Health officials say there is an increase in flu cases across the state and encouraged residents to get a flu vaccine as so...

Better coordination on testing

Opinion, Сolumns

Better coordination on testing

Jan 19, 2022

In a pandemic, things can move quickly. You can see that in the rapidly rising and cresting waves of numbers as new variants of COVID-19 cause an ebb ...

Pandemic life doesn’t have to be that way

Opinion, Сolumns

Pandemic life doesn’t have to be that way

CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service

Jan 18, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — The other morning, a friend from Washington, D.C., sent me an exasperated text with a link to the new vaccine passport requi...

National Fuel offers winter safety, efficiency tips

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National Fuel offers winter safety, efficiency tips

Marcie

Jan 18, 2022

ERIE — National Fuel advises homeowners to be prepared and safe this winter and pay attention to outdoor gas meters, furnaces, and vents. Snow, ice, a...

Hearing on rural health care challenges, solutions to be held virtually

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Hearing on rural health care challenges, solutions to be held virtually

Marcie

Jan 17, 2022

The legislative hearing about rural health care challenges and solutions scheduled to be held Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford wi...

Betty White Challenge inspires donations to local shelters

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Betty White Challenge inspires donations to local shelters

DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com

Jan 16, 2022

Television star Betty White, best known for her role on “The Golden Girls,” would have celebrated her 100th birthday today. White spent her whole life...

RTS for Jan. 15

Round the Square

RTS for Jan. 15

Marcie

Jan 15, 2022

BLUE : The third Monday in January is known as “Blue Monday,” and not because of Smurfs or blueberries. It’s known as the saddest day of the year. For...

Experts still baffled by 2021’s mystery bird disease

News, Outdoors, PA State News

Experts still baffled by 2021’s mystery bird disease

MARCUS SCHNECK PennLive

Jan 13, 2022

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Researchers have not discovered the cause of the mystery bird disease that killed large numbers of songbirds inPennsylvaniaand nine...

Hearing on rural health care set for next week in Bradford

News, Online Features

Hearing on rural health care set for next week in Bradford

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Jan 13, 2022

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Majority Policy Committee will hold a hearing next week in Bradford to hear from industry professionals abou...

Red Cross: National blood crisis may put patients at risk

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Red Cross: National blood crisis may put patients at risk

Jan 12, 2022

STATE COLLEGE — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood suppl...

Pa. health secretary got COVID booster while pregnant, hopes to set example

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Pa. health secretary got COVID booster while pregnant, hopes to set example

DAVID WENNER PennLive

Jan 12, 2022

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary said she received a COVID-19 vaccine booster after learning she is pregnant. Keara Klinepete...

The idiocy of vaccine mandates for kids

Opinion, Сolumns

The idiocy of vaccine mandates for kids

RICH LOWRY

Jan 11, 2022

The old legal maxim is that everything which is not forbidden is permitted. Many public-health experts apparently have their own version of this rule ...

Pennsylvania park roller coaster gone, but not due to fire

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Pennsylvania park roller coaster gone, but not due to fire

Jan 10, 2022

CONNEAUT LAKE (AP) — A wooden roller coaster built more than eight decades ago that was the centerpiece of a northwestern Pennsylvania amusement park ...

OGH and 39 other NY Hospitals under order to stop non-essential procedures

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OGH and 39 other NY Hospitals under order to stop non-essential procedures

DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com

Jan 10, 2022

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health has updated its list of impacted hospitals and regions. In addition to 39 other New York hospit...

RTS for Jan 10

News, Round the Square

Jan 10, 2022

GLAUCOMA: January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Supported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the National Eye Institute, this campai...

BTVFD puts three new defibrillators into service

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BTVFD puts three new defibrillators into service

Jan 10, 2022

The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department recently put three new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) into service bringing the department’s...