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ALM BEACH, Fla. — So the pope, the president, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a bar ... Surely, I'm not the only one to tighten the frame around Presiden...

SMETHPORT (EC) — "Bud" Carlson, an Army combat engineer in the Vietnam War, will speak at the Memorial Day program at 10 a.m. May 27 at the John Berg ...

McKean County Director of Veterans' Affairs Zach Pearson will be the guest speaker at the Memorial Day exercises in Smethport on May 29. The program o...

SMETHPORT (EC) — James E. Heasley of Marshburg received his 70-year Masonic pin and certificate Monday during a brief ceremony at his home. John W. We...

A kickoff ceremony was held for the Potter County Veterans Gravestone Restoration project, which launched at Eulalia Cemetery in Potter County this pa...

SMETHPORT — As a tribute to his brother, who was a World War II prisoner of war, and to the members of The Greatest Generation, Roger Alexis of Bradfo...

The Bradford Era is still seeking photos and stories of men and women from the area who died in battle or while serving our nation. We are gathering i...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., re-introduced a trio of measures designed to show that police lives also matter. The bills are the ...

MILITARY SPOUSES: Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. The day is part of National Military Appreciation Day, which is celebrated for the whole ...

MARIENVILLE — The Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest will close certain sites along Salmon Creek, Forest Service Road 145, t...

Wet weather and a long day of travel Saturday didn’t dampen the spirits of three local veterans and others who participated in the Bradford Area Honor...

An organizational/informational Memorial Day Service/Parade meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the VFW club rooms at 94 Barbour St. Participant...

Not everyone is thrilled with the local attention being lavished on world-famous Bradford native Marilyn Horne. On Thursday, American Legion Post 108 ...

Invented in the 1860s, shotgun cartridges were fashioned from brass. A rapid change in manufacturing soon took place. And over the next 30 years, the ...

IT’S FINALLY HERE: On Saturday, the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center in Bradford will open to the public. The facility, located in what had bee...

Lt. John C. Roche VFW Post and the Frances Sherman Auxiliary on Monday honored students and faculty at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School for their efforts ...

An organizational/informational Memorial Day Service/Parade meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the VFW club rooms at 94 Barbour St. Participant...

The second annual Mother’s Day Tea is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 in Veteran’s Square in historic Downtown Bradford. Guests can stop by ...

HERSHEY – Benjamin Forney and Jesse Whitman, both of Potter County, joined the Pennsylvania State Police’s Troop F barracks in Montoursville. Both rec...

SOME GAVE ALL: It’s still the middle of April, but we’re already looking ahead to one of the more important special annual projects we work on here at...