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JJ’s Saloon acquitted of violating state closure order
Local News, Online Features
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Feb 26, 2021
A local business has been acquitted of allegedly violating the state’s restaurant closure order in December. JJ’s Saloon, owned by Bob Skaggs, was fou...
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Work to reform vote-by-mail
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 24, 2021
The future of mail-in voting continues to be debated in the Pennsylvania Legislature, where some Republicans already are proposing new restrictions or...
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Local schools on 2-hour delay schedule
Local News
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Feb 16, 2021
The snow is building up, and schools are taking a proactive approach to school attendance today. Bradford Area, Smethport Area, Otto-Eldred, Kane and ...
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Increasing available vaccines
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 15, 2021
It seems like a solution that’s almost too simple: Make more COVID-19 vaccines available by allowing one of the drug manufacturers to increase the amo...
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Be sure to be insured
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 08, 2021
Uninsured Pennsylvanians will have another crack at getting coverage. The state is reopening its online marketplace for government-subsidized health i...
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Coudersport McDonald’s damaged by fire
Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 03, 2021
The Coudersport McDonald’s was damaged by fire Monday evening. There were no injuries, and the restaurant was able to reopen its drive-thru within two...
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Not good enough indeed
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 29, 2021
Speaking of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination record thus far, Gov. Tom Wolf got one thing right: The rollout has not been good enough. It has not been...
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School Street to stay remote until Feb. 8
Local News
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Jan 28, 2021
School officials announced Wednesday that new cases of COVID-19 among School Street Elementary School students have been reported. The statement, rele...
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Carrying on
Local News, Online Features
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Jan 21, 2021
On March 13, 2020, students were sent home from area schools for two weeks, in an effort to help flatten the curve of coronavirus cases. It has been o...
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St. Marys schools extend remote learning
Local News
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Jan 07, 2021
St. Marys Area School District officials have announced that students will continue remote learning through the middle of January. Initially, the dist...
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Trump’s shameful call
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jan 06, 2021
President Donald Trump has turned a narrow electoral defeat into a bid for infamy. His goal in the post-election interlude has been more and more expl...
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Every county at substantial risk, state officials say
Local News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 22, 2020
For the second week in a row, every county in Pennsylvania is at substantial risk for community spread, according to an update issued Monday by Gov. T...
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