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    Elk, Potter counties reach ‘moderate’ virus transmission levels
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Elk, Potter counties reach ‘moderate’ virus transmission levels
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 23, 2021
    Elk and Potter counties have seen improvements in rates of community spread of COVID-19, according to the Pennsylvania Health Department. On Monday, G...
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    Region sees drop in weekly total of COVID-19 cases
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Region sees drop in weekly total of COVID-19 cases
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 19, 2021
    The region saw a drop in percent positivity for all four counties, according to COVID-19 data released Monday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s...
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    Region case counts of COVID-19 increase
    Local News
    Region case counts of COVID-19 increase
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 19, 2021
    Local percent positivity has decreased, but the region continues to document new cases of COVID-19. In McKean County, there are 1,806 confirmed cases ...
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    Free COVID-19 testing site to open Wednesday in Bradford
    Local News, Online Features
    Free COVID-19 testing site to open Wednesday in Bradford
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 16, 2021
    A COVID-19 testing clinic will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the former Bradford Central Christian School building at 450 W. Washington St. in Bradford....
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    State, two local counties, see improvement in COVID-19
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    State, two local counties, see improvement in COVID-19
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 12, 2021
    Two local counties have shown some improvement in the fight against COVID-19. The percent positivity for McKean and Potter counties improved in the fi...
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    Pennsylvania surpasses average national testing rate
    Local News
    Pennsylvania surpasses average national testing rate
    Marcie 
    Jan 09, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Friday, the Department of Health highlighted that Pennsylvania is above the average national testing rate, as noted in the White House Ta...
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    Ridgway students continue remote learning through mid-month
    Local News
    Ridgway students continue remote learning through mid-month
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 05, 2021
    Ridgway Area School District has announced that, due to the current trends in COVID-19 cases, remote learning will continue through Jan. 15. According...
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    Percent positivity rose at end of 2020 locally, state report shows
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Percent positivity rose at end of 2020 locally, state report shows
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 05, 2021
    The percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in three local counties rose for the last week of 2020, according to a report from Gov. Tom Wol...
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    Potter County to have temporary COVID-19 testing site
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    Potter County to have temporary COVID-19 testing site
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 24, 2020
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    Elk County has two more COVID-19 deaths
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Elk County has two more COVID-19 deaths
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2020
    Two additional deaths were reported in Elk County over the weekend, bringing the total of COVID-19 deaths there to 12. The Pennsylvania Department of ...
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    For 2nd week, only Cameron Co. without substantial virus spread
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    For 2nd week, only Cameron Co. without substantial virus spread
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 09, 2020
    For the second week in a row, Cameron County is the only one in the state that isn’t in the “substantial level of community transmission” for COVID-19...
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    Potter County reaches concerning rate of virus spread
    Local News
    Potter County reaches concerning rate of virus spread
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 05, 2020
    Potter County’s rate of COVID-19 is rising at an alarming rate, with Friday’s data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health showing a percent positi...
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    Wolf: Cameron sole county at lower risk
    Local News
    Wolf: Cameron sole county at lower risk
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 01, 2020
    Cameron County was the only county in the state that wasn’t listed in the “substantial level of community transmission” on Monday, according to Gov. T...
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    Galeton schools remain in remote instruction
    Local News
    Galeton schools remain in remote instruction
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 01, 2020
    The Galeton Area School District, which has been teaching students remotely since Nov. 10, has made the decision to remain closed due to the current n...
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    COVID rises, but by fewer cases locally
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    COVID rises, but by fewer cases locally
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 01, 2020
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health indicated on Monday that there were 4,268 new cases of COVID-19, in addition to 5,529 new cases reported Sunday,...
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    New COVID-19 cases in all four local counties
    Bradford, Local News, News
    New COVID-19 cases in all four local counties
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 28, 2020
    New cases of COVID-19 were reported in all four local counties, and one local county — Elk — reported one new death on Friday. The Pennsylvania Depart...
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    COVID-19 continue to rise in local counties
    Bradford, Local News, News
    COVID-19 continue to rise in local counties
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Nov 23, 2020
    Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in four local counties as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. From Friday to Sunday, Elk County saw an increase of...
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    McKean County’s virus numbers spike
    Local News
    McKean County’s virus numbers spike
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 18, 2020
    The total number of cases of COVID-19 locally shot up for Tuesday’s reporting, with McKean County’s case count rising by 18. Every ZIP code in McKean ...
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    Three local counties see rise in COVID-19 cases
    Local News
    Three local counties see rise in COVID-19 cases
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 14, 2020
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health indicated Friday that there were 5,531 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 25...
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    McKean County at moderate risk
    Local News
    McKean County at moderate risk
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 03, 2020
    While McKean County is still considered at moderate risk for COVID-19, there is no plan to change from in-person education in the Bradford Area School...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
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    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    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...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    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...
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