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Bradford man convicted of strangulation
Crime, Local News, News
Apr 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was convicted at jury trial Thursday in McKean County Court for assaulting his then girlfriend last year. Ozzy Strait, 27, ...
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OV superintendent facing charges again
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 26, 2024
A new set of criminal charges has been filed in Potter County against Oswayo Valley School District Superintendent Jed Hamberger. The charges allege t...
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Q&A with the DA: McKean County ARD program
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jul 06, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Pa. lawmakers push again to change probation system
News, PA State News
RON SOUTHWICK PennLive 
Oct 27, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Criminal justice reform advocates and some state lawmakers have been working to change Pennsylvania’s probation system for years, a...
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Wetzel achieved prison reform
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 01, 2021
Before Gov. Tom Corbett appointed John Wetzel as secretary of the state Department of Corrections in 2011, the job primarily was about operations. But...
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Erie man sentenced for firearm charge
Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 16, 2021
SMETHPORT — An Erie man accused of firearm possession after he shot an alleged home intruder was sentenced to jail time Thursday in McKean County Cour...
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