Crime, News
Dec 28, 2022
On Friday, Dec. 16 Fretz Area Middle School was placed on a short lockdown procedure as the City of Bradford Police Department and the Bradford Area S...
News
Nov 08, 2022
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) was joined Monday by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Department o...
News
Nov 03, 2022
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania General Assembly members from both chambers and both parties on Wednesday heralded the introduction of a mental health pilot...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 17, 2022
Pennsylvania school districts have banned at least 459 books this school year, more than districts in every state other than Texas and Florida, accord...
News, PA State News
Sep 27, 2022
Officials at a Pennsylvania school district asked a middle school teacher to take down a rainbow flag — a symbol of support for the LGBTQ community — ...
News, Online Features
Aug 27, 2022
Break out the masks and the hand sanitizer, McKean County has been elevated to the high community risk status for COVID-19 — again. The CDC made the c...
News
May 13, 2022
The Bradford Area School District heard from Business Manager Judy Bodamer pertaining to the 2022-2023 budget, as well as from a representative of Nut...
News
Apr 09, 2022
(Editor’s note: This is being reprinted due to an error in the information originally submitted) COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Education Council has...
News
Apr 03, 2022
DUKE CENTER, Pa. — The principal at Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High School is leaving the district to take another position. The school district posted...
News
Mar 16, 2022
Vaping is a rising trend in society, with 11% of Americans vaping, according to a 2020 Gallup poll. With this rise, a trend of injury to teens has som...
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 18, 2022
In a combination of overstatement and bad timing, the Legislature’s nonpartisan Independent Fiscal Office needlessly has complicated the simple questi...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 10, 2022
In March 2020, kids went home from school on Friday and didn’t come back for months. Some didn’t walk through the school doors in person until August ...
News
Nov 17, 2021
The McKean County Department of Emergency Management is working with Universal Primary Care, located in Bradford, and local school districts to help g...
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 15, 2021
ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s public education system went on trial Friday. Six school districts are teaming with several parents and a few advocac...
News
Nov 12, 2021
Wednesday’s ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, which voted 4-1 to overturn the mask mandate set by Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Health...
News
Oct 08, 2021
Recent stories have warned of potential shortages of canned foods or meats due to increased prices for aluminum and processing plants operating at les...
News
Sep 09, 2021
SMETHPORT — Following a 33-minute executive session that was called to discuss legal contracts and personnel, Smethport Borough Council agreed unanimo...
Lifestyle, News
Sep 02, 2021
The Bradford Area High School and Bradford Central Christian High School class of 1980 are planning the 40 plus 1 Reunion on Saturday Oct. 16 at the P...
News
Aug 31, 2021
Floyd C. Fretz Middle School had a second confirmed case of COVID-19 reported Monday. The case follows Friday’s announcement of a positive case. The s...
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 23, 2021
How is it that a commonsense health protocol — the wearing of a mask — has become a figurative hill to die on when refusing to wear a mask actually co...
Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
