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COVID cases are on the rise — again. And, expectedly, so, too, is concern. The timing couldn’t be worse for parents who soon will be sending off to sc...

When classes begin at Bradford Area School District campuses Aug. 23, there may be some students who opt to do their lessons online through the Virtua...

Several new hires and resignations were approved and the announcement of a Back-to-School Rally later this month were among topics discussed at Monday...

OLEAN, N.Y. — A second victim in a Friday night accident on Barnum Road that killed two teenagers has been identified. An obituary identified the seco...

COUDERSPORT — Registration is open for courses through Northern PA Regional College (NPRC) for its fall 2021 semester. Nearly 30 courses are being off...

As the delta variant of COVID-19 spreads, many parents are worried that their public schools will not fully reopen this fall. That would be a serious ...

First Wesleyan Church is offering vacation Bible school from Monday to Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The theme is Mega Sports Camp. It is for preschool and...

The Port Allegany School District is hard at work to complete various renovations to both the elementary and high schools before school starts. An upd...

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is taking steps to combine several of its individual universities into multi-campus institutions, sh...

Moving into a new elementary school can be difficult for younger children who are shy or uncertain of new teachers and classmates. Administrators at S...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany School District announced that it will offer Project Lead The Way’s (PLTW) PreK-5 program, PLTW Launch. The opportun...

The Bradford Area High School class of 1986 will hold its 35th class reunion Aug. 14 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Model T Inn in Derrick City. It will b...

SMETHPORT — Masks/facial coverings and social distancing will be optional for students and staff while in school this coming school year in Smethport,...

Complaints about an unruly neighbor on High Street in Bradford were a focal point at the Bradford City Council meeting Tuesday. When visitors at the m...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Eight area graduating seniors recently received scholarships from the Big 30 Athletic Fund at Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. E...

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series sharing the findings of a June 2021 study on suicide in rural Pennsylvania). A study, publishe...

The question on whether children in the Bradford Area School District will be required to wear masks — or not — this fall still remains unanswered as ...

The Pink Langianese Scholarship Fund, administered by The McKean County Community Foundation, recently awarded $500 to Ryan Cottillion. Ryan is a 2021...

After Sally Costik received a number of calls inquiring about the possibility of resuming the Creative Women Workshop at Crook Farm, she checked with ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Abbi Peters of Ridgway is among the 38 fellows who graduated from the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a leadership and economic d...