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    County’s disaster team continuing to train to help others
    Local News
    County’s disaster team continuing to train to help others
    FRAN DE LANCEY delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Jun 15, 2019
    SMETHPORT — Training was a big topic Thursday afternoon for the McKean County Disaster Crisis Outreach and Referral Team, which was formed about a yea...
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    Mural to be unveiled at Bucktail Park in Smethport
    Local News, Online Features
    Mural to be unveiled at Bucktail Park in Smethport
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 14, 2019
    History, patriotism and community service converge at Smethport’s Bucktail Park, making it a fitting place for the soon-to-be-unveiled Bucktail Art Mu...
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    Mobile food bank to come to Smethport
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Mobile food bank to come to Smethport
    Jun 03, 2019
    SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank, sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie, will be held June 11 at St. Elizabeth Chur...
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    Foundation gives grant to Ridgway Animal Haven
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Foundation gives grant to Ridgway Animal Haven
    Marcie 
    Apr 26, 2019
    ST. MARYS — The Elk County Community Foundation recently met with volunteers from the Ridgway Animal Haven to present them two grants awards totaling ...
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    Homelessness a reality in McKean County
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Homelessness a reality in McKean County
    KATE DAY SAGER 
    Feb 06, 2019
    The morning boasted spring-like temperatures Monday when I pulled into the drive-through at a fast food restaurant in town, grateful the absolutely ri...
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    Bradford Area Lions Club Volunteer of the Year
    Local News, News
    Bradford Area Lions Club Volunteer of the Year
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    Jan 23, 2019
    Bob Eliason, right, was one of two community members honored by the Bradford Area Lions Club with a Volunteer of the Year award. King Lion Bradley Erv...
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    VFW Kindness Tree shows generosity for elderly veterans
    Local News, News, Online Features
    VFW Kindness Tree shows generosity for elderly veterans
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 22, 2018
    More than 55 veterans will be treated to gifts from an appreciative community today when volunteers assisting the Frances Sherman VFW Auxiliary at VFW...
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    Causer: Report highlights need for action
    Local News, News
    Causer: Report highlights need for action
    Dec 01, 2018
    HARRISBURG — With fire and ambulance services continuing to struggle locally and across the Commonwealth, a 39-member commission that included lawmake...
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    Mobile food bank coming to Smethport next month
    Local News, News
    Mobile food bank coming to Smethport next month
    Nov 30, 2018
    SMETHPORT –– A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on Dec. 11 at St. Elizabeth Ch...
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    Auditor general releases $55.1 million to help volunteer firefighters
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Auditor general releases $55.1 million to help volunteer firefighters
    Nov 14, 2018
    YORK — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Wednesday that he released $55.1 million to help volunteer firefighters’ relief associations provide tra...
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    Local Red Cross continues to support hurricane relief
    Announcements, News
    Local Red Cross continues to support hurricane relief
    Sep 22, 2018
    Red Cross volunteers have been involved with the Hurricane Florence Relief Operation since before the storm made landfall last week, including two McK...
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    Two locals deploy with Red Cross ahead of Florence
    Local News, News
    Two locals deploy with Red Cross ahead of Florence
    Sep 13, 2018
    Two McKean County residents were among the Pennsylvania volunteers traveling to help with the Hurricane Florence Relief Effort. According to the Ameri...
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    Medicare annual open enrollment events slated in Potter County
    Local News, News
    Medicare annual open enrollment events slated in Potter County
    Sep 11, 2018
    Local APPRISE counselors will be available to assist Potter County residents with Medicare questions at several events this fall. The Potter County AP...
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    Hotline opened to coordinate volunteers for flood clean-up
    Local News
    Hotline opened to coordinate volunteers for flood clean-up
    Aug 18, 2018
    HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said a public inquiry hotline is now available to citizens who need assistance cleaning up after devastating floo...
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    Making a plea: More ‘wheels’ needed for ‘meals’ program
    Local News, News
    Making a plea: More ‘wheels’ needed for ‘meals’ program
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 10, 2018
    Following a phone call from an Eldred woman who cried when she learned she couldn’t be enrolled in the BRMC Meals on Wheels routes, program coordinato...
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    None injured in Southgate Road house fire
    Local News, News
    None injured in Southgate Road house fire
    Aug 03, 2018
    No injuries were reported after Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department battled a house fire at 67 Southgate Road in Foster Township on Thursday. ...
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    Floravit named Lutheran Home admin
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Floravit named Lutheran Home admin
    Jul 14, 2018
    The Lutheran Home at Kane has a new administrator — Charlotte Floravit, NHA, who has been the director of human resources for the facility since July ...
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    Potter Co. looking to make 911 upgrades
    Local News, News
    Potter Co. looking to make 911 upgrades
    AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
    Jun 09, 2018
    COUDERSPORT –– Potter County officials plan on making upgrades to the county’s 911 system. At a meeting last month, the county commissioners approved ...
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    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
    Local News, News
    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
    Jun 01, 2018
    SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on June 12 at St. Elizabeth Chu...
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    Kids Fest 2018 a success despite rain
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Kids Fest 2018 a success despite rain
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 22, 2018
    More than 400 children and parents attended Kids Fest 2018 on April 28. The event, sponsored by the McKean County Collaborative Board and the Bradford...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    PA State News
    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    Business, Nation & World, PA State News
    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    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...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    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...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    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...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    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...
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