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Gennaro Aiello, president of the Elk County Community Foundation, recently met with volunteers from the Elk County Historical Society to present a $5,...

SMETHPORT — Four rooms at the McKean County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum will be named in honor of a few esteemed volunteers. The honorees’ va...

SMETHPORT — Magisterial District Judge Bill Todd of Smethport successfully defended his title Thursday in the second annual episode of "Jeopardy" spon...

SMETHPORT (EC) — Luminaries are still available for sale at several locations for the fireworks Saturday night in Smethport, according to the McKean C...

HABITATS: It was about a decade ago that volunteers worked with Collins Pine Co. to create a forest habitat for the woodcock on company property. The ...

ELDRED — The Eldred Area Free Library and Historical Society soon will be celebrating two years since it opened its doors in May of 2016. Since its op...

TICK FEST: Flo and Lu from the McKean County Historical Society said they read our recent column on ticks with interest. The society is “puttin’ the i...

It’s no secret that social media is changing nearly every aspect of our society. It’s created a seismic shift not only in how we communicate but also ...

Sally Costik, curator for the Bradford Landmark Society, pets Radar, an almost 2-year-old German short hair, during the organization’s annual holiday ...

EMPORIUM — The Cameron County Historical Society is hosting an historic walk through Beechwood on Oct. 28. Hikers will meet at the Emporium caboose at...

KANE — A dedication ceremony for the McCleery Discovery Center in Kane is set for 6 p.m. Friday. The Kane Historic Preservation Society has establishe...

KANE — The Kane Historic Preservation Society has established the McCleery Discovery Center in Kane, and will unveil the exhibit during this weekend’s...

SMETHPORT (EC) — The McKean County Historical Society will have an Arts on the Island event this weekend in Smethport’s Hamlin Lake Park. The hours fo...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded grants to county historical societies in McKean, Cameron and Elk cou...

The recent closing of a local medical office has left the Bradford area short one more physician. The McKean County Medical Society has released a sta...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Michael McGregor, professor of English and creative writing at Portland State University in Oregon, will visit St. Bonaventure Univer...

A less-than-winter-wonderland didn’t deter folks from enjoying the local wilderness for a good cause at Saturday’s 38th annual Tony Dolan Memorial Ski...

WASHINGTON — Indiana's Thomas R. Marshall, who was America's vice president 100 years ago, voiced — he plucked it from a Hoosier humorist — one of the...