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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

Bradford’s Owens to be honored at Salute to Olean

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Bradford’s Owens to be honored at Salute to Olean

Feb 21, 2024

OLEAN, N.Y. — Bradford’s Dr. Jill Owens, president of Upper Allegheny Health System, was announced as the first honoree of the Olean YMCA’s 38th annua...

Grants to help McKean Co. combat homelessness

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Grants to help McKean Co. combat homelessness

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Feb 21, 2024

McKean County is one of 25 Pennsylvania counties set to collectively receive about two dozen grants totaling $6.3 million to combat homelessness. YWCA...

DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Andrews dedicated to making Bradford better

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Andrews dedicated to making Bradford better

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 21, 2024

Sara Andrews makes things better. That’s a simplification of the many tasks she balances, as director of the Office of Economic and Community Developm...

Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy accepting applications

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Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy accepting applications

Feb 21, 2024

ANNVILLE — The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA) is accepting applications for its fifth class of cadets, which will begin in July. The KSCA is ...

Roach-Bauer forum to meet April 11

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Roach-Bauer forum to meet April 11

Feb 21, 2024

KANE — The April 11 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature discussion on innovations in using low-grade wood materials and an update from the Pennsyl...

Pa. auditor general expanding job opportunities to associate degree holders

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Pa. auditor general expanding job opportunities to associate degree holders

Feb 20, 2024

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced his department expanded its career pathways to include graduates of accredited associate degr...

EV tax credit to now cost $900B

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EV tax credit to now cost $900B

Feb 20, 2024

A $7,500 federal tax credit meant to help those in poor or rural areas buy electric vehicle chargers is now applicable to parts of huge cities like Ne...

The scandals rocking cancer science matter to your health

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The scandals rocking cancer science matter to your health

F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion

Feb 20, 2024

NEW YORK (TNS) — The field of cancer biology is a mess. Signs of trouble emerged years before the most recent scandal, in which investigators found ev...

EMPORIUM: Cameron Co. commissioners list 2024 priorities

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EMPORIUM: Cameron Co. commissioners list 2024 priorities

Feb 20, 2024

EMPORIUM — Cameron County commissioners unveiled their 2024 priorities, aimed at fostering community growth, enhancing infrastructure, improving trans...

HS BASKETBALL: Big second quarter sends ECC to AML girls title

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HS BASKETBALL: Big second quarter sends ECC to AML girls title

ANDY CLOSE a.close@bradfordera.com

Feb 20, 2024

ST. MARYS — In the rubber game between Elk County Catholic and St. Marys, a 21-4 run in the second quarter lifted the Lady Crusaders to a comfortable ...

‘Fraud and deception’: Plastic companies ‘lied’ about recycling, report finds

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‘Fraud and deception’: Plastic companies ‘lied’ about recycling, report finds

CLAUDIA DIMURO pennlive.com

Feb 20, 2024

(TNS) — A new report has published research regarding the efficacy of plastic waste management. As the report is titled “The Fraud of Plastic Recyclin...

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Foster Brook Creamery set to serve up new season

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Foster Brook Creamery set to serve up new season

Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com

Feb 20, 2024

Staff at Foster Brook Creamery are back at it again, proving that ice cream consumption does not necessarily require warm weather. The much-loved burg...

Marconi to present spring garden class

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Marconi to present spring garden class

Feb 20, 2024

EMPORIUM — A spring garden class will be held at 5 p.m. March 5 at the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library. Penn State Extension Master Gardener, S...

Gas price increases have head start on spring

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Gas price increases have head start on spring

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Feb 20, 2024

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, but he didn’t mention anything about gas prices. Consumer costs at the pump tend to heat up along with th...

10-year propane bus study at BASD shows positive results, officials say

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10-year propane bus study at BASD shows positive results, officials say

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 20, 2024

For the past decade, Bradford Area School District’s bus fleet has been cleaner, cheaper, quieter and more powerful. Why? The answer has to do with Ja...

Club memo

Lifestyles

Feb 19, 2024

The BRADFORD ECUMENICAL HOME AUXILIARY will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Father Ritchie Hall off St. Francis Drive. Donations for the annual bakeles...

Switching to traditional archery gear a ‘huge adjustment’

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Switching to traditional archery gear a ‘huge adjustment’

STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era

Feb 17, 2024

Even though there are roughly eight months until archery season, for those considering switching to traditional archery gear next fall, now would be t...

Report: McKean County below state average for licensed drivers

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Report: McKean County below state average for licensed drivers

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 17, 2024

McKean County is below the statewide rate of people over the age of 16 who have a driver’s license, according to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Th...

Report: Pennsylvania 19th highest tax burden nationwide

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Report: Pennsylvania 19th highest tax burden nationwide

ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square

Feb 17, 2024

Pennsylvania’s total tax burden has gotten worse relative to other states, keeping residents more tax-burdened than the average American. A report fro...

Causer holds EMS Task Force meeting

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Causer holds EMS Task Force meeting

MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com

Feb 17, 2024

SMETHPORT — State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, held a meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Task Force Thursday evening at the Smethport Vol...